The purpose of this thread is to compare the gpe and sense editions of the m8 in terms of performance in all areas (battery life, gaming, performance, lag in menus, etc.)
I personally like GPE a lot better. I still get good battery life (main reason why upgraded from a Nexus 5) camera is decent, sense is arguably better. I don't notice any lag difference between the 2. I just think sense 6 is ugly and I feel I am buried in settings. Vanilla kit Kat is just so nice
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I personally like GPE a lot better. I still get good battery life (main reason why upgraded from a Nexus 5) camera is decent, sense is arguably better. I don't notice any lag difference between the 2. I just think sense 6 is ugly and I feel I am buried in settings. Vanilla kit Kat is just so nice
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How's camera comparatively?
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I love my HTC M8. great phone.
HTC M8 Stock
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The purpose of this thread is to compare the gpe and sense editions of the m8 in terms of performance in all areas (battery life, gaming, performance, lag in menus, etc.)
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Been there done that. Getting back to Sense is a nightmare and you really have to know what you are doing.
I was on the GE for a few days. Contacts>add-edit picture BUG does not work, No Gallery now you are forced to use Google +,to view photos,
ATT reception was spotty - disconnects, Camera no comparison Sense much better. Lag no difference. All the things I use daily
are on Sense like battery %, message and email counts on icon, power saving (if you want it), Max screen brightness on Auto etc....
Battery life for me was better on Sense. Just my 2 cents....
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What do you guys think about lag in apps like Google+ scrolling. It scrolling seems a little glitchy on sense. How about on gpe.
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How's camera comparatively?
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You still have some features from sense but not as many. I find the camera on sense to be better. The new updates to Google's camera app makes a world of difference
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Damn I can't get any where close to that. I get 5-6 sot. I usually have Bluetooth running and WiFi. Although I am perfectly happy with what I got. How did you manage? Running a custom kernal?
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You still have some features from sense but not as many. I find the camera on sense to be better. The new updates to Google's camera app makes a world of difference
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Damn I can't get any where close to that. I get 5-6 sot. I usually have Bluetooth running and WiFi. Although I am perfectly happy with what I got. How did you manage? Running a custom kernal?
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So with the new Google camera the sense still takes better photos? That might be a deal breaker alone.
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You still have some features from sense but not as many. I find the camera on sense to be better. The new updates to Google's camera app makes a world of difference
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Damn I can't get any where close to that. I get 5-6 sot. I usually have Bluetooth running and WiFi. Although I am perfectly happy with what I got. How did you manage? Running a custom kernal?
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For the past couple of weeks I have been using both as I can easily switch between the two on the fly via nandroid backup restore.
Prior to m8 I had nexus 5 as I like the clean clutter free experience of pure google android, I tend to find sense to be cumbersome and really hogs the system but I must admit to my surprise HTC have really cut out a lot of fat off the new sense 6 and therefore between the two I did not notice any lag both run very fast and fluid. Also battery life was about the same with both in my case I averaged about 18-20hrs from heavy to moderate use.
So bottom line I'm happy with both but below are the pros and cons:
GPE:
Pros:
- Very Clean Google Android experience no bloatware
- Very fast and fluid no lags
- HTC Dual camera function works
- All the tweaks from Gravity Box works via xposed framework work perfectly!
Cons:
- Camera slower than sense camera
- Google Music player not as good as HTC Music
- Contacts management not good as sense
- Backup not good as HTC Back Up
- Dot view case features limited
- No Extreme power mode
HTC Sense Stock:
Pros:
- Very fast and fluid no lags
- Camera is very fast and more features than google.
- HTC Music
- Contacts management
- Blinkfeed is actually good
- HTC Backup better than google backup
- Extreme power mode
- Full function of Dot View Case
Cons:
- Although sense 6 is the most cleanest and clutter free from HTC they still need to lose little more fat.
- Most the Gravity Box tweaks via xposed framework DONT Work!
This is the kind of stuff I was looking for when starting this horribly-named thread. Very helpful.
Basically, if you don't use the Sense launcher or specific "Sense" apps... is there anything else that Sense brings to the table under the hood? Or is it just hooks fro their launcher and apps?
thebobmannh said:
This is the kind of stuff I was looking for when starting this horribly-named thread. Very helpful.
Basically, if you don't use the Sense launcher or specific "Sense" apps... is there anything else that Sense brings to the table under the hood? Or is it just hooks fro their launcher and apps?
