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Android Market 3.1.3

Anyone else tried android market 3.1.3 on there Xoom?
It seems like go to google has resigned it to run on tablets. It runs so much better than the old version.
Download it from the link below
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/08/23/download-android-market-3-1-3-adds-1-for-apps-and-games-pin-number-for-purchases-and-more/

your link is messed.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...-and-games-pin-number-for-purchases-and-more/
I like it. I hope it fixes the various tablet market bugs.

Although this is a market update for the phone Android OS just like the past few updates, and not for the tablet OS... it seems to work pretty well and it looks decent on the Xoom. At least having the ability to comment and rate things is good to know that you can have just like normal.
The only real thing I see wrong is when you go into 'My Apps', clearly it is not optimized for larger screens. Aside from that, it operates just the same as the phone OS market. Clean, fast, and looks pretty good as well even on a larger screen. It's useable.
In conclusion, I uninstalled this after a very short test run out of curiosity. I would much rather keep the Honeycomb market app.

Well, I can say its definitely optimised for tablets. I'm guessing this will be the next version for tablets.
Here's a few reasons why.
Did you try the old mobile apk? The whole UI was blown up to fit the screen. Whereas this has. Dual panel setup you see in many Honeycomb apps.
You have a tablet specific section.
When you purchase an app you get a pop-up window to confirm your purchase. just like the original honeycomb version.
Yes I know My apps section looks like it needs work doing to it but I think it's Beta that got leaked.
To me it's a huge improvement from the the original honeycomb version.

I want to try it, but i have a completely stock Xoom, so my question is can i uninstall it with "Uninstall updates"?

Installing from the link in the second post did not upgrade my current market, it will install it additionally. I have both versions installed.
Works and looks great! I like the pin lock feature (wish all apps had that) and the ability to review.

Kas206 said:
Well, I can say its definitely optimised for tablets. I'm guessing this will be the next version for tablets.
Here's a few reasons why.
Did you try the old mobile apk? The whole UI was blown up to fit the screen. Whereas this has. Dual panel setup you see in many Honeycomb apps.
You have a tablet specific section.
When you purchase an app you get a pop-up window to confirm your purchase. just like the original honeycomb version.
Yes I know My apps section looks like it needs work doing to it but I think it's Beta that got leaked.
To me it's a huge improvement from the the original honeycomb version.
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I wouldn't doubt it if this was the next update for the tablet, after all... this design/setup was inspired from the tablet market anyways. The Honeycomb tablets started coming out and then then phone OS market got an entire UI revamp not long after that to match the new high quality market we got from Honeycomb. It's all a part of the puzzle that will ultimately unite the tablet and the phone as one with Ice Cream Sandwich. They will both end up sharing a similar or the same exact high quality market app when ICS debuts no doubt. Thus, you will be left with one market that works and scales correctly in high def on both devices. Looking forward to seeing that!
Funny thing though... people think that having one OS on both devices sounds like we are going backwards in technology, aka the iPhone and iPad are the same device in reality... one is just larger. But, that is not the case with Android and ICS. It will be a high def OS that works together on both phones and tablets, and will scale the same high def quality on all screen sizes. ICS will be a perfect OS with great high quality designed to unite both devices, instead of having a phone... and then an oversized phone that doesn't make calls.
Silly Apples... you can only get away with that junk for so long until the public starts to realize that they are being ripped off by trying to pass off a giant phone as a tablet. At least Android knows what it's doing with the introduction of Honeycomb back in February. The only devices that can truly be labeled as a tablet must be running a tablet specific OS in the first place... aka, Honeycomb. Otherwise, they are indeed known as a giant phone that does not make calls by default.
I said all that just because I wanted to think out loud... lol.

Anyone know how to install the new market and have it set as the only market? Meaning how do we du,p the ols one so it never opens and doesn't show in the app drawer?
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patass said:
Anyone know how to install the new market and have it set as the only market? Meaning how do we du,p the ols one so it never opens and doesn't show in the app drawer?
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if you're not rooted you will not be able to remove the stock market

anybody who said this was tablet optimized needs to slap himself. this app is clearly not optimized for honeycomb

p-slim said:
anybody who said this was tablet optimized needs to slap himself. this app is clearly not optimized for honeycomb
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It really looks optimized on my Xoom. Want a picture as proof?

