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[Off-topic] phatmanxxl:
If I wanted my phone to look and operate like an iPhone, I'd just get an iphone and the smug attitude that seems to go along with it, bash android relentlessly in 'non-iphone' forums, and go about my day bragging about how great my iphone is.
[Off-topic] watt9493:
i love how you posted this in ot too.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
It's hard to dicern where specific topics go here at XDA. Though this topic has to do with Android, it also has to do to a lesser degree with iOS. So to be on the safe side and not be cited for it, I chose to put it in off-topic. Anything about Apple is forbidden in the General section.
[Off-topic] watt9493:
anything about apple should be forbidden on a windows/android forum, much less android phone.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
I disagree. But then I don't have an irrational hate and rage (cult-ish) for Apple. Apple never raped me or stole from me. Apple never beat my mother or destroyed the universe. Apple is hated because they are an American company that happens to be a leader in technology and they defend themselves against copies and knock-offs. Hate all you want, it will *only* work to Apple's advantage. None of the hatred for Apple over the past few years has brought Apple down. In fact, Apple is more prosperous than ever. ;)

I always got a kick out of reading some fuming post about how evil Apple is and how much the poster hated and berated Apple. Then, invariably, I would see some media story about Apple prospering...lol
[Off-topic] watt9493:
the hate i have for apple is not irrational. the lawsuits against htc, is what caused most of my hatred for them. not samsung. to me touchwiz looks almost nothing like an icrap. if they are a "leader in technology" then why did it take them 5 generations of iphone to have a dual core cpu? a (copied) notification window? voice actions?

i have 1 apple product that was bought for me when i was 7. that is a 2gb ipod nano. i havent used it since they started acting like ass hats, and i will never buy a product from them. neither will any of my friends or family, because they trust my decisions.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Well...keep it to yourself then. If you hate something, don't try to convert everyone else to hate it too. Respect what others like and prefer. If someone likes Apple, what is that to you? If you attack someone who likes Apple, you are less than the Apple you hate.

Live and let live. Don't make a deal out of what someone likes or holds dear. I like Apple as well as WinMo, WP7 and Android. That's my right to like them and not be attacked for it.
[Off-topic] watt9493:
I'm just trying to say that the topic of ios doesn't belong on this forum. Thats why there's iphone forums. Just my 2 cents and my last post here.

-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
It's not good to assume either. You assume I'm angry. But you are wrong. There isn't anything you said or can do that would cause me to be angry. If I allowed you to anger me, I would be giving you control of my emotions. I learned a very long time ago how to prevent that. All that I said was said with calmness and rational thought.

There are iPhone forums, true enough. But the topic of this discussion is related to Android and is an Android app. You may hate that someone may desire to have an authentic taste of iOS or their Android, but it isn't any of your business. You have no business deciding for anyone what they should use, see or read....or how they live.

And besides, iPhone and Apple discussion is allowed in the OT section.
[Off-topic] deliriousDroid:
People, please stop feeding this troll isheep. If nobody posts again, this thread will just sink to the bottom where it belongs due to lack of interest, leaving only a sad hungry troll.

Sent from my SilverBullet 'HTCDesireZ running EliteMod'
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
Then either get rid of the Inspire and get a different phone OR learn to correctly set up the phone so it does have good battery life. I understand that Archer's phone getting that type of battery life doesn't help you, but if I used my phone much less heavily than I normally do I can easily get almost two days (this is my Amaze I'm taking about, still stock and not rooted as of this posting) Otherwise, I burn through batteries like there's no tomorrow....but 98%	of the time I'm awake there is a phone in my hand and the screen is on. Knowing that, I'm happy I get the amount of battery life I do.

