Hello everyone.
I sync my Outlook mail with my Diamond, and my company has recently enforced a new Activesync policy requiring the device to lock after a certain amout of time.
Unfortunately, the unlock screen of the HTC Diamond is a really sad affair. Are there any third party products which REPLACE this functionality (as opposed to sitting under it, such as S2U2 or Throttlelock)?
Alternatively, is there any way to disable this policy via the registry or other?
Thanks in advance!
Diplomate said:
Hello everyone.
I sync my Outlook mail with my Diamond, and my company has recently enforced a new Activesync policy requiring the device to lock after a certain amout of time.
Unfortunately, the unlock screen of the HTC Diamond is a really sad affair. Are there any third party products which REPLACE this functionality (as opposed to sitting under it, such as S2U2 or Throttlelock)?
Alternatively, is there any way to disable this policy via the registry or other?
Thanks in advance!
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Yes, search this site for S2U2 by A_C. It has everything your looking for plus a few goodies.
curious george said:
Yes, search this site for S2U2 by A_C. It has everything your looking for plus a few goodies.
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lol, did you even read the post! /facepalm
Diplomate said:
Unfortunately, the unlock screen of the HTC Diamond is a really sad affair. Are there any third party products which REPLACE this functionality (as opposed to sitting under it, such as S2U2 or Throttlelock)?
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curious george said:
Yes, search this site for S2U2 by A_C. It has everything your looking for plus a few goodies.
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Congratulations on your reading skills george
Diplomate - what do you object to most, the visual appearance of the unlock screen or the fact you have to use it at all?
Davey101 said:
Diplomate - what do you object to most, the visual appearance of the unlock screen or the fact you have to use it at all?
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Well, I would do completely without it if I could, but that would imply hacking the settings in the registry, and the only time I tried this I had to do a hard reset of the phone.
So I would be happy with some other mechanism to do the unlock, as I find that the HTC buttons are cumbersome and the app as a whole very un-responsive.
Being able to replace it - truly - with Throttlelock would be great... sigh...
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Well, I would do completely without it if I could, but that would imply hacking the settings in the registry, and the only time I tried this I had to do a hard reset of the phone.
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I'm perplexed. What's stopping you from doing Start: Settings: Lock and turning off locking?
So I would be happy with some other mechanism to do the unlock, as I find that the HTC buttons are cumbersome and the app as a whole very un-responsive.
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Again, confusion... Which app are you talking about? And what HTC "buttons". AFAICT the "buttons" are virtual or simply displayed on the screen. How is that "cumbersome".
S2U is like the iPhone lock. You simply drag the thing to unlock it. Have you tried it?
Diplomate said:
Well, I would do completely without it if I could, but that would imply hacking the settings in the registry, and the only time I tried this I had to do a hard reset of the phone.
So I would be happy with some other mechanism to do the unlock, as I find that the HTC buttons are cumbersome and the app as a whole very un-responsive.
Being able to replace it - truly - with Throttlelock would be great... sigh...
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You could try TouchLockPro, because it is designed to not interfere with running programs.
i (not beeing the author of touchlockpro) would also recommend touchlockpro.
has also the best features-to-'weight' (KBs..) ratio i think. this tiny small application really makes a huge difference.
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Hi!
I was using cryptostorage to protect my peronal files (such as photos and videos). Unfortunately it doesn't work in Wm6 devices. Is there any similar program?
Regards
how about the built in encryption program in WM6?
providence said:
how about the built in encryption program in WM6?
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Can You tell me how can I use it?
WM encryption not as good as FreeOTFE4PDA
tom2402 said:
Can You tell me how can I use it?
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You enable the WM built in encryption by clicking the control panel applet - see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb416357.aspx for more instructions.
However, it's a bit dodgy, and it's very easy to lose your data, or have it end up unencrypted when you thought it was all encrytped. A much better solution is FreeOTFE4PDA (see http://www.FreeOTFE.org/) which is open source, and gives a lot of control over what is encrypted (and how it's encrypted), but is still pretty easy to use.
haha, good answer but do you think this guy waited 3 1/2 years for the reply?
haha (2) "However, it's a bit dodgy, and it's very easy to lose your data", that'll be a micro$oft product then
Is anyone aware of a program that will let you unlock your phone by using a gesture? Seems like TouchFlo should be able to do this, but it doesn't.
jguillet said:
Is anyone aware of a program that will let you unlock your phone by using a gesture? Seems like TouchFlo should be able to do this, but it doesn't.
