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[HTC Inspire 4G] GTIVRon:
Intead of starting a new thread I'm just bringing this one back.

So I got my phone, and it's been stock for almost 20hours......... I find find the right ROM. Mainly.. I can't find the right theme....

Where are the themes for this phone?? I'd like to keep Sense, would prefer Froyo but GB would be fine as long as it is not CM7 based (way too many bugs from them)(but being I want Sense, CM7 is not an option anyway), and with a minimalistic theme. I'm talking notification bar being either 1 or two colors, primarily white, anything else red. I'm also looking for "theming" that goes beyond changing the notification bar and wallpaper. Something that gets rid of the Green and Blue that everybody loves so much in the check boxes and sliders for example. I know all about Launcher Pro Plus, have it, and will be putting it back on my phone when I flash along with my text based icons (Also White primarily, with Red for gesture actions).

Is there anything out there like this?
[HTC Inspire 4G] pside15:
Ok, first thing. You say you want Sense but you are going to use Launcher Pro. That won't work. If you are using LP you won't be able to use anything that has to do with Sense, and vice versa.

I haven't used many Sense based ROMs but I remember seeing that Android Revolution had a good many themes for it.

Why are you so against CM7 or anything based off of CM7? I've been using CM7 based ROMs for some time now and have no issues whatsoever. Honestly, if you are interested in themes, CM7 or something based off of CM7 is the way to go. It has a built in theme engine with a ton of options out there.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tjb433:
Sense goes beyond just the homescreen and Widgets, its the style and look of the lockscreen, the dialer, the contacts menu, etc. I can definately understand wanting sense with launcher pro, sense has a very nice utilities look. For me, when I change a theme on miui, its to get the dialer, the statusbar, and system colors, I could care less about the icons and wallpaper as I use custom ones.
[HTC Inspire 4G] GTIVRon:
So what are you using?

And yea you nailed it. Google did a really ****ty job on their "Contacts" portion of the phone, and sense seems to have cleaned up all their crap. Really liking that.

I am so against CM7 because they are a far ways away from being a stable daily ROM. Having nightly flashes should be a good indicator of that. There are tons of apps and widgets I will be using that don't work with CM7. Almost every "bug" is found on CM7 based ROMs. I bought a $500 phone and I'm not trying to limit its use and install a buggy ROM onto it. If my only choice was stock or CM7 i'd stay stock and keep my phones stability and features.

I also checked the Revolution thread, didn't read every page/post, but figured themes would be in the first 2 or 3 posts, but there is nothing mentions. As a matter of fact... "This is improved version of stock ROM - no visual changes!" that is found in the first post... Maybe you are thinking of a different ROM?

As mentioned, I come from the Captivate, I used the Generation X Red theme. I would like to see something like that, or something all white where I can add my own Red accents like for Battery in notification area for example. I really don't like the Green sliders and check boxes, so either black/white or black/red would be ideal.
[HTC Inspire 4G] pside15:
You are definitely right but usually it is always someone asking about using sense widgets with LP or something of that nature, so that is how I interpeted his question. I guess I shouldn't assume, huh?
[HTC Inspire 4G] pside15:
Just out of curiosity, which apps or widgets don't work with CM7?

Did you check the Revolution Froyo thread? I believe that is where I saw them. I guess I should have been more specific, sorry about that.

I saw you posted in the Ultimate Droid about liking the look of that ROM. I know you don't want anything CM7 based but I have been using Ultimate Droid for over a week now and have no issues at all. It is very stable.

If you do go with a Sense ROM. You could also try looking in the Themes section of the Desire HD. It has a lot more posting in it than the Inspire section and they should all work with Inspire ROMs as well. But you should check with the themer just to be positive.
[HTC Inspire 4G] tjb433:
Android Revolution themes: (yes they are on the froyo build)

Second Post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=964841

I have been using Miui, and enjoyed the difference in the way everything looks. It is the most visually different inspire rom i have used yet. There are many themes, but most have bits and pieces not working as the miui devs keep changing the filesystems for the way things are displayed. That being said its still easy to get a pleasing look out of miui, and everything is very different. It has a very "Iphonesque" feel to it, although this can be less prominant using another launcher. All menus, settings pages, dialer, etc have a clean white thing going on. Also, it comes from a cm7 build and i have had almost no issues with it. All of my apps worked except My AT&T(the app has a problem with ALL gingerbread roms)

