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Cookies v2.0 with cht v 2.0 First impressions

This is a thread just of my impressions of the new Cookies and CHT Tab editor although it goes oh so much further than just tabs . It's like WM6.5 and Androids love child giving you so many more options than the original 'sense' . I'd say it was how HTC Sense should have been all along , just my opinion of course .
A few warnings :
* You MUST use both new versions for this to work properly ;
* Any back ups of settings you make using the old Editor will not work when you load the new one ;
* Initially your "slider" will be replaced with the new one integrated in this version ( it can be changed if you don't like it ) ;
* You'll need the add-ons if you want some extra functions like 'standalone' weather etc etc .
With that out the way let's begin .
If you're familiar with version 1.8.5 then you'll be surprised at just how much further this new version goes . I've tried this on the Omega rom with the application built in and on the Elegancia V5 where I had to load it myself . There appears no difference as far as I can see .
When loading the application it will give you it's own home screen BUT what you have to remember about this new version is EVERYTHING is changeable . Every thing can be removed except the slider (either one of your choice or CHT's) . You now, like the Htc Desire , have the option of multiple screens each having their own design . Where before you had the option of 3 screens in a row you now have upto 7 also you can swipe up or down to be presented with even more screens even the Desire doesn't go that far .
The quicklinks can be customised as before or removed completely , although they fill the page under the main screen . Now there is the option of "freelinks" so called I assume as you are free to move them anywhere you want on the screen . Whatever you can use on the quick links can be used as free links . If you download the add-ons then you can have a standalone digital clock , Flip clock and Weather all of which can be resized and moved around the screen ( not just up and down like before ) . There are also music player , Email and Messages widgets that can be added to 1 or more screens . The Email and Message widgets fill most of a page however the music widget has a choice of 3 sizes .
You can also download a new application named chtscheduler this is something that I've had only a short time with but from what I understand you can programme the Hd2 to switch to a different screen depending on the time of the day or week . For example if you travel to work by train leaving at 6:15 and arriving at 8:15 monday to friday then you can set the phone to switch to the designated home screen during this time each day . Giving you the applications and settings you require . The main profiles are DAY and NIGHT but there are 5 sub profiles and yet another 4 "special" sub profiles . It'll let you change Layout - Wallpaper - General settings and Data connections during the time frames you choose . Think of it as the old nokia profiles but where , after being configured , the phone will update itself without any need to remember to change things manually .
There are so many more options that I've just not had time to play with yet and this thread only really scratches the surface . I just hope that when WP7 comes out that the really clever people of XDA can find a way to develop roms as they do now and other clever people like this can keep our phones fun and customizable as they are now .
If I can answer any questions please feel free to PM me or leave your message here and I'll do my best to help . Download and have fun .

Great review.
I was so happy to see NRG release a cooked-in version mere hours after the beta turned up, and as my phone had gone skewy just hours earlier, it was perfect timing.
It's amazing, completely pushing the envelope in terms of Sense, and I can't thank Cookie enough. I love how you have maybe 28 home-tabs to play with in total (if I've got my 7x4 right!), and every single aspect of Sense can be moved around at will in this space.
I was going to suggest a thread where we can post:
- Ideas/requests even for what widgets would we like to see. Maybe some devs can pitch in to describe the scope for what's available, content-wise.
- Pictures of our homepages where we had produced a striking new look thanks to Cookie. Obviously pictures speak louder than words, and if I can get myMobiler running I'll grab some, but if anyone finds novel layouts for Sense thanks to CHT, give us a demo!
EDIT: Here's a pic: I really like how widgets can overlap different pages (e.g. you can see the corners of my emails and texts on my main homescreen), and even each other (e.g. lanscape emails and texts)
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Anyway, I didn't mean to thread-jack, I think this is a flawless (ignoring your typical beta bugs) mod, and I can't praise co0kie + team enough for this release. As you said, it combines the best of Android with the best of WM, and retains the WM Sense look which I feel image/design-wise is the best in today's mobile world. My phone's homescreen looks amazing now, in ways I couldn't have imagined or hoped for only last week.

smeddy said:
Great review.
I was so happy to see NRG release a cooked-in version mere hours after the beta turned up, and as my phone had gone skewy just hours earlier, it was perfect timing.
It's amazing, completely pushing the envelope in terms of Sense, and I can't thank Cookie enough. I love how you have maybe 28 home-tabs to play with in total (if I've got my 7x4 right!), and every single aspect of Sense can be moved around at will in this space.
I was going to suggest a thread where we can post:
- Ideas/requests even for what widgets would we like to see. Maybe some devs can pitch in to describe the scope for what's available, content-wise.
- Pictures of our homepages where we had produced a striking new look thanks to Cookie. Obviously pictures speak louder than words, and if I can get myMobiler running I'll grab some, but if anyone finds novel layouts for Sense thanks to CHT, give us a demo!
EDIT: Here's a pic: I really like how widgets can overlap different pages (e.g. you can see the corners of my emails and texts on my main homescreen), and even each other (e.g. lanscape emails and texts)
Anyway, I didn't mean to thread-jack, I think this is a flawless (ignoring your typical beta bugs) mod, and I can't praise co0kie + team enough for this release. As you said, it combines the best of Android with the best of WM, and retains the WM Sense look which I feel image/design-wise is the best in today's mobile world. My phone's homescreen looks amazing now, in ways I couldn't have imagined or hoped for only last week.
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gonna install it now.
probably i finally say bye to spb mobile shell?
UPDATE: omg, this is amazing! first time i really like sense
got only one thing to complain, the messaging widget opens only htc message.. wich likes to lag here. im using the default one since years.. so it would be nice to choose between htcmessage and tmail.exe.....
im gonna use it now the next days, lets see if sense is still so extreme battery hungry
UPDATE2: i think i should read more: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6254429&postcount=5857 hope this works

Can I install it over the 1.8.5 or should uninstall it first.?
Can I uninstall Version 2.0 just in case something went wrong and install the old one?

is this the beta version? have you detected any bugs?

