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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] madsquabbles:
well, i've gone back to adw ex. they've finally updated it to work with ics and jb. i actually like the new changes, but some may not.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aulwes:
I would like to see a stock jb nexus 7 launcher. 7 items in the static row and 6x6. Google now on the top. But I do like the TW headphones and pen launcher pages.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] goldt:
I have a few problems using Nova.

First the sms widget doesn't get updated. Calendar widget that is in a full layout in Touch Wiz, in Nova and other launchers shows up in a week layout.

Anyone one know how to fix this?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] slick_rick:
Well I bought Nova Launcher Prime for 25 cents so I use that :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] goldt:
Can you test drive stock sms widget in Nova and see if new messages appear right away in the widget and not after you open them, also stock calendar widget in full size and month layout?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mxl180:
One of the benefits of Nova is backing up your screens / shortcuts / widgets. Then restoring them when flashing roms.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] steezc:
Always used Nova on my S3 and now note 2 :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bxreppa@yahoo.com:
Touch wiz is sexy and featured powerful. Galaxy note can't be touched due to its many features and thats cause of touch wiz. Why degrade an amazing product.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] iceman19631:
I prefer nova prime because of all the customizations it has.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindtrust1:
If there was a way to hide all the apps of similar interest under just one icon than I would use touch wiz but when you create a folder for say social apps there all cramed in and looks scattered most people that use tw only use 1 icon instead of putting multiple apps of similar interest in one folder .. So my question for all you tw lovers where do you hide all your apps of similar interest without showing clutter if I could fix this one issue I would use touchwiz ... So suggestions are appreciated
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Nova Prime + Tesla Unread + APW + WidgetLocker = FTW. TWiz is effing hideous, has no customization, the widgets are horrendous and the few features it has aren't worth dealing with my phone looking like ass to keep since there are better alternatives for most of them and all of the S-Pen and MW features work without it. The only thing that doesn't work is Page Buddy and that feature is annoying anyways, I dont always want to go to S Note everytime I remove the S-Pen or go to the Music apps cuz I plugged my headphones.

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] dippedattache:
any 3rd party launcher over TW IMO
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] DarkManX4lf:
Touch Wiz was fine for me. I liked the touch wiz widgets like the 4x4 calendar.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] swalter718:
Nova is pretty nice, but I've been a long time fan of ADW. Try them both and see what you like more. I think TW is complete garbage and I was more than happy to blast it with Titanium, banishing to the frozen tundra of apps best forgotten.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MiguelHogue:
Well touch wiz was okay when I got the phone.. Only thing I miss is the spen icon in the app tray when it's out.. It was dumb to have that feature tied into the launcher

But I'm a huge fan of nova launcher now.. Was a long time of Apex launcher (Pro)

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

-Galaxy Note II Edition
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wizzlewizzle:
Nova for the win.

I use nova prime. tried them all nothing is better for flexibility, speed, options,.. etc.

-Wizzle
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] smarkum:
There is a Nova Beta out now too . . . with even more options!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skripka:
TWiz is decent for a carrier shell....but I'll take Apex or Atom over it anyway

Just about every launcher worth its weight in code can do this.. Apex, Nova, Lightning, Atom....Only ones I can think of offhand that don't are carrier shells like Sense and Touchwiz.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] chuko303:
TOUCHWIZ!!!! lol sometimes next launcher or TsF launcher aswell only 2 that can compete w touchwiz my opinion lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] ranchosteve:
When I tried nova, I never used any other launcher after.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jcossack88:
I used Nova Launcher because I love the stock look, but recently I have been rocking the SF Launcher and I am really liking it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] k4killer:
I <3 the Nexus theme. So my choice is using Nova Launcher.

I just wish I could make the rest of the phone Nexus themed.

