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[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] ccrows:
I messed around with that on my Symbian phones. They had a trial version of SPD, but it didn't do anything for me.

Since I've been on Android, I've used pretty much all the major launchers and try to keep up with the new ones.

LP is my all time fav, but ICS is nice to have until the fw upgrade comes out... :)
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] moneymike55:
Apparently Google wasn't very happy that we finished before them but ICSL will be back on the market soon and in the meantime you can find all updates and release information on the site http://syndicateapps.com/main/ICS_Launcher.html

We've been making a lot of changes in the last week to get the dock and app drawer to look more like the video on engadget so stay tuned ;)

Hey glad to hear you're liking hc3D :) I feel bad that it hasn't been updated in so long, all of my spare time has gone into ics3D and the launchers but I've been working on a major update that I'm finally gonna be able to finish up and release now that the first few subversions of the ics cm7 theme are done
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] ccrows:
Looking forward to seeing it back on the Market... :)
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] SilverKeiser:
ADW question

I have a custom dock and icon pack that is in a zipped file. The instructions say to "The docks and icons in the folders meant for custom launcher such as launcherpro, adw launcher, go launcher and so on. Don't apply with cwm! Just extract the zip file in desktop." but not much else...

How do you get ADW EX to recognize this package?:confused: THNX

link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1207586
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] cmerlyn:
Ice Cream Sandwich Loader 2.3

Yes, I am running on my LG Optimus V. It has run smoothly so far (one fc, minor) but does have a minor issue with the app drawer. On the LG, the screen is kind of small and the apps extend up into the header area (Apps | Widgets) and the lower bar doesn't show up at all. Doesn't seem to matter much to me, I am pretty happy with it and think the guys did a great job on it. HCL looks pretty cool too.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] davinchi27:
This launcher works great on the Atrix, the devs are doing a great job and they've promised an ICS lockscreen for this week.

Keep an eye on their thread/site this is going to rock even more soon!
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] ccrows:
Yep I've been going back and forth between the launcher and the theme...
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] ssmr2t:
I was able to Jerry rig ics launcher by enabling keep home screen in memory choice in cm7.1

Now the dock and home keys also rotate
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Gadgetz:
I installed it, am using it, it's definitely not 100% but it gives a nice look. It's making me want ICS that much more though:(
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Phalanx7621:
Ics launcher is awesome. But I hate how it has the soft keys at the bottom of the screen. I downloaded the ics cm7 theme, megamorph. XML file and extras and really have a nice theme going. Smexy.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Phalanx7621:
Two more. More accurately show changes.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] stevehkim:
Using the ICS theme that supports ADW ex launcher. Looks nice and runs smooth.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] Taguiera:
I've done a not quite exhaustive search for this info, so I'm going to ask: how does one, using this launcher, remove those 3 buttons at the bottom of the screen? I've looked through the settings of both the free and paid version and cannot find something that says, "click here to remove buttons."

Edit: Nm, just spent a few hours reading through the last 70 pages of the App thread for this. I'll wait for the next update.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anotherxdauser:
I've been looking and cannot find the original HTC Desire backgrounds.

Can anyone point them out to me?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hvihavai:
Official 2.3 update has some of them in a zip file.

http://htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattes1988:
Hi there,

searched the forum already, found some useful answers, but didn't work.

I had a brandnew Samsung Galaxy S 2.3.3 with a 'JVI' ending. First I installed the voodoo standard package with 'JVN' (compatible to JVI) ending. That was based on stock kernel.

Afterwards I flashed the Speedmod K15i-T10 ('JVO') and it worked perfectly. Each time I installed a new kernel, I restored my previous saved data, apps, etc. I recognized some lags though, thus I wanted to delete my entire data, apps, everything, I thought that was the problem.

I entered the Volume-up + Menu + Power menu and deleted everything I could, including backups, etc.

When I start the phone it shows the Samsung boot screen for hours. Nothing happens.

I reinstalled the Voodoo stock kernel, nothing. I changed from ext4 back to RFS, and back again, nothing. I reinstalled the Speedmod by hardcore. Still nothing. Boot screen for ever.

What to do?? In the Speedmod thread I couldn't find a solution, neither at the well-written FAQ.

Thanks in advance.

Matthias

SOLVED

Okay, got it myself. I flashed the new JVR Rom from Samsung and flashed the Speedmod again. Got it running now.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
First of all, this is strictly an observation and will likely be locked and/or deleted by a mod (my money is on orb3000) but I have been a member of the XDA community since it first came to light, originally as a lurker and, after picking up my old ppc6800, a member. I have witnessed the rise and fall of many devices and owned now over 100 smartphones with many different operating systems myself. As far as brand loyalty goes, I have none. I will use whatever the best OS is for that time.

