[GUIDE] Remove (Move/Hide Until Alternate Option) Blinkfeed - One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
Due to someone asking about blinkfeed in a few posts i thought i would share this. . . i have seen a few people ask about removing it, adding a custom launcher to remove it etc etc.
To my beliefs you cant actually remove blinkfeed as of yet, however, you can 'Move it'
If you goto 'home' and pinch out, goto the screen selector, add widgets screen, etc etc
Hold on the Second or Third screem your then given an option to slide up with the screen held and make 'Home Screen', you can then add normal widgets, or even the old Sense 4 type clock, weather widgets. . . then you can if you like goto blinkfeed settings and de-select (Un Check) all the feeds to save battery etc etc,
then when you push the home button it will goto the newly selected screen and oyu will see sense 4 (Not true sense 4 but a look alike) rather than blinkfeed. . .
Sorry if this seems long winded but im not good with explaining when showing, i may make a youtube video at some point.
Hope this helps. . . .:laugh:

Title is a little misleading?
Your not actually removing blinkfeed
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dobknobby said:
Hi all,
Due to someone asking about blinkfeed in a few posts i thought i would share this. . . i have seen a few people ask about removing it, adding a custom launcher to remove it etc etc.
To my beliefs you cant actually remove blinkfeed as of yet, however, you can 'Move it'
If you goto 'home' and pinch out, goto the screen selector, add widgets screen, etc etc
Hold on the Second or Third screem your then given an option to slide up with the screen held and make 'Home Screen', you can then add normal widgets, or even the old Sense 4 type clock, weather widgets. . . then you can if you like goto blinkfeed settings and de-select (Un Check) all the feeds to save battery etc etc,
then when you push the home button it will goto the newly selected screen and oyu will see sense 4 (Not true sense 4 but a look alike) rather than blinkfeed. . .
Sorry if this seems long winded but im not good with explaining when showing, i may make a youtube video at some point.
Hope this helps. . . .:laugh:
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appreciate it but I think most people asking might know this already, I'm more interested in whether running a custom Launcher stops it appearing as a home screen within that launcher or not? I would think that it would just stop Blinkfeed as that would be part of Sense's launcher but not sure.
it's not just about not seeing blinkfeed if i don't use it i don't want it taking resources on my phone

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Title is a little misleading?
Your not actually removing blinkfeed
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
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vyper91 said:
appreciate it but I think most people asking might know this already, I'm more interested in whether running a custom Launcher stops it appearing as a home screen within that launcher or not? I would think that it would just stop Blinkfeed as that would be part of Sense's launcher but not sure.
it's not just about not seeing blinkfeed if i don't use it i don't want it taking resources on my phone
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Understandable, but this may help people until a alternate option is available.

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Change # of homescreens?

I love Cyanogen's roms. I just do not like his 5 home screens. I know I can just leave them blank, but knowing they are there bothers me.
is there anyway I can delete the extra home screens?
I tried using Akirah's, which works great I, but the usb to 3.5 mm headphone jack converter doesn't work with that rom. I need my music on the go!
From home screen tap menu>more>extended>homesreen....... This is were it gets a little buggy. The slide is reversed, If you put it to 7 you have 3 home screens, If you put it to 9 you have 1 home screen.
X-i-phoner said:
From home screen tap menu>more>extended>homesreen....... This is were it gets a little buggy. The slide is reversed, If you put it to 7 you have 3 home screens, If you put it to 9 you have 1 home screen.
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you can try that, but if it doesnt work its probably because cyanogen may not have bundled the advanced launcher in his rom because of its buggy-ness. if yo u really want it, some themers include the launcher or you can go to the development forum and grab it from the dev's thread. search "advanced launcher'
aHH, so if I get this advanced launcher on there I'm GTG?
Sounds like a plan.
Thanks guys!
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you can try that, but if it doesnt work its probably because cyanogen may not have bundled the advanced launcher in his rom because of its buggy-ness. if yo u really want it, some themers include the launcher or you can go to the development forum and grab it from the dev's thread. search "advanced launcher'
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My bad..... Just removed an experimental theme and all is well with advanced launcher. No reverse bug!
I have the same problem as OP, I dislike the amount of Home screens. However, I've tried Advanced Launcher and it seems to only slow down my system.
Does anyone know how to actually edit some file to manually change the amount of Home screens? Three is fine with me, I never had a problem with that number.