Vistaus said:
It really looks optimized on my Xoom. Want a picture as proof?
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Why would I need proof, i own a xoom and can see for myself exactly what it looks like. Open up "my apps" and tell me that's honeycomb optimized. Also I don't see a "featured tablet apps " section, so what in gods name makes you think this is tablet optimized, just because the main screen fits, smh?
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i see a featured tablet section. And I am rooted, I just dont see where the old market stuff is.

p-slim said:
Why would I need proof, i own a xoom and can see for myself exactly what it looks like. Open up "my apps" and tell me that's honeycomb optimized. Also I don't see a "featured tablet apps " section, so what in gods name makes you think this is tablet optimized, just because the main screen fits, smh?
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Dude, calm down. This CLEARLY has some tablet optimizations. There is a lot of two-column stuff going on, ActionBar support. It runs great on my phone and my tablet. This is exactly how ICS is going to work, and it is good to see Google doing this kind of development before ICS hits.

p-slim said:
Why would I need proof, i own a xoom and can see for myself exactly what it looks like. Open up "my apps" and tell me that's honeycomb optimized. Also I don't see a "featured tablet apps " section, so what in gods name makes you think this is tablet optimized, just because the main screen fits, smh?
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I'm sorry that your opinion is wrong. Lol!

Psychokitty said:
I'm sorry that your opinion is wrong. Lol!
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My opinion isn't wrong, sorry you feel that app is FULLY optimized for your xoom when it isn't. Yeah some features are looking good on the xoom but not all. The app is the same on my xoom and everyone else's. Unless you're asking that stupid question if we did anything other then install app, again. Only on xda do people think FULLY OPTIMIZED means some honeycomb features, obviously when anyone clicks on my apps you instantly can see this app isn't meant for honeycomb. This isn't an argument as anyone can clearly see that part of the app isn't correct
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My Apps looks fine here. It doesn't integrate really with the rest of the market, but it looks fine.
But more important: the rest of the market is optimized. I don't see any part that looks wrong (only a search bar bug, but that's it).

Here are some comparison screenshots. You can definitely see the changes.
3.1.3 On top
3.0.26 At the bottom
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Market
Hey guys, this looks interesting as I have the Htc Desire and my market on there has been replaced with one that look exactly like the pics that have been posted. I didn't update it manually it just changed.....is this right? My Desire has not been rooted or flashed in anyway. It shows build version 3.1.3
My Mrs has the Htc Desire too and her market as not changed.....
Also when I go on the marketplace on my XOOM and search for an app, the results may say 'found 50 Apps' but it doesn't display any where near that many...do I need to upgrade my marketplace...?
Thanks in Advance.....

Quite Disapointed with first ics leaks

I was expecting ICS was gonna be a huge difference on Note considering it's tablet and phone and ics is made with same motivation one os for both tablets and phones. I feel quite disapointed with first leak roms as you cannot even recognise it's brand new ics till u start surfing the menu. No goodies from ics at all except for the new settings menu and browser. I was expecting a Note specific touchwiz update with new ics upgrade to make most out of ics goodies. But new ics brings almost nothing new imao with old touchwiz interface which is basically same on all samsung android devices.

This isn't a nexus device.. why would it be any different from all other touchwiz devices?
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captainhakan said:
I was expecting ICS was gonna be a huge difference on Note considering it's tablet and phone and ics is made with same motivation one os for both tablets and phones. I feel quite disapointed with first leak roms as you cannot even recognise it's brand new ics till u start surfing the menu. No goodies from ics at all except for the new settings menu and browser. I was expecting a Note specific touchwiz update with new ics upgrade to make most out of ics goodies. But new ics brings almost nothing new imao with old touchwiz interface which is basically same on all samsung android devices.
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Save your complaints for someone wgo cares to listen, or post it in the ics leaks thread
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Because it's between phones and tablets. I would just like to see a touchwiz interface specific to note to include more goodies from tablet side. Touchwiz on Note as it is now is basically the same with touchwiz on Gio which has less then half the screen size. Wouldn't be great if at least we had a choice to fit more columns making icons smaller to make the most out of our huge screens ?

^ you can, its called LCD density. Rom Toolbox is the only tool that worked for me on the china ICS leak. As far as 5 rows, use a different launcher. TW is lame anyway.

A leak is a leak is a leak. It's not a finished ROM yet. Complaining about something that is unfinished that it's not yet fully functional and polished is... well, totally ignorant.

