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[EVO 4G General] 22350:
Totally get you. Not sure if any other ROM'S are as fast or as stable. Certainly a lot of other features, like tethering, are there so you wouldn't loose out on that sort of stuff.

What I do like about this is that the Chinese can't lock us out on functionality we want.

Really interested in hearing about CM7 user experiences.

If I can get all my stuff on the "desktop" with simplified access, I am down.
[EVO 4G General] cordell12:
Yeah, I kept doing that and renaming what was the default home to apps, and the one I wanted to be home "home". It didnt like that, lol. I had to use the default home screen to set up as my home, then moved it as you said and its in the middle, for now. I will prob end up back to launcher pro, I would hate to have to set this up as much as I set up launcher pro from scratch! I have read complaints about the battery, I think that is from messing with SPB rather than the battery it uses to run, its just another launcher.
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
Yea...It didn't like that for me either. And yea..my launcher pro is set to how i like it, and tried to make that similar, and it didn't play nice. And yea, I figure the drain was more from swiping and watching it spin, then the actual power consumption.
[EVO 4G General] cordell12:
I think I am done with it, the contacts I add to my home in launcher pro cause android.process.acore to FC when clicking on them. Those are a must, gives the option to call, email, text, I use those more than anything on my home screen :eek:

Thanks for the find though, It is a cool time killer :) Once it rolls out of Beta I may have a different opinion, as I really like the UI it offers!
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
That's awkward, but I agree, I'll evaluate it once its out of the beta stage. And anytime. :)
[EVO 4G General] Heaterz16:
You can change the icons with desktop visualizer - that is what I did.
[EVO 4G General] Just_s:
One thing is for sure, this is NOT a launcher/tool for people who are already challenged with the relatively simple tasks of using LauncherPro/ADW, flashing a ROM, or self-troubleshooting. I know people have to learn somehow, but how about the basics first.

For all our sake, I hope that this thing remains hard to get and well hidden until it is in a more workable condition. Otherwise I foresee threads (and sadly not just this one) run a muck with SPB questions that are akin to fingernails on a chalkboard.

Hey what widget is that? Why is this asking for activation, are the police going to come get me, please someone help!? Can this be used on [insert ROM of choice]? Hey where did my 4G go, this app stole it!? My dog died, do you think SPB had something to do with it? Is SPB the same as SBC and won't they kill your battery and rob your grandma? :eek:
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Lol, awesome.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
curious about the bottom buttons

Hey guys, as I can't actually put my hands on this right now, I had a question.

What sort of modifications are possible, with regards to the bottom navigation Jog?

I see two launcher buttons. One web, the other phone. Can those be changed?

I generally don't dial numbers, I pull up a search and start entering a person's name, from there I dial / email / sms / ect....

Are there options to change the bottom arrangement? I saw some demos of the spb and they had different bottom arrangements.
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
There currently is no way to change the two launcher buttons. Maybe they will add support to in the future. I usually bring up the dialer and use the number pad to find a contact.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
would be great to have some way to launch a find.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
ok, here is what I am talking about: This is an image of a current version and the bottom bar is different:

kind of smart, as once you bring up the wheel of cards, why do you need a jog control?
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Different build # 15604 is that build.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
Is that newer or older?
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
That's the newest build.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
That seems the fix the options issue on the bottom bar.

hopefully that will leak out mysteriously.
[EVO 4G General] JOHNDEO:
Thanx for the help
[EVO 4G General] jrdejavux:
anybody knows the release date?
[EVO 4G General] breezer260:
Yeah this launcher is sweet, almost feels like you get the best of MIUI but still have the sense applications (not widgets). Very cool, definitely excited to see the full version.
[EVO 4G General] bballer71418:
A few post back i asked how to change your default home screen inside of the app but with no prevail to the answer i got is there any other way to change that?
[EVO 4G General] Nrre:
Heh, i remember using this on my old HTC Touch Diamond.

that was the first phone i hacked and flashed roms to all the time...got the Bold 9650 for a month and unlocked it and flashed hybrid roms to it, now i have the Evo4g...might have to check out SPB Mobile shell again.