If you won't do either of those things I mentioned in the beginning of my post.... I vote to close this thread.
[Off-topic] phatmanxxl:
Apple invented battery life. Android is just copying apple. Im sure Marty can back me up on this.
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
I hate to join in with this but I'm just gonna make this 1 point and then be out,

Apple has been knocked down, and infact, it has been loosing its market share for the past 2 years iirc and android now has over 50% of the market share so it seems it is working

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Just as an update to my experience with this iOS launcher on my Inspire. It is showing that Android is every bit as smooth and fast as any iPhone. It works so well it feels exactly like my iPhone 4 in every way. I installed LockBot Pro to use an authentic iPhone lockscreen/unlocker to further enhance the outstanding quality of this Espier Launcher. And I'm using Smart Keyboard Pro for the authentic iPhone keyboard.

No widgets has its advantages with Android.
[Off-topic] phatmanxxl:
Congratulations! Now make your phone look like WP7 with a launcher, lockscreen and keyboard and....

While ypur at it, make your iPhone look, run and feel like an android phone....oh that's right you can't :-/
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
I'm going for battery life. iOS gets te best battery life of any smartphone in existence. WP7 currently is just as horrible as Android for battery life.

I never said Android was as reliable as iOS. And I didn't say Android was better than iOS. My iPhone is just fine as is. The work behind its development is entirely intelligent and sophisticated enough to make it reliable and provide the best battery life possible. Android is just a more reliable and more sophisticated and more supported WinMo.
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
Then get rid of android and stop opening these threads. No one else HERE wants this on their phones.

Sent....from the desk of Pipsqueak O.
[Off-topic] deliriousDroid:
Yo! Isheep, what exactly sort of otherworldly battery life does your ios device have? I know a few people who have iphone 4... And there battery life is no better than mine.

Sent from my SilverBullet 'HTCDesireZ running EliteMod'
[Off-topic] Kailkti:
Of course you'll be getting a smoother experience. You see, android is a fat man. And the widgets is a part of his fattiness. So when you remove his widgetiness, he gets slimmer, and maybe, runs faster, depending on his muscleliness and state. :O

Dunno if it will help battery life though, but let me know if it does.
[Off-topic] sativas:
Oh man what a flame fest going on here, thanks OP for the launcher link just installed it on the touchpad.

I always assume IOS had better native multitasking support which is a big reason the battery is sipped on instead of drained down to zero by some rouge application during the night.
[Off-topic] phatmanxxl:
iOS dosent truly multitask like android does, when you close an app on iOS, it'll suspend the process until you open the app back up, android will continue the process until the task is finished. Also can eat up battery if the process never stops.
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
iOS hasn't had multi tasking for that long. Android had it from the beginning....however Android was initially designed to compete with blacknerries and when the iPhone came out they rewrote the code for touch screens. That is one of the issues why Android can seem like it's stuttering. That and bad code in rogue apps....among other things.

Sent....from the desk of Pipsqueak O.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Typical....
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
OK after all the hype around this I had to take this launcher for a spin....

As you all know, my opinion is final because I'm a mod. :p

It's actually quite a nice simple little launcher that works well and would be ideal for people with **** phones. The problem, for me anyway, is the developers insistence on making it look like ios.

I wouldn't mind the side scrolling grid type launcher so much but I do not understand why the hell you would want the market shortcut to have the app store icon??

If they gave you the option to customise it then fine. However as it is at the moment it's an iphone skin not a launcher. Which is just pointless.

Jm2c.

Sent from my HD2. Still kicking the arse out of all your phones...
[Off-topic] :
W007! Final verdict from the fish monger. :p

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
I also wish they allowed for icon changing. I would rather have authentic iOS icons than the type it is using. I tried to use some icon changers from the market but none of them work in this launcher.

There's nothing pointless about it. People have diverse tastes and a portion of people would want this. Allowing for choice is what Android is about. Some choose to have an authentic iOS experience and others choose not to. It's pointless to those who don't prefer it but not to those who do.
[Off-topic] conantroutman:
Fair point but surely "authentic ios experience" = ios device. Not an Android phone with ios icons...

