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Project Chameleon - Giving Android a new perspective

Hi guys, I just ran into this post demonstrating Project Chameleon and wanted to share this with you. I personally think it looks great and can't wait for it to be released, or even better, to be ported to the Xoom!
http://briefmobile.com/remember-project-chameleon-its-not-just-a-concept-after-all

Looks class, would love to try it out
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Its really fantastic

That's pretty damn slick.

Looks awesome - but will need a lot of work to be really useful. Similar to Cornerstone (which is epic as well but is too buggy at the moment).

Looks to heavy and cluttered for me.
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Looks impressive but has anyone heard anything on a timeline as far as when the general public would have access to it?

Looks good to me, however very "Metro" like, they need to get this out before Win8 lands..

Kickstarter for this project
Please sponsor if u r interested
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaborvida/chameleon-a-better-home-screen-for-your-android-ta

That looks fantastic. Is it safe to say that it's a fully custom ROM though, like cornerstone? I assume you wouldn't be able to get that kind of function with just a custom launcher.

Aaron407 said:
That looks fantastic. Is it safe to say that it's a fully custom ROM though, like cornerstone? I assume you wouldn't be able to get that kind of function with just a custom launcher.
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Well in the interview he said it will be released in the play store. So I guess it is going to be a launcher.
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EvertorN said:
Well in the interview he said it will be released in the play store. So I guess it is going to be a launcher.
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Interesting. That + CM9 would be a fantastic combination.

Aaron407 said:
That looks fantastic. Is it safe to say that it's a fully custom ROM though, like cornerstone? I assume you wouldn't be able to get that kind of function with just a custom launcher.
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Looks pretty slick as an all-in-one package, but it doesn't look like anything that couldn't be accomplished right now with tasker, locale, your favorite widgets,and some hub-like home page setups, does it? A build your own variety would offer much more customization. Reminds me of an app I use on my note... car dock home. It is setup to recognize my dock or a bt connection in my car and brings up a totally new home screen with different apps and widgets, and cuts off wifi.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...er-home-screen-for-your-android-ta?ref=search
check it out they are asking for help if you do decide to donate $5 or more you get it before its official

Got my access to Project Chameleon Beta have it installed on my Xoom as we speak Very Impressive and I have to say it is VERY unlikely I will be going back to the default android launcher ANYTIME soon. Anyone who did get on-board via kickstarter can still get it now. Go to the site below for details.
http://chameleon.teknision.com/

Project Chameleon running on my Xoom

Wanted to support them earlier already, but was only do to so now since you can pay with paypal now. It really is still in beta mode, not all widgets are included either. Only instagram, twitter (2 options) weather, news (rss) and gmail. They included some wallpapers as well, but you can load your own too. It lags a little on Team Eos JB nightly, but they said they are working on it. I do hope for some more settings and gimmicks, and perhaps some mods. I really hope for some drawer mods though, as I prefer the stock one, preferably with some options (my other launcher is nova prime).
It has a lot of potential, so I think it's a good investment in the android modding.

So is chameleon just a fancy launcher?
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d3athsd00r said:
So is chameleon just a fancy launcher?
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So far, yes. I like it but it is still a beta product. I expect it to get much better and more feature rich.
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Any ETA?

[Q] [REQ] Nexus4 TouchWiz5

Sorry that I post here, I dont have enough posts yet to post in developer threads.
Is it possible to port TW5 to the Nexus4 ?
I dont like the ICS (TW4) one. 5 Looks better with the colors.
Would be nice if someone could do it.

BrakerB said:
Sorry that I post here, I dont have enough posts yet to post in developer threads.
Is it possible to port TW5 to the Nexus4 ?
I dont like the ICS (TW4) one. 5 Looks better with the colors.
Would be nice if someone could do it.
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what are you talking about? Nexus does not use TW. The nexus has a pure Android launcher

Touchwiz is awesome
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what are you talking about? Nexus does not use TW. The nexus has a pure Android launcher
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he wants touchwiz on his nexus 4. or else he is expecting someone to work on it...
dont worry someone will surely notice that and take ur point into consideration...

why did you buy the N4 if you wanted touchwiz ?