BTW, ffound my old Diamond in the closet...plugged it in for a few, still uses SPB Mobile shell, can dualboot WinMo 6.5.3 or Android 2.0, haha, nostalgia
[EVO 4G General] d-evo_me01:
how is going bro, are you guys beta testers or can any one get this spb mobile shell

thanks ahead
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
Has anyone put this over a stock sprint evo? With nothing else done?

How did it work?
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
As long as you enable unknown sources, you should be good to go.
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
well, this is nifty nm slick, but missing a few functions... still playing with this. interesting. Thanks OP. ;)
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
Anytime, glad I could help out the forum. :)
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
How could you tell the build # of it?
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
if you freeze the video, you can see the info screen at one point.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
Yea, but I am wondering how it runs. Theoretically if it works well, you will have all the functionality of your phone without a ton of hacking.

Hope that newer version turns up soon.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
Dang, were way behined here. running build 4365 while there is build 15604 out now. pretty big jump there in builds so likely a whole lot missing now.

I already searched around and couldn't find anyone with a later build than the 4365 one.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
Yea, me too. went deep into foreign sites. Also did an FTP site search.

Goose eggs
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
It's from MWC 2011, so that was only a few week's ago, doubt anyone has a copy of it.
[EVO 4G General] Jfree3000:
Can you change the names of each page, like communications etc?
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Yes, it's pretty easy. Swipe to the screen you want to change.

Long press on a shortcut on that screen to go into editing mode.

Hit menu

Select rename panel

Uncheck automatic naming and type in the new name.

Exit editing mode by either hitting back or the big check mark at the bottom left.
[EVO 4G General] big790:
For some reason when i get a text message the hole launcher restart its self all over again
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
New one on me, for the people getting the comparability error, delete the spb mobile shell from manage apps. Reboot the phone and try again.
[EVO 4G General] Just_s:
LOL, yeah, the "300" is not all apps, but rather app data elements in Titanium Backup. I need to fix that post. I do have quite a few apps though, probably around 70, but I don't always keep that many, I was putting together some articles/comparisons and also testing some things. I use about 40 consistently.
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Gotcha, I skimmed through the apps in your signature the other day, some cool stuff in there. My problem is once you get so many apps on the phone it is harder to find a rogue app that may be eating battery or causing issues, so I try to keep it simple.

As far as the spb issue I have not looked into it too much since its working so well for me, like you I have broken it(1time after a reboot). All I had to do was uninstall, reboot and reinstall to get it back. If I had to guess I would believe it could be another launcher that breaks it.
[EVO 4G General] Just_s:
Same theory here. I actually have 10 more apps to go and then I have six launchers and Home Switcher to check out one by one. I think it is either one of those or something else was going on. Then it's time to take some quick screen shots, then clean house and get back down to a more manageable number of apps LOL
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Interested to see what you find.

Are you installing apps, uninstalling spb and reinstalling it to see if the newly added apps break it?

Edit- just remembered, you can install the apps and then reboot since you have to activate it after each reboot.
[EVO 4G General] Just_s:
I did that the first couple of times, but I had so many apps, I couldn't sit there doing it one at a time and it was not the same group of apps that broke SPB each time. I'm starting on the launchers now, so we'll see if it is something there. It could just be some freak incident/perfect storm kinda thing. All I know is that whenever I start from a clean install, SPB runs perfectly (other than that damn activation prompt of course.)
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
I was able to break spb with LCD density changer. Upon setting, density after the reboot it asked to activate and gave me the compatibility error. Just had to hit the search button and bypass it.

I don't know what it is but CM7 runs so sluggish for me.

Edit- after setting the density back to 240 I have rebooted twice and activated spb without the compatibility error.

