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Black Widow
By Armyranger251
Thanks manup456 for status bar and status bar icons
Thanks Beagz for the Black Widow Better Keyboard Skin
Contains loccys better browser irrenhaus' advanced launcher and modified mms app Thanks to these guys as well
Thanks Sir Mez For His Widget Backgrounds That Were The Base For My New Widgets
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU FLASH AND I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILTY FOR ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PHONE AS A RESULT OF FLASHING
Updated For Cyanogen 4.2.5
Note All Widget You see Have The Matching Skins In the Link Provided But You Must Have The App
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the 1 thing i dont like is the pic in the status bar drop down. otherwise, AWESOME
ok thanks for the post to tell me you dont like the status bar drop down pic in my theme i have a very simple way of solving that problem dont use it
Maybe I missed it, but I'm usually pretty good at spotting things.. what ROM did you develop this for?
EDIT: Don't mind me... I visited your alldroid page and lo and behold, it told me which ROMs you developed this for. Nice, thourough work young man.
wheres the message widget from
its an app called Beautiful Widget Pack 2
armyranger251 said:
ok thanks for the post to tell me you dont like the status bar drop down pic in my theme i have a very simple way of solving that problem dont use it
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your welcome!
armyranger251 said:
ok thanks for the post to tell me you dont like the status bar drop down pic in my theme i have a very simple way of solving that problem dont use it
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+1 one thing i can't stand is when people complain about how something looks. They don't understand you do this for your own phone how you think it will look best but willing to give it to the community as a favor... But like you said... You don't like it... DON'T USE IT!!!
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+1 one thing i can't stand is when people complain about how something looks. They don't understand you do this for your own phone how you think it will look best but willing to give it to the community as a favor... But like you said... You don't like it... DON'T USE IT!!!
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ooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr change it to your liking
ey, props on the theme, it looks sicck, just one question.. did you happen to work on the cyanogen launcher that matches this? the cy launchers way more convenient than the regular one..
great theme anyone who has followed armyrangers work knows what build this is for!
gtrplr71 said:
great theme anyone who has followed armyrangers work knows what build this is for!
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So far it is workin on 4.1.999 and akirahs 1.6 rom
BloodyWasHere said:
ey, props on the theme, it looks sicck, just one question.. did you happen to work on the cyanogen launcher that matches this? the cy launchers way more convenient than the regular one..
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Im not sure exactly wut your referring too but cyanogen did not create a launcher
He used one created by someone else And this theme contains the advanced launcher
That gives the option to change the number of homescreens plus other options
Lol sick theme! Not reallt feeling the demon spider on the status bar but that web is sick... if you could put a spider on the app trey instead of the words "black widow" that would be tight
this theme is sick armyranger. i have always been a huge fan of your work.
wow
Been using this theme for a couple days and I gotta say I'm very impressed... still not a fan of the skulls but everthing eles.... wow factor is in effect here ladies and gentlemen... you can just stop and the hightlighs on the home screen icons with the spider... if u want more pull that trey down and highlight something.... it shows the spider behind it... scroll down to the next notification and the pic changes according to what behind it... I like the attention to detail!... keep up the good work... by the way... in the most popular wallpaper app in the market they have a good wallpaper... just go to search and type in spiders and pres next one or twice... can't miss it. Only thing is it take away from the spider hightlight on the home screen apps... I'm sure you could tweake that though... thanks again!
correction
If you search that wallpaper put in "spider" not "spiders" it should a couple pages in on the upper left
mimic1011 said:
Been using this theme for a couple days and I gotta say I'm very impressed... still not a fan of the skulls but everthing eles.... wow factor is in effect here ladies and gentlemen... you can just stop and the hightlighs on the home screen icons with the spider... if u want more pull that trey down and highlight something.... it shows the spider behind it... scroll down to the next notification and the pic changes according to what behind it... I like the attention to detail!... keep up the good work... by the way... in the most popular wallpaper app in the market they have a good wallpaper... just go to search and type in spiders and pres next one or twice... can't miss it. Only thing is it take away from the spider hightlight on the home screen apps... I'm sure you could tweake that though... thanks again!
