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[G2 and Desire Z General] enculturation:
I read a few complaints about the speakers before I even recieved the phone. When I tried it out once I got it, I can't really hear a difference between the G2's speakerphone and the Slides. They both sound similar to me. I don't really have any complaints. Maybe I'm just getting old...
[G2 and Desire Z General] androidtoy09:
I had a BB9700 and all I have to say is that HTC speakerphones are HORRIBLE!

I love my new G2 but the speakers are probably one of the biggest turnoffs
[G2 and Desire Z General] scrizz:
I think I'm going to go back to my Samsung vibrant.

that phone was great.

I will miss the keyboard though

;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Sv3nt3k:
I'm not really one to use the speaker, but I did have some times having it on while listening to Pandora. I can't compare the quality to anything else, but I'm having no issues with it.

I just need another pair of Bose in-ear headphones and I'll be set! Last one, the wires toward the jack got loose and the sound is abysmal. Two years of service though.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mdayjr:
I love this phone but omg, the speaker does S U C K ! My tp2 had a rockin speaker. I was playing with it earlier and man the sound it put out while playing music. Wish phone makers would stay with what's good. Put that speaker hardware in here? That'll be somethin.
[G2 and Desire Z General] pdxmatts:
The speaker on the G2 is awful, might be a dealbreaker. I'm tempted to switch to the Vibrant as well. My husband has the Vibrant and his video and speaker playback is outstanding, makes my G2 speakers sound like a screech box :mad:
[G2 and Desire Z General] Willie133:
I gotta say I was disappointed with my speakers on the G1... I'm a little disappionted with the speakers on this phone too.
[G2 and Desire Z General] icruisin:
I'll have to say that I like the G2 sound quality allot better than the G1 for sure. I am hearing impaired (but not completely deaf). The default ringer is waay louder and I am impressed that I can hear my phone further than I could with the G1! :D Before, people would tell me my phone is ringing when when i don't feel the vibrations for some reason.

As for the phone jack. It did make me smile when using it with my FM modulator in my car. My car stock system isn't that great to begin with but at near max volume, my speakers sounded distorted with the G1 (thought it was the FM transition). But with the G2, I noticed that it seems to 'bump' allot better at near high volume.. it seems to rock for me :D

Now I am not saying that the G2 is all that as for sounds, just that it is noticeably better than the G1 as according to my ears. I have not tried it as a speaker phone but most phones seem to suck at that to me anyhow.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] asificus:
Is Android any better than windows as far as signal reception? coz mine is really bad only get a low G signal most of the time. I have standard settings as shown and with virgin ,live in west sussex
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] memin1857:
Since the actual gsm phone hardware (radio) is seperate from the hd2 hardware and it is controlled by the radio rom, Android won't probably have any difference. Only signal bar "reporting" or 3g - 2g switch threshold "may" change and that is software.

Note: radio does not mean fm radio.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] domineus:
I get better call quality and reception in windows...
[Fascinate General] goldenstorm:
I was browsing xda and came across a thread over in the captivate forum for changing the sounds for the dialer, [HOW-TO] Custom Dial-Tone Sounds.

Long story short I got the sounds where they should be, however they do not work when dialing a number. I still get the default tones. So my question is how the heck to I change those sounds? I have backed up the orginal key0-9.ogg files, deleted the orginals and dropped in the replacements, verifying they match in name.They play what they should in the music player but not when dialing a number.

Some back ground on me and my phone: I am rooted and running stock kernel, I am deodexed as well. I have themed my phone with bits and pieces found through out xda (made my own metamorph and will be converting it to a flash-able version soon).

I pulled all the apks (phone, contacts, dailertabactivity, etc. decompiled them and poured over the xml files inside to see what I could find that may control the sounds and found nothing. I am not a programmer by any stretch of the imagination, so I could have overlooked something or not even be looking in the right place. I haven't looked at the smali files on because 1. I am not sure how to open them and 2. after seeing several examples through xda I am not sure I would even understand what I was seeing.

Has anyone successfully changing those sounds or any other system sound for that matter? any devs out there know the answer?

oh and yes I have googled and and searched and searched with nothing to answer this question. Love that google link:) Thanks in advance for any insight and help you can offer.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
This is a modified, awesomer version of the Froyo TouchWiz launcher.

---Update---

-Due to demand, I am posting versions that have the colored icon backdrops in the app drawer. Apparently some people like those ugly things.

---New in v1.1 (10/30)---

-Smoother fly-out animation when leaving app drawer

-New version with redesigned 5-icon dock! :cool: (screenshots further down in post)

-No more 16-bit disabled version... everyone seemed to prefer the speed improvements of the enabled version

---Features---

-Landscape mode (270° rotation)

-Transparent app drawer background and no icon backdrops

-New fly-in effect for app drawer icons

-Removed text "Press and hold this page to add content" from blank screens

-Galaxy Tab specific code removed to reduce app size

-Enabled 16-bit mode for faster/smoother animations

Installation (If you're a noob, I recommend using Root Explorer. If you're not, you probably don't need this installation guide.)

