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Customize your carrier name

I am adding support for customize carrier name for CM, and almost done.
Carrier name is shown in the notification area, top-right of lock screen, and setings/about phone/status...Network
The well know names are "T-Mobile", "Version", "CMCC" and so on. some carrier name even not readable and friendly, do you know what's "CMCC" means? certainly not. But it's means "China Mobile". that's why I want to customize carrier name, I also found some guy's want to custom it for personality, such as "Bob's Evo" and so on. search 'carrier name' in this forum you'll find many people want it.
Now on my N1 with CM built by myself last night, carrier name has been update to readable and internationalization (i18n).
(newbie cann't add external link...)
Would you like this feature come into CM 6.1?
update: screen shots attached.
1. Before it's "CMCC",
2. Now it's "China Mobile",
3. i18n for Chinese:

Cool, that would make a nice little new feature to add.

pengu1n said:
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Sure we want this feature in CM 6.1

A feature to costumize it..of course!!!

Not gonna lie. I would make it say something inappropriate. Do want like you would not believe.

Hey men, what do you wanna say ?
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add it to CM's issue tracker as an enhancement.. the link is in Cyanogen's signature

pengu1n said:
Would you like this feature come into CM 6.1?
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NO!
We want this feature available for any and all ROMs for Nexus One.
Why just offer for CM?

I want the ability to put any name/text/character as the carrier name please.
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It's really great waiting for something like this for a lng time
Can you post links withouth http or www? i really want to try it

Carrier: Sprint
*Snicker*
Cheers,
Kermee

I think it's a good idea but don't care about it because I have mine set to not show anything there anyway. But I would like to be able to put a shortcut to an app or two in that area.
I know you can put apps in the notification area, but I don't like them there and I have that block of blank space that isn't being used and would be a great place for launching an app without exiting the current app I'm in.
Unless, of course, this can already be done and I just haven't found it yet.

Cool idea
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That's another feature
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Hi fubayu, you can get it by long press HOME button, then a last recent apps will prsent for you.
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That's cool!
(But it'd be way cooler to change it on the lockscreen )

Is there any one else can't get readable/canonical operator name in your rooted phone with customized ROM?
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[Cyanogenmod] Swap Smilie-/Returnkey in Stock-Messaging-App

Hello dear community!
Our CM7 stands in the wings and most of us are reporting bugs to CyanogenMod.
But apart from the bugs, there are other things that could be improved.
I noticed for example in the SMS app, that there is no way to force the line break through the return key has been replaced by the key for emoticons.
Okay, what's the problem, are now some thinking.
You can use a different keyboard or simply another SMS app such as handcent. Well, would not be a problem, but honestly - who would not like to have everything from one source?
I'm really pleased so far with CM7, the stock keyboard is better than Swiftkey or Smart Keyboard Pro and i like the stock SMS-App much more than other alternatives from the market.
Here my request to you:
Issue 2898 - CyanogenMod - Enhancement: Swap Smilie-/Returnkey in Stock Messaging App - Project Hosting on Google Code
Give the project a star, if you also like to have the line break back and if not, still give the star that does not hurt you and increases the chance that the project is implemented.
The whole was unfortunately already tried, but it has been there for more than 8 months and only 3 people starred this. I hope this time on more resonance, especially by the large community here. This is why i've opened this thread.
With best regards
Olli

Starred. I find this terribly annoying too as I never use the emoticon button but frequently want a line break.

Is there a way for toggle "android:inputType="textShortMessage"" ?
I've just decompiled mms.apk and deleted those lines from
..\res\layout\compose_message_activity_black and ..\res\layout\compose_message_activity
then compiled again and now i've got the returnkey back.
But that's only a workaround, can this be put into a option?

mik101 said:
Starred. I find this terribly annoying too as I never use the emoticon button but frequently want a line break.
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this is a frequent topic between me and my psychiatrist as well, lol.
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OneStepAhead said:
this is a frequent topic between me and my psychiatrist as well, lol.
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Ok let's keep it constructive... This annoys me limitless too. Is there a workaround meanwhile?