I just flashed Ultimate Droid tonight. It is pretty slick, ive had a few issues but it seems they are limited to me, so i am going to flash again. This rom seems to be a better fit for you tho, as everything seems to be based on a white lettering on black backround sort of feel, but you can change the white lettering to blue or red. Some of the themes ive seen for UD have been very impressive, but i need to get a few things worked out before i start theming it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kirbyrj:
I'd give Ingersoll a try. It's basically just a stock ROM designed to run faster and cleaned out the bloatware. Works great for me. He also has an OC kernel to go up to 1.8Ghz. I get Quadrant scores in the 2500 range at 1.4Ghz.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
So... turn it into windows mobile?

I'm sure there are several Android devices to choose from at your provider.
[Windows Phone 7 General] comeradealexi:
Alternate UI? why? if you dont like the UI then dont buy the phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Alarm Snooze Duration = Good Suggestion

Stuff on Home Screen You Mentioned: Pin Settings. Not like there is much in there, anyways. They need to add a LOT more settings. Sorry, but what's there is woefully inadequate. Even a casual consumer can get frustrated by the lack of common-sense exposed in the OS.

Coming in Mango.

1. NO.

2. Desperately needed. Double tap for Notification cache, or maybe a Notifications Live Tile that you can click to get to the Notification Cache is needed.

3. Ringtones coming. Backgrounds are useless because on the homescreen you wouldn't see them, and in the app list they can potentially make the text unintelligible. There's no reason to want backgrounds, IMO. They're a waste due to the way the UI is designed. Lockstyles, like what? Pattern Lock? I believe Password and PIN code are there already, no?

4. Better menus are desperately needed. More functionality needs to be exposed, and it needs to be exposed cleanly. Android apps that have common functionality in the main menu with a "More" Option are a good example on how to implement decent menus (Google's Apps on Android do this).

5. Don't see a need, but I guess everyone has a favorite colors they want their tiles to be.

6. Don't understand what you mean by this, Lol. The OS already animates a bit too much IMO and it would be nice to have an option to turn the animations off in the system...

No. There are technically reasons why I say no, but I really don't wanna get into it. The default keyboard is really good and they should spend time trying to improve it in the ways that it can be improved instead of worrying about some third party keyboards (plus, we don't want 1000 of those cluttering the marketplace like Android - that goes for Alternative UIs as well).

To your list I'll add:

Bing Voice Navigation

Video MMS

Ability to Send Video in Emails

Ability to Sync Documents from Zune Desktop Software (from %USERDIR%\Documents\Mobile Documents)

IE to Phone

IE Bookmarks Synching (Mobile Subcategory in Favorites, similar to WM6.5)

Native DLNA functionality (Play to/from other devices)

Tasks support for Exchange (And Tasks in Windows Live)

Implement support for Exchange Policies

Add more features to Office Hub

SkyDrive Document Access (coming, Mango)

IE9 is desperately needed - they really should be trying to get this out before Mango, IMO

Better YouTube experience

Background Syncing for People Hub, Twitter Integration (Coming, Mango) and Push Notifications for DMs, Replies, RTs, and Facebook messages

1st Party WLM/Lync Client with VoIP and Video Calling (for future phones for FFC)

Requirements for Ad Placement in the UI guidelines for WP7

Better CODEC support

Make XBOX Live what it's supposed to be - add push notifications for XBL Messaging too

Flickr and Photobucket support in Pictures Hub

Allow Video Uploads to SkyDrive and add a Silverlight control to stream them from the website

Bluetooth file transfer from Hubs/apps

Tethering (Wired and/or Wireless)

There is more :p

Ignore the idiot about talking about making it Android.
[Windows Phone 7 General] erebusting:
why not? I like the UI, but why would you want to limit youself to one option -it would be nice to have more options. even an animations OFF option would be welcome....

stop thinking so closed minded comeradealexi and 'sure haven't'...

you guys seem to like having limited options...just because I want more functionality does not mean I want "ANDROID" or WM...I like WP7 and would like IT to have ITS own functionality EXPANDED....get the idea?
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
I think you need to put down the crack pipe and re-read my post. I didn't say "let's turn it into Android", what I said was "well if you want all those options which bog down an OS, why don't you go to Android".