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s2u2 (slide to unlock?)
s2u2 is too simple (a simple swipe across the bottom of the screen, besides the fact that it tells you how to unlock it RIGHT ON THE SCREEN).
I'm looking for a program that will unlock the phone if I make a more complicated gesture, such as drawing a backwards "S" or an "X" that starts from the bottom.
Any programmers out there willing to make an app like this?
This sounds really cool, hell maybe even having an option to preprogram a gesture. I'd be in on this.
That does sound cool. I don't password protect my phone but in a way this would be a simple protection mechanism.
Even something that locks it after XX seconds/minutes...
I agree. I'd love this feature. This could be done as a possible fork of S2U. Call it G2U. I'd still like to have the front screen of S2U.
i dont think this would be very hard with the S2U2 interface. i know you can easily adjust how far you have to slide the actuall slider, and im sure it wouldnt be very hard to make a different shape. You could also add a color that would blend in with the background and not be visible, this is easily dont already...
DUDE! You read my mind... I've been using a PPC H5555 for years utilizing the built in fingerprint reader to unlock the device.
I almost want to remove the security on my TILT because it is a hassle...
<<< Gesture to unlock will make the developer FAMOUS >>>
That would be beyond awesome.
OK, so it sounds like we're all in agreement that this would be a good thing.
Who's up to the challenge?!?
Has anyone sent a message to the guy that does the dev on SU2U. I think that would be a great place to start.
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Has anyone sent a message to the guy that does the dev on SU2U. I think that would be a great place to start.
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Good idea. I just PM'd him.
Jeff
I think this is a cool idea also. G2U would be a pretty interesting concept. I'm not sure if it could ever fully protect a phone, but it does make it harder, esp if it invokes upon start up and soft reset into locked status.
As an aside, in S2U2, you can change the graphics of both the slider and the slide path already. So, you could lock the screen and have an "invisible" slide to unlock button and path. I realize this isn't what G2U would be, and it isn't as secure as G2U would be, BUT it does provide a small measure of extra security. I might try this tonite. Not EVERYONE knows to Slide to Unlock!
microsoft already thought about that...i think thats one of the feature in wm7...(too bad it will take a hell lot of time to release )
Here's the reply I got from A_C, the developer of S2U2:
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That's interesting but out of my ability. It's something like hand writing recognition...
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Cheers,
A_C
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Too bad! Is anyone else up to the challenge???
Jeff
jguillet said:
s2u2 is too simple (a simple swipe across the bottom of the screen, besides the fact that it tells you how to unlock it RIGHT ON THE SCREEN).
I'm looking for a program that will unlock the phone if I make a more complicated gesture, such as drawing a backwards "S" or an "X" that starts from the bottom.
Any programmers out there willing to make an app like this?
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What are you, James Bond? lol
How about something that accepted hardkey presses & taps in quadrants of the screen & needed the sequence in the right order before unlocking?
Linecutter said:
How about something that accepted hardkey presses & taps in quadrants of the screen & needed the sequence in the right order before unlocking?
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Yeah, that would probably work too, but's not too much different than typing in a password to unlock. I'd like something more simple to perform.
Jeff
Has anyone talked to the person that made iTask? Maybe it would be easier to make it in flash lite, like what he does.
I'll give 10 bucks to whoever makes an app like this. Maybe a money pool, such as the driver bounty would be good. Anyone else want to pitch in?
EDIT: Make it 20 if you can edit it your own and customize it. Similar to writing using the transcriber.
Hi
I made this little CAB to install the registry tweaks that prevent your screen from blanking. I can confirm that on my Orange Diamond, using Bepe's .97 this actually works, whereas using Advanced Config didn't solve the issue.
The CAB file is uninstallable should you wish to remove it.
Thanks,
Shinobi_UK
Can you explain what´s in that cab?
shinobi_uk said:
Hi
I made this little CAB to install the registry tweaks that prevent your screen from blanking. I can confirm that on my Orange Diamond, using Bepe's .97 this actually works, whereas using Advanced Config didn't solve the issue.