GDE 0.1 available in the market

Not going to spam the sapphire forum, but because i mainly live in the G1 area I would like you all to know that I have developed a whole new Home Replacement called GDE. It has transitions like a cube, configurable toolbar buttons etc etc.
A link to the G1 thread ( with all features and some movies ) so i dont have to copy all of it over and over:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4698010#post4698010
I have tested this on a G1 and a G2, but it should also run great on a Sapphire. If anyone has tried it please let me know how it works on your devices!
Downloaded to my mytouch and so far i'm liking it.
Couple of suggestions
1. For the option on the launch bar to bring up the phone, can you make it bring up the dialer and not the recent call list? kinda like the Hero
2. Now, when you press the menu button, the app tray pops up. I'd prefer if the normal menu would pop up. The one that has the option to change wallpaper, notifications, etc.
3. if there is a way, when trashing an icon, to make the whole bottom bar the trash, not just the bottom left corner.
4. the possibility to skin the launcher. (edit: i see in the original post that you said your working on this)
bugs i've noticed:
-when # of visible screens is set to 3 and default desktop is set to 1, you can not scroll all the way through. if you swipe right or left one time thats all that you can do. it doesn't allow you to swipe again to get to the home screen. edit: i forgot to mention that its when its in stretch mode and it doesn't work on any configuration (ie default desktop 1,2,etc). it works fine on cube
-when changing an option that require the restart of the launcher, it pops up the last used application such as sms or gmail.
thanks
Thanks for your input,
Downloaded to my mytouch and so far i'm liking it.
Couple of suggestions
1. For the option on the launch bar to bring up the phone, can you make it bring up the dialer and not the recent call list? kinda like the Hero
That indeed could be something to look at... i will look into it
2. Now, when you press the menu button, the app tray pops up. I'd prefer if the normal menu would pop up. The one that has the option to change wallpaper, notifications, etc.
The hard-menu button will be configurable in the near future, so you can set it to open up any menu you like i.e. settings... The control panel is going to get a lot bigger so it should allow you to do "almost" all things you were able to do in the past... and some more of course
3. if there is a way, when trashing an icon, to make the whole bottom bar the trash, not just the bottom left corner.
Well when you drag the right button will change into the trash... The left button is also context sensitive and in the future this will bring up a settings menu in which you can uninstall the app etc etc. I will give the icon the original red corner because the hit area isnt as clear this way ( its much bigger then you will think )
4. the possibility to skin the launcher. (edit: i see in the original post that you said your working on this)
bugs i've noticed:
-when # of visible screens is set to 3 and default desktop is set to 1, you can not scroll all the way through. if you swipe right or left one time thats all that you can do. it doesn't allow you to swipe again to get to the home screen. edit: i forgot to mention that its when its in stretch mode and it doesn't work on any configuration (ie default desktop 1,2,etc). it works fine on cube
The other transitions dont have endless scroll "yet"... I am working on implementing this into stretch and fade. The original transition can never support this, because of some technical reasons.
-when changing an option that require the restart of the launcher, it pops up the last used application such as sms or gmail.
thanks
I will see if i can make it so that it comes back to life again... it now forcefully kills GDE to clear out everything
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Once again thanks for your input... this is what hopefully will make it the better home replacement.. If you ever come up with ideas, notice bugs or whatever dont hesitate to contact me
One thing i forgot to ask... Can you tell me how the transition speed is on a sapphire? I havent had a chance to run it on one... for now only the G1 and the G2.
On the G2 the cube transition is really fluid... So i hope it will also be on the Sapphire as they are the same hardware/memory wise if im not mistaking.
There are two versions of the Sapphire, one with 32B and one with 32A board. All Google/Vodafone/TIM/Provider branded sapphires are the 32B versions... which has ~182MB RAM, all sapphires with a HTC logo at the front are 32A and have ~290 MB RAM...
So your statement was partly correct
Loving the looks of your launcher by the way, reminds me of LG phones though ^^.
Ok thanks for the clarification and for loving the looks of course
I must be honest... I have never had an LG phone nor seen the interface.. So if it does im a good copycat without knowing ..
it seems pretty smooth. there is a little lag intermittently but not horrible. To get a good comparison I would need to have another phone to compare it too. But so far I'm liking it.
A thing I would like to see is a dock of 4 customisable icons (like the iPhone has yes...) and a shortcut on a different place to pull up the menu The 4x4 crap stucks :/ the 3 buttons take up too much space... I want my own icons there
I downloaded ur app btw because it has so much potential
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One thing i forgot to ask... Can you tell me how the transition speed is on a sapphire? I havent had a chance to run it on one... for now only the G1 and the G2.
On the G2 the cube transition is really fluid... So i hope it will also be on the Sapphire as they are the same hardware/memory wise if im not mistaking.
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By rights if it's fluid on the G1 it should be on the Sapphire as they're so similar. I've tested tried it out on my 32B and the 'stretch' and 'fade' effects are as smooth as silk, though 'cube' is alittle clunky even with the CPU at 528.
I'll throw in an iddy-biddy suggestion/request; could we get a configurable bottom-bar in a future build? I'd love to may it a bit darker or semi-transparent. Either way, no biggy.
Overall this is a killer Home replacement, and I'm really looking forward to seeing it mature. A big thank-you to you, Rogro.
Additional: Scrolling through the applications list is really choppy in both grid and list.
Thanks for the reply.
I will look into the grid/listview on my phone the listview is smooth although the grid suffers some lag. its related to the transparancy, but i will fix it asap.
About the configurable toolbar... I am working out the whole theming support, so hopefully soon you will be able to adjust it to anything you want it to be.
Thank you Rogro82 !
i made a video ( 0.1.1 ) to show all transitions and some options.
runing on a Sapphire ( 32B versions )
The new Home Android - GDE - Best News Apps
7178 men (and women maybe ) saw your app
I will make a new one with your new version with all features ( Theming option , Dock widget ,Google Search widget..)
YOU NEED COMMUNICATION WE NEED INNOVATION
Thanks man!
Already seen the video and its looking great!
Let me know when you have a new video online. Love to see reviews!
multilang.
hey rogro, are u able to add Multilang to this app, this would be rly nice.
i will help to translate to german if u want
(and a function to custom the function of the middle-button, so the hero theme will look like a real hero (and the palm theme also) )