Sent From My Fingers To Your Face......
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Just as an update to my pleasure with this iOS emulator for Android, I discovered the multi-tasking function. It's exactly like the iPhone 4 version except for bringing it up. In the iOS version you double-press the home button. In this amazingly authentic emulator you swipe upward to bring it up. Everything else is the same...press & hold on an icon to bring up the little red dot to close the app.

The dev is giving this app away free. But I am so amazed and pleased with it I would donate twice as much for it as the going rate for other high-valued launchers.
[Off-topic] Skv012a:
So the way I see it:

iPhone peeps- great battery, fairly boxed-in smartphone experience, looks shiny.

Andro peeps- much more versatile, relatively worse battery, perhaps too many options to choose from.

Why not Zoidberg? Aka Nokia. To some degree "boxed-in" OS, superb battery life, good build quality(N8), free non-network-hungry GPS w/ maps, THE best camera in a phone(N8), still touch-only input, big enough of a screen.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Yeah, Nokia does make an excellent N9...the same as the 800 but with MeeGo. The N800, though, is reported as having bad battery life like all other WP7 phones. But I would love to have an N9. However, this is all about making the best of what I have with Android and associated hardware. This iOS emulator seems to help very well.
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Wow! Genuinely impressed! Good find!

It's better than the iphone theme on MIUI!

Now I can have iPhone theme and HTC sense on my phone!

Only thing, when I had the miui iPhone thing, I got a lot of abuse from my ios friends to buy a Damn iPhone!

I'm still a true android fan ;)

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[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Awesome! How did you find that out?!

Multitasking ls cool!

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[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Hehe...just hang in there and keep your composure. No need for an iPhone when the one you can have is actually better. ;)

By accident...lol

I find this implementation of the iOS multi-tasker to be better than the actual thing. Swiping up is so much better than double-pressing a button.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Another update. This time it comes from the dev. :)

The latest app update fixes some icons on my Inspire. There were a few icons, like the camera, calender, music and so forth, that weren't the same as the iOS version. Now they are. I don't know about anything else yet, though. But the icons are a big deal with me so I am delighted.
[Off-topic] mrao:
This is what the iPhone could have been :)

Damn... This launcher is smooth!!

Tapatalking from my Galaxy S II
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Hehe :D

Yeah I like this implementation of multitasking too.

Shame it only works on the launcher..

I'd be delighted if this could be implemented across all applications!

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[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Yeah, I was a little concerned about where the MT works. But then I thought about it and found that all I have to do is tap the home button and go wherever I need in the MT from there. I would rather do that than double-press a hardware button. To me it's more convenient going to the homescreen and using the MT than double-pressing the hardware button.

Also, it is convenient to use the OEM MT for task switching and use the launcher MT for stopping apps.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
For anyone who wants a more enhanced authentic iOS experience, I found this iPhone keyboard that is nearly identical to the iOS one:

https://market.android.com/details?...vbS5zaXhncmVlbi5hbmRyb2lkLnNvZnRrZXlib2FyZCJd
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Cheers!

Have you got any screenshots of your current set up? :D

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[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Nah, can't take screenshot with an un-rooted Inspire. But here are some pics.
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Pretty sweet! Thanks for uploading!

I noticed you have a small graphical glitch as mine, the calendar icon is blank...?

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[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Yeah, I still prefer it to the last one, though. Hopefully the dev will continue updating this outstanding launcher.

Lets see yours. ??
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Yeah :D

Unfortunately not installed on mine anymore, I just flashed a new ROM, and haven't installed the launcher yet :D

I haven't changed much apart from shifting a few icons around and so :)

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[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Brother has it installed on his Archos tab, ill try to get some screens up tomorow.

Looks very nice on a tablet too! It's like a iPad launcher!

Pics up tomorrow!

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[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Cool, thanks.

I just uploaded the lockscreen, which I forgot about.
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Nice! Will it disable the sense lockscreen, or will you have to unlock twice?