I dislike most add on launchers phones use. Touchwiz is no different from HTC Sense in my opinion. The only stock UI I ever really liked was the ASUS one, primarily because it added the features ASUS needed but didn't stray from the Nexus look.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Poetik:
Nova all the way because homescreens are meant to be completely customizable. However I do feel like touchwiz is a step up from all the other stock launchers I've used. It's definitely left a better impression on me than HTC Sense.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dancingrock:
Have you seen this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2004684

My phone is as close to AOSP as it can get without having to flash another ROM.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] XPinochitoX:
I love the TW feel its great and all especially the page buddy option but I had to go with nova its the same as TW but just with more customization and theming option
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] monkeybone12:
Go launcher has me with the gestures. Everything I get seems to be better with go launcher.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Grant Barker:
I've tried quite a few launchers for Android.

To be honest, with the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, apart from rooting it, I'm really happy with the stock experience, launcher and everything.

If history repeats itself, that could change. But for now - I love it as it is.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] SantinoInc:
TW would be adequate if you could change icons. I hate the stock Android icons.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] monkeybone12:
Indeed! Not having to reach the top is pretty neat o too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] budde2:
Touchwiz all day love the look and feel plus it has way more features
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dancingrock:
I am a fan of Apex Launcher, I like the ability to use dock Gestures and putting widgets in the dock as well. Also you can overlap widgets to really crowd the home screen if you like to have a lot content on it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] simply dave:
Why doesn't TW have landscape mode? Never understood that..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] tatoniss:
I have become very fond of smart launcher.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] schale01:
How do I not know about this? Where do I download said beta?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] aheeejd:
I just looked in play store & the only one that pops up is the nova launcher period.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] fryingpan0613:
If it was in the play store it wouldn't be a beta. Search xda....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cbucz24:
Well not always ;) I used to use an alarm clock that I got from the play store. It was alioop or something like that called myalarm beta. Then it went full an dev sent a msg out saying sorry im not supporting this anymore and oh yeah, its not free anymore either.

Launchers were always hard to discern as to the "best" as some just played well with certain roms than others.

Nova seemed to have more features available for the free version. Can't remember the name but I downloaded a $20 launcher that seemed cool but im not paying that much for open source software
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] The Real Bob Barker:
Nova Prime with a caveat.

I really like Nova Prime on my Nexus devices, and would use it on my Samsung devices if I could retain the use of the stock widgets, now I'm told those are now available here on XDA so I will be looking for them shortly. But the things I like the most about Touchwiz UX are not apart of the launcher but a part of the ROM itself. Like Allshare, Kies Air, and the vast gesture support built into the stock ROM and those ROMs built from stock Samsung Touchwiz UX like FreeGS3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] QuietBillG:
Application Folder

I use Application Folder by Mobile Jeong. It works and looks great.

---------- Post added at 10:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:12 AM ----------

That can be turned off in the settings.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
Yea, and the point was its the only feature on twiz that I dont have on nova, so why would I want to use ugly ass twiz for a feature I don't even want?

I like to break stuff! :D
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] PsycloneTW:
TouchWiz is ok for what it is but not my cup of tea. Little customization and the screens feel cramped.

I use TSF Shell.

Good:

- 3d app drawer

- Hideable dock

- Resizeable grid - 3 4x2 widgets on one screen is pretty nice

- Resizeable widgets

- Resizeable icons

- Basic icon designer

- Gestures for a few operations

- No noticeable battery drain

- Screen management interface is very slick allows for as many home screens as you want, at least I haven't found a limit.

- Fairly regular updates

Cons

- No drag/drop folder support. Does have a lasso feature to create folders though.

- Folders can't be dragged onto the dock bar. I use Application Folder Pro to do this.

- Expensive
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Wattser93:
I've tried Touchwiz, Apex, Holo, Nova, and GO. I settled on Nova Prime and have been very happy with it.

I don't like Touchwiz much. If it offered customization similar to Nova Prime I wouldn't mind using it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] SComp23:
SPB Shell.

