how can i get the menu on the captivate to look and work like the nexus one?
You can do one of two things:
1. Wait for a plain vanilla froyo rom comes out and then flash that onto your device, or
2. you could install the free launcher pro which for the main part does the same thing as the nexus one. its not a perfect replacement to stock android, but it sure does its job
its free in the market.
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First off, I'm in Canada so I would be buying the device from Rogers when it is released soon (if that matters)
Is there anyway to take the UI that Samsung has on the phone and replace it with the standard Android look? Would I have to root the phone and load a specific rom to get that option or would it be available by default?
Thanks for the info
Not available by default, you get Samsung's TouchWiz. Many of us download LauncherPro or ADW to replace it.
To get stock Android it would require flashing a ROM. I haven't followed the ROM development that closely but at least one ROM over there claims no TouchWiz.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773082
I think you mean the Home page, right?
There's several alternatives, like PandaHome, Home ++ and others.
I use PandaHome, works great for me, but looks around and try them all.
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Not available by default, you get Samsung's TouchWiz. Many of us download LauncherPro or ADW to replace it.
To get stock Android it would require flashing a ROM. I haven't followed the ROM development that closely but at least one ROM over there claims no TouchWiz.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773082
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That is a great rom that has very little touchwiz left in it. Only issue with it is GPS is not currently working at all.
As was said before launcherpro is a great alternative, and then there are other apps you can use to replace samsungs stock music, calendar and browser.
Keep in mind that all the Touchwiz/homescreen implementations have been slightly different on all versions of the Galaxy S, so you may be surprised by what Rogers brings to the phone.
I like the look of touch wiz and the stock android launcher doesn't have any more functionality. But it may feel snappier.
I'd suggest a market app like panda home, ADW or Launcher pro.
The roms without touchwiz are not complete yet. It does work on the vibrant though. I'd be interested to see how the rogers cappy differs from att. And if we can get that firmware.
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yet another canuck here, also going to pick up the phone from rogers.
I heard that rogers will remove the front camera so no video calling will be possible. I am a total noob when it comes to this stuff but would it be possible to use the rear cam for video calling?
You may find some software to support that, but how will you see the person you're talking to?
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Neither does the us version.
I havent seen an app that allows for video calling from the rear camera......
bah that is not good, not good at all!
and i didnt even think about the other person not seeing me, valid point.
I wonder if there is a way i can just get the phone, sell it, buy one from bell and use that.
Would i need to unlock the bell phone to work on the rogers network?
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Would i need to unlock the bell phone to work on the rogers network?
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Yes, but fortunately unlocking the Galaxy S in any form is easy ...
Hey, this is my first time posting, I've been browsing a bit since I got my galaxy. I cant really find an answer to what I'm looking for.
I'm not a big fan of samsung's UI on my galaxy, I'd much prefer the Android 2.1 stock that comes on the nexus one... no fancy stuff. Just basic... How would I go abouts doing this? I'm totally new to this, I know I'd have to root my device, after that I'm lost.
Thanks A lot!
Some guys have created a stock Android ROM for the SGS, but it's not fully functional, no camera and no video.
Android can run on many devices (even iPhone and Palm) but the problem are the drivers. If there's no driver, you'll find yourself without camera, wifi, GPS or whatever, and possibly the battery use will be greater.
Yep, there was a vanilla rom but nothing worked, pointless for everyday use.
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So what would be your recommendation for a rom? seeing as they're are so many out there.
there are a couple of ROMS in the dev section without the touchwiz launcher
example:
[ROM]Rombie v2a -*I9000XXJPH*- Themed|no TouchWiz|Pre-Rooted|
personally i have never used one so i can't give any feedback on the matter. if you dont want to mess around too much you could always use a launcher like ADWlauncher or LauncherPro, these basically reskin the home screens to a more likeable layout (by many), there is even a home replacement called launcher2 i think, which looks very basic.
I'm looking for something similar. I'm already rooted, unlocked and running ADW, but I just can't cope with Samsung's stock phone and sms apps. They're truly bloody awful.
all i can say is: wait for http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ ...
it's great and it can not take very long any more (i hope)
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I'm looking for something similar. I'm already rooted, unlocked and running ADW, but I just can't cope with Samsung's stock phone and sms apps. They're truly bloody awful.
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You can say that again the sms app is a complete fail!!!
I don't mind the dialer so much. but the rest of touchwiz and the widgets is a waste of space..
I just got this phone and having got used to a Nexus phone before (and before that always having used custom roms such as cyanogen) I cannot stand the TouchWiz (or whatever it is) rubbish that Samsung clog their phone up with. It really spoils the device in my opinion. The standard Jelly Bean software is much cleaner.
