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[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Pushing Official update through google play. Hoping everything goes well. Fixes and Patches included.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Small update for Sapphire ONE as well
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Welp, My HTC recieved the official update through google play. No more force closings and probably no more 505 errors as well. Cheers! Update those play reviews!
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
2 things ive noticed with recwnt build. Upon signing into Google+, thw google sign in activity will FC o you if u relaunch it and google play quick launch isnt setup.

Im not to worried about as my next update will be concerning Google Plus api and a root card update.

Continue to stress this launcher out guys. Help me find all the nicks and crannies. Update your google play reviews to help me move to the top and a generous 1NE Key purchase would be awesome for all the work ive put into this.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Apologies for M9 device owners. This launcher will work on Sense 7 however, im having a difficult time getting the htc preferences to work with sense 7 but than again, could be the sdk.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Sapphire UI confirmed working on these custom Sense 7 roms fully (Venom Rom, Insert Coin)
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Started work on next minor update. Fixed market button, added heptic feedback to all apps button, some touch up to root card to match sense7 theme. Now working on date and temp views and google+ api fixes.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] rowihel2012:
sorry did not like

but good job
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Plenty of room for error and improvement.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Alright, So idk who all watches the Google plus group but a decision has been made recently because of HTCs jump to Sense7. As some of you may know, alot has changed in Sense 7 including the api. Ive been digging in it and ultimately it was kinda dissapointing to see some things hit the legacy subject and be left behind. Things like htc preferences, some instances of list view and a few other classes ive included in Sapphire UI. The only reason Sapphire UI will work on some sense7 custom roms for the M8 is because the devs used the M8 framework or sense6 so its not a true port. If you try Sapphire UI on an M9 or Renovate rom, itl work untill you try hitting the settings and FC. Theres no way around this unless i start converting everything to aosp and frankly, its kinda a waste as i just converted everything to htc style...

So im gonna push out one more milestone update for this launcher, rely on some donations as i dropped the donation key by half and start work on Sapphire UI 2 for Android 5. More details will emerge on google plus Sapphire UI group and my new site, Gocalsd.weebly.com

Stay tuned
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Another M8 was sent to me so i can continue development for this for sense6 users. I will be concentrateing on main features of the launcher and any features that wont make it will be removed permanently. Sapphire UI 2 will focus on all the main features, enhancments, and customization and user feedback from this project. Keep an eye on GocalSD for news and updates
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Just wanted to let users know that this launcher development is officially deprecated because of HTCs heavily modified sense sdk so i cannot continue development for this sense exclusive project... Howevor...

Make sure to keep an eye on the google plus Sapphire UI group page. I here Sapphire UI 2 is in development ;)
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Followers get on google plus and vote. Deciding if i should go with the final update for Sense7 support.

Reasons behind this, cant leave a broken project on google play. Its bugging me. Idk when i will release Sapphire UI 2
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] chucksaysblah:
Will this work on different phones other the the one m8 ? I have a Htc desire 816.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Yes, as long as it has sense6 powered by andrpid 4.4+

Does not support Sense7 currently
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] chucksaysblah:
If you do support sense 7 that will be compatible with 5.0.2 sense 7 insert coin rom?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
I think insert coin uses a mock of sense7 so it may work. If their rom is based on the m9 firmware, it wont work. If its Based on Sense6 with the updated Sense7 apps, it would work.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
This weekend,i spent a good 5hrs ripping out deprecated Sense api code in Sapphire UI and started on support for Sense7. I still have alot of work yet as its lost a huge amount of style because of this and alot of memory leaks so going ahead and fixing these issues.

I decided to finish what I have so far because i didnt want Sapphire to be another unfinished project so this update will be my final contribute to this variant and i will ooen source it to the Sense dev community just incase any devs want a launcher not solely based on Blinkfeed.

The following patches will be a goal

-Google Services plugin (User count, prep for Sapphire 2, Google Plus integration)

-GUI Revamp

-Material Revamp

-Sense7 fixes and support

-Menu fixes/revamps

-Playstore issues

-App drawer transitions

-HTC Widgets

-Gesture upgrade

Keep an eye on google plus for updates,may need sense7 testers
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Been playing with the menus
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
I will be starting a new thread soon. Ive started a reboot for Sapphire UI which will support all android 5 users. Stay tuned on Google Plus group for news. HTC guys and girls, your htc widgets are 100% working
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
To initialize the Alpha, il be hosting a group hangouts for Alpha testers before the update hits google play and I make a new xda thread. If you are interested in helping me with usage testing, PM me with your gmail so i can add you.