The CAB file is uninstallable should you wish to remove it.
Thanks,
Shinobi_UK
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Nothing new here...
You could also easily do it with Diamond Tweak
MonteCristoffOn said:
Nothing new here...
You could also easily do it with Diamond Tweak
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Actually i found that using DT didn't work either, and I also find it more convenient to apply the registry changes with a cab file, rather than having to install an app I don't use and then make a load of clicks.
If you prefer to do it using a tweaking app then this cab isn't for you. The only reason I posted it is because I use it myself.
horstborsch said:
Can you explain what´s in that cab?
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Four registry tweaks, and a text file. Nothing sinister.
shinobi_uk said:
Actually i found that using DT didn't work either
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It works for everybody... even on all bepe's ROMs.
and I also find it more convenient to apply the registry changes with a cab file, rather than having to install an app I don't use and then make a load of clicks.
If you prefer to do it using a tweaking app then this cab isn't for you. The only reason I posted it is because I use it myself.
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If so, good luck for making cab for each Diamond tweak...
Cheers.
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It works for everybody... even on all bepe's ROMs.
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Well i applied the tweaks and my screen still went blank when calls connected, I'm happy to test it again as I may have been using an older version.
If so, good luck for making cab for each Diamond tweak...
Cheers.
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Well actually it's been very easy to achieve by taking registry snapshots, and then using diff on a linux box to find the changes, then import them into a cab file.
So thanks for wishing me luck but it's not required.
Sarcasm breeds sarcasm and frankly i'm slightly ammused that on a forum designed to help users share tips and software, a simple CAB i use after new ROM flashes has created such a hostile response.
I'm not attempting to replace or belittle your tool monte, it's certainly streets ahead of what i can do at the moment, however as bepe's ROM lets me run cabs at build this way is nice and easy for me to ensure that if I need to do a hard reset I can reinstate my registry tweaks during the reset without having to install any additional software.
What's so bad about the screen blanking out during a call?
EXO said:
What's so bad about the screen blanking out during a call?
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I find it annoying to have to unblank the screen to use the keypad for things like phone banking and voicemail.
The registry tweaks in Advanced Config did not work on my phone either, but this cab did the job. Thanks shinobi_uk
THIS is effing amazing
Been looking for something like this for a looong time, cheers
Brilliant, I'd tried the registry tweaks in the tweaks thread, and advancedconfig without any luck and this cab worked perfectly.
I haven't tried DiamondTweak, looks interesting though.
This works perfectly. Big Thanks!
EXO said:
What's so bad about the screen blanking out during a call?
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Have you tried to dial a requested code with a blank screen?
EXO said:
What's so bad about the screen blanking out during a call?
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It's not that bad, it just annoys me when I'm phoning numbers where you have a number menu system to get through.
It's strange that it's something no other WM phones I've used have done, yet theres no menu option to disable it.
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I find it annoying to have to unblank the screen to use the keypad for things like phone banking and voicemail.
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here here...me too
This CAB file is flawed, because it causes unnecessary battery drain.
It's wrong to make the screen never go to sleep during a phone call.
If you'll think about it for a moment, during a call we never really need the screen to be active for more than 1 minute or so, from the last time we touched it. If you are calling a digital voice machine (either your voicemail or anything), 99.999% of the time it won't take more than 1 minute between key presses.
The ideal tweak should just make the screen behave like when you're not in a call, meaning the screen reduces brightness after ~30 seconds, and shuts down after ~1 minute. In order to be 100% on the safe side, you could make it shut down after 2 minutes from last key press. BUT, making it never go to sleep is simply a waste of battery if you're doing for example a 30 minutes conversation.
center button and screen back on
My preference is to have the screen come on, see who it is, then allow it to go blank. If you need it to come back on, i just push the center of the scroll, enter button or whatever its called, and the screen comes back on. (at least it does on mine) . I like it that the screen blanks so it will save battery.
But i dont think we should discourage anyone from making any kind of cab if they desire.
My preference is to have the screen come on, see who it is, then allow it to go blank. If you need it to come back on, i just push the center of the scroll, enter button or whatever its called, and the screen comes back on. (at least it does on mine) . I like it that the screen blanks so it will save battery.