Just install over 1.8.5 and it will replace it all for you I tried saving settings but it tells me it's invalid will have to look further into that one .
This is the beta version only bug I've found so far is that if I use the the add-on digital clock and add-on standalone weather sometimes they disappear from the screen randomly, swipe the screen and they reappear . Odd one that and although a bit annoying not at all a deal breaker in my opinion .

hagba said:
Can I install it over the 1.8.5 or should uninstall it first.?
Can I uninstall Version 2.0 just in case something went wrong and install the old one?
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Moschino02 said:
is this the beta version? have you detected any bugs?
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smeddy said:
Great review.
I was so happy to see NRG release a cooked-in version mere hours after the beta turned up, and as my phone had gone skewy just hours earlier, it was perfect timing.
It's amazing, completely pushing the envelope in terms of Sense, and I can't thank Cookie enough. I love how you have maybe 28 home-tabs to play with in total (if I've got my 7x4 right!), and every single aspect of Sense can be moved around at will in this space.
I was going to suggest a thread where we can post:
- Ideas/requests even for what widgets would we like to see. Maybe some devs can pitch in to describe the scope for what's available, content-wise.
- Pictures of our homepages where we had produced a striking new look thanks to Cookie. Obviously pictures speak louder than words, and if I can get myMobiler running I'll grab some, but if anyone finds novel layouts for Sense thanks to CHT, give us a demo!
EDIT: Here's a pic: I really like how widgets can overlap different pages (e.g. you can see the corners of my emails and texts on my main homescreen), and even each other (e.g. lanscape emails and texts)
Anyway, I didn't mean to thread-jack, I think this is a flawless (ignoring your typical beta bugs) mod, and I can't praise co0kie + team enough for this release. As you said, it combines the best of Android with the best of WM, and retains the WM Sense look which I feel image/design-wise is the best in today's mobile world. My phone's homescreen looks amazing now, in ways I couldn't have imagined or hoped for only last week.
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Very good like where you've put the weather and that you keep in touch with your mum . Did you know you can increase the size of the program freelinks after you've installed them ?

Only install over 1.8.5 if its cooked into your rom.......
if not you really should uninstall first then apply 2.0............
One thing that wasnt mentioned in the first post.....
with regards to CHTS..... possibly the best feature about this whole update is the fact that you can save your sense layouts through chts and reapply them in seconds....... you can also save your baseline (a blank canvas on which to build your screens / layouts) this means that when you reflash or hard reset you dont have to set up cht again........ 2 clicks and your whole theme is reapplied.....
Someone said that pictures speak louder than words so to give you an example.....
CHTS allows you to go from this.........
to this..........
in just a few minutes...........
I love this feature so much I cant stop ranting about it at every opportunity lol.........

ok guys, i have something to ask before i install this awesome sounding app. at the moment i have 1.8.5 installed and lots of extras such as: a new taskbar, different coloured top and bottom bars, a new digi clock which i really like, new slider and slider box,wacpac wall paper changer plus more, just lots of little extras really. now will these still work with the new cht as its taken ages for me to gather all this gear i have to make my phone look good (for me at least lol). please tell me im ok to go ahead and install...........

sounds F**** awesome -think i will wait for final version..i cant wait!!..CHT nevers ceases to amaze me..great work!

donwhann said:
ok guys, i have something to ask before i install this awesome sounding app. at the moment i have 1.8.5 installed and lots of extras such as: a new taskbar, different coloured top and bottom bars, a new digi clock which i really like, new slider and slider box,wacpac wall paper changer plus more, just lots of little extras really. now will these still work with the new cht as its taken ages for me to gather all this gear i have to make my phone look good (for me at least lol). please tell me im ok to go ahead and install...........
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taskbar and slider will be fine......
top/bottom bars and clock can be reapplied....(uninstall before updating)
you wont need wapac anymore (CHTS will do that for you) you can still use wapac if you prefer though......
Moschino02 said:
sounds F**** awesome -think i will wait for final version..i cant wait!!..CHT nevers ceases to amaze me..great work!
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I think there might quite a while before the "final" version because the beta is functioning so well.......

smeddy said:
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Are you running this on an HD2? If so, how did you get the Home tab to go to landscape?