1. Copy the default TouchWiz30Launcher.apk and TouchWiz30Launcher.odex (if applicable) from /system/app to your SD card as a backup.

2. Delete TouchWiz30Launcher.odex (if applicable) from /system/app and copy this new TouchWiz30Launcher.apk over the old one.

3. Set permissions of the new TouchWiz30Launcher.apk to rw-r--r--. You can probably get by without doing this. Haven't tried it.

4. Important! If you are installing the new dock version you must clear launcher data to unhide the apps that were in your dock previously. Go to Settings > Applications > Manage applications > Running > com.sec.android.app.twlauncher and then force stop, clear data, and press home.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] iamchucky:
Strange... I couldn't install it. I am on Cog 2.2 beta 9.

It tried to install, then it shows "Applicaiton not installed"
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Just need to put it in /system/app. Be sure to back up the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk that's already in there in case you want to go back.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] iamchucky:
It works now, thx
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
New version with the following enhancements... :eek:

-Enabled 16-bit mode for faster/smoother animations! :cool:

-New fly-in effect for app drawer icons
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
Just to clear this out of the way for everyone else...

Will this work on ANY version of any 2.2 rom we have? Or does this only work on DG's roms?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Any version of any 2.2 rom.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
Great. Thank you. Can't wait to try it.

Sent from my Captivate

Edit: Should we remove the .odex file if we're using the stock 2.2? I backed up and replaced the stock launcher with yours, and got FC's upon reboot.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Yeah, you need to remove the odex file.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
This is fantastic. Thanks for doing this!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
Got it working perfectly. A wonderful mod to TouchWiz.

Sent from my Captivate

Edit: So it's not perfect. Here's what I've found so far.

When I'm in an app and I hit my Home key, it goes back to the home screen. No problem at all there.

When you're already at the home screen, and you hit the home key, the whole launcher FC's.

It also takes forever to load the icons on my homescreen.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
I did say that the first part had no problem at all....

I have rebooted multiple times and it still FC's. Only now, when the launcher does FC, it opens up the browser. Pressing the back button or the home button then, only repeats the process, forcing me to have to reboot the phone.

And my setup is in my signature...

Edit: Also, when in the app drawer, one of the sorting methods is missing. The one that comes on the phone has an alphabetical grid sort that is missing. The only two we have now are the custom grid and alphabetical list.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bedwa:
Well, could you dump a logcat so that we can see where the crash is happening, and if all else fails you could use another launcher... My LG Optimus launcher works on my Captivate.

But seriously. Logcats help out to determine if it's a localized issue or otherwise. :)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
I'm guessing you reduced the number of home screens to 3 or less? I set the 4th screen as default and if the 4th screen doesn't exist then you will get FC's.

The long load time is caused by your FC's. Obviously if it FC's it will have to reload the entire launcher.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
Yes, I only run 2 home screens.

I'll get you a logcat if you need it.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
I believe that feature is exclusive to the Captivate and Vibrant TouchWiz launchers. This version of the TouchWiz launcher isn't based on either of those versions. I will see if I can get that feature added back in.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Don't need the logcat. I already know the cause. I will post a version that has the first screen set as the default.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
Thank you x2. :p
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Kaik541:
I would also <3 a screen #2 version :D

I use 3 screens and would like the middle one to be the "home" home screen.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TorqueWrench001:
gtg465x clicked the thanks button, outstanding.

I use the 5 icon dock version without colored icons exclusively, no matter what rom I am running. Briefly tried the new Continuum v5 (2.3.3), also experienced force closed when I used TWGTG 1.1, I am assuming due to incompatibility, 2.2.1 ---> 2.3.3.

I flashed back to Phoenix Unleashed till the Captivate 2.3.3 roms get further along in dev. Wondering if there are any plans, or if there is a way to use TouchWizGTG Launcher v1.1 with 2.3.3 ?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] hesperides:
Hi friend..

can you edit touchwiz for galaxy mini S5570?

I have already try your file to my phone but not work :(
[Captivate Themes and Apps] neubauej:
I would LOVE to see this working on 2.3.3/.4 !

Is there any chance of that?

:D
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bucsfan2384:
Me too! I love this launcher.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
The next version will have the ability to set the default home screen. ;)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] jslee1020:
I was just looking through xml's for cog9.1's apk and this one... what I was trying to do... was have the home screen set as it is on captivate leaked froyo.. where there is a home icon on one screen, and you cannot delete it.

