yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Well, I must say... this ROM sure is customizable and quite the speedy one. I am having fun diving into the customization that Cyanogen provides. However, there are some things that I just can't get over:

1. The AOSP dialer is centuries behind that of HTC. You can get to your specific contacts way faster using HTC's and the integration with the contact's Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr information is much more seamless as well. Someone here told me about Dialer One, but it isn't working nearly as well as HTC's. It doesn't even show your Facebook pictures, etc. To sum it all up, is there any way one can get HTC's dialer working in CM? This might be a dealbreaker for me. =/

2. The gallery also doesn't come close? Any way of getting HTC's gallery working in CM. It's irritating how all my album art is showing on it.

3. I don't mind the camera much since I use Vignette, but the camcorder is atrocious. I don't even know if I'm recording 720P, but if I am, then there's something wrong as the images seem a lot more blurry than on HTCs.

Aside from that, its a great ROM. Just not nearly as polished as VP and many others I've seen/used around. And, honestly, VP is just as customizable and much more stable. =/
[EVO 4G General] alaman68:
1. I despise the sense dialer

2. Gallery is fine, if you don't like it, there are plenty to download

3. It is not 720p, but in my experience and with others input, the CM video looks much clearer on 52" LCD than the sense 720 video.

Sounds like you already have your mind made up. The first line on CM clearly states "this isn't sense and never will be".

Yes, VP is a great sense ROM, CM7 is better for ME
[EVO 4G General] Justin.G11:
Ill bite, but mostly because I'm curious about this point. Personally I can't stand the HTC dialer so I'm curious what about it makes it superior to you. The "Facebook integration" sounds more like a misunderstanding on how that's setup as that works flawlessly for me, and its just a "flick" over to contacts so I really want to know what shortcut HTC has that makes it quicker. I mean, the messy metatags in the notes section of all my contacts is appalling, heaven forbid I actually want to use that space in my google contacts.

Dialer One I didn't think lived up-to the hype either, but then my root "hate" that spans _every_ dialer I've ever used seems to be a more core Android short coming: it fails to recognize phone numbers and link them correctly. Man Android fails hard at that. My 10yr old blackberry did it better. GOOGLE: IT'S NOT A MAP COORDINATE JUST BECAUSE THERES AN EXTENSION ON THE END.

That and 3-way calling is needlessly complex on all android phones .... can't we just rip off Apple on that one?

Anyway, tell m the pros ... i may rom swap and play with it. I'm constantly looking for a dialer mecca and have yet to be happy with any of them ...
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
Quick call the cm fanboys...each rom has it's plusses and minuses, get used to that
[EVO 4G General] Rob the plumber:
What rom is vp?

Edit.... vaelpack? That rom is nice. I keep coming back to Destroyer 2 myself. Dialer one can be changed a bit through settings. I do agree that the sense dialer is the best, but a tweaked dialer one is good for me.

Sent from mah SuperEvO..
[EVO 4G General] breezer260:
I have used CM for a while but went back to sense, just preference. I have a nand backup and if I feel the need to play an SNES emulator on a big screen to show off, then I can switch back and forth. That's what's great about android and xda!!

But as far as dialers try Go Contacts. It's the closest to Sense dialer that I have been able to find, not perfect with integration (still in the works last time I checked) but the smart dialer capability works great.
[EVO 4G General] zone23:
The problem I have with AOSP is this:

It starts off super fast and it should because its a bare bones ROM.

I spend all kinds of time looking for widgets that can do the same things as the ones in Sense do (News Feed, Calendar, Weather, Bookmarks, People, etc.). Yes I've heard and have bought launcher pro its not the same.

Then as I start loading up a AOSP with all the widgets I need it starts to run about the same (sometimes worse no fault of the ROM) as Sense ROMs.

So then I just go back to Sense and save my self the trouble. AOSP ROMs are awesome for phones that don't have Sense. I bought my HTC EVO because I wanted Sense. Its fun to play around with AOSP ROMs but in the end I always come back. If it wasn't for Sense I probably would have gotten an Epic.

Say what you want thats my opinion and I'm entitled to it.
[EVO 4G General] Rob the plumber:
It takes all kinds, for sure. I don't use many widgets, so I'm happy. Another phone geek buddy loves the friend stream widget, etc... So he sticks to Sense.

I am a flashaholic so I run everything for a day or three.

