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flyscreen now live

Didn't see anything about this on here, so I thought I would let everyone know that flyscreen hit the market today. If you don't know what it is, the app is a locksreen replacement which boasts a number of useful widgets. It's free, so check it out.

well done app!
tweaks i'd personally like to see
1. accuweather edit to enable "current location" along with search city or zip
2. changeable wallpaper?
3. custom color for the bottom status bar.
4. it seems pressing menu OR home unlocks the app. maybe just keep it as only MENU unlocks?
5. would LOVE a fully-functional local music widget. even a streaming one. preferably last.fm
6. it's hard to double-tap to unlock the screen when on the calendar widget.
that's all for now. again great job!

Can't find it on the market. Can anyone upload a .apk for me please?

just downloaded and installed.....love it!

Systembomber said:
Can't find it on the market. Can anyone upload a .apk for me please?
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are you serious? just search the market for flyscreen

Anyone have any luck getting the Facebook widget? It says to go to www.myflyscreen.com when I try to add it, but there's not really any mention of it on the website.
EDIT: Nevermind, it turns out you have to login.

this seems legit!

I've tried it but I'm not a fan of flyscreen,
the feed summary stories are so short its not worth reading them and
it is hard to unlock.
I much prefer "buzz deck", kind of similar concept with the flicking between cards but it
works much better for the feeds.
but I guess if you use just the weather and messages widget then this is pretty good

i think it would be a lot better if the added a lock, something other then just pushing the menu button

I love it, but the stericson lock screen is still popping up occasionally... How do I completely remove stericson?
(Using CM 4.0.4)

its not on the market!!! I searched like 4 times and it cant find it.... wtf?

http://www.myflyscreen.com/
You can dl it from here

I like it ok...
But, I was under the impression I would be able to use widgets installed on my phone.
I can't - I have to use widgets that flyscreen has... And, their calendar widget is not interactive (can't open my calendar with it or see my appt's), there is no Gmail/Email widget, and I can't use my own weather widget instead of theirs.
Since I don't really want to use any widgets they have... It sorta makes the app pointless. If I wanted to use a widget they have I would have downloaded/installed it already!

I had this during the beta invite and liked it a lot then and the final revision is not dissapointing. I agree, custom backgrounds and missed call, sms etc. notifications are needed though.

bump
any ideas on removing stericson lock?

Installed it. One of the best app on the market easily. Running weather, facebook and 2 custom RSS feeds. Its kinda laggy and slow. And it also it takes sometime to kick in when you wake the phone up. It shows the home screen for a sec before flyscreen lockscreen appears. This is the major issue. Can be fixed with further optisations. Minor annoyances are the wallpaper. Missed call register and music widget wont hurt either. But still, great app!

This app makes any rom awesomeness. If they can get all the social networks on this app, who needs blur? Has a lot of potential.

Been using the beta for quite some time, uninstalled because of slow performance...
the release version is much more stable, really happy with it all I want is to be able to install and create skins and wallpapers

Really nice concept. Good first release. However, like others have said:
1. Needs configurable wallpaper (my gf called me gay...she would know)
2. Causes great lag returning to homescreen, whereas before flyscreen, return was instant.

I'm a little thrown off by having to give my phone# on registration but I guess that just creates a unique username. Very cool idea, I wish I could customize the background and the alignment looks a little off on the bottom (not quite centered)
Very cool. I'm looking forward to more updates from this app!

Now that we have root can we remove the home bar at bottom?

The only thing I dislike about the blur interface is the bottom stuff switching to adore me what screen I'm on. Any way to disable, or decrease the time it shows?

I know this sounds stupid but just to mention that if you hit a blank area on the screen it will start the minimizing animation of the bar immediately instead of waiting for it to time out.

Quite honestly you should try a different launcher. I like ADW.Launcher. Many others around like Launcher Pro. You will find much more customization and features with those Launchers.
The only "problem" I have found is that some of the blur widgets don't play nice with ADW. ie, If I use any of the Blur widgets, I can't resize them. However, I don't really like any of the blur widgets and don't use them.

