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[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Kel Ghu:
I don't know why people say it's laggy. It's the fastest and smoothest launcher I have ever tried. Adw, lp, go, zeam can all go have a look and learn when it comes to speed.

Spb is still young and misses some features. But I can only get better with time!

it's expensive, but still a keeper for me!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
I tried the beta and it just lacked too many customisation options and features for me. This does look improved but I'm definitely going to hold fire for the LPP rewrite before I spend any money on another launcher.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] doniqcc:
I

I agree spb it's not laggy at all no problems and I've tested it in 2 diff phones ns and evo 4g
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Kel Ghu:
I don't know what you are talking about. I use SPB with SwipePad and it's more than smooth! I tried what you said and did not experience the same thing.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ProStreetCivic:
Just got this app for free and is the best launcher I have used!! Very smooth just looks very cool!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ProStreetCivic:
you just earned yourself a conviction
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jivemaster:
Dude that's piracy. Support android devs by buying their apps.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] ProStreetCivic:
I do don't get me wrong its kinda a "trial" you know? I have about 250 worth of legit paid for apps with proof from my paypal I just need to know its worth it some apps have it where you get no refund even if it dont work so I try them and then uninstall it then I buy from the market so I will get their updates but yea like the other post above they cant even offer a trial????

Ps if the dev did not approve he would ask them to take it down have you even been to applanet?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] mmas0n:
Bought and returned. I do wish I had more than 15 minutes to test it out, but that is the state of things so ... yeah.

It's not "laggy" by any measure, but it was not as smooth as ADW EX is and ultimately it's just not for me, at least not in its current state & price point. I tried it because I loved SPB on my WinMo phones but I didn't think it would actually make me feel like I was using WinMo again, no thank you. It felt like my home screen was a WinMo 6.5 emulator. An overhaul of this magnitude should be accompanied by some general system UI tweaks to offer better integration with the rest of the OS.

It's flashy and stylized but almost completely inconfigurable beyond simple item placement. For $15 I should be able to adjust every single aspect on every page. Scroll speed, colors, transparency, view angle, dock placement and background, etc.

Perhaps some of that is possible, but if you expect $15 for an app with no trial, you deserve bad reviews and misconceptions.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] SpartusTana:
I personally love this Shell. It runs like butter and looks really cool. I wish they did have a trial though but thus is life I guess.

$15 is kinda over the top on price, but I guess if people are buying it, why should the dev care :/. I think it's worth $10 at MOST, but whatever, I'm happy with it.

One thing to remember, that when switching over to the new Shell, make sure to remove your widgets from the standard launcher, because it seems as though they run in the background and use up some RAM better suited for other areas of your phone.

Other then that. I think it's a great thing to have. Fancy, fun to use, bit pricey, but well made nonetheless.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] doniqcc:
With the new update it runs even smother than before
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jlopez1286:
I think is a good app, it works smooth on my NS, have no complaints... ;)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] BowLow:
I have on my vibrant. My gf now has it and she has not complained once about lag. Will run of on here once I find a stable kernal.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] laspecas:
Did someone also had a battery drain issues with spb Shell 3d? 90% to empty in 8 hours (data off, wifi off andere airplane on)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jimbo05dv8:
Way to pricey
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] theimpaler747:
Do not promote warez. Thread cleaned.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] juliano_q:
no, it is normal here (stock 2.3.3 with voodoo kernel).
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] laspecas:
Ok than i will try it again
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] tkgod:
Used it for a bit, but found it lacking. The customization compared to LPP or ADW is limited, battery drains at around 8% total compared to 2% of most full featured launchers, expensive, eye candy over functionality.

Not a bad launcher for someone that doesn't care about battery life or tweaks their homescreen a lot, but definitely not what I'm interested in.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] knudsen81:
on my phone spb do not drain battery and it dosent lag at all
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Corvidd:
Don't know how many times it has to be said but..

This does not make the phone lag, and is not bad for battery life.

In fact it is consistently smoother than some android system animations, and has equal or better battery life than many other homescreen/launchers.