Sent from mah SuperEvO..
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
Hours...lol
[EVO 4G General] alaman68:
I have one screen and it has beautiful widgets, that's it. No apps, but have the essentials in the hidden app drawer in ADW.

That's why i don't like sense, I don't use any of it.

@zone23 - glad you bought an evo
[EVO 4G General] zone23:
Just like it was said it takes all kinds. If you don't use any of the Sense widgets then there is no need to run a Sense ROM. I agree with that 150%.

and thanks I'm glad I did too. Love this phone and I'm sure I'm gonna love the EVO 3D even more. Hope you guys all come with me. heres to the EVOZone 3D if I can figure out how to make the 3D graphics. That should be fun.
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
So...this thread is for you to tell us that you don't like cyanogen 7?

Alright....
[EVO 4G General] rstuckmaier:
Wanna search your contacts? Hold "Menu" to have your keyboard pop up.

See my sig for Facebook pictures, it's REALLY simple.

QuickPic in the market is awesome. If you want to use the AOSP galley just add a .nomedia (I'm 99% certain that's right) file to the folders you want to ignore (This is an option in QuickPic)

The camcorder does not use 720p yet, it will "probably" be in 7.1
[EVO 4G General] zone23:
Look out the thread police just showed up..
[EVO 4G General] zone23:
Thanks for the laugh man thats some funny **** right there.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Well, in Sense Dialer I can just start typing the name using the alpha numeric keypad, or the dialing the number and the list of results dynamically shows up top. Also, Sense Phone allows you to create a shortcut to the Call History (Call Log) on your homescreen (this might be doable in CM).

As far as the integration with FB and such goes, I like how the Facebook for Sense will synchronize your contacts birthday, photos, etc from within your phone application, calendar, etc. Didn't seem to be able to do that in CM. Peep will also do that for Twitter. I don't mind the official Twitter application and I know that it does sync over, but it also forces you to automatically sync on the background, where Peep can be synced automatically when opened.

Little things like that the keep CM away from being a daily driver for me.
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
comparing a sense based rom to a non sense based rom = LOL period

quickpic > 3d gallery nuff said

sorry i dont want 700 facebook contacts on my phone with HTC you have to take them all ( unless you use a rom like the inspire port )
[EVO 4G General] EliWay:
OP.. Keep CM! It will grow on you, I promise.

Here's what you can do:

1. Download GO Contacts on android market and set it as your default dialer.

2. Download QuickPic on Android Market And set it as your default Gallery.

3. CM Camera does not record 720p yet. HOWEVER, the image and especially sound quality should be much. much better than sense. In the end, the not-quite-720p resolution being shot with CM7 ends up looking better than the regular 720p on sense, even upscaled.

BONUS: Download Go Weather if you miss the flip clock

BONUS 2: Download LauncherPro for butter smooth scrolling and app drawer.

Done! Now this is what it looks like!
[EVO 4G General] Batman58:
+1 for quickpic. It isn't pretty but its spoon much faster than any gallery
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
Wow zeuz, that does look nice. I guess I'll keep it for a while longer. Where are the pics in Go Contacts though?

Now let me ask you guys, what about A2SD? I have it setup for VP as 2GB in Ext3 mode. Is that still usable for CM? Or should I use Ext4? Is there a better option to A2SD?
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
Why do you NEED A2SD?

Use this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=855424

My internal space is 731 MB.
[EVO 4G General] jstalford:
Never really liked the AOSP dialer, but never tried anything else. Just DL go dialer...awesome.

QuickPic is nice too. Not pretty, but sooo much faster.

Thanks
[EVO 4G General] EliWay:
Pics? Did you mean my contact pics? If so I just don't have any set. The Dialer in the screenshot is part of Go Contacts. It comes as a separate application so you can set it as your default dialer. It is pretty slick, does T9 Dialing and all. You won't miss the sense dialer at all with that.
[EVO 4G General] JohnnyEpic:
I also use GoDialer and found it to be rather easy and close to sense. Just a note about Go Dev Team (devs for Go Contacts), they are very responsive and fix issues rather quickly.
[EVO 4G General] abanh:
I prefer Touchpal dialer over Dialer and Dialer one.
[EVO 4G General] Batman58:
Good call on go contacts. Next time I use cm I'll check it out!
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
I feel the same way about cm7 but a lot of good points on here make cm look doable.
[EVO 4G General] fattmann:
Don't understand this talk of the facebook contact sync. I've been able to sync my fb contacts and profile pics from all of my CM builds..