Kidding- is that still even around? Loved it on my Mogul with WinMo.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrkevbrown:
I have been using Nemus laucher for a while now.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] wizzlewizzle:
nova wins in every way. tried them all since éclair days.

-Wizzle
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] MiguelHogue:
Nova acts weird as hell for me

-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

-Galaxy Note II Edition
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] t4d73:
Thumbed through the thread and didn't see any mention of Holo Laucher Hd. Always been my favorite! Love the landscape.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] klbjr:
Sense...hands down...jk

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] GhettoBSD:
I've been using ADW on the note and is great! Check it out

Samsung note ii
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] C8nvict:
hell yeah

Touchwizzzz because its original
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] burnnhell:
I've been using action launcher pro. Nice and clean. Very easy access to apps. The way that folders are used is nice too. So far its my favorite.

Sent from my SPH-L900
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] KB112:
I'm really used to TW now. I like it quite a bit. Needs a few tweaks though. But that's what custom roms are for.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cmart4:
360 Launcher.... lotsa options.

great on AOSP, but a lil sluggish on touchwiz roms
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] k4killer:
Bout the only thing I like about touchwiz is the s pen. I was trying to find a ROM that was 100% Nexus themed but I can't find one I really like. So I run CM10.1 now :cool:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] k3v0:
My launcher of the month is Smart Launcher, before that it was Nova.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigmikehd2:
For the price.... Nova! Next Launcher is growing on me though but $15 is steep for a launcher
[Folio 100 General] iuridaboss:
sorry about my poor english. i don t now whero to put my threat so i put over here sory if isn t the righ place.

my problema is this: i got my folio with the honeycom rom installed and now i want to instal the ics rom but some how acidently i broke one of volume buttom and i cante use recovery:(.

i want to now if thera is any other way to install other rom with some app or something else.

please i am going mad with my actully rom it got a lot of bugs and i just cant use it with honeycom.

thank you all this is a awasome comunity
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trismckee:
Hey guys, glad to finally be on the forum (I've spent a loooong time reading but never posting :D).

Here's my issue: Recently I bought a Galaxy S2X with Koodo on a tab plan, and so far I am loving the phone. However, recent news of the Nexus 4 has gotten my attention. Koodo has a 14-day money back guarantee on all their phones, and I bought the phone on Sunday past (the 28th) so I still have some time to return it. My question is, is the Nexus 4 a better phone? Because I can buy the S2X outright from Koodo for $300, and the Nexus is similarly priced. Is it worth returning the Galaxy, being phoneless for two weeks, and then getting the Nexus? I know nobody has had hands on experience, so it's gonna be hard to tell. I wish I could wait for some reviews to pop up about the Nexus 4, but I can't wait that long, a phone is essential (obviously).

What do you guys think?

Cheers, Tristan. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] explosivequack:
You can watch reviews of the optimus g, as they have the same screen,without the buttons, and spec sheet.

If your into androud development, have a phone to use during the 2 week wait, liker being on the latest android version, and don't like the touchwiz overlay do it because it is a beast.

If you're happy using your s2x, and like the way it is keep it, its a good phone too, and the 2 weeks without a phone would be horrible. If you want the $299 one it will have 8gb of storage, so if your used to the 16gb and expandable storage in the s2x don't.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpeyedman:
I also own S II X from Telus myself. I am getting Nexus 4 for one of my family members to replace HD2 I guess it all depends your need and price you pay for it. No doubt Nexus 4 ' s price is very attractive. However I think S II X for 300 is also a good price.

If you do not mind the none-removable battery and no sd slot then you will love Nexus 4 no doubt. I currently have 2 spare batteries that I use in rotation for my S II X because android phones do drain quite fast and I want to save time connecting charger to my phone directly because phone has to be connected while charging. I am on the move alot. I also like having large collection of videos and music on my phone even though I can take advatange of true unlimited data plan to use cloud storage. ( I used over 10 gb last month, no throtlling and no cap).