Go use Nova Launcher. And TW is meant to be simple. And judging from the sales of Samsung devices, a lot of people like TW, so it was a smart decision to modify it a little bit for ICS. Go rant somewhere else or keep it to yourself.
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Don't really think its necessary to flame the OP for expressing an opinion! I too would prefer a more tablet orientated ROM, to differentiate this device with its resolution from a regular phone, as it stands its more like a big phone than a small tablet. A landscape capable launcher and a browser that can be set to desktop UA would be a start. And yes, of course we could install another launcher or another browser but that's hardly the point is it? Missing potential it is.

Clivectmob said:
Don't really think its necessary to flame the OP for expressing an opinion!
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It's the tone in which he says that, almost like the leak should have already been complete and polished just to please him.
I too would prefer a more tablet orientated ROM, to differentiate this device with its resolution from a regular phone, as it stands its more like a big phone than a small tablet. A landscape capable launcher and a browser that can be set to desktop UA would be a start. And yes, of course we could install another launcher or another browser but that's hardly the point is it? Missing potential it is.
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It is still possible Samsung will modify TouchWiz. They may have been busy with more important stuff, like e.g. making certain S Pen -- it is after all a major selling point of Note -- works well on ICS. Just give it some time. If it is still half-useable when the final ROM is released then you're free to complain.

Guess what, I bought mine cause I needed a new phone...
So it's perfect ;P

What lead you guys to believe it would be anything other than tw with ics menu. Once you install nova or something it gets a little better.
I'm waiting for tablet mode myself. I do wish that Samsung would have gave us the option to run phone or tablet mode.
I think they went above my expectations. Its better for a forest release than I thought. But I didn't expect galaxy nexus with tablet mode from a stock rom
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captainhakan said:
I was expecting ICS was gonna be a huge difference on Note considering it's tablet and phone and ics is made with same motivation one os for both tablets and phones. I feel quite disapointed with first leak roms as you cannot even recognise it's brand new ics till u start surfing the menu. No goodies from ics at all except for the new settings menu and browser. I was expecting a Note specific touchwiz update with new ics upgrade to make most out of ics goodies. But new ics brings almost nothing new imao with old touchwiz interface which is basically same on all samsung android devices.
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Currently, the Chinese ICS is the smoothest and arguably fastest ROM ever made for the Note. If you're complaining about the theme, go cook up some mods. I already made my ROM look like Nexus ICS.
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As for a first of its kind. Can we agree its a food base from to build upon.
captainhakan said:
I was expecting ICS was gonna be a huge difference on Note considering it's tablet and phone and ics is made with same motivation one os for both tablets and phones. I feel quite disapointed with first leak roms as you cannot even recognise it's brand new ics till u start surfing the menu. No goodies from ics at all except for the new settings menu and browser. I was expecting a Note specific touchwiz update with new ics upgrade to make most out of ics goodies. But new ics brings almost nothing new imao with old touchwiz interface which is basically same on all samsung android devices.
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intruda119 said:
As for a first of its kind. Can we agree its a food base from to build upon.
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Agreed. As pretty as ICS looks on the Nexus I would probably end up getting bored and changing it anyways. But, what I do know is that this leak could mean the countdown to CM9 (Arguably, the greatest custom ROM) for the Note has begun. That makes me smile.

as i predicted many people *****ing about the first leaked ics builds, people expected and wanted too much from a first release, seems people dont have the patience these days to wait for a stable build as they expected ics to be amazing
this is why a build probably hasnt been leaked before because it is full of bugs still that samsung are working out

With all my respect i kindly request ops to lock this thread as the conversation gone far away from what i meant at first place. I didn't "*****"(!!) about the leaks. I didn't complaint about the stability or performance of the leaks either. My intention was just to express that i would rather prefer to see an upgraded touchwiz specific to galaxy note. For instance phone mode ui when used in portrait mode and tablet like ui when turned into landscape mode.

^ It is still perfectly possible. This is only a preliminary leaks, after all, and as I said Samsung has likely had much more important things to do than to update TW. Will they actually update it or not? I do not know, we'll just have to wait and see.