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Ive installed the google home launcher ....aosp message app ....the aosp desk clock ....and gallery on sense, I hate the sense launcher ....I wish they would give us the option to scroll the same way, now if only I could get the original google lock screen I would be happy at that. As for performance ....its the same ...maybe GPE is slighty better as theres less to hog resources. So ...I basically have the best of both.
How did you install the the Google now launcher? It says not compatible in the play store
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Side load the Google home launcher
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thebobmannh said:
This is the kind of stuff I was looking for when starting this horribly-named thread. Very helpful.
Basically, if you don't use the Sense launcher or specific "Sense" apps... is there anything else that Sense brings to the table under the hood? Or is it just hooks fro their launcher and apps?
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Biggest differences if you don't care-for/need sense are you'll get slightly less screen on time(~6hour sot instead of 7ish), you lose zoe, no built-in power management/battery saver/extreme battery saver mode, couple less gestures and dot view features if you happen to use that case... Have to use trickster or something to limit kernel speed yourself if you want a "battery saver mode".
Everything else is pretty much the same.
GPE is a tad faster for the trade-off. You can still add the old Gallery app, tweak build prop ril settings to get your network right so data speed will be same as stock sense. Auto screen brightness works the same, you just have to recheck the box after you touch the slider.. and of course, TONS of customization through gravity box.
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Biggest differences if you don't care-for/need sense are you'll get slightly less screen on time(~6hour sot instead of 7ish), you lose zoe, no built-in power management/battery saver/extreme battery saver mode, couple less gestures and dot view features if you happen to use that case... Have to use trickster or something to limit kernel speed yourself if you want a "battery saver mode".
Everything else is pretty much the same.
GPE is a tad faster for the trade-off. You can still add the old Gallery app, tweak build prop ril settings to get your network right so data speed will be same as stock sense. Auto screen brightness works the same, you just have to recheck the box after you touch the slider.. and of course, TONS of customization through gravity box.
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Hmm. Thanks for the info. I have a One XL now (just waiting for my upgrade window, coming soon) and the biggest thing that bothers me is the duplicate apps -- using Hangouts for Messaging, but stuck with the HTC Messages app always running (and freezing it via TiBu always gives me odd results, ie I stop receiving texts). Obviously when I get the new One I'll play around with Sense a bit and see how I feel.
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Hmm. Thanks for the info. I have a One XL now (just waiting for my upgrade window, coming soon) and the biggest thing that bothers me is the duplicate apps -- using Hangouts for Messaging, but stuck with the HTC Messages app always running (and freezing it via TiBu always gives me odd results, ie I stop receiving texts). Obviously when I get the new One I'll play around with Sense a bit and see how I feel.
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It's the same way in GPE. I've uninstalled all apps I don't use including hangouts which was already default and there are no side effects. Also screen on time is subjective to the user and how he/she uses there phone and depending on if you use third party kernels then you'll be getting very similar results.
EDIT: when you delete an app or freeze the app in TiBu, delete its data first then proceed to uninstall. No problems for me whatsoever when I do that.
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8 hours 25 minutes of SOT? What type of sorcery is this?!! Lmao
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It's the same way in GPE. I've uninstalled all apps I don't use including hangouts which was already default and there are no side effects. Also screen on time is subjective to the user and how he/she uses there phone and depending on if you use third party kernels then you'll be getting very similar results.
EDIT: when you delete an app or freeze the app in TiBu, delete its data first then proceed to uninstall. No problems for me whatsoever when I do that.
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8 hours 25 minutes of SOT? What type of sorcery is this?!! Lmao
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exactly what I was thinking.
Related
Which are you using?? And how many screens?
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I prefer the look of stock launcher, but LP does have many features+sense widgets on paid version.
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I prefer the look of stock launcher, but LP does have many features+sense widgets on paid version.
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Oh ok. Do u actually use all 7 screens?
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I know you asked about launcher.pro but I figured I would chime in. I use adw.launcher . It get the job done and I like the features like the button binding, themes... ect. However I do like how stock 2.2 looks.
And I'm using 5 screens right now.
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I know you asked about launcher.pro but I figured I would chime in. I use adw.launcher . It get the job done and I like the features like the button binding, themes... ect. However I do like how stock 2.2 looks.
And I'm using 5 screens right now.
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Does the app ever force close?
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I am currently usimg Lopez, Andre hace sinse about a week from getting my G2. 8 have tried all...stock, lp, and adw...and I prefer lp.