[Q] Touch wiz home screen

Question. I seem to have lost my home screen on touchwiz.now when I double click home it slides to the last page of however many pages I've set up no matter if I then shuffle them around each other. Additionally, in edit mode none of my home screen pages show a house icon, specifying home screen, ie the one touch wiz defaults to with home screen double click. anyone know how to restore a touchwiz home page?
There's no way to restore any screens once they get deleted on touchwiz . Sorry
Sent from my fonez so excuze the speling erors
just to be clear i'm not trying to restore a home screen that i've organized widgets and links with.. i'm just trying to reset one of the homescreens to the home one with a home icon. If you edit your homescreens you'll find that one of your screens has a house icon on it and thats the one touchwiz will swing to when you double click the home button.
Anyone?
you found one of the odities of the Touchwiz home screens. If you have less then 5 ( i think) the one on the end becomes your home and you can't change it. If you have 5 or more you can move them around to make the middle one home.
TouchWiz uses pane 4, or the highest number to it as Home. I've never found a way to change this. (aka 3 if you have 3...)
I too had this problem. The only way I found was to leave it on the 7 screen configuration, and just leave the end screens blank.
Hmmm. I seem to have stumbled into this as well. I didn't think it would be possible, but I deleted an empty page and now don't seem to be able to create a new one (now that I have more crap I want to load on one).
yes thats one of the bugs in touchwiz I think. Unless you have 7 screens; the rightmost screen becomes your Home screen. I tried looking for a solution for long time and no go yet. Lets wait for froyo update and may be a new touchwiz! btw you can always install launcher pro or ADWLauncher. But I think touchWiz is more sophisticated that those two.
There is a free app in the market, called SGS Screen Changer that let's you set the default screen when you use the Home Button (needs root and Busybox to work).
Good luck!