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thanks glad you like it
Version Added For Daveids Full Version Of Cyanogen 4.2.1
Surely if it works on daveids version of 4.2.1 its a theme for CyanogenMod 4.2.1 seeing as they are the same thing bit of a miss leading thread title
I remember a thread on here a while ago where people were theming to get the Windows Phone 7 look. There's now a launcher on the market called Launcher 7 that does most of the work for you, you should check it out.
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Just tried it out. Its very smooth, and its the best one I have come across.
im enjoying this launcher,its really smooth.
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Definitely. If there's one thing that I'd like to see more of on the Market, it's more "alternative" launchers like this. Launcher Pro, ADW, Go, etc. all have their differences, but they're more or less the same in that they're all plays off of the whole multiple homescreen and a dock thing. It's nice to see new ideas out there. I remember a while back there was a launcher that showed all of your texts, email, facebook notifications, etc. in kind of an agenda view. It never really took off, but it's good to see devs think outside the box about the homescreen.
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Definitely. If there's one thing that I'd like to see more of on the Market, it's more "alternative" launchers like this. Launcher Pro, ADW, Go, etc. all have their differences, but they're more or less the same in that they're all plays off of the whole multiple homescreen and a dock thing. It's nice to see new ideas out there. I remember a while back there was a launcher that showed all of your texts, email, facebook notifications, etc. in kind of an agenda view. It never really took off, but it's good to see devs think outside the box about the homescreen.
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I strongly agree
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but they're more or less the same in that they're all plays off of the whole multiple homescreen and a dock thing..
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Because thats the core of how android to this point is intended to work. I like Launcher7, its fast, smooth and functional so I play with it here and there but the tile UI is comparatively bland and boring even with widget support (and the custom ones I've seen that arent bland and boring are WAY too busy). I'm gonna put it on my wifes phone since she'll love the big ass simple tiles concept.
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Because thats the core of how android to this point is intended to work. I like Launcher7, its fast, smooth and functional so I play with it here and there but the tile UI is comparatively bland and boring even with widget support (and the custom ones I've seen that arent bland and boring are WAY too busy). I'm gonna put it on my wifes phone since she'll love the big ass simple tiles concept.
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sir I want to say this without coming off as a hater at all..
but that homescreen needs a little bit of work, it looks gaudy and awful!
majorbro said:
sir I want to say this without coming off as a hater at all..
but that homescreen needs a little bit of work, it looks gaudy and awful!
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without using custom images those 2x1 and 1x1 tiles (and the headphone/camera images) are all there is. I'm not going to spend anytime importing images because I like my android phone as an android phone and it wont get any use anyway. I was basically showing how the UI looks unmolested.
Has anyone ported over the HTC Thunderbolt widgets or at least the clocks? idk if anyone has seen them but they are pretty kick a$$...I know there is beautiful widgets, etc. but I think these have a clean, classy, slick look. Just curious, I have searched and didnt find anything.
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Has anyone ported over the HTC Thunderbolt widgets or at least the clocks? idk if anyone has seen them but they are pretty kick a$$...I know there is beautiful widgets, etc. but I think these have a clean, classy, slick look. Just curious, I have searched and didnt find anything.
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if you look in my sense theme thread i have a lot of the clock apks as flashable zips
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=994561
when i revisit the theme ill add some more of them as well
also lp sense ui in the regular android app/game section imitates sense widgets about as good as can be done
Thanks, those are nice...Im running the community rom and just want some eye candy, I get bored fast. I just dl them and will try them out later...good work!
Just to let you know, the Sense Widgets on the Thunderbolt is tied to the Sense framework, so unless the rom is ported, you can't get the Widgets seperately
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What would be sick is the notification panel. when pulled down, the top shows the most recently used apps. If I knew more on how to port/develop, I would do it, but I digress...
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nhugh406 said:
What would be sick is the notification panel. when pulled down, the top shows the most recently used apps. If I knew more on how to port/develop, I would do it, but I digress...