Now, since the g1 came out (and even before that in some winmo crowds) iPhone users have been referred to as sheep. The implication is that they blindly follow Steve Jobs and instantly accept whatever he says as a law that cannot be challenged. It also implies simple-mindedness.

As of late, I have witnessed more of this behavior coming from android fans than iOS or any other OS (and before it's implied it physically pains me to say anything positive about that jumbled mess of an OS). If you look in any android related thread that exceeds three pages, namely the "google vs...." threads then you'll witness, first of all a number of unnecessary posts. A good portion of android fans come in simply to state something along the lines of "yay google" or, "android all da way." The levels of literacy, or lack thereof, paired with the simple-minded approach of their posts is pretty much the very definition of a "sheep." Second, and in my opinion even worse, are the people who enter these threads, are fully aware of what is going on, and still treat the situation as though google is in the right and they don't deserve to get sued just because everything they are as a company is stolen. The most common argument in this type of post is that the patents are bull****. They are for trivial things that we do passively. The fact of the matter though is that this was not always the case. Case in point, I just had a discussion with someone who said that the way that we update our address book is not a valid patent. Now, in modern times updating our address books on our phone or computer is something we do in passing. However at some point the ability to do so was unheard of until someone came up with it and filed a patent. Should a patent be lost just because something has been popularized enough to become routine? The blind following is the other side of this "sheepish" behavior.

Though I'm absolutely certain it will, this was not intended to start any wars. It's more or less a cautionary measure. Don't turn into that which you so desperately hate.
[General Topics] sinkster:
Agree. My first 'smartphone' was a temporary g1 while my Nokia(can't remember the model no. but a small metal one...) was being repaired. It WAS a revelation, but behind the then current iPhone in many ways. I subsequently went for an X10, and now an Xperia Arc despite the initial poor support from SE. I still prefer the android OS for several reasons, but ultimately the iPhone is very good at what it does. There will always be a huge argument over the open/closed OS and who are the sheep, I was pretty anti-Apple years ago but in retrospect it was just pettiness.

sinkster©
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
For the record I'm not trying to insult anyone. Actually I'm saying you shouldn't insult another unless you exhibit none of the characteristics in question yourself.
[General Topics] xaccers:
Most of the "Android ftw" or "Android is much better" posts are from people desperately trying to reach 10 posts so they can ask some question in the devs sections which has probably been asked before.

Just look at the Steve Job's or battery related threads in OT, they're full of it.
[General Topics] muerteman:
This is an interesting topic. I believe that you will find smart people and trolls in all OS camps. My belief as to why so much Android now is its success. The larger and more prominent an OS is the more backers it will have and with this comes the fools. The sheer volume of Android posts vs windows phone posts here suggests that there are more posters and thus more trolls. That being said Android 4 lyfe.
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
I think the real problem is the posts like this one that whether directly or indirectly are promoting people argue. Most of the bashing starts with unecessary comments designed to get a rise out of people...for example (taken from an actual thread in XDA)

Post- "or you could go android"

Reply- "not desperate enough to downgrade like that"

To me that was a comment that in a forum where the majority of users utilize the android OS was specifically meant to start an argument. That is exactly what starts a flaming thread. Names of the involved will not be disclosed. :rolleyes:
[General Topics] AllGamer:
patents

Definitely! without a doubt

it's just as inconceivable as some one patenting breathing, but instead they register it as "inhale & exhale of air"

whom ever gets the patent first, will be able to collect on roughly 7 billion humans breathing on this planet.

yay! for vague and stupid patents.

the whole patent system world wide needs to be re-assessed, anything that has already become popularized, illogical, common sense stuff, part of our daily life, should simply be invalidated.

patents should be scientifical in nature, with prof of concept, equations, exact measurements, exact definitions, must be working, not theory, nothing vague like we have seen in all the latest battles in court.
[General Topics] AllGamer:
phones

same here, i just go for whatever has the better hardware spec

the OS / software can always be changed, specially here in XDA

the well know HTC HD2 for example is one of the most fun phone ever migrate from one OS to another.... who would have though of that back then? :D

currently no other manufacture can hold a candle to the slew of cool devices being release by Samsung

if anybody else release a better phone, I'll be the first to jump ship and get the next best thing :D
[General Topics] CallMeVentus:
I am awaiting the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Skin (I heard of the Skin from a local newspaper)

Forever living in my Galaxy Ace using XDA App
[General Topics] vetvito:
So true, so true
[General Topics] Snow_fox:
Even if I don't agree with your original point entirely I really agree with this right here.

I still refer to apple users as "iSheep" sometimes.

You just have to understand that when I say that, I am not saying that A. All apple users are sheep. B. there aren't users of microsoft or google who are sheep.

All brands have blind loyalist, all systems have flaws.