Mash87 said:
what are you talking about? Nexus does not use TW. The nexus has a pure Android launcher
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Oh sorry, I thought they´re using Touchwiz.
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why did you buy the N4 if you wanted touchwiz ?
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Because its a great phone and I like it even if it doesn´t have TW
Then I´ll just wait if someone makes a TW5 port or S3 Theme.
I didn´t want to flash a Custom ROM thats why I asked, I am sure I´ll be able to use TW with CyanogenMOD ?
Anyway, thanks for your answers
//EDIT I informed myself a bit, I didnt know TW is a formware, I just wanted the launcher/theme

reason i bought nexus is to rid of touchwhiz.. who wants that kiddish firmwarE?

Ooooof! Naughty Naughty

BrakerB said:
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I didn´t want to flash a Custom ROM thats why I asked, I am sure I´ll be able to use TW with CyanogenMOD ?
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CM with touchwiz is a no go ...if it happens i'll commit suicide

BrakerB said:
Oh sorry, I thought they´re using Touchwiz.
Because its a great phone and I like it even if it doesn´t have TW
Then I´ll just wait if someone makes a TW5 port or S3 Theme.
I didn´t want to flash a Custom ROM thats why I asked, I am sure I´ll be able to use TW with CyanogenMOD ?
Anyway, thanks for your answers
//EDIT I informed myself a bit, I didnt know TW is a formware, I just wanted the launcher/theme
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you can try to find a touchwiz theme for a third party launcher like "go launcher" in the play store

Is this a TROLL THREAD?

Thread moved to Q&A as is a question and even if you did have enough posts you should never post question threads in development. Please don't disrespect other members and be abusive as this is uncalled for. Some people are just not as knowledgeable as others and we were all new once so if you don't have anything useful to say, please say nothing at all.
Thanks
AvRS

miicho85 said:
Is this a TROLL THREAD?
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Yes its been confirmed it is.

I already saw there is a request for sense. No motoblur love yet?

A touchwiz rom for a LG phone?
But no seriously, touchwiz as well as HTC sense, lg ui, motoblur are all closed source and very difficult to port. On Galaxy Nexus, there was a skin pack of Touchwiz on top of stock Android.
For people bashing op, android is all about options. If a developer wants to devote his time into porting it then so be it. Nothing is stopping him. If android was one way if thinking then we wouldn't be any different than the you know community.
Realistically, getting a stable touchwiz rom isn't worth it and it won't happen most likely. If you like touchwiz then get a galaxy s3 or a note 2
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The launcher and some of the framework was ported to the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 by a developer called madphone, he even made a ROM that was fully themed.
He's also ported LG launcher and framework to the Galaxy Nexus.
Evilisto has ported the LG lock screen to the Galaxy Nexus too.
Yes OP it's possible and you're not wrong for asking, it's your phone so run what you like on it and never mind everyone else.
Best bet to see TW5 on the Nexus 4 is to contact madphone and see if he's interested in porting it, maybe he can tell you if the mods he's got out will work right off the bat on the Nexus 4.
Do a search for him and you'll find his threads. Or Google TW5 for Galaxy Nexus, a few months back a few big Android sites wrote an article about his work.
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All I want is that I can organize my homescreen by pinching it with two fingers and removing that circle in the middle to open the menu, I´d also like to have folders in my menu.
Thats all. I dont want to use third party apps, I had goLauncher on my GalaxyS+ but I had problems so I want it to be fully implemented into my OS/ROM.
Maybe I´ve missunderstood what touchwiz is,
but I am used to this layout and I like it.
thats what I wanted: i.imgur.com / aXZxT.png

BrakerB said:
All I want is that I can organize my homescreen by pinching it with two fingers and removing that circle in the middle to open the menu, I´d also like to have folders in my menu.
Thats all. I dont want to use third party apps, I had goLauncher on my GalaxyS+ but I had problems so I want it to be fully implemented into my OS/ROM.
Maybe I´ve missunderstood what touchwiz is,
but I am used to this layout and I like it.
thats what I wanted: i.imgur.com / aXZxT.png
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Touchwiz is the framework for all Samsung devices. It is the skin that they used. Some prime elements of Touchwiz is the notification bar, icon skins being in squares, home screen of square icons, memo, smart stay, etc.
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Ok thank you for explaining me, I think I´ll get used to ICS, but it looks so 'sad' because its so dark and bluish. Maybe I´ll find some nice mods in the Themes Section soon.

BrakerB said:
Ok thank you for explaining me, I think I´ll get used to ICS, but it looks so 'sad' because its so dark and bluish. Maybe I´ll find some nice mods in the Themes Section soon.
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It's what stock Android looks like. It's called Holo. I actually like it a lot and prefer it over TouchWiz launcher.
you can google for 'touchwiz launcher galaxy nexus port' and try installing the APK and see if it works (dont flash any zips though, at least i wouldnt try it)

Xperia Tablet Z 4.2 Screenshots!!!