Would that be twlauncher specific and not this apk??
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dani897:
Good stuff. I really like it. Thsnks for posting.

Edit: landscape is enabled sweet!

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
That and the ability to sort app drawer items alphabetically will be in the next version. Should post it soon if all goes as planned...
[Captivate Themes and Apps] MikeyMike01:
Any way of getting 5 icons at the bottom?

Phone, Messaging, Email, Web, Icons would be NICE.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
I'll look into it.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] AlexNiP:
Where is the download link?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Made a quick change... back up.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] AlexNiP:
Thanks....
[Captivate Themes and Apps] jslee1020:
Hey gtg465x .. If I wanted to make these changes to Eclair version of TouchWiz30Launcher.apk what would I have to edit and where?

I know how to de/re-compile apk's.. and edit xml's... but where would I start the changes?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] designgears:
Pretty sure you can use this on eclair without any issues...

--------

gtg456x, found an issue, it freaks out sometimes and does this, in portrait mode the bar will be on the right side. No way to get out without killing the process.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] jslee1020:
thanks DG! Will try it out on my girlfriend's vibrant
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
This isn't DG's doing, it's GTG's.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] inku:
I think he was just thanking him for answering his question.

Sent from my Samsung Captivate.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] jslee1020:
You should read the last few posts... I was asking GTG a question and DG answered it... thus "Thanks DG"
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dave the Knave:
Oops. Sorry. Read to fast, it didn't click

Sent from my Captivate
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
lol what the heck? :eek:

I haven't experienced this. Anyone else seen this behavior?

edit: I just spent several minutes shaking and twisting my phone every which way and I can't get this to happen. Are you using the latest version? Any particular method you're using to reproduce? I don't really know what to do other than wait and see if someone else experiences that issue and then examine what their setup has in common with yours.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
It hasn't happened to either of NY phones. Sorry I can't replicate this.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] designgears:
I think what did it was... go into landscape mode, lock the screen, go portrait mode, hit the power button, unlock...

and it was the latest version with 16bit disabled..
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
I just tried that and still not happening. Im on V3 as well.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
I still can't reproduce either. I'm thinking it has something to do with your specific setup.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
---Update---

I am reposting Update 2 as TouchWiz30Launcher_16_bit_enabled.zip. It's up to you which version you want to run. The 16-bit mode enabled version will be a little faster/smoother, but there is some slight color banding in certain areas. If you scroll down in the original post, you can look at the comparison shots I posted and decide for yourself if the slight performance boost is worth it or not.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NeoXerO:
Wow. this is awesome.

Just a quick question:

I noticed you have a different clock app (The awesome one that's on CM6)

Where can i get that?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Talking about the round one or the one with weather?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] NeoXerO:
Im talking about the widget and the click app in ur apps menu. U havr a different one than mine.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
It's the stock Android clock. DeskClockGoogle. You can pull it out of the /system/app folder of any AOSP rom.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Kaik541:
just wanted to say thanks, love this. actually convinced me to leave LauncherPro :O
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bubbinator91:
Actually you can't. I decided to try it, following the instructions listed above. It just goes into a force close loop. Luckily I had launcher pro installed, otherwise i'd be forced to have to reflash my phone. So, just as a word to the wise, THIS IS FOR FROYO ONLY.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dani897:
I've had that force close loop just with conflicting market apps. You may have just been unlucky like I have been. But im not recomending anyone else try it without knowing that a reflash is a posible risk.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate Themes and Apps] jslee1020:
I'm loving this... but one quick request/question.

DG's cog has the homescreen indicators go silent if you don't change screens.

Is there a way you could integrate that into this? I could help you out if I knew where to start looking for that!

Thanks!

EDIT:: Found the xml responsible for this (I think)... res/values/bools.xml

"pageindicator_showhide_enable">false</bool>

value should be true.. my comp is acting up when re-compiling.

Think you can spare some time to look into this?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] crusecontrl:
Awesome just what I was looking for and works wonderfully. Anyway to also make the lock screens go landscape ala Handcent. I use the pattern and find it convenent as all get out.

Thank you for your work.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Your wish is my command...

---New in v1.1---

-Smoother fly-out animation when leaving app drawer

-New version with redesigned 5-icon dock! :cool: (screenshots further down in post)

-No more 16-bit disabled version... everyone seemed to prefer the speed improvements of the enabled version
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
So after changing to the new 5 dock I no longer have apps that were in my dock prior to changing. I lost phone, dolphin browser (I can redownload) and my email client? Why would those disappear from my app page completely just by changing the dock?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
You just need to clear the launcher data. Go to Settings > Applications > Manage applications > Running > com.sec.android.app.twlauncher and then force stop, clear data, and press home.

