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Never though I'd say this..

..but shortly after I flashed CM9 stable, I kinda started to miss touchwiz a lot, so I had to nandroid back to it.
And I am the one who hates touchwiz.. (although, I use Nova as my launcher)

Never thought you would post this
By the way it happens always, aosp Rom doesn't suit all unless they are ready to compromise some features
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Never thought I'd see a thread created on this.
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I actually like Touchwiz on this phone, seriously. All previous versions annoyed me, but it is smooth and flows well on this phone.

Touchwiz is good and nice, but i think if the backgrounds were white (in the contacts and call log at least) it will be nicer
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Can understand you very well.
Have been an aosp freak before (or I'm still, but not at this device), but I'm pretty pleased with touchwiz now. Some ctl and build.prop tweaks and all works fine so far.
Also touchwiz has at the current stage already some small, but useful features build in like the battery percent or the pinch to overview at the appdrawer. Not to forget about the missing mhl support at cm10 which is a dealbreaker for me.
Additional I must confess that I don't like the attitude of team hacksung, even while their work is still much appreciated and they are for sure great developers, it seems to me they aren't doing it anymore because they like to do it, more because they think they have to. For sure it's annoying when noobs clutter the development thread with ridiculous posts, but that you have to expect at a device like the gs3 and the argument that they are doing it for free, yes, it sure makes their work more valuable, but at the same time, they knew it when they started.
My opinion is they or at least every member of their team on his own should focus on one device, maybe that way it would be less load for each developer and at the same time more benefits for the community.
Sry that I cluttered your thread, this I wanted to get of from me sometime ago.
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Tectas said:
Additional I must confess that I don't like the attitude of team hacksung, even while their work is still much appreciated and they are for sure great developers, it seems to me they aren't doing it anymore because they like to do it, more because they think they have to. For sure it's annoying when noobs clutter the development thread with ridiculous posts, but that you have to expect at a device like the gs3 and the argument that they are doing it for free, yes, it sure makes their work more valuable, but at the same time, they knew it when they started.
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I kinda agree with you on this.
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Coming from a galaxy s phone, I remember wanting touch wiz back. The problem with touch wiz as opposed to HTC sense, is you can't retain the framework with a custom Rom. I feel there is more to gain from having a custom Rom than having full blown touch wiz. Look around though, you can probably find a .zip of the launcher here, so you can run a very close emulation of touch wiz on the Rom if your choice. I had a Rom on my captivate called "remics" which had galaxy s3 stock theming throughout the operating system. Just look around, you'll find what you want here on xda
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Samsung has come good features but they load it up with crap and its to much. Problem is it seems like an all or nothing situation

Same happenend to me I love touchwiz I flash back. Will go aosp when aokp is back on track .
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It's the hidden stuff I love in the new touchwiz, like the native mkv and other formats, stay awake, camera app, t9 dialler, swipe to message/call, reject a call with a message..... and loads more really well thought out features. Touchwiz isn't just the launcher. I use apex and have it looking how I want (stockish), yet retain all the samsung stuff. Why anyone would complain about touchwiz on the S3 is beyond me.
yamensaleh said:
Touchwiz is good and nice, but i think if the backgrounds were white (in the contacts and call log at least) it will be nicer
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There are some good dialler apps and message apps that have white backgrounds (or customisable) with the t9 dialling aswell. I can't remember the names, but you should have a look if you're interested.

