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900ftjesus posted:I highly recommend GoLauncher EX, it duplicates LPP function for function (pretty sure they can match widgets if you grab those off the market). Except they added iOS-style folders and several other little enhancements. It's pretty much what LPP might be if Fede was still actually updating it. And it gets fairly regular updates. I've tried Go and I like a lot about it, but it always ran funky on my Dinc2. Go is a great launcher, though.
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Am I missing something obvious on how to make the Gmail app blink the notification LED on my new Evo 3D? I looked at the settings and I only see settings for status bar, vibrate and ringtone. But I don't get any blinking lights when a new message comes in.
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I'm using Go Launcher Ex but I have the other two popular paid launcher apps, and I like everything about it except that screen transitions are really slow and clunky on Go Launcher, while they're super smooth on ADW EX and LPP. Should I take the time to switch to ADW or LPP again, or is there any way to get Go Launcher Ex to use a simpler transition effect? I went through all the ones the app came with and the only one that isn't obnoxious is cube (outside) and it makes my phone lag. In an ideal situation, I would like my phone to have absolutely no transition effect, or the simplest least annoying one possible. I have the same problem with all of the Go apps actually... Go SMS, and their contacts/dialer app.
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Drunken Lullabies posted:I'm using Go Launcher Ex but I have the other two popular paid launcher apps, and I like everything about it except that screen transitions are really slow and clunky on Go Launcher, while they're super smooth on ADW EX and LPP. Should I take the time to switch to ADW or LPP again, or is there any way to get Go Launcher Ex to use a simpler transition effect? I went through all the ones the app came with and the only one that isn't obnoxious is cube (outside) and it makes my phone lag. menu->preferences->Effects Settings->Desktop Transition effect->Default will set it to the minimal slide animation.
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I could do with some help. I hadn't updated my apps for ages, loaded up the market today to do so, virtually all of them (20+) needed updating so I was like what the hell and hit 'update all'. Cue a day full of HTC Desire S -related agony. Turns out the market isn't able to queue downloads & installs or something? It crashed my phone, and whenever I connect to the internet (i.e. turn on wireless or go somewhere with decent signal), the phone crashes. Does anyone have some idea of why this happened and what the hell I can do to get Android to... you know... update my apps without trying to give me a stroke for doing so.
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I'm trying out ADW EX - did they remove the ability to swipe sideways to different catalogs from regular ADW? As far as I can tell, the only way to choose a different one is by Menu -> Choose Group. (Also, what the hell - groups or catalogs, which is it?)
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:From home: Someone pointed out to me in the OS thread Preferences - screen settings - screen transition speed = quick will also help. edit: holy poo poo, Go is awesome. I was playing with an ics rom and saw how the homescreen folder creation worked on the stock launcher, wanted to suggest it for go launcher but it's already there! Vin BioEthanol fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Dec 8, 2011 |
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Manky posted:I'm trying out ADW EX - did they remove the ability to swipe sideways to different catalogs from regular ADW? As far as I can tell, the only way to choose a different one is by Menu -> Choose Group. (Also, what the hell - groups or catalogs, which is it?) Yeah. It's the most annoying poo poo ever and the ONLY thing that bothers me about the EX version over the older one. You have to manually add each and every app you want in that group as you get it. I really wish they'd just kept that as it was in the non-EX version and not hosed it up.
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900ftjesus posted:I never had it ask me when I used it. I too have never had handcent request superuser. It will pop up something for LBE though if you use that.
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Wagonburner posted:Someone pointed out to me in the OS thread Preferences - screen settings - screen transition speed = quick will also help. I was using Default transition animation which is fast, but Quick makes that even faster. Thanks for the tip.
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Dec 8, 2011 21:04
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AlexMoron posted:Yeah. It's the most annoying poo poo ever and the ONLY thing that bothers me about the EX version over the older one. You have to manually add each and every app you want in that group as you get it. I really wish they'd just kept that as it was in the non-EX version and not hosed it up. What the hell. I love how much snappier EX is, but not being able to categorize my apps and then actually easily navigate those categories is a dealbreaker.
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900ftjesus posted:Twitter app just updated to 3.0, looks like a decent UI overhaul. Been messing around with this for a while and I gotta say it's a heck of a lot better than the 2.0 updates were. The app finally tells you who re-tweets or favorites your tweets without the need of something like Favstar. Also the redesign is good and works well. Can't say the same for the changes to the web interface right now but whatever. As of now in my opinion the official twitter app and Plume are the best twitter applications right now.
