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[Q] Phone slowdown with Desktop Visualizer?

Hi,
After seeing all of the nifty things people are doing with Desktop Visualizer (Win 7 etc) I thought I'd give it a go.
Using the latest version from the Android Market (1.04), I find that my phone slows _way_ down. Having nice big icons doesn't seem to be worth the performance hit.
Has anyone else noticed this?
Phone details:
Droid 1 (rooted)
Cyanogen 6.0.0 ROM
Slayher_7x1000LV_v1.6 kernel
Compcache enabled
SetCpu: max 1000, Interactive governor
Watermark'D v3.4 theme
LauncherPro v0.8.0.0
Solid color wallpaper - not live
Matt

LauncherPro slows your phone down, not DV.
Try removing the LPP widgets if you have them.
Desktop Visualizer makes no impact on my phones speed.

Hmmmm, interesting idea. I'm not using any of the Launcher Pro widgets and I'll give ADW a go to see if the slowdown still occurs.
Matt

Install different lockscreens?

Hey Guys,
Looking for some new lockscreens. Would really like the froyo 2.2 lockscreen from the droid x or D2. I like the looks of those slider bars.
Does anyone know if this is available or ones like it?

I dont know if its possible to replace the actual system lockscreens ... I know that WidgetLocker has those Motorola Froyo Lockscreen Setups, but well, its a external solution, the internal Lockscreen will not be replaced at all ...

one is called Lockbot

Try4Ce said:
I dont know if its possible to replace the actual system lockscreens ... I know that WidgetLocker has those Motorola Froyo Lockscreen Setups, but well, its a external solution, the internal Lockscreen will not be replaced at all ...
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Awesome this is exactly what I was looking for. It works great, thanks for the tip, loving my new lockscreen now.

batmania15: since the latest lockscreen gestures update (in CM 0.04-10.11.29) I'm not using the unlock bars at all. You should check it out...

kabaldan said:
batmania15: since the latest lockscreen gestures update (in CM 0.04-10.11.29) I'm not using the unlock bars at all. You should check it out...
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I tried the lockscreen gestures but didnt like them. I had one set for S and one set for B and everytime I drew the B it launched the one for S.

The default sensitivity was set too low, you could simply fix it for you by setting it to 3 or higher.
In 0.04-10.11.29, the default is now 3.

batmania15 said:
I tried the lockscreen gestures but didnt like them. I had one set for S and one set for B and everytime I drew the B it launched the one for S.
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i think widget locker is a perfect choice
i m using it since i got the phone

While Widget Locker is a nice feature to have I think the Milestone just can't handle it. 256mb and if you throw a few widgets on it or a few widgets in your Launcher Pro/ADw, your home screen will redraw 24/7. I noticed like a 2x redraw rate with WidgetLocker. It's nice, but our phones can't handle it.
Need 512mb ram damnit.

sorry to hi-jack, but aren't you the Batmania15 from the MOTO Milestone support forums?
Any word on official FroYo?

i have another sort of question about lockscreen.
is there a way to have a picture on lockscreen different to the background picture?

You can set an alternative wallpaper i widget locker for the lock screen

kabaldan said:
batmania15: since the latest lockscreen gestures update (in CM 0.04-10.11.29) I'm not using the unlock bars at all. You should check it out...
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Nadlabak,
The gesture lockscreen is great! Thanks for this.
Is it possible to use your gestures lock instead of standard Android visible pattern functionality? I mean to secure lock screen via gesture only. I ask because if you turn it on, then you can use gesture OR standard swipe unlock (so it's not securing the phone).
Thanks in advance for any sugestions!

Yes, you can turn off standard unlock slider option in the cyanogen settings.
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What do you guys miss from the LG stock Rom

for guys who have switched to CM7/miui or any other non-stock custom ROMS ,wht do u guys miss from the stock ROM??

generally LG widgets and App drawer..)

LG video player,
because other hw accelerated video players can play HD good on external screen, or projector, but subtitles are still shown on phones screen. Maybe this issue was solved since i realized it.
LG widgets
the last good thing on stock firmware. i like LG stock callendar.

LG calender widget!