I'm using 7 screens and customized everything...working with swipes, and custom shortcuts. I have designated my screens for specific functions...dev, media, schedules, main screen, news, twitter/facebook, app folders....this setup works very well for me, as seldom have to get to app drawer and search for the app that I want.
Stock, was a bit boring, and adw, was ok...no real distinction from lp oyher than the ability to define themes....I guess I can live without them.
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I'm using LauncherPro with 5 screens.
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I've used both and I prefer to use LauncherPro Plus because I like to customize my phone a lot. I like the fact that you can adjust the size of widgets, customize icons on the dock, and the home button (which is customizable) when on the home screen shows you different desktops (reminds me of my Macbook). The last one I'm not sure if stock does or not.
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I am currently usimg Lopez, Andre hace sinse about a week from getting my G2. 8 have tried all...stock, lp, and adw...and I prefer lp.
I'm using 7 screens and customized everything...working with swipes, and custom shortcuts. I have designated my screens for specific functions...dev, media, schedules, main screen, news, twitter/facebook, app folders....this setup works very well for me, as seldom have to get to app drawer and search for the app that I want.
Stock, was a bit boring, and adw, was ok...no real distinction from lp oyher than the ability to define themes....I guess I can live without them.
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Cool. I think I'm going to try it out
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Launcher Pro, I use all the screens, and I like the froyo dock theme, makes it look sleek.
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Launcher Pro, I use all the screens, and I like the froyo dock theme, makes it look sleek.
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Froyo dock. I jusft tried it out and I like how u can add apps on the sides!
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Launcher Pro with 3 screens. I like the swipe gestures and ability to hide app names.
I use Launcher pro plus with five screens, three docks, and swipes all configured. I love it for the customization capable and how easily I can use my phone after it was all set up.
I use launcherpro with 7 screens. One dock. Custom dockbackground. Widgets everywhere.
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I was completely happy using stock, I was just trying out LP to see how it was and now I can't go back.
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I use launcher pro...
Have 3 screens but only use 1
Pretty much a very simple clean look..!
It works for me
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I prefer stock launcher but I also use LauncherProPlus and ADW...all with 7 screens....
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I would use Launcher pro but the app drawer doesn't look as nice and work as smooth as stock launcher. It's somewhat smooth with overclock and no live wallpaper but with them it's a bit jumpy.
ADW.Launcher. Once LP gets a swipe gesture by which I can pull down the notification bar by swiping down anywhere on the screen, I might switch to that for its widget. Oh and I like the Galaxy S implementation of the app drawer option in ADW as well.
I might bathe only liner still using stock, but I luv it
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CM9's New Stock Music Player made by Andrew Neal is available for all on CM9. Based off of Android's Stock Music Player with many added features has finally come, with three different versions available once it hits the Android Market.
#1 CM9 Upstream Version
#2 Android Market Version (Free) with ads that shouldn't be in the way. For those not on CM9.
#3 Android Market Paid Version without ads and extra features not currently announced by Andrew Neal.
This topic is entirely about an App, and has been brought to the general section to you by me as it is great news and well worthy of this section until your FNMs see fit to relocate it to the App Section.
Edit: This is not to be confused with the unamed public beta version released by Andrew Neal in Jan-Feb, it's come a long way since then with one of the most beneficial changes being the memory hog issue being rectified, enjoy.
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Expect this on our next Beta/RC of Epic's next CM9.. it's been merged to CM9 upstream.
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CM9's New Stock Music Player made by Andrew Neal is available for all on CM9. Based off of Android's Stock Music Player with many added features has finally come, with three different versions available once it hits the Android Market.
#1 CM9 Upstream Version
#2 Android Market Version (Free) with ads that shouldn't be in the way. For those not on CM9.
#3 Android Market Paid Version without ads and extra features not currently announced by Andrew Neal.
This topic is entirely about an App, and has been brought to the general section to you by me as it is great news and well worthy of this section until your FNMs see fit to relocate it to the App Section.
http://goo.gl/2xeJY
Expect this on our next Beta/RC of Epic's next CM9.. it's been merged to CM9 upstream.
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FIRST and cool thanks for the info I will be buying it as long as it works on CM7 then again might have to try the next version of CM9 first
thanks for the heads up!
it always makes me smile when I hear about new goodness coming upstream for CM9
The one you have a link to is the CM9 version..?
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lilajrestnom said:
The one you have a link to is the CM9 version..?
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Should be, yes.
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How'd you get it to be black?
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How'd you get it to be black?