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Still, it is unnoying to press that damn key every 5 seconds. The screen should shut down after 1-2 minutes, but NOT never.
Noam23 said:
This CAB file is flawed, because it causes unnecessary battery drain.
It's wrong to make the screen never go to sleep during a phone call.
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Thats abosolute BS. It is NOT flawed. If you dont want your screen to stay on just - dont use the CAB. I think most users around here are smart enought to know that keeping the screen on during a call takes a battery hit. If they use the CAB as I intend to they are willing to accept this.
After having a Touch a few months back, i thought the Diamond would be a breeze. NO such luck in my experience.
For example. On the main home screen. How do you edit that so it's just the clock or, to add more to the list that currently shows calendar and call history? I can't find any way to do this so if you can enlighten me, i'd really appreciate it.
What about when texting? Is there any way to make the keypad a different size? Personally i can't find a way to edit that. It's annoying that after adding your contacts name, you seemingly have 90% of the screen filled with the entry system and you have to mess about to get to the message section of the screen. Guessing i've missed something somewhere!
Zooming in on a photo... how is that done? Orange's CD ROM User Manual is vague to say the least so if you can assist here to, please do.
This thread could become a handy hints and tips chart for beginners if all feedback is good so if you have a question or some simple advice for settings and the way to go around things, chuck a note in and someone will be very happy to see the reply
1) Well if u flick ur finger in an upward motion on the home screen u'll notice the clock becoming smaller and will list all the list all ur appointments from ur calendar...
2) If u are not satisfied in the HTC Keyboard, u will need to look into other keyboards my fav personally is Touchpal from Cootek and there is even resco keyboard which is pretty gud.
3) You can only zoom in a picture when u r in the HTC Album, in order to zoom you will need to rotate your finger clockwise or anti-clockwise i am always forget which is for zooming so u will need chk tht out...
I hope these tips helps u out....
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1) Well if u flick ur finger in an upward motion on the home screen u'll notice the clock becoming smaller and will list all the list all ur appointments from ur calendar...
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not all the appointments....
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not all the appointments....
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Hmmmmmm, i see. Shame that somehow we can't take the good things from the Touch like the Home screen as standard and have them in the 3D instead. If any cab compilers are reading this, maybe it's something that could be done?
Along those lines, maybe someone could rip out the original texting keyboard, the smaller more compact one... better for stylus use and enables you to see more screen. I HATE the big finger pad they've put on the Diamond. Is is really necessary to have it that big? Surely if you're going to use the stylus (i mean if HTC didn't want us to use one, then ALL the functions and menus would be larger, yes?), then why provide us with one in the first place?!?!!
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Hmmmmmm, i see. Shame that somehow we can't take the good things from the Touch like the Home screen as standard and have them in the 3D instead. If any cab compilers are reading this, maybe it's something that could be done?
Along those lines, maybe someone could rip out the original texting keyboard, the smaller more compact one... better for stylus use and enables you to see more screen. I HATE the big finger pad they've put on the Diamond. Is is really necessary to have it that big? Surely if you're going to use the stylus (i mean if HTC didn't want us to use one, then ALL the functions and menus would be larger, yes?), then why provide us with one in the first place?!?!!
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There are multiple SIPs already built into the Diamond. Holding your finger or stylus on the small arrow next to the keypad button when input is allowed will display the menu, from there you can select the Windows SIP which is tiny and stylus friendly...
Reading the manual is a good idea before posting dude. Or even a search
dickenz said:
There are multiple SIPs already built into the Diamond. Holding your finger or stylus on the small arrow next to the keypad button when input is allowed will display the menu, from there you can select the Windows SIP which is tiny and stylus friendly...
Reading the manual is a good idea before posting dude. Or even a search
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Well thanks for that reply. I'll have a mess about with that one.
That took no time at all. NO WINDOWS SIP on my handset. All i have are the following... BLOCK, COMPACT, FULL, KEYBOARD, LETTER, PHONEPAD and TRANSCRIBER *sigh*
What bloody version have you got?!?!!
Oh and for the record Mr Read-The-Text-Provided (lol)... did i not say this? ---> Orange's CD ROM User Manual is vague to say the least so if you can assist here to, please do.
Hmmmmm, i think i did!