Language Support

Hi,
I need support for Hebrew which I found out that Android 2.3.3 doesn't have.
What ways can I get Hebrew support? (which means right alignment rather than left like in English).
Not having Hebrew support makes all my email unreadable since it turns around the order of the letters.
I'd appreciate your help

Look for madmack threads about RTL languages (Arabic & Hebrew)
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Bevakasha.. your welcome
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083187

oozrafa said:
Bevakasha.. your welcome
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1083187
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Haha! And Toda (thank you).
Just one thing though, I don't really know anything about ROMS and ROOTing.
Can I restore my device after ROOTing it so I "unvoid" the warranty?
For the iPhone for instance, restoring the phone doesn't leave a trace of the jailbreak. Is it the same for android and rooting?

few mods for stock rom

So yes, i,ve stated it in the title.
I'm using Frosty Jelly bean from past 2 weeks.
and trust me by far the BEST STOCK ROM ever you can even think of.
it is way toooooo quick and smooth.
After the first update, i,ve requested the dev to add few tweaks for the the update but Unfortunately, the dev thinks that no one, else than me and him using his rom.
And he has kinda abandoned the work.
So the reason why i am writing this post is to ask you guys that is there any way that i can add these few mods to that rom without an update from the dev's side.
1- enter instead of smiley face in keyboard
2- navigation bar customization
P.s i,ve already searched the forum :$ but couldn't find any thing similar to what i'm asking for here :$
Else trust me guys the ROM is way more quicker than the STOCK it self.

eefo said:
So yes, i,ve stated it in the title.
I'm using Frosty Jelly bean from past 2 weeks.
and trust me by far the BEST STOCK ROM ever you can even think of.
it is way toooooo quick and smooth.
After the first update, i,ve requested the dev to add few tweaks for the the update but Unfortunately, the dev thinks that no one, else than me and him using his rom.
And he has kinda abandoned the work.
So the reason why i am writing this post is to ask you guys that is there any way that i can add these few mods to that rom without an update from the dev's side.
1- enter instead of smiley face in keyboard
2- navigation bar customization
P.s i,ve already searched the forum :$ but couldn't find any thing similar to what i'm asking for here :$
Else trust me guys the ROM is way more quicker than the STOCK it self.
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OK here's what you do buy swift key that will fix the keyboard to what you want
Search play store for nav bar customization it's for root phones and only cost. 99 cents but allows you to change size and things like that. No reason for the developer to add these things if you can with out any coding
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Sorry if it sounded mean didn't want it to but developers usually are like artist they do what they want
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Thanks for your reply mate, but if i wanted to install applications, i wouldn't be asking here.
The thing is i actually want to keep it stock :/
I know installing applications will keep it stock but you know things implemented by default play safe role in the smoothness of the rom :/
And the mods i guess once installed get sick to the rom.
But anyways thanks for your reply and still if anyone has the mods do help me :$
Because I'm truly in love with the speed of this rom.
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lol no worries mate.
I haven't took it serious.
I know devs got their own lives as well, basically I'm regretting not having knowledge regarding rom developing that's why being too fussy (if you want to call me): $

eefo said:
So yes, i,ve stated it in the title.
I'm using Frosty Jelly bean from past 2 weeks.
and trust me by far the BEST STOCK ROM ever you can even think of.
it is way toooooo quick and smooth.
After the first update, i,ve requested the dev to add few tweaks for the the update but Unfortunately, the dev thinks that no one, else than me and him using his rom.
And he has kinda abandoned the work.
So the reason why i am writing this post is to ask you guys that is there any way that i can add these few mods to that rom without an update from the dev's side.
1- enter instead of smiley face in keyboard
2- navigation bar customization
P.s i,ve already searched the forum :$ but couldn't find any thing similar to what i'm asking for here :$
Else trust me guys the ROM is way more quicker than the STOCK it self.
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1 - If I'm not mistaken the enter key is a .png inside /system/app/systemui.apk or /system/framework/framework-res.apk. Replace the png with whatever you want.
2 - Get frosty's source code, compile it and make sure it runs first. Next, get AOKP's github and cherry pick their navigation bar changes. Rebuilt, and see if it runs
Also, it's NOT A STOCK ROM anymore. It's still considered a custom rom. It DID NOT SHIP with the phone.