I've used all those launchers. Open home, dxtop, launcher pro, adw. I actually like the original on this phone except for that home screen bar thing.

I don't see a problem with blur now that i got used to it. Its great. If you hit the wrong thing and the switch bar comes up you have to wait a little over a second? Don't be. Impatient.
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AaronsDarts said:
I don't see a problem with blur now that i got used to it. Its great. If you hit the wrong thing and the switch bar comes up you have to wait a little over a second? Don't be. Impatient.
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Kind of defeats the purpose of buying 1ghz phones doesn't it?
Let's just go back to 200 Mhz Arm processors and be patient
Battery will last longer I'm sure.

Implementing new lockscreen

I know many people here have reported lag associated with the stock lockscreen that comes with the device. I was curious to know that if anyone has tried a new lockscreen and seen better results? Such as installing a vanilla AOSP lockscreen in place of the blur one and see if it makes any difference?
I dont know if the lockscreen is an actual .apk you can change out easily or not, as i have not poked around myself, but i do know that when i owned my incredible many people were switching out there sense lockscreens for vanilla ones and it didnt seem like a big deal

+1 for this question / desire. I too would like to switch out the lockscreen (and indeed some other APKs/items) for "stock" if possible...

Well, I'll tell you this. I use ADW launcher and have not noticed any lag at the lock screen. I've also seen others using custom launchers that also have said they notice no lag.

I've used adw and launcher pro and still have lag on the lock screen on 2.2
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Go look up Widget Locker. It's a sexy lockscreen widget that removes lag COMPLETELY (it actually disables the android lockscreen and you use it instead. Works fansmic, allows tons of widgets on it, including shortcuts to your favorite apps fast, and security locks.
$1.99 in market - search widget locker.

The only thing with Widget Locker -- in my experience -- is that turning on the phone sometimes shows the default lockscreen for a second before fading into widget locker.

Does the home button bypass widget locker?
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No lag using flyscreen either.

Mikerrrrrrrr said:
The only thing with Widget Locker -- in my experience -- is that turning on the phone sometimes shows the default lockscreen for a second before fading into widget locker.
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If you disable screen lock in Location & Security in the settings, you don't get that issue anymore.
I had the same gripe about it until I found that option to uncheck.

srt4mn said:
If you disable screen lock in Location & Security in the settings, you don't get that issue anymore.
I had the same gripe about it until I found that option to uncheck.
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I didn't find the option to disable screen lock, but I turned it off using extended controls widget, which should have the same effect. Either way, thanks for the tip!

Not that this has anything to do with your op but htc does not make the droidx as per your signature. Thought you might want to know.
Joe92T said:
I know many people here have reported lag associated with the stock lockscreen that comes with the device. I was curious to know that if anyone has tried a new lockscreen and seen better results? Such as installing a vanilla AOSP lockscreen in place of the blur one and see if it makes any difference?
I dont know if the lockscreen is an actual .apk you can change out easily or not, as i have not poked around myself, but i do know that when i owned my incredible many people were switching out there sense lockscreens for vanilla ones and it didnt seem like a big deal
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srt4mn said:
If you disable screen lock in Location & Security in the settings, you don't get that issue anymore.
I had the same gripe about it until I found that option to uncheck.
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I don't have this option, but I downloaded "No Lock" from the marketplace and it works great with Flyscreen. (I'm using the Froyo leak posted recently)

Sense Apps on Froyo

Yes, yes, I know, Sense is not compatible yet with our MDPI devices (or something like that). I'm asking if its just the Sense Launcher/Widgets that are the issue or is it the apps (Clock app/Weather/Calender app) that are the issue?
I ask because the only thing stopping me from moving to Froyo is the lack of being able to use those apps. Especially the clock app, that's the most important to me. The HTC Sense Clock app beats the PANTS off of anything that the AOSP one is/can be themed to look like and is better in my experience than anything in the market. I use Fancy Widget since I had it backed up before the C&D and I use Launcher Plus Pro (even on the Zen Aria ROM that I currently use which comes with Sense built in). I posted something like this before, I think, but I want to be thorough about my question this time.
Again, to sum up, the Calender/Clock/Weather/Messaging/Friendstream widgets don't matter to me in the slightest. The applications behind those, now those I care about (not so much with Friendstream though).
Ideas?