If there is anything to discuss here, it is the quality of the app, especially in terms of that high price. For me, the flashiness and 3d graphics are just gimmicky, though admittedly a nice showing-off point. Particularly to the 'thou shalt worship no other phone but me' iPhone owners.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] tkgod:
For me it was likely the weather widget/panel that was causing my battery drain. I set it to every four hours to update. Still, ADW and LPP are better for the sheer amount of customization. You can also get Regina Launcher as a free, but less flashy version of SPB. That's not even counting Go Launcher EX, Launcher 7, etc. Point being, there are more functional launchers out there that can look excellent for a fraction of the cost or cost nothing. Style over substance = meh.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Greg Tolan:
It made my phone lag.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] doniqcc:
Nothing can make nexus lag lol. Are you running stock or custom rom? Maybe there's problem with rom you running.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Greg Tolan:
Stock. Not rooted. This happened on 2.2.2 and 2.3.3.

I had 7 screens all filled with widgets and apps. When I scrolled between screens it stuttered bad. When I used their contact widget it would freeze for 5-10 seconds. Maybe I'm unlucky? I can do the same with go launcher ex without a hiccup.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] owlmatt:
I used SPB on my old windows 6.1 phone and got this email

"Dear SPB Mobile Shell user,

As an SPB Mobile Shell user you are eligible for the cross upgrade offer (Android software for USD 14.90 value)!"

I still won't buy this as I'm not a fan, but for those that enjoy it and used SPB in the past should look out for this deal.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] AllGamer:
:D LOL $14.90 and retail on AM is $14.95

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.spb.shell3d&feature=search_result

wow! a whole $0.05 discount for being a loyal customer :p
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] hottracks4:
How do you guys manage to use the apps at the bottom of the app drawer? It just keeps bouncing up.. Can't access the last line of apps.. Otherwise its awesome!!!! running it with live wallpaper, no lag whatsoever and somehow getting better battery life from when it was absolutely bare!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] maltloaf:
Seriously considering this for my nexus s. Before I lay the cash out, is it as smooth as appears in the spb video or is that edited ?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] verboten:
Very smooth for me on my Nexus S
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] styckx:
I tried it.

First I lol'ed when it gave me a loading screen to look at for 5 seconds while it loaded. Is this a launcher or an OS?

Then I lol'ed a second time when I saw it was using 71MB of ram.

Then I got a refund because I don't care if it cooked breakfast for you that overhead isn't worth 15.00 for eyecandy.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] shibby80:
so far i like it one of the smoothest launchers i have used. needs a few more options but i sure they will come
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Linus82:
Bought it, used it, didn't like it.

To fancy for me, as smooth as launcher pro tough, but then again launcher pro is 10 times better in my eyes.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kirizan:
I had asked this back in December in the general section, but I think this is where I should be asking this question. I was wondering if there is a way to edit all of the contact information similar to what is seen in the Gmail web interface? I have looked around, but haven't found anything. I know what comes standard, but is there an app that will plug into the Gmail interface directly so we can customize the labels of the numbers and address, or modify prefix/suffix information? If there isn't, would this be feasible to program, or is there no way to access the Google contacts in that way? I search the forums, but I didn't see much about contact editing.

Thank you, and have a great day!
[Milestone 2 General] ddoubt:
hey guys, I´ve been having some strange behavior on my M2 lately, everything was normal till last week but now the phone started registering random inputs on all over the screen... its like I am touching the screen madly... I´ve already tried flashing the retail brazil SBF and everything still the same... I can´t even answer the phone straight!!!

any ideas? maybe my digitizer has gone crazy... :confused:
[Milestone 2 General] mkmck:
Take a look at this vid. It's mine. It is happening when i'm scrolling fast. I think I will send it to a service.
[Milestone 2 General] inheme:
I get this when my phone is on the lockscreen connected to my pc.
[Milestone 2 General] dangpzanco:
This happens for me, when is connected to USB, PC or Dock.