HUGE problem with new ADW launcher

Be careful when you use the updated version of ADW.Launcher. For reasons I can't fathom, they did two major changes that can cause a real problem.
1. They moved the trash can from the bottom to the top when removing something from the desktop
2. The App drawer button in the center can now be replaced.
I think this is incredibly stupid on the part of the ADW people. It makes it very easy to replace your app drawer with some application, then you can't get to your app drawer, and you can't reset it. Even the "reset" option in ADW doesn't fix it. In order to get my center button back to an app drawer, I had to uninstall it and reinstall it, meaning I get to spend the next hour putting all my icons, favorites, calendars, &c., where they need to be.
Up until these changes, ADW was hands down the best launcher there is. I think the simple fix would be to have a checkbox to protect the center button from being changed, the way it used to be. Or move the trash can back to the bottom where it is on every other launcher.
Or to get the App Drawer button back you can long-press on the desktop, Custom Shortcut>Pick Activity>Launcher Actions>Open/close App Drawer. Then just drag that shortcut to the dock bar.
A little wonky at first, but the extra customization this allows is worth it imho.
App drawer can be gotten back, long-press on the homescreen and choose "Add Custom Shortcut", for Action choose "App Drawer". Now you can drag that into your dock.
It appears that that does work, but I looked for something like that, and after 25 minutes of searching through each menu, I didn't think to look into Launcher Actions. That's not terribly intuitive, and rather annoying that they would change that without warning about it. Even though there is a complicated, backdoor way of fixing it, it would make a lot more sense just to protect the main button by default, with a checkbox to unprotect it, with an explanation of how to get your drawer back.
you're whining about something so simple to do... maybe you just need to learn how to use your phone..
Hold your finger on the screen. click Custom Shortcuts.. and Click choose activity... then click Launcher Actions (usually 3rd one from the top) and click App Drawer button.. -_-..
I'm with you. It's not a good feature, IMHO. Seems rather arbitrary considering every Android user for the last 2 years has become all too accustomed to trash at the bottom. Don't get me wrong, the new update brought some great features, I just don't believe this is one.
you guys probably don't theme often.. having a custom app drawer is awesome.. all it needs now is a widget type to open the app drawer...
get with the times.
it's ok its happens
Yeah I wasn't too happy about the trash on the top either. I went back to Launcher Pro now because I didn't want to have to get use to something that was just the opposite on every other android phone. I am sure they made the change for a reason.
jev3gs said:
Yeah I wasn't too happy about the trash on the top either. I went back to Launcher Pro now because I didn't want to have to get use to something that was just the opposite on every other android phone. I am sure they made the change for a reason.
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The trash on top was indeed a good idea, coz whenever a shortcut was to be deleted, some noob users were not able to drop it into the trash can, but instead added it to their dock.
But then again, when you long tap on any shortcut, there should have been a feature, where the bottom dock completely disappears and only the trash can is visible.
I personally love the change... Trash on top... something new!