Launcher is very bare bones at the moment with its reboot.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Sapphire UI's new Dashboard in design concept. Working on something that resembles Cyanogenmods CM Home but little more dependant. Il probably develop a card service later on but for now, it will present users with a number of Cards that will aid them.

Dashboard now is accessed by long pressing on your home screen. Custom content page delt with a little more as i asked for since i had to extend the launcher activity and not have a dependent service that i could work with.

More to come later
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
new thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=63129172
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Did you join the Google Plus group and sign up as a tester at google play? After those 2 steps, the link will appear. It may take several minutes to register

After I move up to Beta, il be getting rid of the registration as it seems to be holding users back.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Another small update being pushed today. Focusing on drawable patching for multiple screen support as well as Google Now is now launched directly by tapping the google logo in search bar instead of the quick search.

Users may also notice a theme engine being worked on in the settings, it currently does not work and is a work in progress.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] samteeee:
Greetings:

I've signed up to participate in the Alpha but for the life of me

cannot download the UI from Play Store!! Can someone direct

me to a download link?

Much appreciated.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Il make a direct link to the apk but direct feedback is important

Edit: done
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] samteeee:
I agree and Thank you.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] samue11:
I have signed up everything and Google play said the link is not available

I have tried to download and the link is work

Thz man
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] minieod:
Is there any way to get the google now swipe to left screen? Or is that built to GEL only?

How about the use of sense widgets? I m not sure what opensense6 provides

Would also love to see some small options later on like app drawer transparency sliders, icon size adjust (they're huge ATM)
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
GEL allows that feature because Google Now supplies that feature to that launcher so no other launcher can use that swipe motion unless a homebrew google now is created or api in the future. I could attempt a swipe motion launch chooser? As of now, pressing the google logo in persistent Search bar will summon Google Now and not the quick search.

Sense widget support is being investigated as id like this feature myself.

Exclusive Settings are planned for the beta launch. Alpha launch is focusing on stability and user friendlyness feedback to prep for future addons for the beta.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] minieod:
all great answers!

i figured as much, as this is brand new and more will be coming. i like it so far. it is really great and only an alpha so far
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] daniel2744:
I followed the steps and was able to install the apk on my One M8 on viper rom. I will try this out for a few days and report back with my initial thoughts
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Thinking about moving the all apps button to the search bar and makinf the all apps button a 5th hotseat. Any feedback on this?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] boe323:
Is there a theme or icon pack so I can change the home button back to google 4.4.4? will the launcher be supporting the htc widgets then ? if its based on htcs launcher.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Im trying to get away from the aosp look. Im currently working on an Icon pack applier for such changes.

I cant promise htc wifget support but a change i want myself
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] minieod:
you mean the app drawer button?

maybe make that an option, but i like it in the center on the bottom bar...too familiar.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Rouz.:
I'm impressed! Its an interesting concept, and its certainly VERY useful, at least for me. Thanks!

Sounds Cool! Why not giving it a try? or making it an option!
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Il be uping the Alpha to an Open Beta soon and we will begin experimental updates focusing on settings and tweaks for the launcher interface.

I will also be releasing the "Jumpstart" package on Google play beside the beta release which will inturn be the current stable branch release of Sapphire. The "Jumpstart" package will be a paid app of 3 dollars and all proceeds go to HTC Development. Again, your not obligated to switch packages seeing thw beta will always be open allowing users to try Sapphire first. Think of the "Jumpstart" package be a donation.

Next Alpha update focuses on HTC fixes and Google Search bat enhancments.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] muratbaizhanov:
any chance on getting swipe support gestures on a screen? as it is done in nova launcher for expample
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Another feature on my list of to-dos
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Robert235:
It works great with gpe rom and blinkfeed app.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Thats a surprise actually.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Robert235:
I'm surprised too, this is an excellent hybrid launcher. The play store wouldn't let me download, however the Dropbox link worked.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
I figured that much, manifest is set to tell google play only Sense 6 devices can download. Il have to include an open link in the open beta for users or add an internal app updater.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Rouz.:
How do you get BlinkFeed app on gpe?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2696399

[UPDATE 8][APP] HTC Sense 6 Apps APK's (All thanks to GakuGaku for porting)

A little trick these guys figured out "Assuming hes using this port"
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Robert235:
That's the right thread ,I had downloaded update

10 and installed the apk from zip file.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Been super busy latetly so i wasnt able to hit my goals however, later this evening. HTC Sapphire is being promoted to Open Beta on the Playstore. After receiving this update, youll be able to rate and comment on the playstore which ive come down to the decision that il receive more feedback that way ultimately.