Er nothing really lol.

the lockscreen

Tap to move cursor

+1 i miss that too, it so cool!!
sergiob8 said:
Tap to move cursor
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The majority of things working (like the camera). I say majority because GPS is a bit buggered at the moment, and loses signal WAYYY to easily :-(
What I won't miss if I go to the dark side.. having plenty of spare RAM, but things like Dungeon defenders running like a dog randomly.
What I will enjoy.. ability to overclock when I need to

I stayed on a custom stock rom to keep the lghome, its the only app drawer that allows you to organize your games and apps into category's i cant imagine how anyone manages without that ability everytime i try and use a different home screen i end up uninstalling it because they are **** in comparison the only thing bad about it is its somewhat choppy and the screen on takes a while.

eraldo said:
I stayed on a custom stock rom to keep the lghome, its the only app drawer that allows you to organize your games and apps into category's i cant imagine how anyone manages without that ability everytime i try and use a different home screen i end up uninstalling it because they are **** in comparison the only thing bad about it is its somewhat choppy and the screen on takes a while.
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ADW Launcher ex can organize your apps

markop90 said:
ADW Launcher ex can organize your apps
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Yess , ADW EX for the win!
I dont miss anything from stock rom
I'm on ICS now, and now i mostly wanna forget the LG software

just the animated LG weather widget.
i know that the widget is available, but actually the animation is what i miss.
i loved it
edit: if someone knows a widget with the same or similar fullscreen animation, please give me the information

BW(beautiful widgets) widgets with animation

Fuse1 said:
+1 i miss that too, it so cool!!
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Me too it was really cool!!

Ability to make native 3g video calls.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda premium

In order of importance:
Gestures
Dialer
Alarm Clock
Phone Book
I love the feel and speed of CM roms, but my phone is my main alarm clock and i couldn't live without "flip to snooze" andothe perks that come with gestures.
Also the smart dialer and the Facebook contacts integration in the stock Phonebook is very convenient for me. I could'nt yet replicate it in any other 3rd party software.

Stock Video Player, Stock Camera (this one has been ported), and LG's calendar widget
hellrider77 said:
In order of importance:
Gestures
Dialer
Alarm Clock
Phone Book
I love the feel and speed of CM roms, but my phone is my main alarm clock and i couldn't live without "flip to snooze" andothe perks that come with gestures.
Also the smart dialer and the Facebook contacts integration in the stock Phonebook is very convenient for me. I could'nt yet replicate it in any other 3rd party software.
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Most of those features are available in MIUI, I suggest you to try it if you haven't. As far as basic phone's features are concerned, MIUI has them covered very well.
Sadly it's not as smooth as CM is.

black_mamba99 said:
BW(beautiful widgets) widgets with animation
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but thats not the same i want the animation when i unlock the phone, or when i refresh the temperature.
you know what i mean.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda premium

hellrider77 said:
In order of importance:
Gestures
Dialer
Alarm Clock
Phone Book
I love the feel and speed of CM roms, but my phone is my main alarm clock and i couldn't live without "flip to snooze" andothe perks that come with gestures.
Also the smart dialer and the Facebook contacts integration in the stock Phonebook is very convenient for me. I could'nt yet replicate it in any other 3rd party software.
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as far as i remember, the flip to snooze feature is in the cm7 too.
in the cm settings.
Sent from my LG-P990 using xda premium

What is your experience with alternate launcher

I've tried apex and nova launcher. Both runs very smooth compared to original Motorola launcher.
But after while the system went back to original launcher. I don't know why. Maybe it's running out of memory.
What is your experience with alternate launcher.?
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I flick between Holo Launcher HD and Nova for months as I can never decide which one I like more.
Been using Holo a lot more for the last few weeks and had no problems with it ever going back to the original launcher. I think Holo is better due to the extra options of being able to set swipe up and down shortcuts on the apps on the dock and it seems to be a lot smoother when using Holo Locker (which is a better alternative lock screen to the one that came with the phone as you can stop the annoying vibrate noise as well as choosing which apps you want as the shortcuts)

Do I need root to install alternative Launcher?
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omiez said:
Do I need root to install alternative Launcher?
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Nope, just install from the play store like any other app then press the home button and when it asks you which launcher you want to use you can select the new launcher (on this options screen you can tick the default tick box to make it the default all the time then you'll never see the default one)

i have the xperia launcher, works fine in my razr, very smooth but now im using the stock jelly bean launcher (have ics)

knjigo said:
I've tried apex and nova launcher. Both runs very smooth compared to original Motorola launcher.
But after while the system went back to original launcher. I don't know why. Maybe it's running out of memory.
What is your experience with alternate launcher.?
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I've been using a port of the Sony Xperia T launcher. When the phone asked which launcher to return to, I selected the Xperia launcher permenantly. It works just fine, I haven't had any issues at all.