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On Andre Neal's blog, seeing pixels, he has the CM9 Apollo standalone apk, a theme template, and also the black theme, it can be found on the market though, just search for apollo black theme
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I have a m3u playlist on my SD-card. I go under playlists, choose my playlist and press the corner-menu button and choose shuffle all. It starts playing. It responds to htc hands-free next-pause-play-revious buttons. So everything seems superb, but suddenly instead the next song I hear my recorded calls. This happens with the original htc Player too. I use latest Android revolution HD on my Sensation XE and the latest Bricked kernel, which supports two-sided call recording and offers a nice Call recorder app. Even if I could hide the call recordings, its still strange and very odd, that it starts playing audio files that are not included in the chosen playlist.
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I have a m3u playlist on my SD-card. I go under playlists, choose my playlist and press the corner-menu button and choose shuffle all. It starts playing. It responds to htc hands-free next-pause-play-revious buttons. So everything seems superb, but suddenly instead the next song I hear my recorded calls. This happens with the original htc Player too. I use latest Android revolution HD on my Sensation XE and the latest Bricked kernel, which supports two-sided call recording and offers a nice Call recorder app. Even if I could hide the call recordings, its still strange and very odd, that it starts playing audio files that are not included in the chosen playlist.
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I suggest you do the trick people once thought to be a bug, simply add .nomedia to the folder that has your call recordings and they won't be taken into account.
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Oh wow!
When I first tried this I thought "Pssh the old CM9 music is still way better!"
And in a lot of ways it is, but after playing with this for almost an hour I am impressed.
Swiping the bottom bar to the left to reveal pause/next/shuffle/repeat is awesome. Long-pressing the name of the track on the bottom bar brings up the play list it's in as an overlay. Which is awesome.
Swiping in the now playing screen to see the playlist is awesome.
The search functionality is highly improved. So awesome.
It's much faster and uses a lot less RAM.
It does lack some functionality, which I know is coming in future versions.
The now playing screen needs to be improved. Tapping on artist isn't as responsive or a visible as it should be.
I need a scrolling bar in the artist and albums tab.
And letters in the ones that do have it.
There is no landscape mode. Minor complaint.
The white theme is awful. Download the black one.
At this point it's debatable which one I like more. The old CM9 music had a lot more to offer at the price of instability. MIUI's is nice too. I wish they'd make that available to all like MIUI home.
My album are so fuzzy, but the app has a sexy UI imo, I'm glad to have built in DSP capabilities (w/o google music), though I still feel like it lags. I agree with Darkie, MIUI has the best music app, poweramp has amazing control over sound if he could somehow incorporate some things from those it'd be #1. I'd rather use a different set of music control I.e. dspmanager, there's not enough options. 4 stars for being sexy though, and white theme does suck.
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Hi,
Thanks for this music player, like it.
One idea for an evolution is the possibility to download the lyrics of the current songs...
tmotard said:
Hi,
Thanks for this music player, like it.
One idea for an evolution is the possibility to download the lyrics of the current songs...
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Also how about music folder filter?
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Also how about music folder filter?
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There kind of is one, you add a .nomedia file into any folder and it won't scan that folder!
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Also how about music folder filter?
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Yeah, .nomedia files seem like the only way to do it at the moment, which is kind of unfortunate. I wish that you could could do the opposite and set up the media scanner to only look in certain folders for music, pictures, videos, etc. I would think that media scanning would be a lot quicker and less annoying that way.
Any chances they'll integrate google music's server connection into Apollo?
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Any chances they'll integrate google music's server connection into Apollo?
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That doesn't really make sense though, that's the only reason people would still use google music if there were no other benefits.
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Any chances they'll integrate google music's server connection into Apollo?
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Eventually he plans to, you can read all that's been said about that on Andrew Neal's Google+ Profile
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Wow, it looks great! Do you know when is it going to be released in the market for gingerbread??
So I've been using cm9 for like 2 weeks along with go launcher. And I always noticed it being slow and always lagging and not smooth at all. So today I went back to thunderhawk and was amazed of how quick it was and was just amazed by it until I restored go launcher and I ended up with the same performance as I had on cm9 or even worseee. So I uninstalled it and wiped cache and dalvic and did a fresh install off the market and started to customize it and noticed that the more settings I change and the more apps I add to the homescreen the worse and worse it became.
I really don't even have all that much things. Just 3 pages, 3 widgets, 4 apps, and 4 bookmark shortcuts. And with only those it is very slow.