conantroutman said:
taskbar and slider will be fine......
top/bottom bars and clock can be reapplied....(uninstall before updating)
you wont need wapac anymore (CHTS will do that for you) you can still use wapac if you prefer though......
cheers mate, thats the answer i was hoping for. now i just have to wait for my bloody phone to come back from htc.......been gone 10 days and counting.
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donwhann said:
conantroutman said:
taskbar and slider will be fine......
top/bottom bars and clock can be reapplied....(uninstall before updating)
you wont need wapac anymore (CHTS will do that for you) you can still use wapac if you prefer though......
cheers mate, thats the answer i was hoping for. now i just have to wait for my bloody phone to come back from htc.......been gone 10 days and counting.
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Well at least when it comes back you'll a nice fresh phone to install on to........
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conantroutman said:
donwhann said:
Well at least when it comes back you'll a nice fresh phone to install on to........
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yeah there is that, but its hard work man, seems to be taking forever
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mufch:
"Very good like where you've put the weather and that you keep in touch with your mum . Did you know you can increase the size of the program freelinks after you've installed them?"
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Hehe, I reckon my mum's text probably read: "Are you still alive?" I did know about making the Free Links bigger, but I made them smaller instead
conantroutman: Cool homepage! On the second screen, are the pictures shortcuts? A wallpaper? Looks very cool and I may copy!
xnifex: There's a cool app called changescreen, which has always worked flawlessly for me on many ROMS. The thread is here. You have many options such as launch on startup, change sensitivity, rotate in all four directions, create exceptions, and a few more. It's freeware and perfect. (Energy's ROMs also have a Rotate App built in, where a long hold on the "Call" key rotates the screen).

smeddy said:
mufch:
conantroutman: Cool homepage! On the second screen, are the pictures shortcuts? A wallpaper? Looks very cool and I may copy!
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thanks man
the pics are the quicklinks
its a wallpaper with transparent quicklinks on top......
i will be releasing it as a CHTS layout sometime soon so all you have to do is drop a folder into your sd card and select that theme from CHT switchgui and booom! you have it all set up in a few mins........

xnifex said:
Are you running this on an HD2? If so, how did you get the Home tab to go to landscape?
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I was asking myself too ?

smeddy said:
mufch:
xnifex: There's a cool app called changescreen, which has always worked flawlessly for me on many ROMS. The thread is here. You have many options such as launch on startup, change sensitivity, rotate in all four directions, create exceptions, and a few more. It's freeware and perfect. (Energy's ROMs also have a Rotate App built in, where a long hold on the "Call" key rotates the screen).
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I wonder if any rotation app will work? I just thought that the HD2 just wasn't capable or rotating the Home Screen at all.

Sorry, I guess I should stress that landscape has become more supported through the last few versions of Sense, so it doesn't work on earlier versions - but try it with CHT, it will possibly work.
I'm a user, not a developer, so someone correct me if I'm wrong

[ROM] Lotus v1.0 *Matte Sense, AppFolders, PowerWidgets,More*

Lotus v1.0 (4/9/2011)
Introducing Lotus ROM. Anyone who has used my ROMs for the Incredible knows that my focus is on full featured, stable, smooth and (I hope) visually appealing ROMs that can be your every day driver. It is my sincere hope that this ROM will make your Thunderbolt more convenient and fun to use. Please note that this is just an initial release. I plan to optimize and re-engineer all of the apks in the ROM and add many more speed/graphics/feature tweaks. If you want this to be faster now, may I recommend flashing Ziggy's beta T-bolt kernel? The thing flies on this ROM .
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Features
Based on Adrynalyn's Basic Debloated (build 1.12.605.9) , fully de-odexed, rooted and zipaligned;
Adrynalyn's 2.0 Sense kernel cooked in for battery life, but feel free to flash whatever kernel you want (obviously );
Matte Sense UI; "shiny" elements from the UI have been matted for a smoother, more refined appearance;
App drawer button moved to center and mapped to modded/themed version of Maxim's AppFolders, which allows users to fully customize their app drawer;
Right button mapped to browser (more maps to come);
Power widgets in notification pulldown, themed to fit with look of ROM, plus JSChiSurf's PowerControlSettings app;
Hidden location & ADB icons, percentage battery meter, Smooth Sense (animated) icons and working 6-bar signal indicator in statusbar;
3-in-1 power menu, with reboot, hot restart, etc;
Rmk's patched superuser;
Other UI mods, including dialer, custom skinned Friendstream, News and Twitter widgets, transparent background for lock screen, Roise launcher bar, clock, settings & profile widgets & more;
Zipalign and SD Card speed fix on boot;
Apps generally considered bloatware removed;
Working Hulu add-on;
Ability to uninstall many apps (including the HTC skins) via app manager, and many more (e.g. Friendstream, Twitter, etc.) via Gscripts that are pushed to your Sd Card during flash;
Much more...
Known Issues
4g toggle in power widgets not working (yet).
Skins are NOT compatible with this ROM yet (the buttons are messed up). Will be fixed for version 1.1.
Icons can switch around when adding shortcut to home via AppFolders (hot restart fixes this), see post #62 for stock app drawer version of Rosie that does not do this and post #64 for an AppFolders version that will not do this.
Contact info on in-call screen off center. Patch in post #63.
Probably haven't matted EVERY element of the UI yet...
Installation Instructions
Download here:http://bit.ly/fghOvV
BACKUP!!
Perform a full wipe (data, cache); PLEASE NOTE that the updater script will also wipe parts of data for this initial release. I repeat, flashing this will wipe data! Subsequent versions will not, although it is strongly recommended that you do so on your own.
Flash the ROM;
Let things load up and ENJOY!!
Thanks and Credits
In no particular order:
Anrynalyn for his great work de-odexing and de-bloating the base ROM AND his wonderful kernel(s);
Jcase and Team AndIRC for rooting this thing in the first place;
RMK for the patched superuser app;
succia, ihtfp69 and chingy for the advanced power menu;
jercik for the Smooth Sense icons, which I ported into this ROM;
brainmaster for the SD Card fix scripts;
ihtfp69 and deficitism for their work on the Inc, which I used to learn how to cook and mod;
JSChiSurf for his power widgets, which I ported into this ROM, and for his PowerControl Settings;
Maxim for his excellent App Folders;;
signals23 for info on hiding the MRU
Chingy for getting me interested in modding the T-bolt in the first place;
If I forgot anyone, it was unintentional. Please PM, and I will set things straight...thanks!
Warning/Disclaimer
You flash this ROM at your own risk, and neither I, as developer, nor are any of the individuals listed under "Thanks and Credits", above, are responsible for any consequences that may attend the flashing of this ROM. I have tested this ROM (Lotus v1.0) and found it to be stable during my own use, but this is an early release and has not been extensively tested by multiple users. Accordingly, by flashing this ROM, you are essentially a beta tester.