Sent from my Milestone 2 XDA App
[Milestone 2 General] agent008my:
this happened to me a few times before. once was when i typed a really long email using my keyboard. when i shut the qwerty it started behaving crazy. a few other times was also after i used the keyboard.

then i realized something in common. the problem only occurred when i had 'words' running in the background. i uninstalled 'words' and i have never had the problem since

perhaps u have a really buggy software. try uninstalling one of ur buggy softwares and u would be grand.

if u cant locate the buggy software, turn off the screen (short press of power button), turn it on again, and unlock, and things should be back to normal
[Milestone 2 General] ddoubt:
well... it look like I gonna have to send it to service too... I´ve already wiped it clean... I´ve done a clean flash of the brazil retail SBF and everything is the same... random issues all over... bad luck right? :(

thanks for the support guys!
[Milestone 2 General] MegaBubbletea:
I have not experienced this problem...maybe because I'm running stock ROM?
[Milestone 2 General] agent008my:
im running stock ROM too but i experienced it. somehow i think its a software bug.
[Milestone 2 General] elhariz:
the same with me, the touch screen become a way too sensitive (everytime I want to scroll the drawer, I ended up in running the app I touch) and this is sucks..

This happens everytime I connect my MS2 to PC via USB..

Hope it can be fixed..
[Milestone 2 General] MegaBubbletea:
Yeah...somehow turn down sensitivity?
[Milestone 2 General] agent008my:
how do you turn down the sensitivity? i dont recall seeing any option to adjust the screen sensitivity. unless u could do this after rooting the phone perhaps?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willgill:
Is anyone working on (or desires to use) JoliCloud for Webtop? Why wouldn't Motorola work with Google on developing ChromeOS for Webtop?

It seems like a much better way to leverage limited processing power coupled with a full screen and keyboard.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alex2x3:
I think this is a sick idea. I use Joli on a really old laptop and it runs pretty good.

Def would be awesome on the webtop.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sogarth:
Uh... because Google, afaik, hasn't released the source code for ChromeOS for anybody? And since the Atrix isn't a Google Experience Device, Google didn't have much to do with the development of it (unlike the Xoom)? Jeez, people, do your homework, especially since it's not like everybody hasn't asked questions like that before....

Next up, they don't offer source code, only binaries. They don't offer any binaries that will work in the environment we have. Hence, it ain't gonna work.

Mods, please move this out of Development, since it's not.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] G-Man.:
@ OP - with 176 posts, you should know better than to post this in development.... You must've forgotten the forum rules too....
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edounn:
My personal opinion. I'm super glad moto didn't put chromeOS on the webtopp. I'm very much happier with a full OS, local file browsing, android view, being able to send commands to android, etc.

Joli Cloud isn't far off from ubuntu just with an html5 interface. I suppose this type of interface could be dropped onto the current webtopp with some work.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willgill:
This would be development for a Cloud OS on Webtop. No other threads exist regarding JoliCloud in Atrix.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atomiksnowman:
I flashed to the newest SyndicateFrozen and it worked great until I started using the Browser. It locked up and I had to pull the battery. Same results with Dolphin Mini, DolphinHD, and the new Firefox. Anybody know if I missed something on the Syndicate page? Right now I'm going back to the Samsung distributed EB13 until I can find more information about this.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deano0714:
That happend to me like 3 times... but not on dolphin browser HD.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WORDMAN713:
Have you tried clearing your cache, sometimes doing this helps. If not redoing the odin to EC05 has worked for me with other issues like force close.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atomiksnowman:
I ended up using Samsung's EB13 update to get back to stock Froyo. Then installed CWM 2.5 with oneclick and restored my backup from after I had installed Syndicate Frozen (it's been a very slow day at work, I have time to mess around) and it seems to work with all browsers now. Essentially the only difference is I kept it from upgrading to EXT4.