So I'm using tw launcher now and the whole ROM is amazing now.
Anyone notice this with go launcher? Anyone know any similar launcher that doesn't lag? What I'm looking for is the ability to custom choose icons from gallery, a scrollable dock, and some cool transition animations for homescreens + app drawer.
I know some may have these like adw launcher and launcher pro but I wanna see what you guys think is the best out of them all cuz I know there is some that I don't even know about.
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Maybe it is all of the data sending to china?
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That's funny Marcus. But also true.
Try one of the newer ICS based launchers.
I recommend Apex. It works well and has most of the features that Go Launcher has.
Nova and Apex are very smooth.
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Go launcher is known for lag and hogging resources.
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I will try one of the ones recommended and see what happens.
But isn't nova not very customizable? Or at least I don't think I can change the icons in it can I?
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I will try one of the ones recommended and see what happens.
But isn't nova not very customizable? Or at least I don't think I can change the icons in it can I?
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Nova is "very" customizable and does support custom icons. Nova and Apex are right on the same level, and are both worth purchasing the licensed features. On Apex I randomly get lag in the app drawer, though. So I have since stuck with Nova since it's been flawless for me.
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Nova is "very" customizable and does support custom icons. Nova and Apex are right on the same level, and are both worth purchasing the licensed features. On Apex I randomly get lag in the app drawer, though. So I have since stuck with Nova since it's been flawless for me.
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What's funny is do you remember ADW vs LauncherPro?
Well Apex is the same guy who made LauncherPro.
But i actually like NOVA better customization and barely any lag whatsoever.
With any lag issues that i have its because i'm using conservative for the cpu governor instead of OnDemand.
But both are very great and as well worth the money.
Forgot to mention that I am currently on a tw ROM so I need a launcher for tw until I go back to cm9 lol.
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ADW will be your go to launcher then. Only other good one for Touchwiz. At least customization wise.
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ADW will be your go to launcher then. Only other good one for Touchwiz. At least customization wise.
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Ya I just tried out both adw and launcher pro and both don't seem as updated as go launcher was lol. I may just go back to an ics rom and try out nova or apex. I just really need more blue in my phone lol the icons don't look right if there not bluee lol.
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Holo is slightly more updated for GB devices. It works for GB, ICS, and Jellybean. Icons can be changed. Small footprint is why I switched. Go doesn't work as well for our phones as it does newer models, which it runs lag free... even tho it 'sends your data to china'... Then I hope Chow Lung doesn't call my sister...
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Holo is slightly more updated for GB devices. It works for GB, ICS, and Jellybean. Icons can be changed. Small footprint is why I switched. Go doesn't work as well for our phones as it does newer models, which it runs lag free... even tho it 'sends your data to china'... Then I hope Chow Lung doesn't call my sister...
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Well I have no sisters and nothing I'm really worried about some random person idk knowing about. But I will try holo thank you=).
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Holo is slightly more updated for GB devices. It works for GB, ICS, and Jellybean. Icons can be changed. Small footprint is why I switched. Go doesn't work as well for our phones as it does newer models, which it runs lag free... even tho it 'sends your data to china'... Then I hope Chow Lung doesn't call my sister...
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Thank you veryyyyy much this launcher is amazing and runs veryy smooth thank you very much just what I was looking for.
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Of all the launchers I've tried I keep going back to trebuche (sp)
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XxLostSoulxX said:
What's funny is do you remember ADW vs LauncherPro?
Well Apex is the same guy who made LauncherPro.
But i actually like NOVA better customization and barely any lag whatsoever.
With any lag issues that i have its because i'm using conservative for the cpu governor instead of OnDemand.
But both are very great and as well worth the money.
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Apex is Federico Carnales? I'm not so sure about that.
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Apex is Federico Carnales? I'm not so sure about that.
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yes it is because a lot of the people who have reviewed it and know him actually said that it was him and he just changed the name of the org/app group who made the Apex one.
XxLostSoulxX said:
yes it is because a lot of the people who have reviewed it and know him actually said that it was him and he just changed the name of the org/app group who made the Apex one.
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Why would he just abandon LauncherPro without notice?
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Why would he just abandon LauncherPro without notice?
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He stopped the progress he tried to rebuild it up but then it was 6months no updates and quit the dev for it and switched to that for ICS
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
Maybe it is all of the data sending to china?
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Does it really share data?
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XxLostSoulxX said:
He stopped the progress he tried to rebuild it up but then it was 6months no updates and quit the dev for it and switched to that for ICS
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Do you know if he plans on having widgets and custom icon support like Launcher Pro did?