LiquidSolstice said:
Yes, yes, I know, Sense is not compatible yet with our MDPI devices (or something like that). I'm asking if its just the Sense Launcher/Widgets that are the issue or is it the apps (Clock app/Weather/Calender app) that are the issue?
I ask because the only thing stopping me from moving to Froyo is the lack of being able to use those apps. Especially the clock app, that's the most important to me. The HTC Sense Clock app beats the PANTS off of anything that the AOSP one is/can be themed to look like and is better in my experience than anything in the market. I use Fancy Widget since I had it backed up before the C&D and I use Launcher Plus Pro (even on the Zen Aria ROM that I currently use which comes with Sense built in). I posted something like this before, I think, but I want to be thorough about my question this time.
Again, to sum up, the Calender/Clock/Weather/Messaging/Friendstream widgets don't matter to me in the slightest. The applications behind those, now those I care about (not so much with Friendstream though).
Ideas?
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They all operate on HTC's framework ... HTC completely reconfigures the framework to run Sense over Android. As a result, Sense will not run with the current Froyo's AOSP framework. However, if there is a port of a Sense 2.2 rom (say, from the Desire or Aria) down the road, you will find what you are looking for. But not until then, sadly.

LiquidSolstice said:
Yes, yes, I know, Sense is not compatible yet with our MDPI devices (or something like that). I'm asking if its just the Sense Launcher/Widgets that are the issue or is it the apps (Clock app/Weather/Calender app) that are the issue?
I ask because the only thing stopping me from moving to Froyo is the lack of being able to use those apps. Especially the clock app, that's the most important to me. The HTC Sense Clock app beats the PANTS off of anything that the AOSP one is/can be themed to look like and is better in my experience than anything in the market. I use Fancy Widget since I had it backed up before the C&D and I use Launcher Plus Pro (even on the Zen Aria ROM that I currently use which comes with Sense built in). I posted something like this before, I think, but I want to be thorough about my question this time.
Again, to sum up, the Calender/Clock/Weather/Messaging/Friendstream widgets don't matter to me in the slightest. The applications behind those, now those I care about (not so much with Friendstream though).
Ideas?
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Which applications are you wanting then ? I am curious about what your asking..that's all....I switched over to the RC1 build and have been going back and forth with deciding which look and feel I prefer. The stock sense phone application on my Hero,while nice, doesn't really impress me at all,not since I can modify my phone to use what programs I need now. This build allows me to have almost the same applications as any stock Froyo phone..note I said almost..The weather application that is loaded with this build is fantastic,and is 100x more responsive now than it ever was before.Same for the stock browser,and while it may not have all of the features say Dolphin has it doesn't have all the bloat neither so it runs faster. The stock flip clock to me is clumsy and...well..boring as hell and besides it takes up too much on my screen.
So..if you don't mind me asking..what applications are you really wanting from it that you can't live without that there isn't a good if not better alternative right now ? Like I said..I'm just curious..
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LiquidSolstice said:
Yes, yes, I know, Sense is not compatible yet with our MDPI devices (or something like that). I'm asking if its just the Sense Launcher/Widgets that are the issue or is it the apps (Clock app/Weather/Calender app) that are the issue?
I ask because the only thing stopping me from moving to Froyo is the lack of being able to use those apps. Especially the clock app, that's the most important to me. The HTC Sense Clock app beats the PANTS off of anything that the AOSP one is/can be themed to look like and is better in my experience than anything in the market. I use Fancy Widget since I had it backed up before the C&D and I use Launcher Plus Pro (even on the Zen Aria ROM that I currently use which comes with Sense built in). I posted something like this before, I think, but I want to be thorough about my question this time.
Again, to sum up, the Calender/Clock/Weather/Messaging/Friendstream widgets don't matter to me in the slightest. The applications behind those, now those I care about (not so much with Friendstream though).
Ideas?
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Nothing sense (apps or widgets) will work with an AOSP rom, as the framework for the HTC apps aren't there.