The simple fact that I could not create folders in my app drawer made me flash back
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irish-sid said:
It's the hidden stuff I love in the new touchwiz, like the native mkv and other formats, stay awake, camera app, t9 dialler, swipe to message/call, reject a call with a message..... and loads more really well thought out features. Touchwiz isn't just the launcher. I use apex and have it looking how I want (stockish), yet retain all the samsung stuff. Why anyone would complain about touchwiz on the S3 is beyond me.
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This. I dusted off my galaxy nexus the other day because I thought I wanted to go back to it ... only phone with stable jellybean right now and all ... but two days with it and I was missing the s3 something almighty with all the "gimmicky" features that are actually very cool.
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dr.m0x said:
This. I dusted off my galaxy nexus the other day because I thought I wanted to go back to it ... only phone with stable jellybean right now and all ... but two days with it and I was missing the s3 something almighty with all the "gimmicky" features that are actually very cool.
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Quite right. I'm planning to sell my nexus now. I think I'm getting over it.
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ceo.mtcl said:
Quite right. I'm planning to sell my nexus now. I think I'm getting over it.
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Don't sell it!
Flash boot 2 gecko on it like I did
Its my experimenting phone these days, building a JB rom to flash now.
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nodstuff said:
Don't sell it!
Flash boot 2 gecko on it like I did
Its my experimenting phone these days, building a JB rom to flash now.
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Gecko... I'm a little lost here friend... ???
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I am running Holo HD but I like touchwiz. Especially the icons, they did an amazing job on the icons. they look so nice now and not preschool like before. So I decided to keep using the touchwiz icons for holo.

Yeah, the thing I love with touchwiz is the message app (stock android'd message app is dead boring), the camera app and a bunch of other stuff.
What kinda is a dealbreaker for me which I can't really decide about is exFAT support. Dumbing down my 64gb microSDXC card kinda feels like a stupid thing to do. exFAT is much faster and allows big chunks to be handled at once (like 16 exabyte chucks instead of 4GB ones)
The whole idea with their Nature UX kinda appeals to me. Soothing alarm and ring tones and beautiful wallpapers. Much better than previous touchwiz's.

i like TouchWiz , tried it on both S2 and S3, i also tried CM9/CM10 on both
I hate the TouchWiz launcher, changing the launcher to something like nova solved my problems.

lol because of this I just reverted back to touchwiz from ADW.

Action Launcher

So is anyone currently using this new launcher? It's nice to see something new so I would love to hear some feedback from you guys
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4$? I'll rather save up that other dollar and buy myself some lunch at subway
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It wouldn't be your app by any chance would it?
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blade30p said:
It wouldn't be your app by any chance would it?
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No it's not mine. Thinking of giving it a test drive once more features crop up though
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Ngo93 said:
So is anyone currently using this new launcher? It's nice to see something new so I would love to hear some feedback from you guys
Action Launcher
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I have it, it is very nice, not too many features yet, and it has a very noticeable lag time. Otherwise it looks great and has good ideas, just not implemented to the top standards yet.

Brendan12695 said:
I have it, it is very nice, not too many features yet, and it has a very noticeable lag time. Otherwise it looks great and has good ideas, just not implemented to the top standards yet.
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I haven't noticed any lag with it And I agree it looks great and has great ideas, but it's just lacking in features. The way I use my phone tho, the missing features don't bother me.

It's a launcher developed by Chris Lacy. He does good work. I use his twitter app, tweet lanes. It's one of the better twitter clients imho. He's very responsive to user feedback. This launcher is in its infancy so it'll get better
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If in its infancy than why charge so much?
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$4 is the going rate. It's the same price as apex and Nova even when they were brand new. It's very nice because it's actually different than the standard android launchers besides obviously the $10-17 ones.
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I'm using it currently. I like it as it's simple but a bit different to what you normally get. Gotta have the apps list transparent as well as the homescreen bar.
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It has become my daily driver. I love the smoothness and the simplicity of it. Very fast too work with and look good. No lag at all here. The covers are great too. Specially for phone and browser.
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I'm using this one since today on my Xperia Play ( My N4 hasn't arrived yet.. Germany - 'preordered' ****up )
And it runs smoothly even on this old device.

What stopped me from using it is the app drawer in the top left. It'd be a nuisance for me to reach all the way up there every time I needed to access the drawer o_0
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droidmakespwn said:
$4 is the going rate. It's the same price as apex and Nova even when they were brand new. It's very nice because it's actually different than the standard android launchers besides obviously the $10-17 ones.
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Nova and Apex are free, there are paid versions which you can unlock certain features. Completely different to Action Launcher which doesn't offer a free/trial version.
At least with Nova/Apex you can see how it runs on your device over a day or two compared to Action Launcher which you basically have 15 minutes to trial it and if you don't like it you only have 15 minutes to request a refund.