The problem I have with "iSheep" is that they don't research, think or care about what else is out there. They also accept products built to be restrictive towards them.

Sure android devices do have restrictions and flaws and fixing that voids the warranty, but at least the ground up design is based on allowing the user to do what they want.

Android is just as guilty of Apple of having followers with blind loyalty, I don't deny that nor do I ever try to.

I will also say that part of my critiquing of apple comes from the fact that apple markets directly to the users ego. They sell "cool" they don't sell devices. It is marketing gold, but as a person studying software engineering.. I absolutely abhor the way they don't market devices.. They market a reason to have arrogance and superiority complexes.

I am not saying users of other products are innocent, but nothing burns me up more than to have someone start being judgmental of my purchases because they were blessed by the all knowing god Jobs in the Apple store.

Ok, time for me to rip on android users for just a second.

Guys, I love android.. Can we get past the inferiority complex now? We have a lot of great options.. I don't care how the latest i-whatever compares.

I really don't care to see the i-whatever compared to every android product out there either. Quit treating it like an on going competition.

I mean really.. if we quit comparing devices at every single turn, we will all be that much happier.

I like to keep track of what is out and what is up and new.. But, seriously.. why even talk about i-whatever at all? they release a phone once a year.. Why compare brand new phones to ones that are in the electronics world almost legacy hardware.
[General Topics] WeldingRod:
this post should be moved to the question and answer forum, LOLOL
[General Topics] AllGamer:
i concur :D iSheep vs. aSheep vs. mSheep (or wSheep?)

it's true, people should just focus on the fun thing about the latest and gadget being released.

after all that's why most of us are in here.

let the companies fight each other until there's no left

but until then as consumers lets just rip the benefits, and hack the crap out of the gadgets that we like the most.
[General Topics] araino:
Hey everyone I'm new to the forum. I was just reading this, and found it interesting haha. So what exactly is meant by the term "sheep"?
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
It certainly was, though of the two posts I don't feel that mine was the only one with such intent.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
that comparison is non-sensical and hypothetical. Had the first non-aquatic creatures been humans and the first to crawl out of the water and begin to breathe shown everyone else how to do it then it'd be sensible that they profit off of it. However, there are many things that we use daily that are patented that we use because they were good ideas. Why should those people lose this source of income just because they did a good job?
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
Ok, that may be a non-sensical comparison. But what about something as simple as a toothbrush or comb? These items were invented by someone and I can make them in my basement if I wanted to and sell them without a problem..because they are practical. At one time some of the things that phones can do nowadays were thought impossible...but with the advances in software and hardware it makes it practical. Once something becomes practical, and isn't made available by some gross reverse engineering or theft, it should be fair game.
[General Topics] Snow_fox:
Should companies really be allowed to have vague and potentially ambiguous patents?

I would love to patent square box like objects then sue -

phone makers

tv makers

picture frame makers

every computer manufacturer

usb drive manufacterers.

Ect, ect, ect

I do wish people would quit worrying about what apple is doing..

On the other hand, to deny that Apple is a gigantic troll in a lot of ways is out right denial.

---------- Post added at 07:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:01 PM ----------

Another issue that I have, is patents hamper innovation.

What is the point of developing something new based on existing technology, if your only going to get sued for it anyway even if you are doing it totally different?

Now days being "inspired" by someone else is grounds for a law suit..
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
however, if you become noticed, become the biggest toothbrush manufacturer in the world, you can bet that whoever holds the patent will be down your throat as they should be.
[General Topics] AllGamer:
according to Apple... it's no longer about patents

check out the latest court case in Australia

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/...duce-customers-court-told-20110929-1kyl5.html

Apple real target is not really Samsung violating their patents, it's about afraid of losing market to Android, and afraid of people choosing Android over iOS, and people spending their money in Android Market than Apps Store

When Android first started with HTC and Motorola, they were not as advanced enough as the hardware spec offered by Samsung

which easily attracted a lot of people, myself included, i purchased it for the hardware.

so, clearly Apple only wants to slow Samsung down, just so people have less choices to be switched over to Android

Apple is preventing people from Choosing what they want to use, by their logic eliminating Samsung will drastically reduce the will to choose another better device and less chance of people liking another OS

so practically the same can be applied for the good phones being released by Samsung for Windows
[General Topics] Snow_fox:
Ah, so what your saying is it is ok to be lazy and we should make sure that no one who actually works to compete should be allowed to do so!

Great reasoning and sound logic.

Why innovate and make things better? it is easier to drag other people down than compete fairly.

GENIUS!

By this logic, Only nokia should be allowed to make phones.