Sent from my sultrySupersonic
[EVO 4G General] Bielinsk:
I agree. I loaded up facebook and it has synced all my contact pics.
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
meh dialer who cares you use it to punch in numbers and it goes away
[EVO 4G General] twiz0r:
+1...i can't see how people are so picky about a dialer. I dont want someones picture from facebook, that's why it days their name :)

Dialer one works just fine for me

Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
[EVO 4G General] pastert33:
What settings did you use for you to achieve this?
[EVO 4G General] mattykinsx:
mtd 150 125

[With CM7]

Plenty of space for both system and cache.

Have had no issues what so ever.
[EVO 4G General] bkrodgers:
I do like the T9 style contact lookup in the HTC dialer. It sounds like there are alternatives though, and I can live without it too. So far I'm really liking CM7, and I'm going to give it a long term trial. Lack of 4G was my big hangup on going to CM, and now that this is no longer an issue, I think CM is probably going to work out well for me at least.

A few of Sense's tweaks are no longer really needed. For example, Gingerbread has the text selection (copy/paste) enhancements built in. There are still areas in which Sense is nicer than CM7/AOSP, but there are also areas in which CM7 is better than Sense.
[EVO 4G General] rockky:
Pretty much agree with OP. Dialer, contact access, gallery camera and camcorder in addition to others all SUCK compared to the relative Sense apps.

I love aosp so all U CM groupies chill.
[EVO 4G General] :
Anyway to get the AOSP Dialer on a sense rom? I love Warm2.2 but the dialer is atrocious!!!
[EVO 4G General] shadowhawk2020:
Was the GPS fixed in 7 final? I wasn't able to get it to work even with the sense fix in the nightlies. I use the GPS a lot, so when it didn't work CM became a no go. It is sad because I generally liked CM above all other roms.
[EVO 4G General] jstalford:
I think there are some fixes that make it more likely to work, but not 100% yet. Worth a shot though.
[EVO 4G General] CheesyNutz:
this !!!

0101010
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
I don't get the dialer complaints. Just press the search button, one extra press and the problem is solved. You can even do this in the homescreen.
[EVO 4G General] mizzos4:
Only for CM7, S2E is a great option to allow for A2SD/ext partition usage. Just setup your ext3 partition in recovery as normal. Then run S2E and check the options you want. Reboot and your apps/dalvik cache will run from the ext3 partition. It's on the market: S2E (simple2ext) for CM7
[EVO 4G General] OneStepAhead:
agreed, the asop dialer is terrible compared to sense. I also hate that their is no option to turn sound off when recording video. facebook contact sync seems to work fine on cm7, but it didn't on older versions. also no dialer codes is annoying. fix these problems and it would be a good rom. it already is, just not for me.
[EVO 4G General] OneStepAhead:
no you dont, there is an option to only sync with existing contacts.
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
I gave cm7 another try after reading this thread, I am much happier with the quickpic and go dialer. I went through the tweeks got GPS working great. BUT using xiia player I get long buffering times, I nandroid back to my mikefroyo setup and it runs fine, the browser and everything else data related seems to work ok, is there something I missed to deal with long buffering in xiia? Even on wifi it does it, it should only buffer for a second to two at the most.
[EVO 4G General] akarol:
What's keeping me from sticking with CM is the choppy recorded video playback and lack of 720p video recording. Until those are resolved, I'd probably stick with VP; which, in most cases, is Sense CM with more freedom.
[EVO 4G General] mizzos4:
Xiia works fine for me on CM7 final
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
Oh well I'm using radio time now, I couldn't figure it out, no lag now, I guess its not the ROM.
[EVO 4G General] ECrispy:
I like the look of AOSP dialer, but like others have said, functionality is lacking. I'm using Touchpal now which is nice enough, Go Contacts is a clone of the dialer in MIUI which is awesome. IMO T9 search over all data is a basic requirement.

Sense does have good integration with FB, but they do it by stuffing metadata in tags which other dialers can't understand and it looks ugly. Its not their fault because Google Contacts are anemic with no defined sync procedure. I do like Sense's link contacts features, esp the new one in Sense 2.0.

The whole contacts/dialer thing is Android customization taken too far. We need maybe 1 or 2 decent apps, the rest of the functionality (like FB sync, pictures) should be in plugins which other apps can also use.
[EVO 4G General] aph:
All valid reasons to switch back.