Well, to be honest...I currently have ALL the same widgets working on my 2.2 Hero that I did when I was running 2.1 w/ Sense....

kwheel596 said:
Well, to be honest...I currently have ALL the same widgets working on my 2.2 Hero that I did when I was running 2.1 w/ Sense....
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But see, I don't care about widgets. Launcher Pro Plus has all the widgets I need, and Fancy Widget suffices for my clock.
Anyways, thanks for the clarification everyone, I shoulda guessed that the apps were included in the locked framework, or someone would have ported it by now.

I just use the clock on the top rite of the notification bar when I need to cheak the weather there are many options out there for me to choose from.Im fine without sense. AOSP Is all I think ill ever need.

damiandarkwater said:
I just use the clock on the top rite of the notification bar when I need to cheak the weather there are many options out there for me to choose from.Im fine without sense. AOSP Is all I think ill ever need.
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I.....don't care about the widgets (which I've said like 7 times now ) I care about the applications, specifically. The Sense clock app destroys the AOSP clock app in every single way possible. Things like that.

Mac11700 said:
Which applications are you wanting then ? I am curious about what your asking..that's all....I switched over to the RC1 build and have been going back and forth with deciding which look and feel I prefer. The stock sense phone application on my Hero,while nice, doesn't really impress me at all,not since I can modify my phone to use what programs I need now. This build allows me to have almost the same applications as any stock Froyo phone..note I said almost..The weather application that is loaded with this build is fantastic,and is 100x more responsive now than it ever was before.Same for the stock browser,and while it may not have all of the features say Dolphin has it doesn't have all the bloat neither so it runs faster. The stock flip clock to me is clumsy and...well..boring as hell and besides it takes up too much on my screen.
So..if you don't mind me asking..what applications are you really wanting from it that you can't live without that there isn't a good if not better alternative right now ? Like I said..I'm just curious..
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The clock application itself. It looks and functions perfectly. The AOSP Clock app is pretty paltry (and, forgive me, downright ugly), as is the calender app and the weather app. Oh, and I suppose Friendstream as well, seeing as that app works better for my purposes than even the official Facebook app.

I really liked the Sense Homescreen clock with the animated weather. I thought I would miss it after flashing CM6. I installed Beautiful Widgets recently and it does everything the Sense Homescreen clock did and more. It's more customizable with skins, too.

DataHawg said:
I really liked the Sense Homescreen clock with the animated weather. I thought I would miss it after flashing CM6. I installed Beautiful Widgets recently and it does everything the Sense Homescreen clock did and more. It's more customizable with skins, too.
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Right, which is why I said apps, not widgets.

[Q] Circles widget 3d party launcher, picasa gallery sync?

Two separate issues, I have found after swapping my Nexus S (horribly slow since -stock!- Jelly Bean update) to the -really great!- Razr i:
- I prefer Launcher8 to the stock launcher, it is very snappy, good looking on my Razr i.. but I really miss that beautiful Circles widget. If I try to add it to the Launcher8 homescreen, it says '3d party launchers not supported', very annoying. Any workaround/ solution for this problem; to install circles widget (native on the Razr i) to 3d party launchers?
- I had Picasa sync of my Gallery on my Nexus S (really don't know when it came, how I have got it, thought it was stock), and I miss it on my Razr i. Any way to sync my Picasa (or now Google+) albums with the phone gallery?
Any help/ idea/ solution is welcome; thanks in advance.

bmszabo said:
Two separate issues, I have found after swapping my Nexus S (horribly slow since -stock!- Jelly Bean update) to the -really great!- Razr i:
- I prefer Launcher8 to the stock launcher, it is very snappy, good looking on my Razr i.. but I really miss that beautiful Circles widget. If I try to add it to the Launcher8 homescreen, it says '3d party launchers not supported', very annoying. Any workaround/ solution for this problem; to install circles widget (native on the Razr i) to 3d party launchers?
- I had Picasa sync of my Gallery on my Nexus S (really don't know when it came, how I have got it, thought it was stock), and I miss it on my Razr i. Any way to sync my Picasa (or now Google+) albums with the phone gallery?
Any help/ idea/ solution is welcome; thanks in advance.
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Try This one. It has several clock widgets including a Circles look-alike.