LETS DO THIS!
[General Topics] AllGamer:
i agree, Nokia phones always have the best quality, and they have been good at it from forever seems like

their phones are unrivalled, until Apple decided to jump into the phone bandwagon

maybe Nokia should sue Apple for making phones :D
[General Topics] Snow_fox:
Trolling aside.. I really did like nokia.. They have become pretty obscure lately though.

However, I hate when people act like apple invented the phone.

There is really such a fine line when we start talking about patents.. I do believe people are entitled to make money off of their work and ideas.

However, at some point we out right hamper innovation.

I really don't believe the industry should be all about dragging your competition down. Some people think I am crazy when I say this, but I still believe you should do things because you *want* to do them.

If you don't want to compete in a market, get out.

If you don't want to give good customer service or provide great products, get out.

People seem to have forgotten there is more to business than being "brutal" and cutting everyone elses throat..

Sadly this is all old news apparently. I was just reading about patent thickets which apparently date all the way back to the sewing machine.
[General Topics] AntonJart:
Let me give you, OP, the core of the problem.

About 6 of my friends used to have iPhone 3G and 3GS (Now they got iPhone 4s). Back then I had HD2 with android on it, and most of the people on XDA will agree that HD2 is extremely superrior to iPhone 3G and 3GS.

Also my friends are using only basic stuff: call/text/camera/fb/browsing. Any smartphone can do that.

They are not very tech-savy, and have no idea what is RAM, and think STORAGE capacity is what makes computer/phone faster.

Now they all tell me that my phone (and all other phones) is piece of crap, and apple is the best.

Was their statement justified?

And this issue is happening with every single apple product user. No exception.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
and it's that blind, sweeping generalization that makes you worse than that particular type of person.
[General Topics] AntonJart:
It is not a generalization, every person I know, or seen, who owns an iPhone or apple product, acts as I just described. Not all of them think that storage capacity is what makes their item fast, but most of them say blindly - Apple is the best, and the rest is a pile of crap.
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[General Topics] xlfate:
Mostly 70% of the people I know who uses iPhone are saying apple is superior than any other phone in the world. When they're questioned, they don't even know what evidence they have to prove it's superiority.
[General Topics] xaccers:
That's an interesting point which is often true for a lot of products not just phones.

People will hear something and just repeat it, going as far as claiming it as fact.

Ask them for evidence and they can't provide anything. Apple marketting tap into this with slogans such as "if you don't have an iphone 4, you don't have an iphone 4" and sheep lap it up.
[General Topics] paroariax:
I have no objection to iPhone users or their choice of OS. But I do object when they assert that my phone and every other smartphone option out there is crap. That's not the case with every iPhone user I know, but it is the case with 2 of them.

These 2 guys are both tech-savvy. Previously one of them liked to sing Apple's praises for "saving" them from "un-necessary" features like cut'n'paste, multi-tasking, side-loading, sd cards, etc (funny how that list decreased as iOS features increased). They've calmed down a lot now, but at the height of the trouble they literally seemed to take it as a personal insult that I hadn't bought an iPhone yet! I kid you not! Now I find that kind of devotion alarming. Its not just being a sheep, (these are tech-savvy guys, remember), its more of a radical, almost religious devotion.

I freely admit that all OS's have their pros and cons, but they would never entertain the idea of iOS having cons. What puzzles me then, is why they feel the need to jailbreak, if iOS is so good.

These days the only definitive answer I can get from them is that iOS is better because its more "swoosh", which is apparently a good enough reason. :?

As I say, I have nothing against iOS or its users, but what bothers me is the radical and elitest attitude it seems to instill in some people. Previous posters have pointed out that there are sheep in all camps, which is certainly true. But I have never before seen the kind of well-informed yet radically devoted single-mindedness that exists in some members of the iOS camp. In that respect, the iOS camp IS unique in my opinion.
[General Topics] aohus:
immaturity level is rising because of the all the teenage kids that were originally on iPhone are moving over to Android as it has more functionality.

i remember early on, a lot of comments in here were definitely more profound than what I see now.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
I suppose I prefer quality over the functionality that's not necessity...
[General Topics] boogor:
android vs iphone like a MS vs Unix.......Android - great, but google apps...
[General Topics] sinkster:
I personally don't dislike apple products; it's a long time loathing of the company itself. I know microsoft has (many) skeletons in the closet, but initially Apple seemed to be the knight in shining armour then changed into another dragon in the late eighties, after the IIe, becoming a big part of and almost defining the greed culture.

sinkster
[General Topics] bleach168:
Most of my friends have iPhones. Some since 2007. I have never ever seen any of them do anything other than call, text, facebook, or play games. I've checked out all their phones and they have very few apps downloaded. Only one of them figured out how to put music on his phone via iTunes.

What I'm trying to say is most iphone users don't even know their own phone's capabilities. What makes you think they'll know anything about Android?