Been waiting for this:
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-flydroid-flyscreen-zzwq.aspx
It allows the use of widgets and RSS feeds on your lockscreen
will this work with our hero's?
I tried it,
It does work. I feel that it's slowing down the phone. Not sure though since my phone is loaded with tons of apps.
But it's a really nice app, love the twitter widget
Tried it on my Sprint Hero. Liked it except it unlocks too easily.
Just an FYI, but I installed Flyscreen a few days back on my GSM Hero, and I just noticed that my "awake" time was at 100%. Using Spare Parts, I determined that it was Flyscreen holding the wake lock on the phone.
I removed the app rather than investigating further simply because whilst it is nice, it doesn't really do much to add to my experience with the phone.
Regards,
Dave
Hey guys,
I bought a sexy gadget, the Hero. IMO, the UI is slick.
I like the way I can setup the 7 screens, but I only use the HTC widgets.
Why ?
Not because there are not better alternatives. But most of them are ugly.
Of course, this is my opinion.
So I am looking for nice looking, sexy widgets and applications that can compete with what is running on the iPhone.
Examples of what I think is good (what follows is my opinion, yours can defer) :
- Flyscreen
- Cardiotrainer
- most of Googles applications, I like the minimalistic interface
- IM+ (I switched to the full version, to get rid of the ads).
There are also other good applications, but (again in my opinion) the interface can be improved.
They do the job, and usually very well, but I would not trust my dad with them, he would get lost.
So what do you think ? I just read an article stating that the polish of a program is as important, if not more important, then to add extra functionallity. I 100% agree, I need 1 app to do 1 thing, maybe 2, not 20.
Usually it just gets bloated, ugly and unresponsive.
So share with the rest of us your list of sexy applications with nice looking interfaces.
Or maybe you do not agree with me ?
Jan
although we have the hero's built in widgets, I love koxx's message widget, which pulls email and sms together, and his calender widget, both of which are fully sinkable.
Also, there is the Sony Erricson AmbientTime app that was floating around, which is pretty
I have hardly seen anyone who uses Desire ROMS as their default day to day ROM. I'm debating doing this to get flash on the browser, but I'm not sure about how battery life is compared to enom.
Macmee said:
I have hardly seen anyone who uses Desire ROMS as their default day to day ROM. I'm debating doing this to get flash on the browser, but I'm not sure about how battery life is compared to enom.
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I've been using Sense day-to-day exclusively for 2 months now.
I used it for the first month of owning the phone.
I would run it for like, 2 days at a time out of a given month and revert back to CM.
Maybe im slow, and they do in fact exist, but the Trackball wake mods are the deal breaker for me and Sense.
Untill they get the bluetooth worked out its not an option for me. Maybe add another option in the poll to something like "Im wanting to give it a spin but and will do so when its a little more ready for prime time". I suspect I am not the only one that is waiting because of the bluetooth issues.
How does everyone find the battery life, and and which desire ROM do you use?
I would love to use the Desire ROMs, but I get nothing but problems from them. They run slow, lag and **** up my text messaging. Otherwise I do like SenseUI a lot. Wish I could get it working flawlessly.
Used it went back to cm.. It just seems to cluttered
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I used it for 3 hours. Don't really see how sense is better... The widgets are huge and there are far fewer mods/themes for it.
Was planning on keeping it for the exchange support, then that stopped working
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I used it for 3 hours. Don't really see how sense is better... The widgets are huge and there are far fewer mods/themes for it.
Was planning on keeping it for the exchange support, then that stopped working
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Personally I find the whole 'Icons-plastered-all-over-the-place' that the iPhone and Stock Android do extremely ugly. And I find non-HTC widgets too dissimilar and all different sizes to look any good when trying to fill a lot of space.
I have 4 icons on my home screen; that's IT * (as you can see in my signature). The other 6 windows are Sense Widgets that I use on a daily basis.
If anything, I wish there were MORE good-looking full-screen (and useful) widgets!
* Hence your MoreRecent app
How do you launch apps other than the 4, Paul? Just curious as I don't like having icons all over the place either; I basically alternate between Gesture Search and Quick Search
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How do you launch apps other than the 4, Paul? Just curious as I don't like having icons all over the place either; I basically alternate between Gesture Search and Quick Search
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I just use the launcher (bottom left arrow on Sense UI home screen).
More recently, I've been using britoso's MoreRecent app http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=676438
I have use it for about two weeks now tried cm and emon but I switch back.. I like the widgets and havent had a problem with with it the battery life is the same for me
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I use the Desire rom when i am at home, but this week i have used cyan to get better battery life on vacation. i really like the email app, camera, and the widgets.
the battery life isnt where i want it, but with a charger at the desk and at home, i can pull through.
I use to use Sense, but switched back to Cyanogen because I don't enjoy the fact that Desire ROMs are not as speedy as stock, or ROMs based off of stock. I love Sense more, but speed is also not to be forgotten, I can easily feel the difference.
There are also several quirks that can occur.