#1 can be ameliorated to some extent by just pressing menu on the contacts screen and then search
[EVO 4G General] eventer289:
If you want a Sense like dialer, check out GO Contacts. I like the interface much better than Dialer One.
[EVO 4G General] :
Where can I get an AOSP like dialer?

Sent from my......ummm...let me get back at'chya!
[EVO 4G General] thegregbradley:
1. Download GO Contacts and GO dialer. Light years beyond the awful stock android dialer, works similar to the sense dialer/contacts, but it's prettier :)

2. I use QuickPic for my gallery. I hate the 3d gallery.

3. I agree on the camera. Needs work.
[EVO 4G General] thegregbradley:
.......use the AOSP dialer....?
[EVO 4G General] :
Im on sense but prefer the AOSP dialer.

Sent from my......ummm...let me get back at'chya!
[EVO 4G General] xcomputerman:
In the end, MIUI is still the only AOSP ROM that is really worth it. Other roms are nice to play with for a little bit, but MIUI is the only one that has really satisfied me as an everyday-use type of ROM. It manages to be extremely refined, extremely user-friendly and extremely customizable all at the same time. Some bristle at the iPhone-likeness of the default look, but if that bothers you (and it did bother me a little bit), all you have to do is change your theme and/or install a different launcher. GO Launcher EX works extremely well for me.

The dialer is so much better than Sense it isn't even funny. The lockscreen is gorgeous - sometimes I just keep lockscreen on so I can stare at my phone. The stock apps that come with it - SMS, MIUI Gallery, Backup, File Explorer, Notes, Battery Monitor etc. are very, very well done. If you can afford to live without spotty WIMAX coverage, there really is no AOSP ROM that comes together and works the way MIUI does.
[EVO 4G General] Vegasrich:
Don't see any difference between go dialer and dialer one
[EVO 4G General] dw3bb10:
Thanks for QuickPic! Love this app!!
[EVO 4G General] ECrispy:
A big +++ to above. The only issue with MIUI is they are going thru a bunch of changes and overhaul with the switch to GB, so things aren't quite stable - the 1.3.x versions were rock solid.

All the other roms are not that different from each other - MIUI is built on a new famework and is very coherent, you can tell a lot of care and detail went into it.
[EVO 4G General] xcomputerman:
I actually felt this way about the first couple of GB releases, opting to stay with the very stable Froyo build until GingerBread was ready for daily, trouble-free consumption. But I decided to take the plunge with 1.4.8 a few days ago, and it's very stable for me now. Everything just works. And that's what I like -- I like to tweak and mess with my phone like many here on XDA, but most of the time I want my phone to just work. I want to enjoy using my phone, and I want it to look pretty while not getting in my way. And MIUI gets that ... everything not only just works, but really works in a way that makes the phone really enjoyable to use.

As an example: The other day I had to go on a retreat. And then I discovered how AWESOME MIUI's Do Not Disturb feature is. Not only will it allow you to block incoming texts and calls, but you can customize how it handles the notifications, and better still, you can create a whitelist of people who can reach you when others can't. That is what I call useful functionality.
[EVO 4G General] brad560:
CM7 has grown on me too. coming from sense, but wanting something different! I will have to check out go contacts and go dialer!
[EVO 4G General] :
Lmao fanboy
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zhp pilot:
Change Log:

04/14 - Added phone with default Android unknown caller photos

04/14 - Added 2 new non-Virus related boots (2nd post)

04/13 - Added another Internet dock

04/13 - Changed boot animations to install in /data/local

04/12 - Added Dolphin Browser dock

All files are installed by flashing in recovery.

As always, I'm not responsible if you mess up your phone. All files posted here have been tested and are working on my personal phone. Always make a backup before flashing anything.

BOOT ANIMATIONS

Replaces bootanimation.zip located in /data/local.

These are intended to be used with VirusROM B3 (Sense & Nonsense) but should work on older versions. I actually created these while on B1. All boot animations are 480x800.

I'm open to suggestions and comments. If there's a boot animation you would like see, describe the effect and I'll see what I can do.

Version 1: Download

Version 2: Download

Version 3: Download

Version 4: Download

ROSIE DOCKS

Replaces Rosie.apk located in /system/app.