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[Off-topic] ADUBZ:
My question is why would you want to?
[Off-topic] :
Watch out. Apple will sue you. (Sorry couldn't resist)

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
So far, it hasn't shown the OEM lockscreen. But there is an app that will disable it if needed. It's called KeyGuard Disabler.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Believe it or not, it did cross my mind if Apple would go after this dev who made the launcher.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
A better question is, why not? This is Android...the open source, open customize mobile OS. It's cool to be able to do stuff like this. But why I'm doing it is as an experiment because of the horrendous battery life Android tends to have. I'm trying all I can to improve the BL. My iPhone 4 gets stupendously long BL and I figure part of it might be the UI...no widgets and such. That is what I'm testing on my Inspire.
[Off-topic] Archer:
Sorry to pull you up on this Marty, but I musn't have explained myself well last time we discussed this.

I understand that you are suffering, and have suffered, bad battery life on Android devices that you have used, but I don't and never have so you can't say that Android has bad battery life. You can only state your own experience, as can I, but they differ.

It is a combination of hardware and software that causes it, hence your thread about changing software and therefore getting better battery life.

I just wanted to make that clear. Please continue :)
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Just going by what I see and read of other Android users as well as myself I determine Android, itself, is horrible for BL. And I'm willing to bet your Androids don't get 7 days standby or 50 hours audio.

By the way, if you Google, "android battery life", you come up with listing after listing of how to maximize or make BL better. One even speaks of a trick to get days...as opposed to...not-days...of BL.
[Off-topic] Archer:
Okay, I must be mistaken about the battery life of my phone then. Just ignore me :)
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Well, explain your success. I've no doubt there are instances of some Android hardware achieving acceptable BL results. But it's the exception, not the rule. On average or in general, Android BL tends to be horrible.

Please explain what your success is....hardware, ROM...whether rooted, not rooted, tricks...
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
If this launcher ends up actually increasing Marty's battery life, wouldn't it improve yours as well? Nothing wrong with striving for better battery, even if you deem what you currently get as acceptable. And I can't stand the iOS UI, but I believe everyone would prefer Android if they actually used it. Even if that means using a cluttered iOS launcher on Android as sort of a "gateway drug" into better, customizable launchers.

The closer to the iPhone experience that we can emulate on Android, the more iFawns we can convert to the better platform.
[Off-topic] :
But the real question, do we WANT people like that? If we have iFawns I don't care, just keep them away from our forums. I'm sick of seeing "Will the next build have wifi calling?" When literally ONE page back the dev said "We'll have Wifi calling in the next build."

It's like:

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] TJBunch1228:
You say you don't want iPhone users in the forum and then use the stupidity of Android users in the forum to illustrate your point. Not sure I follow you're logic... Either way, yes we want to remove Apple as a viable alternative, because other than from a marketing standpoint, they aren't. Not to mention their anti-competitive, litigious stance on everything.

I hate seeing retards in these forums as much as the next guy, and while having former iPhone users switch to Android may increase the sum total of ignorance and stupidity here, it won't be because of more iPhone users, it will be because people are by and large f*cking stupid. And a statistical increase in people begets a statistical increase in stupidity.
[Off-topic] :
That was basically my connection between the two. Yeah, I'm just sick of overall ignorance and the popularity of it on xda slowly increasing.

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] :
Two of my co-workers bought iphones.

I'm not even that extreme into minimalism, but good GOD those cluttered screens. I mean, seriously. Apps everywhere, like the app drawer just vomited all over the homescreen. WTF. I have a nice background, a clock widget, a calendar widget, and three folders with icons only (no text) across two screens. Everything I need is two taps away at maximum...
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
The way I have my apps organized, it makes for much better hunting on the homescreens. I keep my "most used" apps on the first screen, my least used apps on the second screen, my most used puzzle-type games on the 3rd screen, my least used games of all kinds on the 4th screen and my racing games on the last screen.

I see no clutter at all as compared to Android. And to me it feels efficient.

Here's what my iPhone looks like as compared to my Inspire with the iOS launcher.
[Off-topic] phatmanxxl:
All I see is an app drawer.