Apologies if this has already been posted somewhere, but as I was updating my Xperia Link app on the play store, I noticed it has screenshots which had the notification bar moves to the top and the three main home, back and open apps buttons moved to the centre of the bottom bar like a nexus 10.
So it seems Sony will be changing it to match the Nexus tablet line UI for the forthcoming update.

Nice find!
Hopefully the update comes soon.
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I like the idea of that but the only issue I can see is there is no shortcut to access Small Apps like there is now unless I just missed it.
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reg6ft3 said:
Apologies if this has already been posted somewhere, but as I was updating my Xperia Link app on the play store, I noticed it has screenshots which had the notification bar moves to the top and the three main home, back and open apps buttons moved to the centre of the bottom bar like a nexus 10.
So it seems Sony will be changing it to match the Nexus tablet line UI for the forthcoming update.
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is that what 4.2 will really look like?
im not a hater or anything but to be honest i dont like it, i guess i need to stick the current appearance if that so...
plus i agree with the person above me.. the shortcut for small apps and remote is gone...
anyway, its not really out yet and i hope that kind of appearance is for phones
i just remember that i think xperia z tab will not go for 4.2 cause it will jump to 4.3, IM NOT SURE
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Why did Sony kill off TabletUI? The "new" TabletUI is a piece of crap for a 10,1" device!

_TB_TB_ said:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Why did Sony kill off TabletUI? The "new" TabletUI is a piece of crap for a 10,1" device!
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Android adopted the phablet UI in favour of the tablet UI from 4.2 onwards.

SWFlyerUK said:
Android adopted the phablet UI in favour of the tablet UI from 4.2 onwards.
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the image is clearly photoshopped. look at the status bar - the bluetooth and wifi icons are off centered and much too big, same with the battery percentage. also the apps look like they are copied in, they are much too close to the navigation bar. this is clearly a fake screenshot.
let´s see what the real 4.2 update will bring us i would appreciate the switch to the new tablet ui from 4.2. it´s so much more intuitive and needed for 4.2 because where would the quicksettings go without it?

shangrila500 said:
I like the idea of that but the only issue I can see is there is no shortcut to access Small Apps like there is now unless I just missed it.
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Small apps are probably going to be moved to the recent apps button like they are on the smartphones.
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I don't think Sony will switch to a phablet ui. It would confuse their 'normal' consumer base (excluding people here). And companies always assume users are idiots, so i'm pretty sure we'll still have the tablet ui

Sony is trying to keep the core framework and such as close as possible to stock Android. I also don't like this new UI, but I'm sure as soon as we have the 4.2 system deodexed, mods to bring the old Tablet UI will be back...

om22 said:
the image is clearly photoshopped. look at the status bar - the bluetooth and wifi icons are off centered and much too big, same with the battery percentage. also the apps look like they are copied in, they are much too close to the navigation bar. this is clearly a fake screenshot.
let´s see what the real 4.2 update will bring us i would appreciate the switch to the new tablet ui from 4.2. it´s so much more intuitive and needed for 4.2 because where would the quicksettings go without it?
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It might be photo shopped, but it is from official screenshots from a Sony tablet app on Google Play, so we have to assume it is the new UI. Like you though, I guess we'll have to see

Nothing surprise if Sony switch to this Phablet look as Android officially kill off the Tablet UI since Jelly Bean 4.2.2
I do hope Sony keep the tablet UI even on 4.2.2 or 4.3 in future, I not really fancy on Phablet UI on Tablet due to it just smaller more the screen usage due to Status Bar and Navigation Bar get separate.

Sorry, but:

If this ends up being the case someone will need to port PA to this device. I do not want to give up more screen for the notification bar up top.

neuteboomt said:
If this ends up being the case someone will need to port PA to this device. I do not want to give up more screen for the notification bar up top.
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If I'm not wrong they've already ported PA
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Good Guy Mark said:
If I'm not wrong they've already ported PA
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I've seen PAC-Man but not PA, PAC has the PA per-app DPI changer so its pretty much PA with a bunch more goodies from CM and AOKP.
The only problem is, unless it has been fixed in the past 2 or 3 days, that the ROMs don't have WiFi working on the WiFi only XTZ. A lot of people, myself included, chose the WiFi only XTZ because we didn't need the cellular connectivity and because it was quite a bit cheaper. The entire reason a lot of people haven't unlocked their bootloader is because there is simply no reason to at the current moment because the ROMs haven't progressed far enough, no fault of the hard working devs, for them to be completely functional or have even all the core functions.
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It's now early August, the ZR has received 4.2.2 as promised so hopefully it won't be too long now. I hope the beginning of this week.