Been waiting for this... Love the matte Sense look. Thanks sk806.

Dloading, backing up and trying out this Rom, That matte finish looks very very nice.

Dl'ng now...

Dl'ing now as well.
Today is 4/11/11?

Samsuck said:
Dl'ing now as well.
Today is 4/11/11?
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No, it sure isn't!! I am a bit tired .

sk806 said:
No, it sure isn't!! I am a bit tired .
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hehe, thank you for this rom sir. Liking alot right now

Found a bug, at least on my end. Hit personalize, and change skin. It says "Phoneo" heh, instead of Phone lol

Samsuck said:
Found a bug, at least on my end. Hit personalize, and change skin. It says "Phoneo" heh, instead of Phone lol
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That is rather funny...I must have put an extra "o" in strings.xml when I was modding Rosie. Will fix.
Although, I kinda like "Phoneo"...

looks like a nice rom I"ll have to try it later on... the one mod I truly have found I can't do without is the 4x5 desktop... it just makes the larger screen look less empty... only rom I have found that uses this is perfect storm...
and since you remapped the rosie by moving the phone and app drawer does this mean that my current theme (distINCtion) will have the wrong icons placed over the phone and drawer?

Anyway to remove the 6 bar signal thing. It seems like on every rom I try that has that, my signal randomly drops to 0 and comes right back.

glad to see this steve! =) good job

Samsuck said:
Anyway to remove the 6 bar signal thing. It seems like on every rom I try that has that, my signal randomly drops to 0 and comes right back.
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All that does is indicate signal strength, it has no effect on how much you get.
LOL
D

Right, but for some reason when I have that on, the signal will drop randomly to 0 and in like 1 second come back up. When im on the stock 4 bar indicator, this doesn't happen.
Also, when you make a phone call, the text of the contact name is slightly to the right. Can anyone confirm? I can attach screenshot in a bit

this is weird, the buttons on the dock bar randomly switched when clicked the home button. Now the phone icon is in the middle (offcentered) and the apply drawer is on the left again
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gregdalfonso said:
this is weird, the buttons on the dock bar randomly switched when clicked the home button. Now the phone icon is in the middle (offcentered) and the apply drawer is on the left again
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Are you using a skin? I may need to adjust some things for the skins, it seems.
Anyway, do a hot restart and it will go away.
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Samsuck said:
Right, but for some reason when I have that on, the signal will drop randomly to 0 and in like 1 second come back up. When im on the stock 4 bar indicator, this doesn't happen.
Also, when you make a phone call, the text of the contact name is slightly to the right. Can anyone confirm? I can attach screenshot in a bit
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I see that too. I just redid the dialer yesterday and must have missed that. A compiling error for sure. Thanks for the spots.
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Samsuck said:
Anyway to remove the 6 bar signal thing. It seems like on every rom I try that has that, my signal randomly drops to 0 and comes right back.
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I can make that an option, yes.
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Patch Fix for Graphical Glitches
Hi all, I plan to make a small patch fix for the "phoneo" and contact text on in-call screen issues, as well as the Rosie icons switching around (which is really weird, but I know why its happening know). Please keep reporting anything else so I can include it.
Will release the patch either late tonight or in the morning. Thanks again.
Steve

chingy51o said:
glad to see this steve! =) good job
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Thanks, man! And don't worry, still working on the common project we have going....

[Android][CM7.1][Mod]CustomLabel

NOTE: Do Not Apply this mod for Alpha 3, it screws up the status bar. You have been warned. I will see if i can recompile it for Alpha 3, makes it tougher without sources.
Initially i did this mod for my I9000 which was running CM7.1 and i was only seeing carrier numbers instead of names. I have ported this to CM7.1 for HP touchpad. Flash this file in cwm recovery.
When booted up you should see an additional setting in cyanogenmod settings called CustomSettings, tap that to open custom carrier text, tap that and enter whatever you want to show on the lockscreen and notification bar. Press done.
Install the attached notificationrestart.apk and open it, give it root access, press restart and wait for the notification bar to restart. This is to avoid restart of the tablet before you see the new settings apply. Voila, you should see what you put in the custom name. Have fun and hit the thanks button if you like it. Cheers.
If for some reason your status bar looks wonky after a while use this to get back to original stuff. I changed the dpi to 182 using nitrality app and the wonkiness seems to be gone. I am using iKandee theme from market.
Original Mod for I9000 credits
doixanh ( for his ginger DX settings)
ngiordano ( for his helping hand with androiding)
Screenshots of what settings should look like.