Well in this case it may be your only option as many of us just use the apps so we can have the option on all rom but at least the more you and I hat back and forth the longer this topic will be at the top I have stock non rooted but rooting it probably next week so I can flash an older base band and will be changing my nav bar with that app.
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exb0 said:
1 - If I'm not mistaken the enter key is a .png inside /system/app/systemui.apk or /system/framework/framework-res.apk. Replace the png with whatever you want.
2 - Get frosty's source code, compile it and make sure it runs first. Next, get AOKP's github and cherry pick their navigation bar changes. Rebuilt, and see if it runs
Also, it's NOT A STOCK ROM anymore. It's still considered a custom rom. It DID NOT SHIP with the phone.
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Thanks for the keyboard solution, I'll definitely dig in to it. and for the compiling part, i seriously wish that i knew some tricks but sadly, I'm a no good in this game :/
That's why asked for the other solution.
But anyways thanks for your reply to mate.
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jonapunk said:
Well in this case it may be your only option as many of us just use the apps so we can have the option on all rom but at least the more you and I hat back and forth the longer this topic will be at the top I have stock non rooted but rooting it probably next week so I can flash an older base band and will be changing my nav bar with that app.
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lol, hope for the best for you.
Ammm, would you mind if i ask you to name that app, or if you can share the link to that app because I've searched play store but couldn't find that certain app :$
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When I get home I'll look for the article on android police it had a link to the app and the name
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Swop the soft keys?

I've searched but can't find any threads on this...
Can I swop the soft keys on my Nexus 4? It's not rooted at present, but rooting it is not a problem.
Thanks.

*swap
Im guessing by swap you mean that you want to be able to change the order of the keys on the navigation bar?
If so, you will need a custom rom. Most roms will allow you to edit the navigation bar to remove/add/rearrange the softkeys, such as cyanogenmod, carbon, aokp, etc.

Chromium_ said:
*swap
Im guessing by swap you mean that you want to be able to change the order of the keys on the navigation bar?
If so, you will need a custom rom. Most roms will allow you to edit the navigation bar to remove/add/rearrange the softkeys, such as cyanogenmod, carbon, aokp, etc.
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*Swop.
I mean I'd like to swop over the two keys that reside either side of the home button. That is, the recent apps key on the left and the back button on the right. I'm left handed (and British, hence *swop) and it's more convenient with the soft keys this way round.

stevebrc said:
*Swop.
I mean I'd like to swop over the two keys that reside either side of the home button. That is, the recent apps key on the left and the back button on the right. I'm left handed (and British, hence *swop) and it's more convenient with the soft keys this way round.
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Oops my bad, I had no idea that how you guys spelled that...seems so wrong. Sorry for being so ignorant.
Anyways, you still need to use a custom rom to be able to achieve what you're looking for.

Chromium_ said:
Oops my bad, I had no idea that how you guys spelled that...seems so wrong
Anyways, you still need to use a custom rom to be able to achieve what you're looking for.
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And until I started messing around with Linux I had no idea you lot spelt it wrong either
I spent hours trying to setup a swop file, and kept failing, then I realised it's a swap file!
In fairness, both are used in the British version of English, and in some regions swap is more common, but I'm a child of the 70's, and we had The Multicoloured Swop Shop TV show on a Saturday morning, so it's how i've always spelt it.
I'm running Cyanogenmod 10.1 stable on my Samsung Note 2, I can't see anyway to swop the keys, would this facility feature only on CM on the Nexus? or does it not offer it at all?