Trying to decide on custom ROM

Hi all,
First off, I'm new to these forums, so please excuse me if this is the wrong place to post this question.
I recently got a HTC One and i'm looking to replace the standard ROM/firmware with one of the many custom ROMs. My main reasons are that i do not like the default Sense theme, i want to be able to customise things, and i want to be able to uninstall (or at lease, stop from automatically running) pre-installed apps like Facebook and Twitter.
I've looked at a few, and so far I really like MIUI. I like it's theme particular, and that it appears to be very customisable. ViperX says it's very customisable too.
So to help me decide, can you please answer some of my questions:
I currently use the Nova launcher to replace the default Sense one. Will i still be able to use this with any ROM?
Will i have to do anything with the service provider / carrier, like re-setup connection or something?
Can i still keep the default apps installed by the service provider. For example, there is one app that provides access to un-metered services (weather, news, etc) and shows data usage.
Do any have better text navigation? I'm frustrated with the standard text input, double-tapping on a word does not always select it, i have to tap multiple times before it brings up the menu to paste, cursor positioning is awkward. In iOS, you can double-tap then hold and drag to select multiple words (like in most desktop OSes). iOS also has better rules concerning when to make letters uppercase, especially when deleting/undoing text.
Are there any other sort of usability things to look for in custom ROMs? Things that would set one apart from the others?
As for a theme, I like the default MIUI one. If i don't go with MIUI, i'd want a theme like it. Matte, light grey background (possibly with black title bar, status bar, etc), orange highlights (on controls like progress bars), round borders. Gnome/Tango style icons. At the least, i could create my own theme based of a similar one.
Anyone?
I'm also not sure about device support. The only thing i can find on Viper X is an XDA page that mentions HTC One X. Is that different to HTC One?
Other ROMs mention support for specific HTC vendors (all American i assume). I got mine from Telstra in Australia, does that mean i should look for an "international" version of a ROM? What if there are none?
Hello?
try for your self its the best way
xtal256 said:
Hi all,
First off, I'm new to these forums, so please excuse me if this is the wrong place to post this question.
I recently got a HTC One and i'm looking to replace the standard ROM/firmware with one of the many custom ROMs. My main reasons are that i do not like the default Sense theme, i want to be able to customise things, and i want to be able to uninstall (or at lease, stop from automatically running) pre-installed apps like Facebook and Twitter.
I've looked at a few, and so far I really like MIUI. I like it's theme particular, and that it appears to be very customisable. ViperX says it's very customisable too.
So to help me decide, can you please answer some of my questions:
I currently use the Nova launcher to replace the default Sense one. Will i still be able to use this with any ROM?
Will i have to do anything with the service provider / carrier, like re-setup connection or something?
Can i still keep the default apps installed by the service provider. For example, there is one app that provides access to un-metered services (weather, news, etc) and shows data usage.
Do any have better text navigation? I'm frustrated with the standard text input, double-tapping on a word does not always select it, i have to tap multiple times before it brings up the menu to paste, cursor positioning is awkward. In iOS, you can double-tap then hold and drag to select multiple words (like in most desktop OSes). iOS also has better rules concerning when to make letters uppercase, especially when deleting/undoing text.
Are there any other sort of usability things to look for in custom ROMs? Things that would set one apart from the others?
As for a theme, I like the default MIUI one. If i don't go with MIUI, i'd want a theme like it. Matte, light grey background (possibly with black title bar, status bar, etc), orange highlights (on controls like progress bars), round borders. Gnome/Tango style icons. At the least, i could create my own theme based of a similar one.
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1.You can use any launcher on any rom no problem
2.Once you perform a factory reset in your recovery, you phone will direct you to set up up your phone (the setup changes if you install and aosp rom)
3.Most of the custom rom on xda like to debloat (take out the carrier apps) their roms. If you want to keep your apps you will either have to find a rom that doesn't take away those apps (ie a stock rom.) or you could go with an aosp rom that completely gets rid of sense and it's carrier apps. Or if you know what carrier app you want, you could download root browser and take the apk from your system/app folder(this may be tricky because you the apps are labeled differently
4.I'm pretty sure you are supported see to hold on to the word you want to select.
5. You have to look at the features they offer. Like on Viper 2.70, you can customize various things with vemon tweaks that other custom roms don't offer.
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xtal256 said:
Anyone?
I'm also not sure about device support. The only thing i can find on Viper X is an XDA page that mentions HTC One X. Is that different to HTC One?
Other ROMs mention support for specific HTC vendors (all American i assume). I got mine from Telstra in Australia, does that mean i should look for an "international" version of a ROM? What if there are none?
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1. You should be looking for ViperOne in the HTC One international thread(it just says htc one, no other carrier names attached) >android development.
2. Not sure about Australian phones but as long as it isn't a sprint phone you can flash any rom although most roms are in the international htc one thread anyway.