I'll give this a shot. Is there an option (perhaps in the future) to place a .png file where the carrier text is? Similar to MIUI? Just curious.
Ok. dl'ing now. I'll report back.
EDIT: It works! My only issues
A) The notificationrestart.apk installed, but didn't seem to do anything. I didn't notice the change until after I rebooted the device.
B) I'm now seeing the 3G bar in the corner (see the image). Is there a way to keep the custom text, but not show the signal bars?

jpmi23 said:
I'll give this a shot. Is there an option (perhaps in the future) to place a .png file where the carrier text is? Similar to MIUI? Just curious.
Ok. dl'ing now. I'll report back.
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May be. I will look into it at a later time, no promises. If the status bar gets wonky, set dpi to 182 and see if it happens. For me its perfect at 182 (which is what my phone is it)
Sent from my HP Touchpad using Tapatalk

jpmi23 said:
I'll give this a shot. Is there an option (perhaps in the future) to place a .png file where the carrier text is? Similar to MIUI? Just curious.
Ok. dl'ing now. I'll report back.
EDIT: It works! My only issues
A) The notificationrestart.apk installed, but didn't seem to do anything. I didn't notice the change until after I rebooted the device.
B) I'm now seeing the 3G bar in the corner (see the image). Is there a way to keep the custom text, but not show the signal bars?
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For now no. once cm team publishes source I will recompile with that.that well solve these issues. Did you run the notification restart app? I had to wipe data of that apk using titanium backup and it worked fine after that. 182 dpi works fine. Anything less than that status bar gets wonky.
Sent from my HP Touchpad

krarvind said:
For now no. once cm team publishes source I will recompile with that.that well solve these issues. Did you run the notification restart app? I had to wipe data of that apk using titanium backup and it worked fine after that. 182 dpi works fine. Anything less than that status bar gets wonky.
Sent from my HP Touchpad
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I attempted, but it did not run. Did not ask for root privileges either. I simply rebooted and it showed the text change.

jpmi23 said:
I attempted, but it did not run. Did not ask for root privileges either. I simply rebooted and it showed the text change.
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Ya, once you wipe data using titanium back up it will ask for root privileges. Not sure why. 182 and higher dpi works fine.
Sent from my HP Touchpad

jpmi23 said:
I'll give this a shot. Is there an option (perhaps in the future) to place a .png file where the carrier text is? Similar to MIUI? Just curious.
Ok. dl'ing now. I'll report back.
EDIT: It works! My only issues
A) The notificationrestart.apk installed, but didn't seem to do anything. I didn't notice the change until after I rebooted the device.
B) I'm now seeing the 3G bar in the corner (see the image). Is there a way to keep the custom text, but not show the signal bars?
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is that screen shot from your touchpad? if so what theme is that is looks nice!

Your theme looks great, I also would like to know what it is ?

ks2hot4u said:
Your theme looks great, I also would like to know what it is ?
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screen shots are from my phone which runs Insanity Rom and its theme.

The screenshot that I posted is in fact my TP. I'm using the Transformer theme from HERE. It ties in with CM's ThemeChanger. It'll notify you that it's not meant for your device, just do it. As you can see it works fine.

jpmi23 said:
The screenshot that I posted is in fact my TP. I'm using the Transformer theme from HERE. It ties in with CM's ThemeChanger. It'll notify you that it's not meant for your device, just do it. As you can see it works fine.
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thank u sir!

@krarvind
thanks for this! no issues on my TP so far.
as a little test i flashed this to my T-MoUS HD2 Leo since i could never find a way to set a custom carrier label.
it works great on there as well - with one side effect on the lockscreen. any chance this can be fixed? i just did it on a whim since it's cm7 i figured it couldn't do to much damage. no problems on the status bar, just the lock screen.
i know it wasn't built for this device so don't answer if you don't want to
the top near my label shows a graphic from i don't know where.

pxldtz said:
@krarvind
thanks for this! no issues on my TP so far.
as a little test i flashed this to my T-MoUS HD2 Leo since i could never find a way to set a custom carrier label.
it works great on there as well - with one side effect on the lockscreen. any chance this can be fixed? i just did it on a whim since it's cm7 i figured it couldn't do to much damage. no problems on the status bar, just the lock screen.
i know it wasn't built for this device so don't answer if you don't want to
the top near my label shows a graphic from i don't know where.
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I have no idea where that comes from and i don't have your device, so i can't really fix it i think. if you want to roll back, all you need to do is open up my zip files and replace the app and framework files with the ones from the rom for your phone ( not from your phone as it has mine now).
Cheers

For some reason whenever i try to boot a custom carrier label my Touchpad never boots up... it just hangs on the cyanogen mod boot animation and requires a hard reset... followed the instructions perfectly. anyone have the same issue?
after some messing around i got it to boot up for me. then the notification bar went "wonky" used the nitrality app to adjust the dpi. works fine. what is the default dpi again?....