LCD density changer confirmed as a known app to break spb mobile shell. Not the app itself its the act of changing the density.
[EVO 4G General] r0cky0790:
+1 the exact same thing happened to me yesterday while using LCD density changer. I didn't have to uninstall, just had to switch back to 240 and everything was norm.

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[EVO 4G General] eman3316@optonline.net:
Whats the hype around this app anyway. I thought it was terrible on WM and I feel the same about it on Android.

Would love to know why people love this app so much. It doesn't really bring anything new to the table. The 3D wheel is not useful at all. The only thing it offers is some pretty effects if you sit there and keep spinning it around to pass the time. Otherwise, it really serves no purpose and does not get you anywhere faster.
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Different strokes for different folks.
[EVO 4G General] _MetalHead_:
Agreed 100%. It really boggles my mind how SPB thinks they can charge $30 for something like this. It brings ZERO new functionality to the table, and since I'm on LauncherPro, it actually feels like a huge step backward.
[EVO 4G General] thabet22:
i love this launcher so much. cant wait till its officialy released. for now im sticking with this version. SO COOL!!
[EVO 4G General] _MetalHead_:
Do you plan on paying $30 for it when it's officially released? Because that's how much it will cost.
[EVO 4G General] r0cky0790:
If you really saw what this did in its full capability you would understand what the hype is about. Even though the version we use now doesn't do much its different from other launchers. IMO I get tired of using the same launchers that's why I have more than one. With launcher pro being one of them, sometime it gets old. Do some research for what SPB really does and maybe you would want to spend thirty measly dollars on something that can set the customization of your Droid through the roof.

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[EVO 4G General] _MetalHead_:
Well it's gonna have be something SIGNIFICANTLY different from this beta for it to be worth anything, let alone $30. I can understand how it could be great for something like winmo, but with the level of customization that Android already offers, I really can't see it being anything other than a flashy, expensive novelty.
[EVO 4G General] r0cky0790:
I understand and respect your opinion. Just go to youtube and you will see what I mean.

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[EVO 4G General] Jfree3000:
Thanks man.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
I played with it over the weekend, and it's not bad. If it had an app drawer, you can use less window panes and scrolling through them would be easier since you wouldn't need so many.

$30 though? That's a bit much.
[EVO 4G General] Just_s:
It's unique enough and flashy enough that I'd spend $5 for it, but no way would I pay $30. IMO it is at least as good as LPP or ADWex and the reality is GO is as good as any for FREE. I think it is all a matter of taste and as has been mentioned in this thread already, variety is good. I have 5 launchers that I switch between. Keeps things fresh. Besides with all of the other customization tools out there, the launcher has become less important in terms of aesthetics.

BTW, where is this listed at $30? As far as I can see, this is OEM only. I don't see any reference for this being available to end users, but do find several sources indicating OEM use.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
I think the version, 15604 is quite good. The current version is just not really ready for prime time.

Regarding cost, I think that it is an issue of what you want to do.

A lot of people like flashing roms and tweaking their phones. I have to say that I would not be a fan of doing that. If I could buy something like this and blast out the stock sprint interface, it would be worth 30 bucks, just to not have to spend my time screwing around.

It does start to make waiting for the new webos device seem more logical.

Reading through the MIUI and SPB thread is getting a little scary. Not that I can't dork out, like the rest, just not sure I want to spend the energy. Stock EVO just pisses me off, when I use it. Just not a good UI.
[EVO 4G General] r0cky0790:
Haha. You and us all. I think that's why everybody has a rooted phone.

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[EVO 4G General] Jfree3000:
The animations stopped working on mine, using CM7 nightly 13.

Never mind now its working.
[EVO 4G General] potna:
I always thought Android's home screen was very similar to mobile shell. With the whole scrolling desktop and widgets.

Ok well I went and got it. First thoughts are blank, it looks cool, also I was a huge fan of spb on wm. It was way better then sense. Intact it is very much like all the android homescreens. I guess that's part of the reason switching over to android wasn't that big of a problem.