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ayo234 said:
1.You can use any launcher on any rom no problem
2.Once you perform a factory reset in your recovery, you phone will direct you to set up up your phone (the setup changes if you install and aosp rom)
3.Most of the custom rom on xda like to debloat (take out the carrier apps) their roms. If you want to keep your apps you will either have to find a rom that doesn't take away those apps (ie a stock rom.) or you could go with an aosp rom that completely gets rid of sense and it's carrier apps. Or if you know what carrier app you want, you could download root browser and take the apk from your system/app folder(this may be tricky because you the apps are labeled differently
4.I'm pretty sure you are supported see to hold on to the word you want to select.
5. You have to look at the features they offer. Like on Viper 2.70, you can customize various things with venom tweaks that other custom roms don't offer.
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Thanks for your help.
About #3, it sounds like you are saying i can look for the apk on the phone, back it up somewhere, then re-install it once i flash the custom rom. Is that correct? Could there be any sort of problems with installing such an app on different firmware?
About #4, it's kind of hard to explain, but i just don't like the way the text manipulation is handled. It feels awkward and sometimes doesn't do what i want it to. I press to select or insert something, and it does nothing- I have to try a number of times before it will work. Sometimes double-pressing will zoom the page instead of selecting the word. Just little things like that.
In the end, i guess all ROMs offer similar features, customizations and tweaks. I think i'll just go with MIUI, since i really like the default theme.
xtal256 said:
Thanks for your help.
About #3, it sounds like you are saying i can look for the apk on the phone, back it up somewhere, then re-install it once i flash the custom rom. Is that correct? Could there be any sort of problems with installing such an app on different firmware?
About #4, it's kind of hard to explain, but i just don't like the way the text manipulation is handled. It feels awkward and sometimes doesn't do what i want it to. I press to select or insert something, and it does nothing- I have to try a number of times before it will work. Sometimes double-pressing will zoom the page instead of selecting the word. Just little things like that.
In the end, i guess all ROMs offer similar features, customizations and tweaks. I think i'll just go with MIUI, since i really like the default theme.
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Yes extract the apk from you carrier rom. There shouldn't be any compatability issues since it's just an apk.
I came from an iPhone but I don't understand what you mean. On Android double tap is supposed to zoom and on HTC we have text wrapping which zooms the text to the zoom magnification which no other manufacturer has anymore.
There are plenty of themes you could download that look like miui. Even a custom launcher like themer offers extensive themes which look amazing.
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Yes extract the apk from you carrier rom. There shouldn't be any compatability issues since it's just an apk.
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Cool, thanks.
I came from an iPhone but I don't understand what you mean. On Android double tap is supposed to zoom and on HTC we have text wrapping which zooms the text to the zoom magnification which no other manufacturer has any more.
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Ok, try this:
On Windows, in a text editor, double-click on a word then drag the mouse while still holding down the button (i.e. don't release after the second click). Notice how it first selects the entire word, the starts selecting whole words as you drag.
Do the same thing on iOS. Double-tap and drag. Same thing happens.
Now try it on Android. Notice that double-tapping will select the whole word, but moving your finger doesn't do anything. You have to actually let go, then grab one of the markers to select more.
As for the zoom, i know double-tap zooms non-editable text. This is the same on iOS. But there have been occasions (and this may be the fault of the application) where i double-tap in a text field and this slightly zooms the view instead of selecting the word.
There are plenty of themes you could download that look like miui. Even a custom launcher like themer offers extensive themes which look amazing.
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I'm sure there are themes that look similar to MIUI, and i've even seen one for CyanogenMod that looks pretty similar. But with so many to choose from, i'd have to try many before stumbling upon one i liked (although that's not necessarily a bad thing ).
And what do you mean by custom launcher themes? As far as i know, all custom launchers can do is change the icon set, not the whole chrome. That is, they cannot change the Sense blue and black theme to a light grey and orange. Or can they?
Ok, how about i change the criteria. Which is the most stable, with frequent updates? And which one has the most customisation options for developers or "power users"?
A little more information about the 4th bullet. I noticed you mentioned something about how letter case is handled. The HTC keyboard is like stupid when it comes to manually editing previous words. I think I know EXACTLY what you mean. LoL!!
I hated how if I spelled "hunhry" and erased "hry" and started typing "gry" it would start auto-correcting only the "gry" part. I would recommend using a different keyboard. If you don't know which one to use, you can't go wrong with using the Google Keyboard. (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin) It's basic enough. It's also the one I use.
As far as selecting text, you can try enabling this.
Go to...
Settings --> Accessibility --> Under the "System" tab check "Show magnifier". This makes a little magnifier when you're selecting text. This may help with precision.