Introducing: AlienMOD Mecha Series I
Sony Launcher from Xperia Z / Droid DNA Boot with sound / Sony Walkman / Charging Wallpaper / De-Sensed 4.0.4 Stable
Latest Version Download Series I: http://developer.clockworkmod.com/downloads/15588/5154/AlienMOD_Mecha_Series_I.zip
ICS Radio (Thanks to satod040 - your device may need it prior to install rom): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134666
About AlienMOD Mecha Rom:
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G'z Gear imported from the Casio Commando
Android 4.0.4 Stock Rooted Base 7.02.605.10 710RD Deodex / De-Sensed 3.6
Thanks to santod040 found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2136273
We mildly themed it with flying windows
Kernel: Stock ICS 3.0.16-g65bd5ca
Sony Xperia Z Launcher
Thanks to ra3al found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2368506
LMT Swipe launcher Mod by noname81
Found Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
Droid DNA Bootanimation and sound! By dubsx
found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007073
Charging Wallpapers imported from LG Intuition
Droid 2 Global Ringtones
Sony Car Home
De-Bloated
Sony Walkman Music Player with Visualizer
How to install AlienMOD Mecha roms:
1) Place rom on the root of your SD card
2) Boot into your favorite custom recovery
3) Wipe Data / Factory Reset
4) Wipe Cache
5) Wipe Dalvik Cache
6) Flash ICS Radio -Link Above (only if you have issues)
7) Install AlienMOD Mecha
8) Reboot / Enjoy
**You must update SuperSU after you establish internet connection or the phone will act like it is not rooted. Just tap the normal update option when you go into SuperSU
Dear God....a new rom?
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cant believe im on 2nd poster:victory:
A new Rom release... A welcome surprise, to be sure. Will try, thanks for sharing/posting.
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guinzo said:
cant believe im on 2nd poster:victory:
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There's not many of us left on the bolt haha.
Thunderbolt lives on
quickdraw86 said:
A new Rom release... A welcome surprise, to be sure. Will try, thanks for sharing/posting.
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There's not many of us left on the bolt haha.
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I went from old Evo 4G to Evo 3D myself. My wife kept complaining about her stock rom on the T-bolt. This phone has a lot of potential so I thought I'd start development here too
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A new Rom release... A welcome surprise, to be sure. Will try, thanks for sharing/posting.
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There's not many of us left on the bolt haha.
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18 minute to trial(download progress:silly
great we have samsung ui, sony ui...i wonder if any ported motorola and LG ui for Thunderbolt:good:
So... I've flashed and been running the Rom for a bit now. Most excellent Rom! I removed a few apps I don't use, gmail, google books, VZW backup, and city ID, and all is well. I'm curious, what is the the VZW_Remote_Tool.apk in the system folder used for? I'll see how battery life is, but so far, great work, well worth a try for anyone on the fence.
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awesome panoramic photo working, landscape homescreen available, sony ui working..
non working:
-pedometer, adventure training
-there is no facebook for htc sense in friendstream
-for non vzw user will see "this sim card frm unknown location" on lockring...:crying:
-my GPS seems cant lock my position for long time..
ill stick wit this rom for w while :fingers-crossed:
Walking counter does force close, and adventure training as well, likely due to walking counter. I was unable to get a GPS lock, even after trying GPS assistance data. As I don't see the facebook for HTC sense app, the exclusion of it from friendstream isn't a bug. It's also unlikely that a Verizon user can duplicate or remedy the unknown SIM issue...
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Walking counter does force close, and adventure training as well, likely due to walking counter. I was unable to get a GPS lock, even after trying GPS assistance data. As I don't see the facebook for HTC sense app, the exclusion of it from friendstream isn't a bug. It's also unlikely that a Verizon user can duplicate or remedy the unknown SIM issue...
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Facebook for HTC Sense sucessfully adapted frm Nusense ROM:highfive:
Nusense tweak volume to wake seems not working in this ROM
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https://db.tt/YaTNI06U
this one working
btw like quickdraw mention upthere...
what is the the VZW_Remote_Tool.apk in the system folder used for?
quickdraw86 said:
I'm curious, what is the the VZW_Remote_Tool.apk in the system folder used for? I'll see how battery life is, but so far, great work, well worth try for anyone on the fence.