intruda119 said:
I'm waiting for tablet mode myself. I do wish that Samsung would have gave us the option to run phone or tablet mode.
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There is SPB SHELL 3D , I also use it with my tab 8.9 [ ICS ROM]
You can find the option to run it in tablet mode or phone mode
Try it . works great with the NOTE and the ICS's leak
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also tried on my phone too.
works really well in tablet mode
+super smooth

pvillasuso said:
There is SPB SHELL 3D , I also use it with my tab 8.9 [ ICS ROM]
You can find the option to run it in tablet mode or phone mode
Try it . works great with the NOTE and the ICS's leak
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I never really liked SPB if I'm honest, Although that being said my favourite launcher so far has been Launcher 7.... So I guess my opinion doesn't matter.
In terms of ICS, All I expect is a better battery life and better performance.... From what I've heard from other devices they've all got this and it'd be great to see the note get even better through ICS.... I'm not a big Touchwiz fan so personally I prefer the stock ICS look but I guess ill just have to see....
Overall though, Its still a leak... more goodies when finished!!
And to everyone who flamed this thread.... We're all here together to try and help each other to improve our devices and our knowledge... Instead of "**** off" why not try and have a discussion on the matter... That way this community can do well

5 reasons I like original Android ROM over Touchwiz Rom

1. More free RAM and faster optimization (no lag at all).
Real project butter without Touchwiz decrease. Much more free RAM available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKWWgJj3WSE
2. Settings, options and great interface.
Stock android roms have more options than Touchwiz. AOSP roms have a very huge number of options. Touchwiz interface is a failed clone of old gingerbread android interface.
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3. No stupid over 50 system undeletables apps.
Touchwiz roms are full of unnecessary and useless apps (above 200MB-300MB). Many samsung services draining your battery very much. You cant delete Dropbox services it is integrated to your device with Touchwiz rom.
4. Great Lockscreen.
Touchwiz ripped great original customizable Android lockscreen.
5. Better notification panel.
Stock Android notification panel has more options, works smoother and faster.
But most importantly - you will get Android updates much faster, than TouchWiz roms.
And by the way S Pen in CM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3WGO-OZQ2k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBSyvl6YE0Y

The only downside of TouchWiz is appearance. Period.
I am a Nova Launcher user just because of that.

Simone said:
The only downside of TouchWiz is appearance. Period.
I am a Nova Launcher user just because of that.
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I'm using it too
Best launcher for Android.

anonymous572 said:
I'm using it too
Best launcher for Android.
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Exactly but arguably.

If someone says AOSP has worse battery life, I don't agree... Sentinel rom battery stats.

lhex said:
If someone says AOSP has worse battery life, I don't agree... Sentinel rom battery stats.
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If I am not mistaken, you are a Mugen battery user. Correct?

Simone said:
If I am not mistaken, you are a Mugen battery user. Correct?
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No!!! Stock battery, stock kernel... 2G, WIFI and no more.

Multi-Window keeps me on TW based ROMS. Can't be without it anymore.
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Do aosp roms fully support spen now? like screen shots and screen crop/ share directly? If yes I'm downloading tonight
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lhex said:
No!!! Stock battery, stock kernel... 2G, WIFI and no more.
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I see. Good for you.

anonymous572 said:
1. More free RAM and faster optimization (no lag at all).
Real project butter without Touchwiz decrease. Much more free RAM available.
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Much more?? I'm using 422mb with 1.3G free RAM, How much more can you have? Or how much more do you need?
(On a phone with 2G of RAM even if the ROM is using 900mb it's not an issue)
2. Settings, options and great interface.
Stock android roms have more options than Touchwiz. AOSP roms have a very huge number of options. Touchwiz interface is a failed clone of old gingerbread android interface.
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AOSP don't have more options but different options. AOSP don't have all the motions, security, S-pen, voice controlled apps etc...
3. No stupid over 50 system undeletables apps.
Touchwiz roms are full of unnecessary and useless apps (above 200MB-300MB). Many samsung services draining your battery very much. You cant delete Dropbox services it is integrated to your device with Touchwiz rom.
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I can agree with this one but why would you want to delete dropbox? My wife lost her S3 and thanks to Dropbox all her pictures where saved(just set it to run on wifi only)
4. Great Lockscreen.
Touchwiz ripped great original customizable Android lockscreen.
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I don't think I will choose my ROM based on the lock screen
5. Better notification panel.
Stock Android notification panel has more options, works smoother and faster.
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Man I hate this panel that takes all the screen and you have to tap the small button in the corner. The line up toggle style of TW is much more efficient.
But most importantly - you will get Android updates much faster, than TouchWiz roms.
And by the way S Pen in CM:
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CM? I thought you where talking about Original Android ROM
Five reasons why I love TouchWiz over stock Android