KingKwentyne said:
For some reason whenever i try to boot a custom carrier label my Touchpad never boots up... it just hangs on the cyanogen mod boot animation and requires a hard reset... followed the instructions perfectly. anyone have the same issue?
after some messing around i got it to boot up for me. then the notification bar went "wonky" used the nitrality app to adjust the dpi. works fine. what is the default dpi again?....
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No idea why you have these issues. dpi is 182. Anything above that works fine. Remember I don't have the sources to compile it for touchpad, so I did my best to get it
working
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Screwed up my notification bar, the resolution is way off and battery percentage is gone. Cyanogenmod won't let me add it either?? The OriginalLabel.zip doesn't have battery percentage either for some reason. Guess I'll do a restore in Recovery. Thanks for trying though.

[Q] icon problem

Icon Problem,
iv tried rebooting it and tht doesnt fix it ,this icon problem only happens when more than 1 icon is linked to another :/
Apps i installed recently are:
.androids! live wallpaper
.blue skies free live wallpaper
.nexus revamped live wallpaper
.stickmount
.touchpal keyboard
.bsplayer
i also noticed something strange in my installed apps which i never actually installed and there is no uninstall option
Iv attached 3 screenshots, thanks in advance guys, its driving me mad, is there a custom rom which is exactly the same as stock jellybean but trimmed of all the rubbish :good:

I'm not really sure what your question is. The icons you see are exactly what everyone sees if you put 2 or more icons in a folder. If you don't want icons in folders, touch the folder, drag each icon out of the folder and long-press the empty folder to delete it. You can also name the folder if you want to keep it with a description. The Korean keyboard icons come with the OS as system apps. Don't worry about them.

Groid said:
I'm not really sure what your question is. The icons you see are exactly what everyone sees if you put 2 or more icons in a folder. If you don't want icons in folders, touch the folder, drag each icon out of the folder and long-press the empty folder to delete it. You can also name the folder if you want to keep it with a description. The Korean keyboard icons come with the OS as system apps. Don't worry about them.
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Agreed, I fail to see a problem here.

strange
so having a small black circle appear when 2 icons are linked together is normal, that's ridiculous, it would look miles better without the black circle it just doesn't look right, here is a better screenshot to show you what i mean - those black circles were not there yesterday i can assure you that.
what is the point of having a black circle when it just does not need to be there, am i going mad lol

noobftw said:
so having a small black circle appear when 2 icons are linked together is normal, that's ridiculous, it would look miles better without the black circle it just doesn't look right, here is a better screenshot to show you what i mean - those black circles were not there yesterday i can assure you that.
what is the point of having a black circle when it just does not need to be there, am i going mad lol
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after looking at some video reviews i apologise the black circle is normal when 2 icons are linked which is pretty stupid in my opinion, i hope it gets fixed some how, ohh well, thanks for the help either way

noobftw said:
after looking at some video reviews i apologise the black circle is normal when 2 icons are linked which is pretty stupid in my opinion, i hope it gets fixed some how, ohh well, thanks for the help either way
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It's called a folder! It's always been like that... And if you don't like it, use a custom launcher that allows you to change it. Check out mine using Apex launcher:
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PA? Whats the hype?

Ok so I prefer AOKP, sometimes CM if an official final release ever comes out. I've been sniffing about at the Paranoid Android ROM some. I'd like some feedback on what the special deal is that brings everyone over to it.
I'm aware of the ability to change the DPI and color of each individual apps which sounds nice if you are into that - but what other things draw people to it besides that? If it's just that it has AOKP and CM features along with the dpi/app color stuff then I'd just prefer to stick with AOKP. Is there anything else?
How's the battery life with the included kernel? Are other kernels better to go with?

The kernels pretty much a stock Google kernel ... I prefer to use other kernels like trinity and faux but the ROM is nice .
Although I'm a big fan of Steve's aokp
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if you like aokp and are thinking of switching roms try codefirex if you havent. it has some form of all aokp features but its super optimized with the latest linaro and google optimizations and you can tell the difference over aokp/cm. im not a fan of PA because i think its just too customizable and is overwhelming because i would be so worried about getting everything "just right." i like most of the stock feel and a good amount of customization but to pick a color and density and ui mode for every app is just too much for me. the rom ends up feeling clunky and just wrong, but many people like it, but it sounds like its not your thing either

Where is the thread for codefirex? .. Does it have the bionic optimisations ?
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mbucks911 said:
if you like aokp and are thinking of switching roms try codefirex if you havent. it has some form of all aokp features but its super optimized with the latest linaro and google optimizations and you can tell the difference over aokp/cm. im not a fan of PA because i think its just too customizable and is overwhelming because i would be so worried about getting everything "just right." i like most of the stock feel and a good amount of customization but to pick a color and density and ui mode for every app is just too much for me. the rom ends up feeling clunky and just wrong, but many people like it, but it sounds like its not your thing either
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Yeah thanks, I was thinking that same thing for the most part. I don't want to nit pick around and screw with DPI settings, my eyes are bad enough I don't need things smaller and the stock colors work fine for me.
italia0101 said:
Where is the thread for codefirex? .. Does it have the bionic optimisations ?
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What are these bionic optimizations that I keep seeing come up all about?