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I found out what this app update VZW_Remote_Tool.apk is. It aids customer service reps to tap into your phone via remote to repair any issues. "I don't think I would like that"... I may remove it on next update but will leave that up to everyone If you like, just uninstall it with ES File Explorer.
Here is the link below that describes more about this app:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/03/19/verizons-new-remote-diagnostic-tool-what-you-need-to-know/
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rgsgroup2005 said:
I found out what this app update VZW_Remote_Tool.apk is. It aids customer service reps to tap into your phone via remote to repair any issues. "I don't think I would like that"... I may remove it on next update but will leave that up to everyone If you like, just uninstall it with ES File Explorer.
Here is the link below that describes more about this app:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/03/19/verizons-new-remote-diagnostic-tool-what-you-need-to-know/
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Great information, thank you. I'll cut that one out too. I had just never seen that one before, likely because I always ran custom roms, and it was removed by the devs of them. I look forward to any update(s) to this. The theming and overall fluidity of the Rom is very nice. Hopefully, you'll be able to figure GPS, I didn't look through the files for it at any great length, but was able to obtain GPS locks without issue on nandroids of two other roms, and had a solid data connection throughout.
Hmm. Any word on gps?
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Wanna check this out while I'm using my bolt. But I use gps quite often.
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My apologies, just saw this was barely added 13 hours ago. Lol.
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eya, im so falling in love with charging wallpaper...but...
live wallpaper goes off when charger unpluged:crying:
anyone know how to make charging wallpaper keep shown even charger unplugged?
or at least how extract emtpy botle piccture frm charging wallpaper? so i can use it as default wallpaper...
cant find fireflies charging wallpaper anywhere..i think it given different apk name
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got it, it was "signedFireFliesCW_RS.apk":laugh:
Only one question..... Appropriate thanks to those who deserved it as well as permissions?
Don't want you to get in trouble. Especially with you throwing out beauties like this.
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Yep I was working on it for tonight. Meant to do it when I finally posted link but have to find that post that helped me with the DNA port bootanimation. Thanks for reminder
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Yeah, I've been running it for about 4 hours now with Twiated's StarKissed Kangerade Core kernel. Been running very nice.
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I ran this ROM for a day, and had a strong GPS lock the whole time. After I installed the ROM, I turned on all the GPS options and it locked instantly. Even indoors I never lost my GPS lock.
Download link --
Getting "Service Unavailable" when accessing the download site. Hopefully that's fixed soon. Would love to give this ROM a test drive!
Me too.
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Just saying hello, and introducing myself. Just upgraded to thr g2 and rooted it even before i got the plastic covering off
Looking forward to learning new things on this site.
Ps. Not the friendliest site to google chrome on the phone lol.
fieldsweeper said:
Just saying hello, and introducing myself. Just upgraded to thr g2 and rooted it even before i got the plastic covering off
Looking forward to learning new things on this site.
Ps. Not the friendliest site to google chrome on the phone lol.
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Download the XDA app or tapatalk and set a shortcut to the G2 main screen and you'll find it way easier to get to. Welcome to hands down the best phone around IMO.
Just did. You're right lol. And also for the phone it's wicked fast. Hard as he'll to type. I miss hardware keyboards
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Hardware keyboard? I haven't had one of those since the OG Droid. Lol
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Just did. You're right lol. And also for the phone it's wicked fast. Hard as he'll to type. I miss hardware keyboards
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So what should I look forward to with this device? Any apps recommender. Root or not. On the g2 side
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fieldsweeper said:
So what should I look forward to with this device? Any apps recommender. Root or not. On the g2 side
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I rooted mine the day I got it, and used Titanium Backup to uninstall pretty much anything Verizon had installed and some other apps I won't use. I found someone elses recommendation to use 2x Battery app to shut down wifi/network save for 15 minute check in's to allow app updating.
Look forward to battery life. Granted I've only had about 2 hours screen on time, but quite a lot of photo and video down and uploading, file transferring, and app installs, but I'm sitting at 62 hours 18 minutes on battery with 25% remaining right now as of typing this.
Also look forward to probably the snappiest phone you've used. I still can't believe how fast this thing is when compared to my old rooted, overclocked, and custom kernel'd Rezound. And that's still a nice phone IMO. But this thing is just amazing. I haven't had a single issue yet.
Nice. But the volume and screen lock button placement is really annoying and typing will take getting used too lol. But it is super fast. Quad core 2.3 ghz. And I forget the ram I think 2Gb
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fieldsweeper said:
Nice. But the volume and screen lock button placement is really annoying and typing will take getting used too lol. But it is super fast. Quad core 2.3 ghz. And I forget the ram I think 2Gb
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The back buttons do take getting used to, but once you do, it makes it hard to use another phone.