I know a lot of people prefer pure android, I guess I would too if I had a Nexus device. But I love so many features thanks to Touchwiz like the Spen functionality, and the page buddy for when I plug in my headphones. I also appreciate some of their widgets. I use Nova Launcher most of the time now though and I have to say... I still love it ^.^

I'd love stock Android as well. Stock is much nicer to look at.
But, good luck with:
S-Pen Support
100% Reliable RILD Communications
HDMI Support
All Share Cast Support
Reliable Bluetooth Support
Reliable Audio Support (People can't hear you, you're too quiet etc)
I mean no disrespect at all to the developers. The only reason those things don't work are because they're closed source and Samsung are less than helpful with getting them working properly.
I use the HDMI. I use all All Share Cast dongle. I have a bluetooth headset I use all the time and for business I can't be stuffing about with "Can you hear me? Can you hear me now?"
And really, RAM? That's a reason? The phone has 2GB, even with all the "bloatware" as people like to call it, it's got plenty of memory free.
The days of even needing root are nearly gone. I haven't rooted my phone, not because I don't know how, but because I really can't see the point. There's no compelling app that needs it anymore for me.
But yes, I agree with points 2-5. I wish the Note 2 had support for the above list items but without all the additional crap. That'd be perfect.

Go buy a nexus.
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There's a bunch of apps I use on aosp called GMD Spen, rotate and gesture control that mimics the touchwiz features. Other than that I find the only thing missing that's worth mentioning is multiwindow feature.
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I'll give you my own custom cooked up rom with all the extra samsung useless bloat removed without touching any major core features. Then we'll talk about better battery life and less ram usage.

As soon as Halo PA Comes out....Goodbye Touch wiz, Right now the Multi window mode is my reason for not switching to an AOSP...Lets hope this best for HAlo

anonymous572 said:
1. More free RAM and faster optimization (no lag at all).
Real project butter without Touchwiz decrease. Much more free RAM available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKWWgJj3WSE
2. Settings, options and great interface.
Stock android roms have more options than Touchwiz. AOSP roms have a very huge number of options. Touchwiz interface is a failed clone of old gingerbread android interface.
3. No stupid over 50 system undeletables apps.
Touchwiz roms are full of unnecessary and useless apps (above 200MB-300MB). Many samsung services draining your battery very much. You cant delete Dropbox services it is integrated to your device with Touchwiz rom.
4. Great Lockscreen.
Touchwiz ripped great original customizable Android lockscreen.
5. Better notification panel.
Stock Android notification panel has more options, works smoother and faster.
But most importantly - you will get Android updates much faster, than TouchWiz roms.
And by the way S Pen in CM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3WGO-OZQ2k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBSyvl6YE0Y
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One reason I like, prefer and use TW ROMs over custom ones: FEATURES.
This is also the same reason (plus speed) why I use Nova Launcher Prime instead of the TW launcher (don't confuse the whole TW ROM with the TW launcher).

Kremata said:
Man I hate this panel that takes all the screen and you have to tap the small button in the corner. The line up toggle style of TW is much more efficient.
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In most AOSP/CM based ROMs you can set it so swiping down the notification bar from one side of the screen brings notifications down by default, and the other side brings down this quick settings screen.
Also, a lot of the AOSP/CM based ROMs allow you to disable the quick settings screen and have normal power toggles in the notification drawer.
I'm more of a fan of quick settings, no need to scroll for options if you have more than 5 or so toggles like in stock touchwiz (which makes it less efficient), they all stay large enough to be easy to press (unlike if you use something like sf to put more toggles in without scrolling in touchwiz), and they're more customisable (a few AOSP/CM based ROMs have the option for custom toggles which you can set to do damn near anything)

i have a galaxy nexus and it's just boring. the holo look, no customization, no cool functions like touchwiz roms have.. a nexus running stock rom is just boring. a galaxy phone with stock rom is amazing. thats why i bought a note 2 and im completely satisfied with this one.
:good:
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My Review of Nexus 5x