I've tried apex too.
Like it, very customisable and powerful.

nova
IntraOrdinaire said:
I've tried apex too.
Like it, very customisable and powerful.
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i use nova launcher. like it because it's smooth fast and not ram hungry (and offers good customisation in grid and icon size).

WP8: fast, no lags; all the advantages of Win8 without the horror of Microsoft experience.. only thing I miss is the moto circle widget.. :-\

Is there any launcher where the circles widgets works? I'm using nova launched and it doesn't work and I miss them!

As far as I know, NO third party launchers supported - really a shame, most beautiful widget I've ever seen.

bmszabo said:
only thing I miss is the moto circle widget.. :-\
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Funny you should say that. I keep coming back to the moto launcher, despite all its shortcomings, because of the moto circle widget... And I have never cared for a manufacturer homescreen widget before, but this one is really well made.
If someone ever managed to make it work with any launcher, I would switch without hesitation to Lightning Launcher.
Of course, another possibility is to mod the moto launcher and improve it; here is what I would like to see:
* reclaim the space at the top used by the search widget
* configurable number of rows/columns, or in combination with the above mod, increase from 4 to 5 rows
* lockable layout
* custom icons
* custom folders (iphone, or simi folder style)
* vertical paginated app drawer scrolling

bmszabo said:
As far as I know, NO third party launchers supported - really a shame, most beautiful widget I've ever seen.
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There is a very similar widget available in Google Play, I think it was called Circles Widget.

Try rings digital weather clock; I have tried all of them, this one is closest to the Original - but still misses lots of functionality.. :-\

im using Apex, its smooth

I use the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Launcher, which is in the Google Play and the developer is Tim Hutt. I found it the best stock launcher porting right now.

Home screen not rotating since Marshmallow update

So I updated my Xperia Z3+ today and noticed that the home screen does not rotate any more.
I looked in the home screen settings, but there is no such option, like it used to be on 5.0.1.
Am I just not seeing this option, or has Sony removed this feature?

No answer I see. I unfortunately found the same thing, and it really annoys me. I had to move to use Nova launcher so I could get it back, but unfortunately I don't find nova as good as the inbuilt one. The widget handling of nova on the xperia is terrible, and the standard app tray is not as good as the xperia one. I keep hoping there will be an update that fixes it.
I guess it is that sony sadly stopped implementing mag charging and docks for the z5 and later so just don't care. And honestly I can not understand why they stopped that. It is fantastic using your phone as a bedside clock / photo frame on a dock. If I lost my current XPeria, I'd probably just buy the same model again, not get one of the later ones. Or find a different brand that did support horizontal dock/charge.
EDIT: It looks like they have released a beta of it with it fixed, but apparently buggy:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/06/2...-feature-now-rolling-23-5-a-1-238/#more-42176

Update xperia home to 10.0.A.0.53 beta
Link here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/app-xperia-home-10-0-0-40-t3369220

RenkaHinkaru said:
Update xperia home to 10.0.A.0.53 beta
Link here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/app-xperia-home-10-0-0-40-t3369220
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Mobe @ haha very funny... Why you said Nova is not better than Stock launcher? I think you doesn't know the true features of nova or you don't know how to customize it.

arokososoo said:
Mobe @ haha very funny... Why you said Nova is not better than Stock launcher? I think you doesn't know the true features of nova or you don't know how to customize it.
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I just repplied @fayer3's question
But I like stock launcher more than nova

Features
RenkaHinkaru said:
I just repplied @fayer3's question
But I like stock launcher more than nova
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1. Widgets resizable
2. Widgers overlap
3. Icon resizable from 100-10%
3. Desktop and app drawer grid customization.
4. Hide/ Unhide docks.
5. Customise the notification look on nova.
6. Place whatever shortcut you want to put on desktop.
7. Choose between vertical, horizontal and card swipping in app drawer.
8. Lots of animation... And many more...
And what stock gives you will you please elaborate?