VoiD_Dweller said:
Yeah thanks, I was thinking that same thing for the most part. I don't want to nit pick around and screw with DPI settings, my eyes are bad enough I don't need things smaller and the stock colors work fine for me.
What are these bionic optimizations that I keep seeing come up all about?
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There specific optimisations for krait which drastically improve memory management etc on the s4 pro
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VoiD_Dweller said:
Yeah thanks, I was thinking that same thing for the most part. I don't want to nit pick around and screw with DPI settings, my eyes are bad enough I don't need things smaller and the stock colors work fine for me.
What are these bionic optimizations that I keep seeing come up all about?
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Here's another good explanation: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37767038&postcount=1825

I am a tinker. So thats what PA gives me.
I change shyte all day, everyday. Then I add Franco Kernel. I get to tinker with that also.
if all you want is vanilla, stay with what ya got. If you want Everything your way. Then BK this mofo and install PA.
Its only daunting at first. Once you understand where the settings are you are all good.
Truthfully, if you are installing a Custom rom, I can't personally understand why you would install any else.

VoiD_Dweller said:
screw with DPI settings, my eyes are bad enough I don't need things smaller
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we get this a lot. but its wrong. many people have mixed it up with "tablet mode" before and build.prop system dpi nonsense. none of this stuff applies. theres nothing getting smaller unless you want it small, seperate from the UI you choose ofc. in fact pa is sometimes used by the elderly with bad eye sight, since you can make apps big as well. not that this is pa's premise, but just for reference.
usually people who havent tried hybrid engine have no clue what it is - for me personally its androids most important modification, because i know what it can do. i doubt theres anything in the rom scene that comes close to it in complexity and practicability. and the latter point is important. its not a toy. it makes a phone better in so many productive ways, far beyond anything you can achieve through typical customization.
its one of many unique features btw,
here's another,
{
"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"
}
if youre a gamer you'll love pie. all features we make are meant for actual use of the phone, not just fooling around with 2-3 quick access settings a couple of seconds every day, although we have it as well.

One of the best things pa did was ditch cm as their base.
Its refreshing to see the nexus ROM scene as a whole seems to pulling away from all the cm10 and aokp based / kanged Roms.
Nothing wrong with those roms if that's your thing. Others like close to aosp with some tweaks. Not let's toss in every single thing we can think off.

Yea I LOVE pie ... I'll give you that
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Paranoid android is awesome!
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I have tried PA a few times but each time I've been surprised by the LACK of of customization features. I can easily find the hybrid engine settings and edit the hell out of them but I don't find it useful at all. I'm not sure if I've just missed or if they really just don't exist.
Here's a list of some great small AOKP features that I couldn't find in PA. I would be happy if someone more familiar with PA could confirm if they exist or not.
- Clock position (center/right/dont show)
- Clock color
- Navbar & Statusbar opacity
- Kill-all button on recents menu
- Option to hide the hints of left and right widgets when opening lockscreen
- Volume music controls (long press to next/prev)
- Allow all widgets in lockscreen
- Navbar longpress actions
- LED notification customization (has to be in ROM, not a buggy 3rd party app)
- Less frequent notification sounds
I can live without one or two of these functions but since I couldn't find any of them in PA I just had to uninstall it after a few minutes.

Jiia said:
I have tried PA a few times but each time I've been surprised by the LACK of of customization features. I can easily find the hybrid engine settings and edit the hell out of them but I don't find it useful at all. I'm not sure if I've just missed or if they really just don't exist.
Here's a list of some great small AOKP features that I couldn't find in PA. I would be happy if someone more familiar with PA could confirm if they exist or not.
- Clock position (center/right/dont show)
- Clock color
- Navbar & Statusbar opacity
- Kill-all button on recents menu
- Option to hide the hints of left and right widgets when opening lockscreen
- Volume music controls (long press to next/prev)
- Allow all widgets in lockscreen
- Navbar longpress actions
- LED notification customization (has to be in ROM, not a buggy 3rd party app)
- Less frequent notification sounds
I can live without one or two of these functions but since I couldn't find any of them in PA I just had to uninstall it after a few minutes.
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Try revolt jb.
It is AOKP + CM + PA
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Jiia said:
I have tried PA a few times but each time I've been surprised by the LACK of of customization features. I can easily find the hybrid engine settings and edit the hell out of them but I don't find it useful at all. I'm not sure if I've just missed or if they really just don't exist.
Here's a list of some great small AOKP features that I couldn't find in PA. I would be happy if someone more familiar with PA could confirm if they exist or not.
- Clock position (center/right/dont show)
- Clock color
- Navbar & Statusbar opacity
- Kill-all button on recents menu
- Option to hide the hints of left and right widgets when opening lockscreen
- Volume music controls (long press to next/prev)
- Allow all widgets in lockscreen
- Navbar longpress actions
- LED notification customization (has to be in ROM, not a buggy 3rd party app)
- Less frequent notification sounds
I can live without one or two of these functions but since I couldn't find any of them in PA I just had to uninstall it after a few minutes.
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yes
yes (best implementation in the rom scene -> per app color)
yes (best implementation in the rom scene -> per app color)
yes (from us originally, best implementation in the rom scene -> elegant android 4.2 solution, all UI's, even PIE)
yes
yes
no, we dont want it
yes
yes
anyway. most of this stuff, thats toys. how often did i screw around with silly quick options today? 2 seconds maybe. i switched on bluetooth. meanwhile i've actually used my phone, written mails in the best email client possible. i've talked to people via the best gtalk client possible. i've set settings in the best settings app possible. an entire market with thousands of apps is simply not accessible to you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/tablet_featured you're locked out.
the fact is, youre using apps that were made to run on pocket watches. the sdk is years old and does not reflect contemporary technology anymore. your nexus4 was simply left behind. it falls back to 360p, which was used on the tiny htc wildfire xx years ago. keep in mind, 360p is WAY too small for your n4, but since the sdk is so old the next margin is 600p, you reach it almost but not quite, so back to 360. and with that you sift through unbelievable clumsy, unintuitive non-optimized apps. not to mention things like PIE, per app color, per app expanded dektop, the only rom on android that has a flawless tabletUI and a flawless phabletUI - and who knows what. i dont count anymore.