DdcCabuslay said:
Small apps are probably going to be moved to the recent apps button like they are on the smartphones.
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I have never seen how that's implemented, I have never had the chance to use a Sony android phone. My carrier, Verizon, doesn't carry them, I believe the last one that Big Red had was the Xperia Play. Hopefully Big Red will bring the Xperia Z Ultra, I would gladly give up my Note 2 and pay full retail price, to keep my unlimited plan, for it!
Anyway, I got off topic for a bit.... Would you mind explaining how the Small Apps being in the Recent Apps works?
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shangrila500 said:
I have never seen how that's implemented, I have never had the chance to use a Sony android phone. My carrier, Verizon, doesn't carry them, I believe the last one that Big Red had was the Xperia Play. Hopefully Big Red will bring the Xperia Z Ultra, I would gladly give up my Note 2 and pay full retail price, to keep my unlimited plan, for it!
Anyway, I got off topic for a bit.... Would you mind explaining how the Small Apps being in the Recent Apps works?
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More or less like this:
http://fs02.androidpit.info/userfiles/2732026/image/xperia-z-android-update-11.jpg
If you press the arrow down, it shows the recent apps list.

Xperia Tablet Z SGP321 Android 4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 firmware update ROLLED out
Xperia Tablet Z SGP321 Android 4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 firmware update ROLLED out
Update for European Version LTE.
Same build number, kernel number, baseband version like XZ,ZR,ZL update.
Some changelog :- Centered Soft Buttons on bottom, Notification bar on top instead of bottom.
Source and Changelog - http://www.xperiaguide.com/2013/08/04/xperia-tablet-z-sgp321-android-4-2-2-10-3-1-a-0-244-firmware-update-out/
Attached screenshots...

Where is HALO within CM ROM's?

As the titles states, I've not seen HALO on any of the CM based or AOSP based rom's? That was a great little edition which really made the phone look cool, does anyone know if it's a simple add on or if it's even already been implemented into a ROM and i've just overlooked it?
I'm aware that there is an app which tries to emulate it but it's nowhere near as intuitive or as integrated.
Any thoughts on it or if it's even in the pipeline to be added to any of our ROMs?
Cheers.
EDIT: 50 views and no replies am i the only one who misses the HALO notifier? so bad

Ain't HALO dead long ago with the restructure (read: degeneration) of PA?
/RANT/
PA was once a nice ROM. Hybrid UI, PIE, HALO, all sorts of unique and original tricks, and open to features. Now they're just sticking close to AOSP and reluctant to even implement a shortcut in power menu.
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AndyYan said:
Ain't HALO dead long ago with the restructure (read: degeneration) of PA?
/RANT/
PA was once a nice ROM. Hybrid UI, PIE, HALO, all sorts of unique and original tricks, and open to features. Now they're just sticking close to AOSP and reluctant to even implement a shortcut in power menu.
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I'm quite sad at this, I do miss Paranoid Android, they made some pretty decent ROMs, also dirty unicorns although apparently they do have a ROM, i just can't find it.
Do you think it'll never happen? We have AOSIP ?!??!
(Which for the record is a stella ROM)

dladz said:
I'm quite sad at this, I do miss Paranoid Android, they made some pretty decent ROMs, also dirty unicorns although apparently they do have a ROM, i just can't find it.
Do you think it'll never happen? We have AOSIP ?!??!
(Which for the record is a stella ROM)
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On newer Android versions, Google is restricting the freedom of UI customization by unifying UI across devices and ROMs, so I don't see the chance for UI breakthroughs like HALO. Sure do hope some team can do it though.
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Halo died a long time back, before PA even called it quits. For AOKP we have an unofficial build for our device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-aokp-angler-t3316837
And official:
https://s.basketbuild.com/devs/aokp/angler
Edit: I could have sworn someone mentioned AOKP, maybe not. You'll find DU at their G+ community.