I probably would use Sense if bluetooth would work reliably but I have a feeling that shipped has sailed. So until Paul gets BT working and a few other bugs worked out I'm sticking to CM Roms and Pershoot's kernels
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I probably would use Sense if bluetooth would work reliably but I have a feeling that shipped has sailed. So until Paul gets BT working and a few other bugs worked out I'm sticking to CM Roms and Pershoot's kernels
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Well we all know HTC has to release the Desire kernel source eventually, which is how Paul said Bluetooth would be supposedly be fixed.
They have merely 60 days from the official release of the Desire to release the source before it becomes illegal. I'm sure they want to uphold their moral standards..
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Well we all know HTC has to release the Desire kernel source eventually, which is how Paul said Bluetooth would be supposedly be fixed.
They have merely 60 days from the official release of the Desire to release the source before it becomes illegal. I'm sure they want to uphold their moral standards..
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What I don't understand is why they're taking so long to release the Desire code, when the Incredible's code was already released -- less than a week since it's release??!!
I have to wonder if HTC is looking at Paul's work and not releasing it because of that haha Maybe they're trying to figure out a way to modify the code so it's not able to be ported to the N1
Love the Send-UI.
BT works fine, once you've paired the device.
i've been using Sense UI since R8. i tried R20 and R21, but those releases weren't as stable as R19, so i've been on R19 for the last 5 weeks. what i like most about the Sense UI ROM are the native features/functionality i use everyday. by native i mean out-of-the-box apps. these include:
Exchange functionality (mail, calendar and contacts); push email has worked flawlessly for me with the Sense UI ROM
mail app features - threaded email view, ability to resize fonts, view emails from/to contacts, signature for each email account
contacts features (screen to see txts, email and calls by contacts)
agenda calendar widget (60 day view via scrolling, ability to view my gmail and Exchange calendar on the same widget)
contact favorites widgets (one group for family one for work)
email widget (scroll/view for new mail, tap email to open directly)
i also prefer the native black task bar, so no need to install a task bar theme. i prefer a conservative look with access to the things i use most. i don't like icons on every screen, so i use the app drawer (?) to access and launch programs. i haven't used CM's ROM since 5.0.3, so i can't offer an opinion on speed, etc. navigational speed on R19 is great from my perspective. fyi, i'm using intersectRavens (4.29) kernel with R19 and am seeing a notable improvement in battery life. i'm using a Jabra BT device for music and calls and it connects every time i turn on Bluetooth and the headset. i suspect this is due to me using the custom kernel.
the only 3rd party customizations i've installed are morphs for the HTCClockWidget (custom font and no background), the mail icon and the message icon. the fact that all of us have customization options is a really a great thing! options like Sense ROMs, CM ROMs, etc, allows me to "make it (my N1) mine"!
After seeing footage of CES with lots of 4g/LTE phones, im really impressed by that unnamed LTE Verizon Touchwiz3.0 device they were showing there.
But one thing struck me; It was running some improvements i also saw on some other US phones, while the european version, the i9000 does not have those tweaks.
Such as the ability to pick your first homescreen to wich it returns after pressing home... or that awesomesauce clock it's running...still accuweather, but a lot sexier!
I got me wondering if the GTi9000 or any SGS-phone will ever see those fine widgets?
Find similar widgets/whatever on the market?
Alternative launcher apps already have all that additional functionality (and probably more).. zeam lets you choose which is home, how many screens there are, how many rows/columns, default settings for a ton of stuff, and tons of other stuff I can't even remember.
For the clock I use fancy widget, that looks pretty nice
All that stuff drains the battery anyway. When the applications on markets grow, there will be apps that suit your needs, don't worry!
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After seeing footage of CES with lots of 4g/LTE phones, im really impressed by that unnamed LTE Verizon Touchwiz3.0 device they were showing there.
But one thing struck me; It was running some improvements i also saw on some other US phones, while the european version, the i9000 does not have those tweaks.
Such as the ability to pick your first homescreen to wich it returns after pressing home... or that awesomesauce clock it's running...still accuweather, but a lot sexier!
I got me wondering if the GTi9000 or any SGS-phone will ever see those fine widgets?
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Yes, allright!
I allready have tried ADW and LP and i believe they all give the option to set wich screen is home, but i don't know, the feeling of everything stock just feels right!
This is the way samsung designed their S-life based platform, so i tend to stick with it as long as it is useable. And frankly; right now it is useable with 2.2.1. I just miss some more samsung widgets, such as a music player widget, or a dedicated mail widget for their touchwiz social hub system. And i'd like to see the daily briefing widget optimized, because it really boggs down the whole system when you use it...even after their newest update!
Hello!
Im 16, and just finished my first Android Application. It is for Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablets, and it is a simple Note-taking app inspired by Penultimate for iOS...
It has a beautiful UI, and some awesome features including a pop-out calendar for finding dates (Calculator coming soon!).
I would like some feedback on it, and I would like to know some more features I could add (What else do you use when taking notes?).
It was tested on a GTab, so if anything is wrong on your device, let me know!
Here is the market link: Jot Notes
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.almondmendoza&feature=search_result
Nice, simple notetaking/drawing app. Works well with no apparent bugs on Flashback ROM. The black background is kind of cool, but kind of weird; it might be nice to have a white background option and a black pen. I prefer the UI of PenSupremacy (notebooks with multiple pages, exportable to a variety of formats, etc.), but it still has some bugs that make it unusable for me, so this is nice to have while the bugs get worked out.