Is this your first phone without a physical keyboard? You can get a Bluetooth keyboard, but those are normally not very portable. Not sure if all versions include swipe (I know sprint does, not sure about others). Try out that keyboard if it's on your phone. Again, it will take a little getting used to, but you will like it better then touch typing. If your phone doesn't have it, the Android or AOSP keyboard probably has swiping built in, and it's also possible to enable it with the stock keyboard. It's better then physical keyboard once your accustomed to it.
No I have plenty of android without keyboards but something about this one is slightly different is all. Btw I just noticed something I have rooted my phone and I may not have noticed this but I don't remember seeing it before. ( phone has not been off since its update prior to rooting) but in file managers I see emulated/we card etc. I do not remember seeing emulated in the file paths. Ever in there different file managers 1 root And the others not
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Your "sdcard" is basically fake but I think the emulated is more about your account and potential encryption? Not sure. I just rooted yesterday - not that phone needs it really. But the 0 1 etc thing came up last year on CM (my phone didn't have latest OS) and is normal/Android related.
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Oh, and do you use Google Keyboard. I use it for all Android devices--what it might lack I gain in consistency.
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Oh yeah it don't have a real ad card ok I just didn't remember seeing it lol. And I'll look to the Google keyboard. And thanks for alleviating my worry about the emulation lol
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Thank you thank you thank you for Google keyboard. I think this is the same I had on my droid RAZR. And the keys are much bigger. Its very similar to the keyboard on the droid RAZR. And BTW I typed this sooooooo much faster and without many errors
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Since you're rooted, I'd recommend installing the xposed installer. It allows you to install modules to help adjust certain aspects of the UI you may not like in stock, so you don't have to install a custom Rom and potentially ruin the performance of this amazing phone! The screenshot below is of the modules I've utilized so far on my Verizon G2. These have proven to work for me without any hiccups, but be very careful installing anything else, as I myself can't vouch for them, and they could pose potential problems with your phone's functionality. Also, what's not on this list because it's a download from the play store... download G2 xposed. It needs xposed installed to run, and it's probably one of the best purchases I've ever made! It's free right off the bat, but you'll want to unlock all the features. Congrats on your purchase of arguably the best phone available today! Enjoy! And safe tinkering!
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G2 Tweaksbox is another good one, as well as Greenify, to help get even more battery life out this beast - both from the play store as well as G2 xposed... Also, you're gonna love bleed immersive mode in the G2 xposed app. It's pretty fantastic! But I think you have to purchase it to be able to use that... totally worth it.
Enjoy!
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Sweet I'll definitely check them out.
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Were can I get exposed at? I see g2 exposed. Is it on the forums here?
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Oh I think I found it on the forums. I don't have a recovery installed I just used a similar version to ice cubes on here except ices didn't have the ability for my OTA update lol. But I didn't install any kind of boot loader or recovery so I'm not sure which I should use if I decide to use xposed?
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Wish I could edit posts on this app lol. BTW I have supersu installed (update using normal) and am on Verizon. If that matters
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fieldsweeper said:
Were can I get exposed at? I see g2 exposed. Is it on the forums here?
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Google the latest version of "xposed" not "exposed" ... download it and install it, may need reboot after install, then you can utilize G2 xposed, Greenify, and G2 tweaksbox apps from the market, and download the other modules in the screenshot from the downloads section of the actual xposed app. As for custom recovery, I always just download TWRP or CWM recovery and flash those through Rom manager or something like that. Hope this was helpful!
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Google the latest version of "xposed" not "exposed" ... download it and install it, may need reboot after install, then you can utilize G2 xposed, Greenify, and G2 tweaksbox apps from the market, and download the other modules in the screenshot from the downloads section of the actual xposed app. As for custom recovery, I always just download TWRP or CWM recovery and flash those through Rom manager or something like that. Hope this was helpful!
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Yeah I know its Xposed, damn auto-correct lol. Also installing TWRP looks more user friendly to me, but since I installed SuperSU and the binaries were updating using normal option and not TWRP option will that matter?
well I was on TWRP site and didn't see the LG g2 as compatible ? is it not?
and cwm seems like a normal app on the play store, last time i rooted my phone (droid razr) from droidrazrroot.com it was an all in one and the recovery was more or less like a separate booted program