Thanks molesarecoming, I really need to give it another try. Clearly I just couldn't find the proper place for the settings.

molesarecoming said:
in fact pa is sometimes used by the elderly with bad eye sight, since you can make apps big as well. not that this is pa's premise, but just for reference.
usually people who havent tried hybrid engine have no clue what it is - for me personally its androids most important modification, because i know what it can do. i doubt theres anything in the rom scene that comes close to it in complexity and practicability. and the latter point is important. its not a toy. it makes a phone better in so many productive ways, far beyond anything you can achieve through typical customization.
if youre a gamer you'll love pie. all features we make are meant for actual use of the phone, not just fooling around with 2-3 quick access settings a couple of seconds every day, although we have it as well.
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Awesome reply and thanks for putting the time into an explanation like that. I had flashed PA onto my phone earlier and clearly didn't give it the time deserved to determine if it was worth keeping. I'll give it a few days and see how it goes.
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anyway. most of this stuff, thats toys. how often did i screw around with silly quick options today? 2 seconds maybe. i switched on bluetooth. meanwhile i've actually used my phone, written mails in the best email client possible. i've talked to people via the best gtalk client possible. i've set settings in the best settings app possible. an entire market with thousands of apps is simply not accessible to you: https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/tablet_featured you're locked out.
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I didn't realize I could use tablet apps. Out of curiosity what is the best email and gtalk client you are referring to, in your opinion?
Thanks for everyone's input on my original question..

the same gmail and the same gtalk thats installed on your phone. the problem is, yours looks like this: http://www.abload.de/img/2013-01-04-15.02g2z5f.jpg
mine looks like this: http://www.abload.de/img/n4-product-heroe5z5zbaj5a.jpg
that means i can actually see who writes me and switch back and forth. im not locked into one puny view.
your gmail: http://www.chip.de/ii/1/1/2/4/9/1/4/7/1bbccb0a376e8d44.jpg
my gmail: http://www.abload.de/img/shots_12pk0x.png (last row)
as you see, your apps are crippled beyond repair. thats how they look on my pocket watch.
that gtalk screenshot shows tablet mode all around but again, its separate, it doesnt matter, can be anything you want. same as for stuff being small, one tap and its bigger (last screenshot shows you the controls, slider controls size, dropdownbox lets you pick the UI). my gmail for instance displays in the exact same fontsize as in phoneUI. since nex4 is technically close to a tablet it can pull it off beautifully.
same holds true for tablet apps. most of these wouldnt even run on your phone, but do on mine. apps, thats what you are actually using and interacting with, 99% of the time you use your phone. here's where i see potential for customization. the last 1% where i wanna quicktoggle bluetooth is important, too - but thats fairly standard. every rom has it.

I can't justify using PA myself to be fair.
While my girlfriend though PIE was cool, I find it slow and a poor alternative to the notification bar outside of looking cool, so found myself not using it except to show off. When I actually wanted to do stuff with my phone, the on screen buttons were much faster coupled with the notification bar.
All the DPI stuff I tried, then set back to default. The colours everyone is raving about, I absolutely hate, and I simply cannot live without holding the home button to turn off the screen lol. I don't know why but using the power button or a quick toggle on the notification bar is just so 1980.
Aside from those things, and in all fairness, there is nothing really wrong with PA I just always go back to AOKP as it really does seem more customisable than PA when you take away useless DPI editing which adds nothing to the experience of using a phone.

molesarecoming said:
the same gmail and the same gtalk thats installed on your phone. the problem is, yours looks like this: http://www.abload.de/img/2013-01-04-15.02g2z5f.jpg
mine looks like this: http://www.abload.de/img/n4-product-heroe5z5zbaj5a.jpg
that means i can actually see who writes me and switch back and forth. im not locked into one puny view.
your gmail: http://www.chip.de/ii/1/1/2/4/9/1/4/7/1bbccb0a376e8d44.jpg
my gmail: http://www.abload.de/img/shots_12pk0x.png (last row)
as you see, your apps are crippled beyond repair. thats how they look on my pocket watch.
that gtalk screenshot shows tablet mode all around but again, its separate, it doesnt matter, can be anything you want. same as for stuff being small, one tap and its bigger (last screenshot shows you the controls, slider controls size, dropdownbox lets you pick the UI). my gmail for instance displays in the exact same fontsize as in phoneUI. since nex4 is technically close to a tablet it can pull it off beautifully.
same holds true for tablet apps. most of these wouldnt even run on your phone, but do on mine. apps, thats what you are actually using and interacting with, 99% of the time you use your phone. here's where i see potential for customization. the last 1% where i wanna quicktoggle bluetooth is important, too - but thats fairly standard. every rom has it.
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I see.. Thanks, I'll give it a whirl for sure now..