Motorola's circle widget is bound to the Motorola Launcher, so you have to chose a similar looking widget from the store (admitting that none of them is as good as the Motorola one )

ifrxda said:
Motorola's circle widget is bound to the Motorola Launcher, so you have to chose a similar looking widget from the store (admitting that none of them is as good as the Motorola one )
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Yes, thanks, I have seen One More Clock Widget Free, as well.. But, 1, it is HUGE, 2, according to the reviews it is a battery killer.. So I think I better stay w/o the beautiful Circles widget, on Launcher8..
BTW: anybody, any suggestion, idea about my other issue: Picasa web album sync on the Razr i? Would love to have it again..

Isn't Picasa tied to Google+ now? At least, Picasaweb is. Maybe you should try logging into the Google+ app in order to sync your photos? You can disable notifications and stuff from Google+ in the app settings in case you don't need that much integration.

bmszabo said:
Yes, thanks, I have seen One More Clock Widget Free, as well.. But, 1, it is HUGE, 2, according to the reviews it is a battery killer.. So I think I better stay w/o the beautiful Circles widget, on Launcher8..
BTW: anybody, any suggestion, idea about my other issue: Picasa web album sync on the Razr i? Would love to have it again..
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Motorala decided to disable the picasa sync in the stock motgallery.apk. Why? I don't know
you can use the original android gallery instead if you are rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946964
I use the just pictures app from the market. works fine and is free.
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Thanks for info; and for the tip!

My solution to get a similar Circles in Apex Launcher was to install UCCW then a skin named UCCW Skin - MotoBlur Clock. It's not perfect but works for me.

aberst said:
My solution to get a similar Circles in Apex Launcher was to install UCCW then a skin named UCCW Skin - MotoBlur Clock. It's not perfect but works for me.
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Thanks! But: any skin with more hotspots (weather, alarm, battery), just like the real one?

bmszabo said:
Thanks! But: any skin with more hotspots (weather, alarm, battery), just like the real one?
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Believe me, there is none like the real one

ifrxda said:
Believe me, there is none like the real one
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Can be; and it looks like.. but; there is no launcher like Launcher8 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5seC5sYXVuY2hlcjgiXQ..), it looks, works great on my Razr i.. so I have to do without circles widget..:crying:

Actually, IMHO this is the one getting closest to The Original: Rings Digital Weather Clock (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lkZ2V0cy5idWJibGVkaWdpdGFsd2VhdGhlcmNsb2NrIl0.).. but it drains battery.

bmszabo said:
Thanks! But: any skin with more hotspots (weather, alarm, battery), just like the real one?
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The skin I mentioned is locked, but you can make your own in skin in UCCW, I will make a comment to the developer to see if he can include more hotspots, which are useful though.
EDIT: My bad... I didn't see the developer includes a link to the uzip (which you can modify), I will download it to put more hotspots in weather and battery.

bmszabo said:
Can be; and it looks like.. but; there is no launcher like Launcher8 (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5seC5sYXVuY2hlcjgiXQ..), it looks, works great on my Razr i.. so I have to do without circles widget..:crying:
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Wow, tried this launcher, not bad. It survived my first high threshold :good:, now going to stick deeper into it.

boriwei said:
Motorala decided to disable the picasa sync in the stock motgallery.apk. Why? I don't know
you can use the original android gallery instead if you are rooted:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1946964
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Hi! Do you try to use Motgallery2.apk from this link? On my Razr i its doesnt work, gallery crashed.
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Rastafaryanin said:
Hi! Do you try to use Motgallery2.apk from this link? On my Razr i its doesnt work, gallery crashed.
WBR
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Hi,
the gallery worked for me but I tried it on ICS.
I don't know if the apk works on JB because I use the JustPictures app now.
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