I know this phone is release for quite sometimes, it sudden shock my head to purchase it. Dunno why just sudden feel like want it and I not regret it. :victory:
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Below is my own personal summary review about this device, it is the most difficult for me to write about it as it is a mix in between the feel on this phone.
Screen - It is absolutely gorgeous! Never though it will be that great since this phone now only cost around RM 1k in Malaysia market now and it is local set warranty 32 GB edition. The screen do look yellowish in initial firmware but this issue no longer there after you upgrade the phone. I check back all review and all mentioned how accurate the color are, I don't have any tools to check the accuracy but it just simply please my eyes. Simply stunning color and clarity. It is Full HD but it is IPS, it is far than enough for 5.2" screen. Nothing to complain on the screen.
Performance - If I said this phone is extremely fast and can compare with S7 Edge then I am absolutely lying. It is not, for current market, the performance on this phone is good but not stunning. Mostly apps need around 2 to 4 seconds to open but UI animation wise I can said it is extremely smooth and no frame drops, just you need to accept it take 2 to 4 seconds to open an apps. No issue for playing any kind of games include heavy 3D games.
Multitasking - 2 GB RAM definitely not good enough for multitasking, most apps redraw after seat background for sometimes.
Design - I actually find it kind of pretty and the black color does't look plastic to me with nice finish.
Pure Android 7.0 Experience - Opening the camera is lagging and slow which took around 4 seconds with bad and lag on the camera that need around another 2 seconds to steady back, I really dislike the camera opening performance, overall UI performance is smooth. The split screen is really nice to use also, simple and support nearly all apps
Pure Android 7.1.1 Experience - This is still under development preview but I find it far better than Android 7.0, it finally solved the camera opening lag and slow issue, the camera is smooth opening now within 2 seconds or sometimes instant, the lag is completely gone. The overall UI is pretty smooth and overall feel much smoother than before. I definitely won't go back and I don't find any issue at all in this 1st 7.1.1 preview. The apps shortcut is really cool and fun to play, useful for certain apps for example camera and phone. Hope this get utilize by third party apps in future. I really like the Android 7.1.1 just too bad Google decide not include the awesome Pixel Launcher and Google Assistant. Lucky I can manually load the Pixel Launcher and it will be my permanent launcher in this Nexus 5x as it just simply the best launcher ever done by Google, simple, beauty and smooth everywhere. For Google Assistant wise I just left it for Google Pixel. Not intend to root just simply for that.
Camera - Now I know why previously Nexus 6p or 5x owner so please with the camera, the photo output quality is extremely great, I love it color which not too dull and not too vibrant, it just simply look nice and sharp but not over sharpening like S7 Edge which look fake. The focus also ok, not the faster but ok, at least it is faster than P9 Plus but surely can't compete with S7 Edge focusing speed. Night time photo also no issue, it look nice and they do have grain but the grain is nice color grain and well control in acceptable level. In short, the camera is simply gorgeous!
Loud Speaker - loud and clear, no distortion, just too bad not stereo.
Battery Life - in Android 7.0 sometimes it can last a day, in Android 7.1.1 I notice it always can last a day, but for more than a day is impossible. I am an average user and connecting to my Huawei watch all time except sleep time. It is ok but not as stunning as my previous phone Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and Huawei P9 Plus.
This phone is for you if you want to taste pure android with stunning screen, camera and cheap price.
My summary scores
Screen - 10/10
Performance - 7/10
Multitasking - 2/10
Design - 8/10
Pure Android 7.0 Experience - 7/10
Pure Android 7.1.1 Experience - 9/10
Camera - 9/10
Loud Speaker - 6/10
Battery Life - 6/10
Overall 7/10

Sample Look of my current Nexus 5x interface using Pixel Launcher and running Android 7.1.1 Developer Preview.

Sample photos taken with Nexus 5x

Andrewtst said:
Sample photos taken with Nexus 5x
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Mate, how did You put the weather widget there? The photos are great, our nexus 5x is just insane, it's well balanced (performance-price), i just love quick charging option and the fingerprint speed.

amnezic said:
Mate, how did You put the weather widget there? The photos are great, our nexus 5x is just insane, it's well balanced (performance-price), i just love quick charging option and the fingerprint speed.
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The weather is functioning in latest Pixel Launcher from Play Store.
You just need to ask Google Now "show me weather now", and it will detect your weather and later it will automatically appear there.

great review, i must say totally agree with all you said, with rm1k the price for performance is great, 1malaysia :victory:

Andrewtst said:
The weather is functioning in latest Pixel Launcher from Play Store.
You just need to ask Google Now "show me weather now", and it will detect your weather and later it will automatically appear there.
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Any more tips for this? I am trying like mad but cant get weather to show on home screen.
I have both google now and pixel launcher installed (pixel as my default home).
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chrisgtl said:
Any more tips for this? I am trying like mad but cant get weather to show on home screen.
I have both google now and pixel launcher installed (pixel as my default home).
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Hi, did you install latest Pixel Launcher where publish at Play Store? The one leak at XDA forum can't show weather, only the new release version at Play Store can.
You need to get it from others source as Play Store won't let you install if you not using Pixel Phone.
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...-launcher-7-1-1-3359438-android-apk-download/