I ran some benchmarks, which were quite underwhelming (seeing as when I was running DK28 they were well over this)

Quadrant: 1032

Linpack: 13.92

Smartbench 2010: 1093/2462 (also well under the 1ghz for stock Epic 4g 2.2)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0nane:
If you get freezes regularly in anything at all, read the message that has been posted many times about using an alternate kernel. You can also try VisionKernel in lieu of the one linked clearly throughout the thread and in the second post under Changelog.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atomiksnowman:
I should have included in the original post that I did a lot of searching throughout the thread and tried loading the Twilight_Zone kernel as recommended. After that my phone wouldn't load. I tried reloading the original modem with ODIN and nothing. I tried restoring to various backup points and just decided a fresh start was fine with me.

I hadn't seen anything about Visor Kernal. I'll give that a shot another day, but for today I'm wiped out on monkeying with this thing. I'm just glad I have a stable phone at the end of the day.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atomiksnowman:
I should also note what I've done since.

I used Samsung's tool to get back to stock Froyo. Then used one click root to get CWM 2.5 back on there and restored the backup that I had made AFTER installing the Syndicate Frozen ROM. That was on accident, I had a lot of backups on there and wasn't sure which one was which. It loaded up perfectly fine. So I'm running Syndicate Frozen, but without CWM3 (and I suppose without EXT4 filesystem). And it works fine right now.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k0nane:
That's not a recommended configuration in the slightest.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badbeats:
I had the same problems even with the other kernel. I finally went to Bonsai 4.0 with EC05 and I have not had my phone freeze.

Its nice.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] churro7:
for me it happened in dolphin hd hasnt yet in stock browser
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmspyder:
So.. A eb13 modem and a ext4 backup running on stock file system...

I predict big problems on the horizon
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atomiksnowman:
Everything worked perfectly until I tried to pair Bluetooth. Then she froze. I couldn't get it to fail any other way than with bluetooth. Fun experiment, though. I though I had a backup from before using CWM to convert to EXT4, but that isn't the case. I'm now running EB13 on CWM3 (which converted to EXT4, but no problems in the 12 hours I've given it).

My main reason for starting this Q&A post was to point out that I had tried the ROM and its recommend fixes that I could find in what I consider a reasonable amount of time/searching so that the developer might catch it and look into it if he/she so desired.

I want to note that I don't feel entitled to anyone's hard work other than my own. I'm perfectly happy following all instructions and finding that for me it didn't work. I might get a little miffed if I brick the phone but Samsung has made a product that remains quite resilient after all the modding real developers do, and the torture we tinkerers do. So to k0nane especially, thanks for the hard work. I'll keep reading through the forum and maybe try what Badbeats suggested with Bonsai 4.0 some time next week when I'm not so busy at work.

Seriously, you developers are amazing.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevbentz:
I had flashed SRF 1.1.0 and was running it with no issues. I tried the Vision kernel and got random lockups mostly after being plugged in and unused for awhile (maybe an hour or so). I flashed back to the Twighlight Kernel and it's been solid as a rock.

Being that I've only owned the phone a few weeks and have flashed/restored it at least a dozen times, I feel confident that it's running stable at this point. Once you mess it up a few times, you'll learn pretty quickly :D
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] torespen:
Anyone able to tell me how to run the perfect task switcher fron an icon shortcut?

It only seems to open the preference/option page..

In the description it says that this feature has been implemented... BUT!... :(

No luck.. probably just me beeing very tired... :)

Any help is appreciated :)

edit:

Boy do I feel stupid :S

After 210342 times in the options menu.. there it was :P

There is a checkbox for it.. apperantly i'm just blind it seems... :)

Thx for replies :)
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] Archer:
Is there a widget that allows you to select different tasks when clicked? Or is there a "create shortcut" option somewhere in the app?

Alternatively, I've not got perfect task switcher so I can't say for sure, but there may be an action available for it. If you're not familiar with them, actions are shortcuts to app functions. AFAIK Launcher Pro is the only launcher that allows you to create shortcuts to them, but maybe other launchers do (I only ever use Launcher Pro cos it fits my needs 100%).