stevebrc said:
And until I started messing around with Linux I had no idea you lot spelt it wrong either
I spent hours trying to setup a swop file, and kept failing, then I realised it's a swap file!
In fairness, both are used in the British version of English, and in some regions swap is more common, but I'm a child of the 70's, and we had The Multicoloured Swop Shop TV show on a Saturday morning, so it's how i've always spelt it.
I'm running Cyanogenmod 10.1 stable on my Samsung Note 2, I can't see anyway to swop the keys, would this facility feature only on CM on the Nexus? or does it not offer it at all?
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Haha interesting. As a Canadian, we usually adopt the British spelling of most words rather than the American, but apparently not in this case. Ive honestly never heard of "swop" being used.
The reason you dont have the navigation bar options on your note 2 is because the phone lacks a software navigation bar. Technically the options are there, but cm hides them on devices with hardware buttons. You would actually be able to unmask these options on your note 2 by adding a line in your build.prop: "qemu.hw.mainkeys=0". Doing that will give you all of the navbar features, as well as pie controls.
On nexus devices (or other devices with a navigation bar) these options are shown by default.

Every version of CM 10.x that I have used, on the nexus 4, has the ability to customize the navigation bar. I don't know about other devices. I also always switch the back button and recent apps button.
Go to: Settings>System>Buttons and Layout (under the Navigation Bar sub-heading)
The instructions for changing them are built-in.

That's brill, thanks both of you.
I was pondering putting CM on the Nexus, that's the decision made.
Now off to find a "how to".
Regards.

stevebrc said:
That's brill, thanks both of you.
I was pondering putting CM on the Nexus, that's the decision made.
Now off to find a "how to".
Regards.
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1. Unlock the bootloader and install a custom recovery (twrp)
2. Download cm and copy to your phone
3. Boot into twrp. Wipe > Swipe to factory reset. Install > browse to cm zip, select it, and swipe to flash

TVM.

I'm English and I've never used the word swop. Maybe it's a regional thing? Slightly off topic, I know.
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If you guys are gonna go ot then I'm sure there's other things than the English dictionary and the word swap/swop. Its like arguing with americans about aluminium, not aloomium as they pronounce it, its just pointless
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22sl22 said:
If you guys are gonna go ot then I'm sure there's other things than the English dictionary and the word swap/swop. Its like arguing with americans about aluminium, not aloomium as they pronounce it, its just pointless
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Nobody's arguing it's just a simple debate.
I've seen and used it both ways i tend to use swap more often now. I'm from northeastern England. Come to think of it Google keyboard knows it as both swap and swop
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Love how some try to turn all internet chat into arguments whilst taking the whole "I'm above this" approach!
I'm originally a southerner, Londoner to be precise, but have lived in Ireland for many years now. From a speech perspective swap would be more common here.
Perhaps swop is a southern thing? After all, we do speak proper, not like you northerners

Sorted, just! Took hours to get the drivers working on Windows, once that was finally sorted the rest was a breeze
Soft keys now suitable for a leftie

it was swap shop
swap shop.....:laugh: never has been swop

Good god, just Googled it, your right. This is shocking news. Did I grow up in a parallel universe where it was swop, or am I, gulp, wrong?

stevebrc said:
Good god, just Googled it, your right. This is shocking news. Did I grow up in a parallel universe where it was swop, or am I, gulp, wrong?
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Haha, well according to this both swap and swop are correct.

stevebrc said:
Good god, just Googled it, your right. This is shocking news. Did I grow up in a parallel universe where it was swop, or am I, gulp, wrong?
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Ha must be strange to question your childhood.
Wrong about it being "swop shop" yeah but who cares at the end of the day it's just different regions and accents.
You'd have to be the type of douchebag who loves to be right all the time. Running around saying "it's not proper English unless it's standard English." Nobody speaks standard English you write standard English that's why you have formal and informal writing.
Yes douchebag is slang.
Now how did we get on to this? Almost all nexus 4 ROMs will let you customize the navigation bar.
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My Nexus is now sporting CM10.1 stable. It's a shame that I had to use a custom rom just to achieve something so basic, you'd really think the facility to swop, sorry swap the keys would be there in vanilla Android, but I guess not.
There again, vanilla also forgot to add in a battery percentage icon so it's missing some pretty obvious features, I mean, even IOS had had a battery percentage since around version 3!
Oh well, happy with CM so all good with the world once more.
Thanks for the help.