The latest beta for Nova Launcher added long press options and a weather option.
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Would be nice if there was a widget you can use on any launcher that loads the weather. Weird that you can't find the shortcut

chrisgtl said:
Any more tips for this? I am trying like mad but cant get weather to show on home screen.
I have both google now and pixel launcher installed (pixel as my default home).
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There is a way to do it I saw it a week or so ago. I believe it was in Google in settings find the feed option and turn it off. Then back on again and you should get weather in a little bit. Not immediately, but pretty quickly. If you can't find the method post back and I'll search for you. I just forgot exactly where I saw it. Maybe it was G+.
One of these things should work. http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...37597-weather-widget-home-screen-missing.html

bobby janow said:
There is a way to do it I saw it a week or so ago. I believe it was in Google in settings find the feed option and turn it off. Then back on again and you should get weather in a little bit. Not immediately, but pretty quickly. If you can't find the method post back and I'll search for you. I just forgot exactly where I saw it. Maybe it was G+.
One of these things should work. http://forums.androidcentral.com/go...37597-weather-widget-home-screen-missing.html
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They actually made an easy "Add to home screen" available now. Just Google search weather, tap the current weather for more detail, tap the burger menu in the top left corner, then you'll see this:
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Oh you can forget my tip. It's regarding the Google Now weather shortcut. Not the widget.

[GUIDE] Google Pixel 2 Launcher + Live Wallpapers [ Android MM, Nougat, Oreo ]

Hey guys in this thread I'm gonna share how to get the pixel 2 launcher along with the newly introduced live wallpapers on any android device.
PIXEL 2 LAUNCHER: credits to Paphonb original thread : https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-rootless-pixel-2-launcher-google-t3688393 Updated version 3.1
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Just install the application from here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4343297&d=1511710057
Features :
- Enable google now and weather without installing as a system app
- Enable notification badges for M, N, O
- Add pull down to open notifications drawer
- Accent color to Pixel blue
- Force circle icons option
- Force colored Google logo option
- Dark theme
- Dark text theme
NOTE: Any existing versions of pixel launcher or modified versions of pixel launcher must be uninstalled.
PIXEL 2 LIVE WALLPAPERS: credits to Pranav Pandey original thread : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74142755&postcount=608
Just install the application from here : https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/pranav-pandey/pixel-wallpapers-2017-port/pixel-wallpapers-2017-port-8-1-0-pp-6-0-arm64-release/pixel-wallpapers-2017-port-8-1-0-pp-6-0-arm64-android-apk-download/ Updated version based on 8.1.0
Includes :
Locations based wallpapers :
A walk in the clouds, Hawaii
Claiming coastline, Lagos
Flying above, Monument Valley
Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA
Hidden fires, Mount Vesuvius
Hint of salt, Salar de Uyuni
A glimmer of color as you move :
Glimmer, Candy
Glimmer, Cream
Glimmer, Dazzling Blue
Glimmer, Early Morning
Glimmer, Midnight Blue
Glimmer, Purple Haze
Touch these adaptable screens to reshape the gooey patterns :
Gooey, Liquorice
Gooey, Marshmallow
Gooey, Mint
Gooey, Orange Crush
Gooey, Vanilla Chews
Gooey, Violet Dream
Space and Planets :
Marvellous marble Fixed
Moonshot
Planet red
World comes to you Fixed
Touch wind patterns swirl and twirl in real time, based on your location :
Windy, Blue
Windy, Blush
Windy, Midnight
Your whirled, Sky blue
Your whirled, Sunset
Your whirled, Turquoise
NOTE: The device must run on Arm64 architecture, these wallpapers are optimized for Snapdragon processor & have almost zero impact on the battery life.
That's it! enjoy the pixel 2 setup on any android device. :victory:

Nice thanks gonna try

agriculture said:
Nice thanks gonna try
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I'm sure you'll like em

VaibhavKumar07 said:
NOTE: The device must run on Arm64 architecture, these wallpapers are optimized for Snapdragon processor & have almost zero impact on the battery life.
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OP says in his wallpaper thread following:
What will be the impact on battery life after using these wallpapers?
It depends on the device and chipset, we cannot control battery drain completely as these wallpapers perform some heavy OpenGL task in the background. Snapdragon 835 is a battery efficient and powerful chipset so, these are perfect for Pixel 2/XL devices. If you are really concerned about the battery drain, please use All devices version as it is independent on the required library and hence less processing in the background. Although, some users experienced no battery drain and some have it. It is very uncertain and difficult to answer.
Working but why there is too much lag?
It really needs some good hardware so, don't expect them to be running smoothly on low end devices (like Snapdragon 400 and 600 series). If lagging in higher end devices (like Snapdragon 800 series) then, may be some GPU drivers issue. Please report with logcats or contact your ROM developer.