I'll keep playing with it and follow up with my thoughts. Oh and I run a stock rooted Rom and it installed and worked with no problems so far.
[EVO 4G General] Mahlhavoc:
Widgets.. anyone know of compatable widgets or where to DL more? It's fun and the stock widgets are kinda cool.. the weather is very nice.
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
I found a fatal flaw with spb, a huge memory leak. I'm having to reboot the phone every 2 days. I get fc's from spb when the built in android task killer tries to kill it.
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
yea, worked great for a few days, than acted funky, FCs, reboots, ect. Fun to play with, and has potential. (really liked the folding folder widgets things...)

uninstalled for now, waiting for a better/newer leak, or for the devs to let me beta for them ;)
[EVO 4G General] potna:
with spb mobile shell on wm, there were a decent amount of handy little widgets, now it seems there arent any, or i am not looking in the right places.

where are the settings for this android version? i cant find them.
[EVO 4G General] Mahlhavoc:
With folder organizer you can make an app drawer FYI and get rid of the apps on the pages... now I hear of a 3d music widget... anyone know of it? It would be sweet for a dev to take this apart and make somethin out of it... wish I had that skill as this has MAJOR POSSIBILITIES.... anyhow thanks for the help you know who.
[EVO 4G General] Just_s:
I have a nandroid setup with this working (only a handful of other apps on it), where I can go and fuss with SPB. I never could get it to work with my full setup on multiple ROMs. I think it had something to do with the number of other apps I have because it was never the same app twice that caused SPB to stop functioning. Anyway, I also noticed some pretty significant issues with memory and battery after a few hours with SPB on. Like everyone else, I think this is an interesting idea, but I'll wait for a final build leak.
[EVO 4G General] mario23:
I'd love to try this out. I emailed my beta request a while back but I guess wasn't one of the lucky ones.

I LOVE BETA'S!
[EVO 4G General] davilu:
Trick. once is set as home, switch to a dif home; add a live wallpaper then change back to spb and now you a live wallpaper on shell!
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
nvm..

not to self: read first, THEN post.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
what are you confused about?? you linked the POCKETPC version. The android version is currently in a closed Beta right now. Hence the extreme lack of available apk's except fhr the very very old build number.
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
Correct, spb mobile shell is out for Windows mobile, the beta for Android is a closed beta limited to device manufactures and not the consumer. So no sense in wasting your time signing up.
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
I don't know why you're getting the ppc version page, I was on the android page when I copied the link. Also, I just cleared my browser cache and clicked the link again, I still get the android page.

Anyway, I edited my post after reading back.
[EVO 4G General] _MetalHead_:
Linked the android version for me too.
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
The link sends me to the windows mobile version, which you can buy.
[EVO 4G General] customhdrider:
This looks cool,,would love to play with it,,unfortunate that it's a closed beta test,,
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
If you guys want this shoot me a pm, the apk I have is verified by myself and numerous other members to work correctly without hacks. If it doesn't work for you then its an issue with something on your phone.

If I don't respond to your pm right away it usually means I am at work dealing with real life.
[EVO 4G General] aburgthing:
I've been running this as my daily for a week and love it. I get great battery life and no lag whatsoever. Been doing some kernel hopping so I don't know what came first the chicken or the egg. I have not had a random reboot yet. Takes a little time to get around and understand but once set up it's clean and simple. The app drawer issue is easily solved with a few clicks in Folder Organizer. My one and only issue is the calendar (which looks very nice btw) does not update nor is there anyway to manually update it that I have found. Otherwise I personally like it and will probably buy it if it ever becomes available to the general public and because my Evo is just spoiled rotten. :-)
[EVO 4G General] freakonaleash:
do you have the build 15604?
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
^ Ditto...
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Is there a new version out? I have 5.0
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
check your build # and you'll likely see that its a very outdated one when compared to whats shown in the CES video.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Oh yeah, that I knew lol
[EVO 4G General] dfine1966:
I also would love to know if anyone has build 15604. I am running the older version, and it shows a lot of potential. I have had a few crashes with it, but nothing to bad. The only thing I don't like, is every time I shut my phone down, when I turn the phone back on, it ask for the activation all over again. I still has my settings, but it still a pain.