I just gotta have battery option and sd card slot but its just me. It may not matter for you.

So I guess it's all up to your preference.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trismckee:
Thanks guys. I think I'll probably return the S2x and wait for the nexus, it looks snazzy and also Jelly bean looks good too. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imeem:
I recently bought a HTC One X quad. am i'm returning it and waiting for the Nexus 4. I wondered why Google don't make micro sd slot and/or add 32 GB? I would certainly pay more for it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trismckee:
My only possible thought is maybe it was an agreement with LG. After all, the Nexus 4, for the price, is superior in many ways, so there has to be SOME incentive to get the optimus G. That's my two cents!
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcwaldo1980:
hi folks and sorry if this is in the wrong place im new to forums and have searched ! im having issues with bbci player on my new phone ! i can get the iplayer to work but it needs the media player add on and when i down load it it says package file invalid, so im at a loss as to what i can do it works fine on my dodgy old x10 any help would be awesome ! or any alternatives to iplayer plaese ! also tvcatchup app dont work also !:confused:
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phill_UK:
Same for everyone with the RAZR I. We need to wait for an update to the media player app that's compatible with the intel processor.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheriffdude:
razor 1 working with bbci player

hi i had same problem then i thought i have this working on my defy so backed up the to files i needed media player +bbci player installed and all working good also have dsp manager installs but has no effect also has any got a fix for the gallery yet as still no sync and still no fix for skygo as still says rooted ..and its not just new out of box looks like i will have to root it just to solve the problem of it saying its rooted lol

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/92579876/BBC Media Player_2.1.0.apk

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/92579876/BBC iPlayer_1.5.2.170.apk
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dog121:
Thanks for that working great on jellybean without root just installed both the apks

Sorted BBC iplayer working great
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mervluk:
Doesn't work for on ics though (presumably due to lack of Flash support - has this been reinstated in JB?) - media support installation says "file corrupted". But I seem to have achieved the same functionality with the TVCatchUp app (via Play) for live streaming (which seems to work fine). :)
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dog121:
Here try this BBC media app this

Worked for me download from my drop box

https://www.box.com/shared/82vyl6ve3bcwtt78rkod
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheriffdude:
bbci player

not sure about ics i did think it worked on that anyway as it did on my defy i had and still works on jelly bean on the defy but would not download to razor i but the apks files form the deffy worked for me no problems just made a we app for santander banking if any one needs it its just a link app to the mobile banking as they dont have 1 yet for android
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonacieux:
OMG!! I nearly didn't buy this phone because of no BBC media player support!

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheriffdude:
well all i can say its a great phone for the price only apps not working is skygo but then again its not just this phone its not working on loads of phones ..only other down fall is you cant put apps on the sd card but you can if you root it but 8 gig is a lot of space for apps so no big deal but like need for speed is like 1.84 gig so you can soon take up the space but how many games do you need to play at time i do think 8 gig is ok but i do think it was a mistake not to allow transfer to sd card ..i have a 32 gig card so plenty of room for films pics music and i have 100 games on stand by on it for when i need to install ...what i will say is this phone is fast no lag internet is way fast did a test with a friend with iphone 5 and also luma 800 and yes the razr i 1 every time lumia 800 was not far behind and yes iphone 5 was last every time on the same net work the iphone was at least 3 to 4 sec behind loading pages with the lumia about 1 sec if that ..camera not great in low light but great outside has played all games so far again with no lag battery life great i can go a hole day with using it a lot ..thats with great setting like it turns of wifi when you leave home and when i get back it knows im home and turns on wifi so save on battery life :laugh:
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phill_UK:
Skygo works fine for me on ICS.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheriffdude:
well dont update then

lucky you but when you update it will not work and i would think you will have to update at some point or by then they may have fixed it :laugh:
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hairyfingers:
fantastic!