Update 0.5

-About Section added with contact dev support

-HTC Styling and integration

-GPE roms may not be supported anymore... I apologize to those who did use it for GPE but my HTC Blinkfeed add-on Flip is what would give u just as same experience

-Several fixes to layout and rendering

-Several experimental memory patches

-DNA Fix/Patch

-Lets get ready for the fun part
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Open Beta has started https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.NxIndustries.Saphire
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Rouz.:
I wish you didn't drop support for GPE ;( I'm gonna get this as soon as I flash a sense rom
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
My apologies =(
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] keemo.rom:
Great job man ,i love it ,it would be more interesting if it had vertical scrolling like the stock sense launcher. I have installed it on M7 and works like a charm ,maybe you would think about adding vertical scroling in to the picture..

cheers !
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Im currently playing with a the HTC Sliding Menu inside the launcher to give us a new menu system. Any feedback on this? Any suggestions for any type of toolbar? I kinda had the idea of throwing the persistant search bar in here possibly?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Early build of Sapphire 1NE donation key now available on playstore.

Eventually, the key will give users access to exclusive settings but for now acts as a donation for folks wanting to see this launcher have a high future and Android L support.

Its going to be awhile untill nezt update as i want to focus and both style and features for this HTC exclusive
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Sapphire 1NE key updated for a few features

-HTC Apps on G Play

-Blinkfeed Launcher Icon

-Blinkfeed Flip feature (Home assist action)
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Small update given to Sapphire today. PC is down so i used the power of AIDE on my OUYA for this update.

Small patches and memory leaks fixed. Battery boost and transitional effects alot smoother. 1NE key and Rating menu items added in settings(lazy way). Experimental HTC sliding menu concept is in this update so feed me some feedback. Prepping for new features.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] pringled:
This is probably a stupid question, but what's the deal with this launcher exactly? I was under the impression that it was supposed to give you some of the added functionality that comes with other ROMs while maintaining blinkfeed and maybe some of the other Sense 6 launcher features, but (in my case, at least) it doesn't really do anything except let you have a home screen and app drawer. Am I mistaken about the goal of this launcher, or is something wrong on my end? I also noticed that under settings everything is grayed out or not functional which leads me to believe maybe since this is only a work in progress that you just haven't implemented any of the features, might that be the case? Anyway, I'm sure regardless of your answer I will kick myself for not coming to that conclusion myself. Thanks for your time. Cheers!
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
[MENTION=5984355]pringled[/MENTION] your exactly right on this. I keep prepping for actual settings and features but i keep running into things that need fixed or tweaked first for optimal performance. All this launcher is at this time is an htc skinned launcher3 as you've come to see. Ive just put alot of work into the performance lately rather than features which ik alot of people perfer features but i perfer performance myself. And always remember, its a beta, yeah its gonna suck for awhile untill i figure out the sense framework ultimately
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] pringled:
Thanks for the speedy reply, I thought that was the case, but I also wasn't entirely sure. I wouldn't have been surprised if it turned out that I somehow missed the fact that it only ran properly on the M7 or that some other error was committed on my end so I thought I'd double check. I'd much rather wait for a stable, full-featured launcher than get a "full-featured" one right off the bat that I can't even use due to it's ultra buggy nature, so I think it's safe to say that you have your priorities in order. This bad boy has a lot of promise though, so I'm going to be checking this page for updates on the reg. Keep up the good work!
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Been slow lately. Have to do things on AIDE on my ONE M8 since PC is down. We might be seeing some advancement in next update tho.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] mcteague:
Is there any thought to adding icon pack support, cheers
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
I am working on getting support for icon packs. ive never done a launcher before so alot of this is new to me and theres alot of features like icon support that most devs arnt supportive enough to share their knowledge so, thats why its taken awhile.

ive always been just a app dev for hardware hacks but i want to broaden my horizon with more subjective options.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Thraxzzz:
Just the UI I'm looking for :) Way to go Dev! [MENTION=3104921]Nx Biotic[/MENTION]
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Yet another update tonight but tonight i focused on Sapphire's own wallpaper chooser with its own set of wallpapers. i also fixed some performance issues while i was at it.

The wallpapers i have provided are more or less dummys and im aware they suck as i did them quickly lol. I am however asking any community graphic designers if they'd like to submit a wallpaper or 2 to represent.

Anaother day, and update
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Any feedback on latest update?

-Battery Life

-Performance

-Look

-Feel

-HTC UI
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] 3484jacks:
Working well here. Not noticed any battery drain so far. I like the quick settings swipe feature.