Also, why do you double-tap the words? A press and hold selects the word for me. That may help when trying to select words. And if you see from my screenshot, with the magnifier enabled, it will be easier to pinpoint exactly where you want to go when selecting more than one word. So I press and hold; it selects the word for me and also brings up the twin sliders; after that I can easily drag the sliders to select what I want.
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Hi No_Nickname90, thanks for your feedback.
Regarding the keyboard, i don't use auto-correct, as i prefer to be in control (if i make a mistake, at least i know it's my fault!). If i can't get used to the stock keyboard, i might try another.
As for why i double-tap, did you not understand my example? I can't see how i'd be able to select multiple whole words in a single motion if i pressed and held. If holding selects one word, then I imagine if i moved my finger after that, it would move the selection to a different word rather than extending the selection. I really need an animation to explain this...
Anyway, i have decided to go with MIUI. If i don't like it, i can always change later.
When you press and hold, the slider comes up. Then you can control the slider and select text like that.
So it's press and hold until the slider comes. Then release and the slider will still be there.
It seems as if you're double tapping and on the second tap, sliding. I've never done that nor have I seen that. That's why I'm confused.
When I just tried to do that, all that happened was the position cursor sliding, not the selection cursor. LoL!!
Have you played around with the keyboard settings? I think there is one rule about how text is capitalized. Also, there should be a setting to calibrate the HTC keyboard to your texting. That may help when texting, should you go back.
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xtal256 said:
Cool, thanks.
Ok, try this:
On Windows, in a text editor, double-click on a word then drag the mouse while still holding down the button (i.e. don't release after the second click). Notice how it first selects the entire word, the starts selecting whole words as you drag.
Do the same thing on iOS. Double-tap and drag. Same thing happens.
Now try it on Android. Notice that double-tapping will select the whole word, but moving your finger doesn't do anything. You have to actually let go, then grab one of the markers to select more.
As for the zoom, i know double-tap zooms non-editable text. This is the same on iOS. But there have been occasions (and this may be the fault of the application) where i double-tap in a text field and this slightly zooms the view instead of selecting the word.
I'm sure there are themes that look similar to MIUI, and i've even seen one for CyanogenMod that looks pretty similar. But with so many to choose from, i'd have to try many before stumbling upon one i liked (although that's not necessarily a bad thing ).
And what do you mean by custom launcher themes? As far as i know, all custom launchers can do is change the icon set, not the whole chrome. That is, they cannot change the Sense blue and black theme to a light grey and orange. Or can they?
Ok, how about i change the criteria. Which is the most stable, with frequent updates? And which one has the most customisation options for developers or "power users"?
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Before my HTC One I used apex launcher. It was free and provided stock aosp. It also had icons packs like NOX compatible with it which makes my icons uniform and amazing. A lot of people use Nova which provides the same things but to experience the full content you have to buy the launcher.
Themer is a new launcher that is still in beta buts it's pretty amazing. It takes predefined home screen layouts for Mycolorscreen.com and applied them to your phones with widgets wallpapers and animations (much like buzz launcher.). If you are looking for a stable launcher apex or Nova is the way to go. But if your want themes and cool changes to your home screen (you might find an miui theme you like) with a little less stability, Themer is the way to go.
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I don't think a launcher will quite do. As far as i know, a launcher cannot change the skin for the entire device. For example, it can't change the theme of menus or stock apps.
I just found out that MIUI is only available for HTC One via an unofficial ROM. There is an official version coming, but i don't know when. Perhaps i'll wait for it. Or maybe i'll just go with another ROM like Viper X...
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I don't think a launcher will quite do. As far as i know, a launcher cannot change the skin for the entire device. For example, it can'th change the theme of menus or stock apps.
I just found out that MIUI is only available for HTC One via an unofficial ROM. There is an official version coming, but i don't know when. Perhaps i'll wait for it. Or maybe i'll just go with another ROM like Viper X...
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If you go for MIUI you should go ahead and get the unoffical one. It may be a very ling time before there us an offical one and not include the stuff you want.
The viper roms are very good roms. Remember it is viper one not viper x. If you install the latter you will brick your phone.
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ayo234 said:
If you go for MIUI you should go ahead and get the unoffical one. It may be a very ling time before there us an offical one and not include the stuff you want.
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Ok, as long as the unofficial one is just as stable and supported as the official one.
The viper roms are very good roms. Remember it is viper one not viper x. If you install the latter you will brick your phone.
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Ah, so that's why google searches for "viper x htc one" only return results for the One X. I'll keep that in mind.

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