I'll type real simple for you in the future.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
I'm not thinking closed-minded. I'm thinking that right now, my wp7 works flawlessly (mostly). It's smooth as silk (and I maintain that a smooth UI is far and away the NUMBER ONE most important thing to have). What I'm thinking is adding all these options makes it a bloatfest like windows mobile was, and what Android is.
[Windows Phone 7 General] RoboDad:
I think you're missing the point. As Apple has done with iOS, Microsoft wants every Windows Phone to be instantly recognizable by its consistent Metro UI. I can see how some options to adjust the UI could be implemented, but the ability to replace the core appearance and behavior with an alternate will not happen.

That is what I think people are trying to say. Basically, if you are looking for an environment with a user-replaceable home screen/launcher, then WP7 is the wrong place to be looking.
[Windows Phone 7 General] erebusting:
My WP7 does work pretty smooth about it and that is one thing I like about it...so I see what you mean about bogging it down -but not ALL of those will bog it down, some are actualy good features/functions with nothing to do with looks...so there may have to be a middle ground, if that is the case...?

I believe if they are added in an efficient way then it should be fine...possibly by selecting a choice few... or on/off switches could be used (i.e. if you do not use all of the customizeable features which may slow down your phone - turn that whole section off etc...)

All in all...I believe there are definate changes which should be made to WP7 and there are some nice changes which could be made...

this is just meant to be about compiling a list of both...but your arguments for one or the other are welcome as well...
[Windows Phone 7 General] erebusting:
I get what you mean. That is a point (about the Metro UI being a core recognizable element)...but just denying the ability that users demand will amount to those users either constructing their own means or moving on....I do not intend to be part of the latter ...

so while MS may not be the ones to add the feature... the idea is up there for the possibility for someone to take on a project of such....

either way I think it fits this list well because it is an idea for a feature (whether you may think it is good/bad possible/ or not is an opinion...so don't mind if I still leave it up there anyways k? haha)
[Windows Phone 7 General] erebusting:
@'n8' ..... backgrounds while in your opinion may be useless...I believe it would be a nice addition instead of having a black or white background all the time -pleasing to the eye I guess you could say...?

any ways - a background is meant to be just that, an image in the background (i.e. behind ...behind things like documents and widgets...) so I think it would be a nice idea -then maybe they could add an option to change tile transparency etc....
[Windows Phone 7 General] amtrakcn:
I like N8ter suggested features.

Necessary and won't obsolete with WP7 ideology.
[Windows Phone 7 General] erebusting:
yeah he was gearing toward some more technical stuff than what I was...
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
So, basically, you spoke about Android in your post?

Thanks for agreeing with me.

You're not smoking crack. You're smoking something a magnitude stronger...

I didn't say you said that, I said you spoke about Android, which you did.

By telling him to get Android instead of making WP7 WM, you literally inferred that doing so would also make it [like] Android. Otherwise the Android suggestion would make little, if any, sense. It's like saying "So, turn it into Windows Mobile? Just get an iPhone." <- Does that make any sense whatsoever? Probably not :)

Perhaps my above-elementary reading comprehension skills have pummeled your below-elementary writing/communications skills...

It was still a pretty idiotic thing to say, BTW.