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that is actually a feature that is so unpopular on sense roms that its either 1) stripped out of the roms 2) replaced with power controls
Right on. But I'm sure there are some people that would like it. I imagine it's a waste considering the native android multitasking management....plus, it's probably Huuuuuugggeee memory hog
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Right on. But I'm sure there are some people that would like it. I imagine it's a waste considering the native android multitasking management....plus, it's probably Huuuuuugggeee memory hog
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yeah im sure some people would like it..but not worth the effort prolly imo given that its redundant with holding down the home key showing latest used apps
Exactly. Along with the long press of the home button, is there or had there been any way to get the most recently used 8 apps as opposed to the last 6? This had probably already been addressed our isn't a point of concern, so I apologize for thee possible redundancy.
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Clutch from the market is a good way to be able to recall recently used aps and it makes a nice transparent widget on the home screen.
http://gizmodo.com/5802658/if-android-looked-like-windows-phone-7
It would be really cool if someone got that launcher and ported it to Android. I'd love to use that.
Looks nice
There are a couple of custom roms that do make the Galaxy phone operate and look like WP7.......... don't know about other phones but the Vibrant has 3 out right now.
Yuck! Too busy
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I feel like those huge icons would annoy me after awhile
Looks like a fun and useful UI, I'd use it...assuming it doesn't have a big hit on battery life..
Umm... here is your answer
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Umm... here is your answer
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...wow thanks that was really helpful! /sarcasm
This is different, it's not just a launcher that looks EXACTLY like WP7, it has some elements of it's own and the ui looks altered a little. I think it's better than just the WP7 launcher.
I'm new to the Android scene (coming from a Touch Pro 2) and I'm really hating the Motoblur interface. Is it possible to install another launcher, or is that something that's hard coded in the ROM?
For some of it you can install a new launcher, ADW, ADW Ex, Launcher Pro are a few examples.
Any of them will allow you customize your homescreens more.
Curious wat you don't like about it? It seems very snappy to me. Much improved over previous versions of blur ui.
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Its snappy and neat but not as snappy as a third party launcher such as launcherpro
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I don't mind this motoblur but go launcher is still more functional for me.
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i suppose i dont disagree... put the topic was that he was "hating motoblur", and while old versions were truly hate worthy, i don't find this version offensive! in fact if they had launched originally with this version, i don't think there would be much hate at all... LP and ADW are still better, and easy solutions for those who like more customization for sure!
The only thing I don't like about this blur, are the 4 launcher icons. Wtf 4? I want/need my app drawer button in the middle, and there's no middle with 4...
So, aside from that, I would be using the stock launcher. When will manufacturers realize people need options, and options are the biggest advantage over iphone. I would be perfectly happy with blur if I could add a 5th icon to the launcher bar.
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I put Launcher Pro on my wife's D3. Apart from a very occasional graphics hangup on the homescreen (which may or may not be from Launcher Pro) it's working really well. She likes that the interface is cleaner, and I don't have to try and explain how "this icon with two squares represents your app drawer", heh! Using the Froyo Wide style for the dock, visually, makes a big difference in not being confused on her first Android device.
Only thing I actually kind of miss is the Moto's QuickContacts widget, which shows up invisible from within LP; and LP's people widget isn't very nice IMO.
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I put Launcher Pro on my wife's D3. Apart from a very occasional graphics hangup on the homescreen (which may or may not be from Launcher Pro) it's working really well. She likes that the interface is cleaner, and I don't have to try and explain how "this icon with two squares represents your app drawer", heh! Using the Froyo Wide style for the dock, visually, makes a big difference in not being confused on her first Android device.
Only thing I actually kind of miss is the Moto's QuickContacts widget, which shows up invisible from within LP; and LP's people widget isn't very nice IMO.
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I get the same graphic hangup on waking the device. It's seen as the desktop area being black while the dock is still visible and showing the wallpaper. Happens every time but clicking the app drawer or rotating the phone makes it go away. This happend on my d1 occasionally with cyanogen as well so I'm fairly certain it is Launcher Pro. Still can't live without LP as the blur home sucks imo.
I honestly love this blur ui. The blueness is awesome, The widgets are sweet, the icons are nice looking, and the 3d-ness is pretty sexy. This is all coming from a touchwiz fan tho
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I honestly love this blur ui. The blueness is awesome, The widgets are sweet, the icons are nice looking, and the 3d-ness is pretty sexy. This is all coming from a touchwiz fan tho
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Dude... it's okay that you are one, but you don't say things like that in public.