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Zorak of Michigan posted:Google Music does seem to live in /system/app, which makes me nervous. Thanks for the waste of space, Google! If it lives in /system/, it isn't taking up space from the main app storage area. You'd need to both remove the app and repartition the phone to get app space by deleting system apps.
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Manky posted:I'm trying out ADW EX - did they remove the ability to swipe sideways to different catalogs from regular ADW? As far as I can tell, the only way to choose a different one is by Menu -> Choose Group. (Also, what the hell - groups or catalogs, which is it?) There's a Drawer Swiping option in General Behavior -> Gestures that may enable this. I have no idea, though.
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Dec 8, 2011 21:11
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SpacePig posted:There's a Drawer Swiping option in General Behavior -> Gestures that may enable this. I have no idea, though. AHHH YES. Thank you! Why the hell that preference is there and not under the drat drawer preferences... Whatever, cool beans.
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Dec 8, 2011 21:14
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Zorak of Michigan posted:Google Music does seem to live in /system/app, which makes me nervous. Thanks for the waste of space, Google! What? On my phone, Google Music (com.google.android.music-1.apk) lives in /data/app along with all the other apps. The icon for Google Music is a pair of grey and orange headphones. The icon for Music (Music.apk, the default player that comes with Android) is a blue speaker, and that's what should be in /system/app. Are you running a custom ROM? Maybe the author baked Google Music into the ROM. In which case, blame them.
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Splizwarf posted:
And even in this case, don't really get too mad, since Google Music can ALSO play local files. It functionally replaces the stock Music app, so having it in /system (where it only occupies space you can't use anyway) is really the best-case scenario.
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As far as apps are concerned, ADW Launcher EX is about the only app to mention here in this thread. For $.10, it's worth checking out. There are quite a few games worth getting, although that's not really the discussion for this thread. Also, both the new Facebook and Twitter apps are really nice, IMO. The Facebook app resembles the recently-released iPad app now (although it could be like the new web interface, haven't seen it yet), and Twitter is apparently rolling out their new interface everywhere (mobile site, desktop site, Android + iOS apps).
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How vital is it right now to have a good antivirus program on an Android device? And who among you can recommend one for my Transformer?
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Lookout is pretty much the defacto in my opinion. Although I don't use it, it seems to be a pretty popular app as a whole suite.
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THF13 posted:Went back to ADW since the EX version was $0.10, but it seems to have changed a lot since I used it last and I can't seem to get the bottom dockbar to act like I want. quote:@anderwebs Ander Webbs
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Google just introduced Google Currents out of the blue. It seem like RSS on steroids. Basically, more advanced layout and nagivation for articles on a website rather than just displaying the contents of a feed. There are a bunch ready to go right now. You can also add RSS feeds to the app, they just are limited to what an RSS feed usually displays.
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sleepwalkers posted:Also, both the new Facebook and Twitter apps are really nice, IMO. The Twitter app looks like it has potential, but it has some asinine design right now. What the hell is that toolbar at the top with nothing but the Twitter logo and a single button? And why doesn't it give you any control over notifications? Ugggh and the timeline has so much wasted spaaace, why does it need two maaargins
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bull3964 posted:Google just introduced Google Currents out of the blue. It seem like RSS on steroids. Basically, more advanced layout and nagivation for articles on a website rather than just displaying the contents of a feed. I absolutely didn't get this at first but having set it up, I love it.
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Living Vicariously posted:I absolutely didn't get this at first but having set it up, I love it. Yeah, I had trouble wrapping my head around the concept, but I get it now. Magazine versions websites is what it basically boils down to, complete with offline caching and such. I just hope it catches on a most sites end up doing it.
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C-Euro posted:How vital is it right now to have a good antivirus program on an Android device? And who among you can recommend one for my Transformer? Pretty sure a Google engineer just recently made a post about how pointless they are and how the peoe who sell them are crooks.
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bull3964 posted:Google just introduced Google Currents out of the blue. It seem like RSS on steroids. Basically, more advanced layout and nagivation for articles on a website rather than just displaying the contents of a feed. This app is incompatible with your Rogers Wireless Sony Ericsson LT15i. Rogers Wireless Sony Ericsson LT15i This item cannot be installed in your device's country Boo-urns, I think this would be pretty sweet.
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Manky posted:The Twitter app looks like it has potential, but it has some asinine design right now. What the hell is that toolbar at the top with nothing but the Twitter logo and a single button? And why doesn't it give you any control over notifications? Ugggh and the timeline has so much wasted spaaace, why does it need two maaargins Go to your account settings, it still has notification settings! And yes, wasted screen real estate is meh, but it's at least attractive waste, unlike the last UI. I hated that design with a passion.