Ciao!
[Windows Phone 7 General] arturobandini:
1. WiFi and USB tethering

2. Full integration of Skydrive in the Office Hub

3. Support for third party keyboards (e.g. SWYPE)

4. Multilanguage keyboard (e.g. French + English)

5. Ability to save camera settings

6. Volume: Separate ringer and music volume

7. Volume: Force silent text message alerts when using headphones

8. Volume: Remove camera-shutter sound

9. USB mass storage support (even limited)

10. Ability to delete multiple texts just as multiple emails (with the checkbox)

11. Ability to delete multiple pictures

12. Smart dial to make dialing faster

13. Option to set how wi-fi operates while in sleep/standby

14. Emails: Peak notification for emails (option to disable push notification at night)

15. Screen capture

16. Support for front-facing cameras and video chat

17. Turn by turn text-to-speech navigation with offline support

18. Sharing options for video (MMS, Facebook, Twitter, Skydrive, etc)

19. Add image and video results to Bing

20. Native DLNA and Bluetooth 3.0

21. File explorer

22. Emails: Solve the issue with embedded pictures that fail to download

23. Emails: Ability to edit the content of an email before you forward it

24. Zune: more Codecs

25. Zune: Improved search function in Zune: the Zune search function will only look for music into the Marketplace and not even browse into your own music collection if you search for a specific song

26. Zune: Scrubbing controls in the Zune player

27. Zune: Ability to create and save playlists directly on the device

28. Zune: Ability to download podcasts over the air

29. Zune: Ability to add or update podcasts directly from the phone

30. Zune: Scrobbling on Last.fm for ALL countries

31. Multitasking, multitasking, multitasking !!!

32. WiFi toggle button directly accessible from the Home Menu

33. A real YouTube application

34. native flashlight app (using LED flash) on ALL wp7 devices.

+ DECENT BING MAP for EUROPE

+ More generally, more freedom, more openness and more flexibility
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Good luck on the openness and freedom. Some of your people really seem to reside in lala land asking for the same WinMo-type treatment that Microsoft has already seen fail colossally. That will never happen with Windows Phone-series OSes.
[Windows Phone 7 General] tfouto:
to suggest new features or vote on existing:

http://windowsphone7community.uservoice.com/forums/84435-feature-feedback
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
*sigh* What you said was this:

I never said, inferred, or inclinated that we should make wp7 into Android. Your immature response didn't make any sense. I didn't say we/him/anyone should "make" it Android. Please point out to me where I did say that.

I'm sorry if my adult-thinking-skills have confused your smoking-weed-in-mom's-basement-all-day skills.
[Windows Phone 7 General] erebusting:
can we just keep all of this nonsense out of this thread -it just clutters it up

Thanks -tfouto for the link
[Windows Phone 7 General] professorwol:
I really would like to to be able to use the hardware search button to search not just online but within my phone for xample if I hut search an I want to listen to a song itd be nice to type the title and have that be one of the first things tha come up.

HD7 unlocked
[Windows Phone 7 General] arturobandini:
Sorry but you are wrong. Winmo failed mainly because it was old and not designed for touch screen.

It did not failed because of its openness and flexibility. On the contrary.

See how Android is currently successful. Android, with its flexibility and freedom, is a kind of modern WinMo.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sammy_user:
This is in andriod search searches the phone the web sms contacts... Evwn third party apps
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
And because it as fragmented as hell with bad hardware support etc.

It was also a support and security nightmare because of the level of system access the end user had.

Microsoft will not give end users (or even developers in many cases) this kind of access.

It will harm them in some markets they eventually will want to compete in (i.e. Corporate/Government).
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
It's called Universal Search, and yes, WP7 needs it ASAP.
[Windows Phone 7 General] benjatt:
I have really been excited about WP7 and love the way it looks and feels. However its not going to get me moving from android when so many basic features are missing e.g - No universal search, no adjusting snooze time, limited editing options in MS word, etc etc

I'm not bashing, the lack of these things make it an inferior product. I understand its more important to get the structure of the platform right first but I'm worried the amazing potential will fade because it will take too long to catch up. Lets hope MS brings it in the next 12-36 months because I see it as my future phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] b_222:
I would love to see in Mango:

Ability to set the snooze time

Ability to turn WiFi and GPS on or off from the main menu

Option to turn the signal / time status bar to be visible all the time

Option to group apps into folders

Ability to see hidden WiFi networks

More reporting in regards to logging - call durations, data consumption

Option to determine what the LED indicator flashes for (as on the HTC phones)

More stable firmware and stable reception so the signal does not jump between 3G and HSDPA frequently

More stable IE to stop constant "could not load" and DNS errors
[Windows Phone 7 General] justinxtreme:
You know what I would love to see

*Removal of the "Downloading" notification when I download an app from the Marketplace. It slows me down from downloading other apps.