Heisenberg said:
Halo died a long time back, before PA even called it quits. For AOKP we have an unofficial build for our device:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-aokp-angler-t3316837
And official:
https://s.basketbuild.com/devs/aokp/angler
Edit: I could have sworn someone mentioned AOKP, maybe not. You'll find DU at their G+ community.
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Cheers mate, its a shame that.
There's been a few things like that, which have popped their heads up then went away again (CRT although you can get this one through xposed now)
Doesn't matter it's not something i need, it's was just a nice touch which for me made a little difference
Thanks again chaps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-aokp-angler-t3316837 Dirty unicorns How did i not see this? Was looking the other day.
EDIT: Came out two days ago. Classic.
Cheers.

dladz said:
Cheers mate, its a shame that.
There's been a few things like that, which have popped their heads up then went away again (CRT although you can get this one through xposed now)
Doesn't matter it's not something i need, it's was just a nice touch which for me made a little difference
Thanks again chaps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/development/rom-aokp-angler-t3316837 Dirty unicorns How did i not see this? Was looking the other day.
EDIT: Came out two days ago. Classic.
Cheers.
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I quite liked Halo while it was around too, one of the few customisations that I actually found useful.

Heisenberg said:
I quite liked Halo while it was around too, one of the few customisations that I actually found useful.
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We have the heads up which is ok but it's no Halo is it ?
More than certain i'll be flashing D.Unicorns, will see if they have any ways to add it but i'm pretty sure after whats been said here that it's probably gone for good.
Real shame.

dladz said:
We have the heads up which is ok but it's no Halo is it ?
More than certain i'll be flashing D.Unicorns, will see if they have any ways to add it but i'm pretty sure after whats been said here that it's probably gone for good.
Real shame.
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Yea no signs of it. Maybe it'll surface on another device
I asked some of the PA dev's, haven't heard back and i doubt they'd do it..
Bad times
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I miss both PA and SlimROMs. Really lost the itch to root and tinker since the official builds went caput for the devices I have had.

AndrasLOHF said:
I miss both PA and SlimROMs. Really lost the itch to root and tinker since the official builds went caput for the devices I have had.
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Definitely, would love to see them on this device. Has PA just quit or have they just changed device ? Forum ?
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dladz said:
Definitely, would love to see them on this device. Has PA just quit or have they just changed device ? Forum ?
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The PA team was disbanded when some of them went to work for one plus.

zelendel said:
The PA team was disbanded when some of them went to work for one plus.
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Cheers Makes sense.

S8 Launcher for AOSP

I have seen many devs use the reverse engineered code of some oem launchers and mixed it with some other apps to give the same effect..
Can we use some code and create a launcher based on the code of S8?

Megabot001 said:
I have seen many devs use the reverse engineered code of some oem launchers and mixed it with some other apps to give the same effect..
Can we use some code and create a launcher based on the code of S8?
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I don't think this can work, touchwiz requires touchwiz framework, aosp based Roms do not use that framework. Whether touchwiz can be reverse engineered, not very likely seeing as no one has even attempted it before even though touchwiz has been around a long time now.

sofir786 said:
I don't think this can work, touchwiz requires touchwiz framework, aosp based Roms do not use that framework. Whether touchwiz can be reverse engineered, not very likely seeing as no one has even attempted it before even though touchwiz has been around a long time now.
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Then why don't someone start? I mean, we could port Sony apps right? Sir, I mean that we can use the blurry effect and many other features on our other devices by using these apps.. I think no one ever attempted before because TouchWiz wasn't worth it. But now...

Megabot001 said:
Then why don't someone start? I mean, we could port Sony apps right? Sir, I mean that we can use the blurry effect and many other features on our other devices by using these apps.. I think no one ever attempted before because TouchWiz wasn't worth it. But now...
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Apps and framework are 2 completely different things, a framework is the underlying structure, an app us just a single entity, it's fat easier to port an app than to port a framework, and plus people move to aosp to get away from manufacturer specific framework like miui and touchwiz, makes no sense to port it.

sofir786 said:
Apps and framework are 2 completely different things, a framework is the underlying structure, an app us just a single entity, it's fat easier to port an app than to port a framework, and plus people move to aosp to get away from manufacturer specific framework like miui and touchwiz, makes no sense to port it.
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But Sir I feel that Samsung Launcher and music player are two great apps... Only if someone ported it.. Thanks anyway.

Megabot001 said:
But Sir I feel that Samsung Launcher and music player are two great apps... Only if someone ported it.. Thanks anyway.
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I don't think you quite understand the complexities of it all, but you know maybe one day someone will, don't expect it to be any time soon though.

sofir786 said:
I don't think you quite understand the complexities of it all, but you know maybe one day someone will, don't expect it to be any time soon though.
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Ok sir. I am looking forward for such a time..