It's because this version uses a different method to put icons in the dock so the apps that were in your dock before are marked as hidden until you clear launcher data.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Dani897:
Find it in settings>application and force stop and clear data. It just didn't launch right. There not in the app drawer because the launcher thinks they are in the launch bar. Touch wiz doesn't show redundant icons between the launcher and the app drawer.

This is cool its like having launcher pro but I keep list view and the Samsung widgets work. Now if you can have swipe gestures on the icons do a secondary operation like launcher pro id be in love [you'd get a donation for sure]. But that sounds like a lot of work if at all possible.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
Ill give it a shot. Thanks.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] rattarico:
dock

how do you add an app to the dock ? I installed and it still has 4
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
1) Make sure you installed the right version. There are two versions in the OP.

2) Blurrycam tutorial (if youtube doesn't lay a turd on you)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] rattarico:
is v1.1 new dock the one? Thats the one i loaded.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Yep. What exactly can you not do? Does what you have look like the screenshots of the new dock version?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] rattarico:
sorry to bother you . I got it . apparently you can't overwrite the twlauncher file , you must delete and then put in the new one... Thank for your help and it works great
[Captivate Themes and Apps] chrisharmful:
Working great on COG 9.1.3. Took a while to figure out root explorer but got to go no problem. Looks great with the Darkness theme. There's pretty much nothing stock about mind that at all. Thanks a bunch.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gunnyman:
Thanks so much for this. It's what TW should have been from the start. :)
[Captivate Themes and Apps] bts0uth:
I was going to use this but I use the LCD Density Changer and everything I have tried so far scales perfectly including my games but this doesn't for whatever reason.

The App drawer only takes up like 1/3 of the screen when using density 200.

This is awesome though, I will definitely keep checking out this thread
[Captivate Themes and Apps] rock you:
is it possible to have the normal Galaxy App drawer with this Luncher ? l love the black background and the shadw behaind apps.

do any one know how to have it with this luncher ?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Mammon88:
Great work gtg465x!!! I was wondering if you can port your work to the touchwiz for 2.1. Or at lease point me in the right direction for the transparent app drawer. Attach is the 2.1 touchwiz3.0. I would like to include your work in Heroic Epic for Samsung Epic. Thanks!!!

Edit::Added touchwiz from samsung source...thanks again gtg465x!!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] joeshmoe08:
Thanks

Great job gtx This is awesome! Just have some questions. Is there anyway to disable the rotating? Also what clock is that with the weather and time (looks like htc clock)? Its in your blurry cam video. How do you delete icons on homescreen (the delete/trash isn't there on video)?

Edit: Oh and to bring up the preview of homescreens, do you just pinch?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
You cab pull down the menu and disable auto rotate. But why install this if you didn't want that as a feature?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] K-mart Shopper:
Thx GTG, been wanting landscape feature.

Not sure if you changed the homescreen configuration already - I only have one homescreen and it works okay.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
---Update---

-Due to demand, I am posting versions that have the colored icon backdrops in the app drawer. Apparently some people like those ugly things.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] joeshmoe08:
Thanks. There are other features like transparent wall, faster, and 5 icon dock that I like about it. Also the preview thing of the the homescreens is cool. Anyways, I never said I was going to disable it, I just might want to do it somtimes if it gets annoying.

Also can anyone answer my other questions?
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
Yeah, you just pinch to bring up home screen previews. Same as our default 2.2 TouchWiz launcher.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] joeshmoe08:
Thanks and what is the clock with the weather (in video and looks like htc clock) and how to delete home screen icons.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
I didn't watch the video but it could be either beautiful widget, weather and toggle widget or fancy widget. Removing apps from your home screen has not changed.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] gtg465x:
fancy widget
[Captivate Themes and Apps] joeshmoe08:
Suggestion

Hello gtg I am loving this and have a suggestion/contribution. I used to use launcherpro and was able to hide icons in setting hidden apps and I was wondering if you can add that feature.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Tomtep:
Dark Screen with JPA:mad::mad::mad:
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Cezar`:
could you please include a version which works well with lower densities?

Thanks a lot!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Kaik541:
that's a very specific request and I believe would require the source code to be available so it can be built to be scalable. Also, bolding your text makes you sound a bit demanding, just for future reference.

The only addition I'd like to see is the disappearing dots. Works in landscape but they stay visible in portrait mode.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] joeshmoe08:
Please respond

So gtg are you thinking of implementing this feature in a future version? I really would like to have this feature because I hate having the att bloatware, but don't want to permanently delete it either. I wouldn't really know but I don't think it should be that hard since other open source launchers have it so you can get the idea? I might be wrong so pardon me for my ignorance.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] flashman2002:
Why don't you just freeze the bloatwear using Titanium backup? That way it will be hidden until you want/need it.