hey thanks for this works great. I bought this phone having not even considered that the chipset wouldn't be compatible with a whole load of stuff. anyhow iplayer was the big thing that was annoying.

this worked a treat - installed straight away and worked!!!!

cheers very much
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eserim:
please ignore - weird things happened.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gutterdog:
Looks like iplayer has finally been updated as its now working on my stock Razri.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenrw7:
Not on my JB razr i, what firmware you on I'm gb.retail
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gutterdog:
Hi Kenrw7

91.2.29001.XT890.Retail.en.GB

JB 4.1.2

I unistalled Iplayer to make sure it was gone then reinstalled.

BBC iPlayer V1.4.2.3

BBC Media Player v2.1.0

Hope that helps.
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenrw7:
I have same firmware but iplayer does show on google play, but bbc player does and installs but the link to iplayer says it's not compatible. but downloaded and installed the apk from this thread and that works,

thanks to all

Ken
[RAZR i Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] free2live:
edit build.prop or use the attachement :)
[Droid Pro General] CaptainWolfy:
Hello, i got motorola xt610 german version

i rooted it successfully with unlock root but i am having huge problem, my mic is just terrible when i try to speak to anybody, but when i turn on speaker on the sound is so clear. I only tried European version of Kernel from official thread and had no luck, i really like the phone but this is huge problem i tough that it might be the mic but on the other side it wouldn't work on speaker, right? So i did factory reset, system version 342.179.15.xt610.Retail.en.De Kernel version 2.6.32.9-g167279ctqmp86 ... etc.. it might be problem with radio or something but who has better version for it? And if somebody can help plz post step by step how to, i am pretty new with all this..
[Droid Pro General] hashtowent:
please let the others know, that you had an hardware failure ;)

as this might frighten people wanting to flash their pro :)
[Android General] shimp208:
Nice information! But chrome does support incognito mode which I assume you mean by safe browsing mode.
[Android General] tehsprayer:
Not sure, if you would want to investigate there is credits below and make sure to vote!
[Android General] For_itembine:
google chrome = lag city

my favourite browser speed wise is samsung galaxy s3 browser.

though overall (better tab multi task) stock android browser
[Android General] eddydc1:
boat browser ftw!
[Android General] QBANBOY407:
Chrome doesn't lag at all in my galaxy s3
[Android General] Habarug:
Dolphin Browser with Dolphin Engine (beta) is, at least in my opinion, the fastest browser around. Except for maybe Opera Mini, but that one doesn't count :P . It has all the good things about Dolphin, themes, plugins, gestures etc. Gestures takes some time to get used to, but now that I remember them, I use them a whole lot. I like the interface a lot, the bookmark bar on the left is really useful, though on my old HTC Hero I had to disable it cause I made it expand a whole lot on that tiny screen. Not a problem on my One S. I kind of miss Chrome tab sync, but Chrome to phone is okay. Overall I would say it is by far the best android browser (even the Dolphin browser on Play Store doesn't compare)

Edit: found out the beta is on the market as well: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.lab.en
[Android General] tehsprayer:
I've been back and forth with chrome and dolphin although a feature I don't like about chrome is once you leave the app and once you open it again your tabs are still open. I usually forget to close which can get annoying but for some people this is a great feature.
[Android General] tehsprayer:
Bump .
[Android General] vagg:
Chrome does great Work.

Cheers.
[Motorola Atrix 2] toastthemost:
It seems as though I have a growing number of dead pixels localized to the bottom/middle center of the screen. At first, there was randomly 10 or so that went out today for whatever reason, in a straight line. Now there is at least 5 more, and it seems to be starting to branch out. This has originally appeared and grew in the past 24 hours.

I'm not sure how this happened suddenly, and why it happened so fast. Also, not really sure why it's growing, as I'm not doing anything different than before the dead pixels.

Is there anything I can do? I am past warranty. I can provide pictures if needed, but I am positive that they are dead pixels.