Does this look cluttered to you?
[Off-topic] deliriousDroid:
Ohh, sexy battery widget:D what's it called?

Sent from my SilverBullet 'HTCDesireZ running EliteMod'
[Off-topic] Skv012a:
Hmmm, do we have any thermometer stick battery wiggies? On that note, I kinda want to apply some sort of steampunk theme to my S2 for ****s and giggles.
[Off-topic] phatmanxxl:
https://market.android.com/details?id=avs.android.bigbattery
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
I looked intently into rooting my Inspire, I downloaded the "Ace Hack Kit" and read through the "effen manual" and was about to perform the procedure. But I also went the Inspire Android development section and looked and looked for a Tytung-style vanilla GB ROM and couldn't find one.

To root a device just to remove bloatware is just not worth it. Not being able to flash a vanilla ROM makes this procedure unneeded.
[Off-topic] watt9493:
Use cm7 -.-

-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
CM7 is good, but it isn't what I want. I prefer pure Android. And after looking over the ROM flashing procedures, it's just not worth it. There's actually more customizing for the HD2 than the Inspire.
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Just thought I'd help you guys out with your iPhone themeing but I cane across an iPhone like notification app yesterday, don't know the name but you should be able to find it pretty easily :p

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
It's called iPhone Notification and it doesn't work well. When you have a notification selected to show as a "toast" at the notification bar, it will show but won't go away. And there aren't any settings to resolve it. It will just continue to remain there and never disappear. I had to stop using it.
[Off-topic] MartyLK:
Wow! I just discovered the Espier Browser. It's excellent! It has the same layout as the launcher but uses icons as bookmarks.

I tell ya, this dev is really talented to make such well functioning software.
[HTC EVO 3D] harrypothead:
Is there any solution out there that gives EVO 3D the ability to find & connect to Ad-Hoc Networks ?

I've searched a lot and tried a lot stuff but always ended up reflashing the rom.

I'm on KingCobra v1.7 with Unity Kernel V3 working ultra solid ... but no ad-hoc support.

It seems it has something to do with WPA_Supplicant that needs to be modified ...

But I don't know much about this ...

Thanks in advance!!
[HTC EVO 3D] spigot:
I used this: http://i21hubtechstuff.blogspot.com/ and it works.
[General Questions and Answers] Ouden:
Is possible to emulte the roms on my pc? I've just Android SDK.

Inviato dal mio HTC Incredible S usando Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] ExMM:
Take a look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=4420071

and here:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2183...le-android-on-your-pc-without-buying-a-phone/

I remember I tried it once, and it was working for me, not sure you can run gingerbread on it thus..

EDIT: Here I found a gingerbread guide:

http://www.theiloop.com/try-android-2-3-gingerbread-on-windows/
[General Questions and Answers] Ouden:
Thank you! :D

Inviato dal mio HTC Incredible S usando Tapatalk
[General Questions and Answers] ExMM:
No problem, but next time to avoid unecessary post just hit the "thank you" button. ;)
[LG Optimus 3D] gamesz2:
Hope so
[LG Optimus 3D] Beriaru:
Nope. No USB-OTG and no HID profile on Bluetooth.

At least, not with stock ROM or any cooked variants. Maybe with modified ROMS from source (when available) and definitely yes with CM (also when available).
[LG Optimus 3D] gamesz2:
Okeej thx :)
[HTC Incredible S] liferider:
My girlfriend dropped has dropped her phone a couple of times and I'm looking at replacing her screen digitiser and housing. I've previously replaced the housing on my old HTC Magic/G2, so I've had some experience.

I was wondering if anyone here has replaced the screen digitiser or housing.

What kind of quality was the housing? Where from ebay?

Digitiser - same functionality as the original, precise, responsive?

Appreciate any input
[HTC Incredible S] aleendark:
hello, i have the same problem. I want to replace the house of incredible s but i dont fine anywhere. no case for this phone!

i you find one, you can tell me where :D