So, what is the best way to remove it and get back to a nice clean phone?
I'm happy to root & install a rom if necessary.
Is something like this the way to go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2052739 ? Or do I need to wait for Cyanogen to support it?
Cheers!
It can be removed but must have rooted phone, wouldn't recommend though.If you do remove make sure you have a alternative like Apex or Nova launcher installed first, plenty of themes to use with them. Hope that helps you.
Hit thanks if it did.
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From my experience, like you coming from a classic android experience even Motorola didn't go this far. The phone is still very young and possibly due to its bigger brother may not receive as much attention. So although there sent many try a custom rom,.
I'd avoid stripping or freezing out the bloat. Although you may be fine for a while you may brick, and if you can't get it into DL mode your fried.
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Wait for aosp or cm Roms to come up - its the best way . As you probably know remove the touchwiz apk won't give you any vanilla experience ! And while you wait try other launchers if you want to break out of touchwiz
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Ok, thanks for the help guys. That's pretty much what I thought.
Fingers crossed this model get's support from CM.
Hi, I just crossed back to Android and am excited to be back but am a little peeved with HTC's Sense overlay. I had the Nexus S a couple of years back (and loved it!) before using iOS and now I just upgraded to the One hoping to have the same experience with my Nexus.
My question is...and I'm hoping its in the right forum...is it possible to root the HTC One and have stock vanilla Android on it? Honestly, I kind of feel that HTC Sense ruins a really a beautifully made phone. It does add a lot of unnecessary functions and tries to link everything and everyone which makes it absolutely confusing.
Also...how obnoxious is that bootup with the Sprint splash screen? Ugh. Brings the premium down a couple of notches.
You can root the one easily using HTC's unlock method. I believe there's a toolkit in the development section. No vanilla android just yet. Although sense isn't really as bad as what it used to be. (But again, I primarily use my phone for social networking.)
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The cm team had a build but it's very Alpha, that's is the only A.O.S.P. Rom at the moment. Once that's all peachy I'm sure you will see others pop up.
As far as the boot up sound, after you root, most of the available rooms have disable it.
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When my One is on vibrate I never here the boot up sound.
Also, could the 4.2.2 keyboard be ported over? I've already been replacing HTC apps with stock apps (gallery, clock, etc).
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If you want to keep up with the development of CM 10.1 which is very close to vanilla android, heres the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2266048
So far they've got most things working except for the camera, IR blaster, Bluetooh and using headphones while you're in a call. Give it a couple of weeks though and we'll have a very stable version available. I'm not a fan of sense at all, so I'm excited to flash over to CM 10.1.
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My question is...and I'm hoping its in the right forum...is it possible to root the HTC One and have stock vanilla Android on it?
Also...how obnoxious is that bootup with the Sprint splash screen? Ugh. Brings the premium down a couple of notches.
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Download some different launchers from the Play store and try them out. You don't even need to root a device to change launchers. Simply download, install and open.
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So far they've got most things working except for the camera, IR blaster, Bluetooh and using headphones while you're in a call. Give it a couple of weeks though and we'll have a very stable version available. I'm not a fan of sense at all, so I'm excited to flash over to CM 10.1.
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I'd be curious to see if there is some portion of the hardware that works only with the Sense framework.
It would be awesome if a custom ROM can push the camera beyond the stock experience. Does the HTC 'ImageChip' work with custom ROMs like CM?
Good morning all,
I have currently have the t mobile HTC One and there is little to no dev going on there. I recently updated to 4.3 and am not happy with it at all. I am looking to install a custom ROM but was looking for the that suits me the best. I know i probably wont get all my options filled but looking for something to be close.
1. Android lock screen-i like the widgets on my lock screen but HTC limited has it to one.
2. I hate HTC gallery and they have limited what apps i can send photos in. I use Quick pic and i cannot send photos with the stock mail or messaging app.
3. I would like to be able to add/delete quick settings and rearrange them.
4. I hate blinkfeed, would love to disable it.
Thanks for any help you can give.
Viper ROM or Android Revolution HD are the top two with most customizations. However! Please look through the android Dev thread. Most of these ROMs can be used on carrier variants of the One. When I was on the One X I used Viper and it had a lot of customization but again its up to the user. Just flash a couple it won't hurt.
Also sense 5.5 has the option to turn off blinkfeed.
Ignore where is says sent from N4, I just got my One booted with Viper and I'm waiting for it to fully charge
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Viper is probably your best bet but, as said above, give them all a go and see which does the job for you. Stock 4.3 is actually quite good, and you can turn off Blinkfeed (which I have) and rearrange the QS (which I've also done)