This question may dumb, but...
How to uninstall the already existing Pixel Launcher?

h0LLe said:
OP says in his wallpaper thread following:
What will be the impact on battery life after using these wallpapers?
It depends on the device and chipset, we cannot control battery drain completely as these wallpapers perform some heavy OpenGL task in the background. Snapdragon 835 is a battery efficient and powerful chipset so, these are perfect for Pixel 2/XL devices. If you are really concerned about the battery drain, please use All devices version as it is independent on the required library and hence less processing in the background. Although, some users experienced no battery drain and some have it. It is very uncertain and difficult to answer.
Working but why there is too much lag?
It really needs some good hardware so, don't expect them to be running smoothly on low end devices (like Snapdragon 400 and 600 series). If lagging in higher end devices (like Snapdragon 800 series) then, may be some GPU drivers issue. Please report with logcats or contact your ROM developer.
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Working fine on my RN3 minimal battery drain, next time reply in your own words don't copy paste
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Fritzkier said:
This question may dumb, but...
How to uninstall the already existing Pixel Launcher?
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If it's a system app, you can use titanium backup or link2sd or even file explorer
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I m on Nexus room with pixle ui inbuilt. how can I delete it. I'm not able to install this pixle2 apk help me out.....

installed this, everything working fine. But im not able to change the icons as it is showing all the default icons. most of them are rounded btw.

Vivekakon111 said:
I m on Nexus room with pixle ui inbuilt. how can I delete it. I'm not able to install this pixle2 apk help me out.....
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First, make sure you have TWRP backup > next install some lightweight launcher set it as default > download link2sd from play store > find pixel launcher in the app & uninstall it > Install pixel 2 launcher > uninstall that temporary launcher installed earlier.

VaibhavKumar07 said:
First, make sure you have TWRP backup > next install some lightweight launcher set it as default > download link2sd from play store > find pixel launcher in the app & uninstall it > Install pixel 2 launcher > uninstall that temporary launcher installed earlier.
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Thanks dude it work for me but not able to use live wallpaper

Vivekakon111 said:
Thanks dude it work for me but not able to use live wallpaper
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Even the Live wallpapers are working, if you face any error let me know. Also, try to make launcher as system app.

shubhamjst4u said:
installed this, everything working fine. But im not able to change the icons as it is showing all the default icons. most of them are rounded btw.
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If the icons can't be rounded, the icons are circled in white background.

Have you noticed it being heavy on the battery?
I've been switching between lawnchair and pixel 2 launcher (for like 7 days each) and it seems the idle drain on pixel is higher.
What's your experience?

its flashable zip file ah?

Alekbrt said:
Have you noticed it being heavy on the battery?
I've been switching between lawnchair and pixel 2 launcher (for like 7 days each) and it seems the idle drain on pixel is higher.
What's your experience?
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Agree with you bro..!:laugh:

mathan7 said:
its flashable zip file ah?
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Not zip, just install as apk

Alekbrt said:
Have you noticed it being heavy on the battery?
I've been switching between lawnchair and pixel 2 launcher (for like 7 days each) and it seems the idle drain on pixel is higher.
What's your experience?
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I don't see any difference, cuz I use either Nova or stock pixel 2.
Lawnchair is kinda hybrid not what I like.

VaibhavKumar07 said:
I don't see any difference, cuz I use either Nova or stock pixel 2.
Lawnchair is kinda hybrid not what I like.
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I get it yeah but it is heavy on battery for some reason. Id check whats exactly is "eating" the battery but i got so much work to -_-

Alekbrt said:
I get it yeah but it is heavy on battery for some reason. Id check whats exactly is "eating" the battery but i got so much work to -_-
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Maybe Lawnchair & Pixel consume less battery, I see a slightly additional drain on Nova & Pixel 2.
what exactly? umm, maybe dynamic notifications or notification dots?