Ok... answer this one then. Every other HTC phone i have had has done this but not on the Diamond. When you receive a simple thing like an mms or a text, the screen lights to give a clue in case you never heard the message laert. How you you activate THAT cus i'm not seeing how it'ds done anywhere.
Clues please?
I agree - the 'manual/instructions' Orange sent were non-existent and as a first time PPC user I was totally lost until I had a nosey around here and to be fair am still learning all what this phone can do!
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Well thanks for that reply. I'll have a mess about with that one.
Ok... answer this one then. Every other HTC phone i have had has done this but not on the Diamond. When you receive a simple thing like an mms or a text, the screen lights to give a clue in case you never heard the message laert. How you you activate THAT cus i'm not seeing how it'ds done anywhere.
Clues please?
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Install Diamond Tweak, which is available here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=409540
and that gives you the option to enable this feature. (along with tons of other tweaks to!)
Hope this helps!
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I agree - the 'manual/instructions' Orange sent were non-existent and as a first time PPC user I was totally lost until I had a nosey around here and to be fair am still learning all what this phone can do!
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Oh i can answer what it can do for you in one simple phrase mate. It can screw ya head up!
HTC want a good kicking if you ask me. The thing as I see it is this. If they'd have kept the basics as it was on the Kaiser (Tytn II) and THEN added the 3D, all would have been superb.
As for Orange... well, nuff said
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Install Diamond Tweak, which is available here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=409540
and that gives you the option to enable this feature. (along with tons of other tweaks to!)
Hope this helps!
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Cheers for the help there dude. One slight problem that springs to mind.
The 'light handset upon a text arriving' comment i made... what the HELL would that tweak come under?!?!! lol
TheShowStopper said:
Cheers for the help there dude. One slight problem that springs to mind.
The 'light handset upon a text arriving' comment i made... what the HELL would that tweak come under?!?!! lol
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It comes under 'Wake on New Sms'
A wee bit of advice, there are loads of people on here who will always be glad to help, but the tone of your posts is not one which will make folk jump to help you
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It comes under 'Wake on New Sms'
A wee bit of advice, there are loads of people on here who will always be glad to help, but the tone of your posts is not one which will make folk jump to help you
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Thanks for that chap. My tone? Oh well if i've offended anyone then i apologise. I'm just a bit jumpy when things don't go according to plan and my comments come over as slightly abrasive when in fact, they're supposed to come over as a normal question but in a jokey type manner. I get that in a face to face sitation to so i know exactly what you're saying.
Again, thanks for the reply though. Much appreciated
Is it possible to customize HTC home that comes with WM6.1 for the Tilt upgrade that was just released? I have it installed and I like it, for the most part. However, I would really like to change the favorite contacts and the items in the launcher. However, when I hold my stylus on one of the contacts I don't want to see, it just starts dialing.
Is there a manual for the new software that I missed somewhere?
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Is it possible to customize HTC home that comes with WM6.1 for the Tilt upgrade that was just released? I have it installed and I like it, for the most part. However, I would really like to change the favorite contacts and the items in the launcher. However, when I hold my stylus on one of the contacts I don't want to see, it just starts dialing.
Is there a manual for the new software that I missed somewhere?
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don't hold your stylus on one of the programs/contact you don't want to see, just click the last program/contact in the section, which should be an X
And this is why I need to play more than I did... Are there any other tweaks for the HTC Home? personally, I'm not liking the amount of real estate it takes on the screen... 2/3 of it in portrait and all but 1-2 lines in landscape is a little much.
I like the functionality of it, but would really like to find ways to make it look better/different if that is possible.
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And this is why I need to play more than I did... Are there any other tweaks for the HTC Home? personally, I'm not liking the amount of real estate it takes on the screen... 2/3 of it in portrait and all but 1-2 lines in landscape is a little much.
I like the functionality of it, but would really like to find ways to make it look better/different if that is possible.
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Nope. Its pretty much fixed size. You can get emunutz's HTC Home Customiser to chage the clock font, icons etc. But as for size... its fixed. The only way is to recreate something similar using apps/plugins like batterystatus
Any idea how to remove the "Weather" tab? I never use it and want to get rid of it.
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Any idea how to remove the "Weather" tab? I never use it and want to get rid of it.
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Yerp, Use emunutz HTC home customiser and take it off the active tabs list.