Ngo93 said:
What stopped me from using it is the app drawer in the top left. It'd be a nuisance for me to reach all the way up there every time I needed to access the drawer o_0
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I was concerned about this too - I think you can open the app drawer with the home button, but some apps you want will still be at the top of the list. Infact, if you use the A-Z most will be at the top.
Does anyone know if there is a way around this (e.g, when you press the letter they are offset from the top by a couple of apps)?
I will certainly keep an eye on this, I was quite impressed with the frequent updates for tweetlanes.

The app drawer isn't really on the top left, you can press the home button and it will open, and you can also just swipe right when you are on your "left most" home screen.
I use this on my Nexus 7, and I think its great, good to see something different and not horrifically overpriced!
For me, all it needs is a landscape option, I wouldn't really use landscape on my N4, but I would use it quite a bit on my N7!

Brendan12695 said:
I have it, it is very nice, not too many features yet, and it has a very noticeable lag time. Otherwise it looks great and has good ideas, just not implemented to the top standards yet.
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I've got zero lag on mine and Chris Lacy fixed the FC when adding widgets. This launcher is my daily driver now. The price is awesome considering that you pay about the same for Nova/Apex too...
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aSquard said:
This launcher is my daily driver now. The price is awesome considering that you pay about the same for Nova/Apex too...
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Completely different.

Why are mobile phone users so cheap in general? Skip your pizza next Friday.
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dannejanne said:
It has become my daily driver. I love the smoothness and the simplicity of it. Very fast too work with and look good. No lag at all here. The covers are great too. Specially for phone and browser.
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I can't figure out how to make covers. Any help?
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[Q] Enable "Offensive" words

I think the "Offensive" word blocking in the swipe gesturing is ridiculous. I've looked around a bit and the consensus is just add the words one by one, however there are a LOT of words and I enjoy many ROMs(PA at the moment), is there a way to make a installable .zip for those of us who enjoy trying many different ROMs?

Your only option is to add them one by one. There's really not that many..
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joshnichols189 said:
Your only option is to add them one by one. There's really not that many..
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you also have to add the ed ing s etc versions. Then there's the compound "Offensive" words I would like to add as well, I wish Google could just implement a dictionary of their own.

Apparently "sucks" is offensive. Can't add it because it shows up when I type, just not when I swipe.
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Fun with your non rooted s3

Here at xda rooting is highly encouraged, but what if you don't want to jump ship enjoy what your s3 can do without voiding your warranty in some cases.
Here is what you can do :
1- Widget locker
This app is one of my personal favourites you can customise your lock screen as much as you like add desktop widgets toggles change the sliders etc etc you get the picture.
2- flip fonts
One of the hidden features of the s3 is the ability to change the font type to anything you want there is a thread on the apps and themes section just for that by bala_gamer
3-Custom launcher
These are great want to look like an iPhone no problem there is a launcher for that windows 8 sense they are all available just do a Google search some of them even support themes customise it to your liking
4-custom keyboards
These are amazing the number of keyboards out there is stunning and they have unlimited variations you can swipe to type tap change the colours and themes
5-live wallpapers
These will make your phone come to life from a Facebook and Twitter feeds to simple clocks that you can interact with they are all available
I hope I helped I will be updating this with more apps and links and pics soon
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Mines
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Enjoy your non rooted S3, personally such phone is worthless to me, rooted phones offer so many possibilities I don't want relinquish.

smokey_bear said:
Enjoy your non rooted S3, personally such phone is worthless to me, rooted phones offer so many possibilities I don't want relinquish.
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My phone is rooted and I customise the hell out of it, this is for people who don't want to root XD

Throwing it against the wall personally, and buying a 9305 instead like I will.
Needs moar ram.