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I honestly love this blur ui. The blueness is awesome, The widgets are sweet, the icons are nice looking, and the 3d-ness is pretty sexy. This is all coming from a touchwiz fan tho
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I didn't know you got a Droid 3. I loved your themes on the Fascinate. I'm actually getting one myself on the 27th. Can't wait to ditch the Fascy for it. Any plans on making themes for this when it gets root?
And I agree. The blur on the D3 is very nice. I've absolutely hated every version of it besides the D3's. I hate the TW3 launcher but like all of the TW features(like notification bar toggles). I love TouchWiz4.
Overall I don't mind blur at all. I wish they had certain features from the full blur, but I switch launchers like no tomorrow. I have ALL paid versions of LPP, ADW, Mobile Shell, and Go. I wish I could keep the favorites launcher from blur or find something similar to that.
Motoblur is now called "Motorola Application Platform"
Hahaha that sounds like "we don't want to call it Blur because everyone hates Blur."
Under "Operating System" on Verizon's page on the details screen:
http://www.verizonwireless.com/droid-3-motorola.shtml
Also, it's funny that Motorola decides to phase out the name rather than phase out Blur completely: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/09/motoblur-name-phased-out-due-to-public-feedback/
And by funny I mean annoying!
But as the others have said, it's much less annoying than what it used to be. At least when you get your phone you don't have all of these stupid widgets everywhere preloaded on your screen. I really can't stand having all the VZ apps.
I actually liked the blur ui on this phone, but it seemed too laggy. I put launcher pro on and it has helped, but I still notice a little. I am thinking it shouldn't have any lag at all being a duelcore phone and all. Any settings I can change to help it?
GoogleAndroid said:
I didn't know you got a Droid 3. I loved your themes on the Fascinate. I'm actually getting one myself on the 27th. Can't wait to ditch the Fascy for it. Any plans on making themes for this when it gets root?
And I agree. The blur on the D3 is very nice. I've absolutely hated every version of it besides the D3's. I hate the TW3 launcher but like all of the TW features(like notification bar toggles). I love TouchWiz4.
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I would definitely theme this when the time comes, I planned on it. I kinda dont know if Id want to theme it TBO, Blur is perfect (For me anyways). If someone ends up making an aosp rom or something I could probably theme that for the people that want to be de-blured. Im not sure how this phone will work theming wise.
I really don't mind blur on D3, way better than the blur on that defy I was tinkering with for a while, but I've been a loyal LP user since my OG. What I would like to see though is that quick contacts widget working in LP. That widget is slick, one of the coolest widgets I've ever seen, and I would use it alot. Anyone got any ideas on that?
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Yea, the d3 is seems to be nearly stock android.
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I would definitely theme this when the time comes, I planned on it. I kinda dont know if Id want to theme it TBO, Blur is perfect (For me anyways). If someone ends up making an aosp rom or something I could probably theme that for the people that want to be de-blured. Im not sure how this phone will work theming wise.
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True. There are a few changes I'd want, like making the menus black with white text instead of white with black text.
I got the D3 today. Of course, the one I get has a touchscreen that stopped working after activation. Waiting until Friday for the new one to come in. But, at least my DX2(Fascinate replacement, since mine has issues and I was gonna give it to a friend) came today and works so I have that in the mean time.
EDIT: Got the replacement in earlier. Loving this phone so much. It's extremely smooth and fast(even with Blur), and the keyboard is amazing. This is the first version of Blur I've liked. I would like root to remove V Cast apps and a few other bloatware apps, but meh, I can wait. At least Blur has app groups in the mean time.
Anyone know if there's a way to restore an old LP backup from an OG Droid?
I keep getting no files found... the backup's on my SD card... do i have to create the directory on my internal storage for it?
[edit] Ignore - Figured out solution. Simply copied the LP backup folder from my SD card to my internal storage and it worked.
Guessing since it mounds as sd where as the actual sd card mounts as sd-ext?