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C-Euro posted:How vital is it right now to have a good antivirus program on an Android device? Also, don't leave "USB Debugging" enabled when you plug your phone into a random computer. And in general, I'd avoid charging your phone from unknown computers and USB receptacles, carry your AC adapter around or make a condom cable. Codiusprime posted:Pretty sure a Google engineer just recently made a post about how pointless they are and how the peoe who sell them are crooks. There's one good reason for an AV scanner, which is to scan apks on installation for known exploit signatures to avoid malware. That's not particularly useful on a Nexus device running the latest version of Android, but third-party devices get security updates what, twice a year? Although I don't know if AV scanners hook the package installer or not. They should, otherwise they really are worthless.
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sleepwalkers posted:Go to your account settings, it still has notification settings! And yes, wasted screen real estate is meh, but it's at least attractive waste, unlike the last UI. I hated that design with a passion. Derp, you're right. My other complaints stand.
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Splizwarf posted:What? On my phone, Google Music (com.google.android.music-1.apk) lives in /data/app along with all the other apps. The icon for Google Music is a pair of grey and orange headphones. The icon for Music (Music.apk, the default player that comes with Android) is a blue speaker, and that's what should be in /system/app. No, just rooted the stock ROM. I'm not using a file explorer, I'm going from what Titanium Backup tells me. I looks to have superceded the old Music, as it shows up not as "Google Music" but as "Music 4.0.9" (icon is indeed a pair of grey headphones with orange trim) and when I go to delete it, it warns me that it will uninstall /system/app/MusicGoogle.apk.
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ExcessBLarg! posted:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/114765095157367281222/posts/ZqPvFwdDLPv
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Zorak of Michigan posted:No, just rooted the stock ROM. I'm not using a file explorer, I'm going from what Titanium Backup tells me. I looks to have superceded the old Music, as it shows up not as "Google Music" but as "Music 4.0.9" (icon is indeed a pair of grey headphones with orange trim) and when I go to delete it, it warns me that it will uninstall /system/app/MusicGoogle.apk. Well... that's loving weird. I dunno! v  vLiving Vicariously posted:I absolutely didn't get this at first but having set it up, I love it. Seems like this is how 90% of Google projects work.
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I found a fun app last night while looking for something else. I was trying to find an app that'd shut down wifi for me when the tablet was not used, and instead found Sleep Bot Tracker. You press a button when you go to sleep, you press it when you wake up and in the end you get stats about how much you sleep. Turns out it turns off wifi for you if you want as well, so I'm happy with this one.
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Splizwarf posted:Seems like this is how 90% of Google projects work. Hahahaha. True. I think I've actually said the same thing about a lot of their apps.
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bull3964 posted:Google just introduced Google Currents out of the blue. It seem like RSS on steroids. Basically, more advanced layout and nagivation for articles on a website rather than just displaying the contents of a feed. Doesn't seem quite ready for primetime. It's locked up a couple times, seems to lose my imported Reader feed and doesn't really have a way to organize them besides ordering them. Looks neat, though.
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bull3964 posted:Yeah, I had trouble wrapping my head around the concept, but I get it now. Magazine versions websites is what it basically boils down to, complete with offline caching and such. The interface is great, but it really just makes me pine for the days of newspapers. RSS is great for topics about which I want to be totally informed, as they happen. But with the massive amount of general news these days, we need the newspaper format. If I don't want to be kept abreast of every single development, then chances are I only want to know what's important. The more time I have, the more pages I'll flip through as the content gets less important. All the major newspapers' RSS feeds post an article every ten minutes, it seems! "Wheat ruling board sparks dual appeals!" "Figure skater Chan feels unappreciated in Canada!" Google News sometimes manages to do this well, but often meaningless poo poo like "Missing Florida woman's cell phone found!" will take the place of something I really needed to know about. I want a talented editor to decide what's important so I don't have to spend as much time finding out for myself. I know this is really a general criticism of the news media today, who like to focus on things that they think will be popular. And I know I could pick up an actual newspaper, I just hope news organizations use this platform to create a decent layout for their content.
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Are there any good replacements for the Sense calendar widget? Specifically the agenda view. It sucks that you can't use sense widgets without the sense launcher.
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Geekner posted:Are there any good replacements for the Sense calendar widget? Specifically the agenda view. Business Calendar is alright: https://market.android.com/details?id=netgenius.bizcal&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsIm5ldGdlbml1cy5iaXpjYWwiXQ..
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Geekner posted:Are there any good replacements for the Sense calendar widget? Specifically the agenda view. Pure Grid Agenda? I really like Pure Grid Calendar. It sucks that its 2 apps (@ $2 each) though.
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