These will not reassign your 3rd icon in Rosie. You will need to change the assignment using Rosie Settings in the app drawer.

For VirusROM Sense B3 users.

Based on black/gray/white theme. Replaces standard icons including the personalize (3rd) icon to whatever you have it assigned to. Just download the appropriate version. They are based on MetroStation icons. If you would like a different icon or icon theme post your request. To make it easier, please include a link to the icon(s) you would like.

Current List:

Android

Camera

Dolphin Browser

Facebook

Gmail

Internet (2 versions)

Mail

Messages

Music

Navigation

Pandora (2 versions)

Skype

Twitter (2 versions)

Voicemail

Currently Known Issues: The Rosie Settings apk packaged with VirusROM Sense B3 doesn't work with camera, contacts, messages and voicemail (unless you're using a third party app). I didn't realize this when I created the docks but nonetheless, they are here in the event they start working.

Android: Download

Camera: Download

Dolphin Browser: Download

Facebook: Download

Gmail: Download

Internet v1: Download

Internet v2: Download

Mail: Download

Messages: Download

Music: Download

Navigation: Download

Pandora v1: Download

Pandora v2: Download

Skype: Download

Twitter v1: Download

Twitter v2: Download

Voicemail: Download

PHONE

Replaces Phone.apk located /system/app.

For VirusROM B3 users (Sense and Nonsense). Changes unknown caller photos to the default Android photos.

Download

Incoming call and in call:

CREDITS

Boot Animation: XxXViRuSXxX and Wrmx4temp for original.

Rosie: XxXViRuSXxX, MYN, Amikam and Chingy for original.

Phone: XxXViRuSXxX and Wrmx4temp for original.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zhp pilot:
HTC UNQUIETLY ROOTED BOOT

Not Virus related but wanted to include here anyways seeing how I made these for my TBolt.

Regular: Download

Inverted: Download
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] wraithdu:
bootanimation.zip and downanimation.zip in /system/customize/resource are SYMLINKS to the actual files in /data/local. This was done to make modification easier. So you should be replacing the files in /data/local instead of overwriting the symlinks.

Edit:

Actually, I don't know what would happen if you flashed this in recovery without the /data partition mounted... would it overwrite the symlinks or just fail??
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Jaxidian:
Nice! (10char)
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zhp pilot:
It overwrites in /system.

I just tried changing the one on my phone in /data/local back to the original from v2 but the changes didn't take effect. I originally thought the /data/local one was the one to change since the only boot animation in the zipped ROM is located there. However, when I was testing these it never changed until I updated the one in /system.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] psufan5:
I dont know if you make these or not.. but could you possibly make one for Dolphin so it doesnt load up the standard browser?

Thanks!!!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zhp pilot:
These are just the icons. To get Rosie to load a different app, go to Rosie Settings in your app drawer and select Dolphin from there.

Edit: I've add a Dolphin Browser dock.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] psufan5:
ha oops, forgot this was controlled by that :) Thanks!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] onsht1kll:
Tried flashing the boot animation but it didnt take.. had to go in and manually replace it with root explorer .. working good now .. love the new versions!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zhp pilot:
Which one did you try and what version on VirusROM are you on?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] bcblount:
Thanks for your work. Very nice mod!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] onsht1kll:
On RC1B3 tried flashing version 2
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zhp pilot:
Strange. I just tried all of them again on my phone and everyone worked.

Has anyone else flashed a boot animation and it not work?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zhp pilot:
Bump for new goodies.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] MrLoompa:
Just lost my themed market today. Running VR1b3 for days now with no problems. Did nothing today except download Switchpro and reboot. Bammmm, there went themed VR market. Any possible chance for a Themed VR market Zip Fix?

Great job by the way. Appreciate all the work you boys do.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zhp pilot:
I lost my again today. But this time, when I looked at my apps in the market, only 6 of the 80 something showed up. The rest, according to the market, were not installed. Had to re-download all of them again to get them to show up.

I mess around with the newest market for an hour of so but couldn't get anything working. Half the time when I installed in on the phone, market would disappear from the app drawer and the other half it would be there but force close when opened. On two occasions, I opened it and it was themed on version 2.3.6, but the next time I open it it would be back to normal. I have no idea what was going on there. I eventually gave up and decided to wait for Virus to release an update. I might mess around some more later if I have the time but it's such a nice day it's time to get outside. Looks like some disc golf is in order.