*Removal of redirecting me to the Start screen (or Xbox LIVE Games section) when I install apps. Again it's unproductive and doesn't help at all.

*Improved functionality of the Search hardware key; Integrate it to the software I'm currently running. It works in some apps but I want it to work on Marketplace apps too. Ex. I'm in the People's app and I press Search button, it should come up with a Search bar. (I know it will interfere with the all-around Bing being everywhere when you need it feature but seriously it's more useful if it worked this way than the way it is right now)

*(I'm undecided on this one but) Lockscreen showing Now Playing album artwork

*(Obvious but I'm putting it out anyways) A way to remove the address bar in landscape mode in IE9 (in the Mango update) or just remove it all together (arguable but when I'm using landscape mode I do it for the real-estate)

*Apps optimization; I find apps in the Marketplace don't run as smooth as the native apps.

That's really all I think that needs fixing.

The Mango update (the beta 2 at least) works great for me.... the biggest frustration being only the unproductive way of downloading multiple apps.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
As soon as Mango gets here...with all that MS will put in it (Bing voice nav and such), I'm good.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ohgood:
maybe, just maybe everyone doesn't want corporate or govt on their platter ?

some namless (awesome) vrowser just gave corporate the finger. they're doing alright with just the unclean masses.
[Windows Phone 7 General] ohgood:
how do you -know- that you'll be completely satisfied when xyz update is released ?

I've heard this from so many people about so many products, hardware and software... its still intangible, but people believe it will be all the marketing hype and rumours say it is.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
Well...NoDo won me back in a big way. A lot of people can't see much difference in WP7 pre and post NoDo. But to me it was night and day. And my list of features wasn't very long to begin with. All it ever needed was the Bing voice nav and the common features of the other platforms. MS doesn't really have to do too much to make it completely satisfying for me. But those things that do make it satisfying are a must. And they were absent at launch and it took me aback. I was completely and totally dumbfounded those simple and few features were not present. I just could not wrap my brain around a company as big as MS releasing a smartphone at that day and age as featureless as it was. I though it was a massive F-U to the public. Like MS was saying they can get away with anything they so desire and attempted to prove it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] pwachleman:
Party Mode to match Xbox

I'd love to see Party Mode integrated into WP. That way my wife and I could watch the same show while the kids sleep on our phones simultaneously. Or when Im on a trip the family could watch at home while I watch on my phone. Think this is one of the few areas that doesnt seem to be tied to Xbox Live yet.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Aleki:
New user here, and I agree there are quite a few missing features.

Going from a TP2 to the Arrive, I immediately noticed how inaccessible some key features were(home>settings>wifi just to toggle it? WTF guys). I'll let the multitasking thing go since it's being adressed; however, I really hope MS opens up the OS with some good ol' tap and hold, or the ability to offer advanced menu's so you could tailor the phone to react exactly the way you want it to (I know it's anti-metro, but maybe they can offer it as a toggle option under settings)

PS: really diggin how mindlessly simple it was to set up my exchange; native sharepoint is an outstanding feature as well
[Nexus One General] BrotherG:
The Engineers over at Google are starting to collect information on users affected by the Call delay/Wonks. He created a google form, everyone should fill it out.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFUtejlTNFRZRG1xNC04ZDdzNmNneVE6MQ

Source: The discussion here http://www.google.com/support/forum...ad?fid=110c873c8cdee0b10004a1361e595a2c&hl=en
[Nexus One General] Bohemus:
The link to the spreadsheet is broken.
[Nexus One General] BrotherG:
Sorry, i just fixed it.
[Nexus One General] GldRush98:
Submitted. Thanks. Hopefully they'll get this fixed. Gets old saying Hello 2 or 3 times before the other person hears you.
[Nexus One General] mattpannella:
this has been happening to me since before gingerbread
[G Tablet General] tallguy240:
I would like to install the Vegan ROM on my G-Tablet. I already have TNT on it now.

Do I have to revert back to factory ROM or can I install Vegan over the current TNT ROM? Thanks.