Or wait for s4
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True, but can't buy s4 for some reason s3 lte will be just fine though.

Great thread. Rooting isn't for everyone.
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Simple steps to have fun with your non-rooted galaxy siii:
1) Root it

When 4.2 comes officially to the GS3, dashclock widget will be a great one to use

blazevxi said:
When 4.2 comes officially to the GS3, dashclock widget will be a great one to use
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Comon! 4.2.1 is all Samsung are working on at the moment...

Don't forget about Carbon backup

Yay! I'm the 666th thread viewer
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blade30p said:
Yay! I'm the 666th thread viewer
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Prove it.

why spend $500 on a phone and not take full control over it? having bloat is very annoying and running apps that require root is amazing.
sent from where i'm at.

Because some people buy a phone and just want it to work. Rooting takes a lot of time if you actually read all the instructions and precautions

No root then no XDA Developers forum exists .
Instead you have a fix my phone my phone is cooler than your phone forum with few posts .
jje

Having a Non Rooted S3 is like having Ferrari FSD (For Sunday Drivers) with speed limiter on board and half of the features disabled.... You can drive it but you'll never know what the real fun is It's good idea for people who can't drive but fancy hot ride same applies to Non Rooted S3 (or any Android device)
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What is the point to get android devices without get it rooted?
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I've replied to that question above

Any way to enable scrollable wallpaper/homescreens?

So...wanna put my own wallpaper on...problem is I cant figure iut how to enable scrollable homescreen so I cant really appreciate my wallpapers as the majority of it gets cut off...idk these little things are making me not like this phone...first no auto correct now no scrollable homescreens...wtf samsung why are you taking away features...both of these options were available on my 2 year old samsung infuse
No I dont want to install a differnt launcher...just want to know if im missing a setting...anyone know how to enable scrollable homescreen/wallpaper
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Sorry bro it's not working out for you. You can download an app called landscape wallpaper for the movable wallpaper.
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mg2195 said:
So...wanna put my own wallpaper on...problem is I cant figure iut how to enable scrollable homescreen so I cant really appreciate my wallpapers as the majority of it gets cut off...idk these little things are making me not like this phone...first no auto correct now no scrollable homescreens...wtf samsung why are you taking away features...both of these options were available on my 2 year old samsung infuse
No I dont want to install a differnt launcher...just want to know if im missing a setting...anyone know how to enable scrollable homescreen/wallpaper
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You have to edit the seclanucher2.apk to enable it
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MoReNitO303 said:
Sorry bro it's not working out for you. You can download an app called landscape wallpaper for the movable wallpaper.
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Its all good...I love the phone its just these little things annoy me
and had alot of stress over the weekend so I kade it a bigger deal than I was supposed to.
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You have to edit the seclanucher2.apk to enable it
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Figures...and to be honest I don't want to mess with official apks until there is a return to stock method...dont want to end up with a soft brick like many others
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mg2195 said:
Its all good...I love the phone its just these little things annoy me
and had alot of stress over the weekend so I kade it a bigger deal than I was supposed to.
Figures...and to be honest I don't want to mess with official apks until there is a return to stock method...dont want to end up with a soft brick like many others
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Don't blame you there....on my s2 skyrocket I have the lanucher all moded going to miss them mods when I get my s4 later this week....I don't want to try and do them to it till have a custom recovery
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mg2195 said:
So...wanna put my own wallpaper on...problem is I cant figure iut how to enable scrollable homescreen so I cant really appreciate my wallpapers as the majority of it gets cut off...idk these little things are making me not like this phone...first no auto correct now no scrollable homescreens...wtf samsung why are you taking away features...both of these options were available on my 2 year old samsung infuse
No I dont want to install a differnt launcher...just want to know if im missing a setting...anyone know how to enable scrollable homescreen/wallpaper
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If it's not available without a new launcher, use Image 2 Wallpaper and make your custom wallpaper fit properly.