I found a spelling mistake in the Custom Activity widget. It says Cancle and should be Cancel.

Any progress on sense widget support? :good:
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Nothing at this time (HTC Widgets)
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Rebuilding the Icon Pack Mixer this week. best of luck to myself. I will also be doing alot of work on the sliding menu and how the launcher presents itself to the user as well as making changes to the Search bar.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] mindmajick:
Just wanted to let you know that you're not talking to yourself. I just noticed this project and will donate when I can.

It's an exciting project. How's you're pc btw? Anything that you need help with on that front?

Edit: premium version paid for. Go buy a soda!
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Just needs rebuilt because a storm hit it. Im building this app on my ouya at the moment with AIDE lol
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Next update will feature an updated Sapphire Sliding Menu & Actionbar to replace persistant search bar. The buttons will be shortcuts to built in HTC apps and activities.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Working on Google profile recognition in Sapphire. This concept is to get a Sapphire user connected to their Plus account and show a more friendly connection between you and Sapphire as well as your HTC. Make most of what matters the most.

Version 1.0 official release is almost here and Im working hard to polish every concept i wanted to see on my M8.

I did unlock my M8 this weekend to see if i could include any exclusive features for custom rom users (Venom, Insertcoin, Renovate) Hoping to get some exclusive content for rooted users.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] muratbaizhanov:
does it still lack of gestures?
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] remicks:
Ha, so here you are. And here I am with an M8. Fate? Maybe. You should pm me soon.

;)
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
I am currently working on a experimental gesture activity launch setting. Trying to get something that feels good with Sapphire.

Holy friggen blast from the past. I shall
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Planned on getting the Version 1.0 Milestone released by the end of the month but that aint happening. Now working 12hr shifts at work mon-sat this month so milestone release will be delayed. Im going to try and release a build update by the weekend that make a few updates to the Sapphire Wallpaper Picker, Sliding Menu, and prepping Google Play services integration and a few misc patches for overall performance.

Keep watch on Google Plus for updates everyone, if you have one that is. This launcher will be getting Google Profile support so having a google plus will be a big plus for using Sapphire in the future
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] MotoTurbo:
Just wanted to say brilliant concept. Always wanted a mix of the two skins in a launcher

Sent from my HTC6525LVW
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Messing around with the Sapphire Personal Dashboard today. Here's a concept of what i hope to achieve

The personal Dashboard or Feed Menu will be responsible for a few things on the side. Number one is the new Searchbar at the top. Its been rewritten to focus on your launcher settings, Blinkfeed launch, and Google Now recognition. Below that is the Clock Mast. Itl be responsible for Time, Date, weather, and the HTC Weather shortcut on click of the weather icon.

Next is the Profile Mast. This will sync with your Google Profile upon signing in on the setup. Personally giving Sapphire permission to allow your Google Profile to be apart of your HTC, giving it an ID. I may include more G+options but we will see.

Below that is HTC Express. Image Buttons replacing the preferences we had her before for a more professional look and feel.

More exclusives will come in do time. Im spending alot of time in this Dashboard because it makes users feel its like built in widgets and I will not be able to include the HTC widgets without having to modify system files so Im spending time to build something that'l replace the loss.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] bdizzle1686:
Dude seriously diggin the clock
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] MotoTurbo:
Just noticed after switching roms..on viperone I could add htc widgets and on my new Rom they don't show up which I don't think they're supposed to anyway after browsing the thread ...weird

M8_Nufsaid...
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Thats an interesting find dude...
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Behold_this:
HTC's widgets have been modified in Viper ROM to show in third party launchers. That's why you see them available to you while on Viper and you don't elsewhere.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Thanks for the heads up.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] MotoTurbo:
ahh explains why i never noticed since on viper i only used blinkfeed untill Sapphire. thanks for the info
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] remicks:
That's funny I didn't get a PM with a download link... :P :D

Digitized from my M8 directly to your eyeballs.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] Nx Biotic:
Nothing exciting yet, lol. Theres alot of wtf'ness going on in recent builds, no need to share lol
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] olorolo:
I'll be following this closely, I love this concept! Please get the HTC widgets going on this baby.
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] mindmajick:
Have you read the last page or two?

Edit: five mere posts before yours...

-> Sent from my mind to your screen
[One (M8) Themes and Apps] olorolo:
Yes I have and I don't like Viper rom and it's horrible battery so I'll wait for the dev to get it working and keep using the rom I'm using with the excellent battery, thx for replying ?