Once you get into actions, there's no looking back ;)
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] torespen:
I've tried with actions, with no luck... there is four action's available, but none of

them seems to do anything usefull :) to me at least :P

Thx for the effort.. will snoop alittle more to se if i find some shortcut options :)
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] albireox:
I don't know if this is what you want, but I use TaskOS for task switcher, and it works pretty good.
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] torespen:
Thanks, but i like the Perfect task switcher because of its UI :)

But thanks for the effort :)
[Nexus S Accessories] glasslung:
Hey guys, I installed the skinomi skin a couple minutes ago. I think the screen might not have been wet enough when I applied it. Will these go away on their own? Do I need to throw it away? Can I remove it and try again? See the full sized picture below.

http://i.imgur.com/pqibd.jpg
[Nexus S Accessories] AllGamer:
they do usually permeate through the glass and plastic protector itself, but it will take a few days to completely go away
[Nexus S Accessories] glasslung:
I'm worried that only the small ones will go away. Will the larger ones disappear too?
[Nexus S Accessories] kertesd:
only time will tell bro, Patience is a virtue. Give it a week or so.
[Nexus S Accessories] kramer987:
how long has that protector been on there? and which protector is it?

those bubbles seem a tad large and i'm not feeling too confident about them going away. normal "raindbow reflecting shiny" bubbles are normal if you applied using a soap solution... but those seem too abundant to have resulted from that type of application. did you use a credit card to push them out?

if it hasnt been on that long, take it off and retry.
[Nexus S Accessories] nxt:
I've put on these crappy "invisible-shield" wet apply screen protectors before and never had that many bubbles. You should redo it and try to get it a bit better.
[Nexus S Accessories] suksit:
Actually you shouldn't "wet" the screen, just wet the skin (or dip the whole skin in the solution and let the excess water drips out before applying it)

However, if you're certain that the bubbles weren't caused by dust under the skin, then they should disappear within a week.
[Epic 4G Accessories] stir fry a lot:
I'm curious which one felt better in your hands while typing with the hardware keyboard. If Mugen does I will order the Seidio battery and Mugen cover independently as I've had good experiences with this combo of parts on my Palm Previously.
[Epic 4G Accessories] epicblows:
Dude man like really. Why wasting my time wit you. Everyone knows seidio rules. Just look at their website they have everything then look at mugenpower and like they don't have all the accessories, they are the low down dirty skanks of the cell world

Also with mugenpower better get a condom for your phone as they are made in dirty conditions with slave labor from china
[Epic 4G Accessories] stir fry a lot:
I just got my Seidio 3300 and must say the case for it is extremely uncomfortable in my hands. There are way too many hard angles which is really taking away from the the experience of using the phone itself. I ordered the Mugen cover from the link posted below and will be updating this post in a few days when I receive it.

http://www.mugenbattery.com/samsung-epic-extended-battery-cover.htm
[Epic 4G Accessories] bryanberlin:
Man Hands = Seidio enjoyment feels wonderfull
[Epic 4G Accessories] stir fry a lot:
The Mugen is even bigger ;)
[Epic 4G Accessories] dchawk81:
I like it. I think I'll order one. The decision to make it a thick version of the original seems perfect.
[Epic 4G Accessories] stir fry a lot:
Yeah, especially with the keyboard fix TheImpaler posted last night. Although I have become accustomed to the Epic's weight I have always found it to be a little light for my taste. Even after logging some decent time in with this Seidio cover I still don't like it. There is just way too much going on in the back not to be distracted by it. Having extra meat in the back also makes typing 5x easier. I'm thinking a thicker OE design will be just what the doctor ordered. Mugen did a good job on their covers for the Pre and hopefully they'll do justice to the Epic's design as well.
[Epic 4G Accessories] dchawk81:
I don't really use the slide keyboard. I just like the idea of the same/similar curvature as stock.
[Epic 4G Accessories] stir fry a lot:
I just got the Mugen cover and its spectacular. I had to shave the living hell out of the insides to get it to fit as it uses a thicker plastic than the Seidio but it was well worth the effort. I highly recommend it. Feels great in my hands.
[Epic 4G Accessories] dchawk81:
Nice. Can you post a picture of the insides?
[Epic 4G Accessories] stir fry a lot:
Lots of scraping with a pocket knife lol. I lined the edges of the battery with some chalk to see what areas needed shaving.