I can't understand why SPB won't release this to the public. I doesn't seem any of the OEM's that SPB is selling the Mobile Shell 5.0 are based in the United States, at least to my knowledge. Most of us are looking for something different and exciting. Most Home screens that come with our phones from the big 4 here in the U.S are boring to say the least. Mobile Shell 5.0, at least would give us something different. SPB has a great opportunity to sell this on the Android Market or even at there own web site to the masses, especially in the U.S. I just hope they are not so short sighted in their decision. We can only hope.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Fyi the new spb mobile launcher is now in the market priced at 14.99, that's a little steep for a launcher eh?
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
huh.

ima gunna have to check that out. 14 bucks, whata joke.
[EVO 4G General] 22350:
15 bucks to fix all the bull**** with the stock ui. i think it isn't too expensive, vs. burning hours loading roms
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
thats giving it quite a bit of credit. i don't think it "fixes everything", or even "anything", just makes it pretty. perhaps even interesting.
[EVO 4G General] aburgthing:
I have one question for anyone who downloaded the app. Does it do landscape? That was the only glaring flaw in the beta.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Dude I want it but 15 bucks eek, those kind of prices encourage pirating lol. I bought all(85%) of my apps but I'm just saying. For those of you looking at me weird don't even act like I'm alone or you will get struck by lighting. If they bring it down 5 ill buy it right now.
[EVO 4G General] Rippley05:
To fix what exactly? It's definitely nice but not at all worth 15$. Sorry.
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
No it does not. It will benefit from some further refinement but it's smoother than I expected on my evo. I wish the carousel would tilt based on g-sensor input, that would be cool. IMO it's worth $15, hell the widgets alone are worth $15.
[EVO 4G General] Ryjabo:
This looks pretty awesome (I watched the youtube video) but eh there's no way I'm paying $15 for it. Maybe if there wasn't only a 15-minute refund policy. 15 minutes isn't enough time to toy around with a launcher.
[EVO 4G General] tomh1979:
I spent the $15 to test it, decided I keep it, runs pretty good, would be nice to work in landscape though.
[EVO 4G General] mayate:
although i agree that it shouldnt be more than 10$ i did the same thing... i liked the beta that was swimming around so i paid just to try it... must say i think its cool.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
I'm not paying the $15 for it lol i'll just wait until Amazon has it for free
[EVO 4G General] ddwood1089:
Does any one know how he did this??
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
How who did what?
[EVO 4G General] ddwood1089:
How he put spb 5.0 on his evo
[EVO 4G General] sftd:
If you guys think fifteen dollars is expensive, perhaps you should spend more time securing your economic future and less time reading forums. :)
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
While your opinion is (mildly) witty, and perhaps insightful, perhaps you misunderstand.

It's not that most of us don't have $15 to throw around, it's that we don't have $15 to throw at an app that has questionable functionality/stability/value.
[EVO 4G General] Rippley05:
I have to agree with this. People can insult someones financial situation if they like.. that's just a cheap shot tho.

If it's worth 15$ to you, then by all means, buy it. For me, it is very nice but very limited. I don't want to contribute to it and send a message that it's ok to sell apps for this much. It's pretty much eye candy and doesn't offer all that much functionality that we don't already have.

If this thing sells like hotcakes then next we'll have "ADW ex XE" selling for 12$

"Launcher Pro Plus Plus" Selling for 13$ and "Go Launcher Gone" selling for 10$.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
I spend $15 daily on food alone if not more. It's not the cost, it's the value. Would you pay $60,000 for a 1998 Kia Sephia that had nothing done to it but a body kit?
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Hahahaha. @ the Kia question, but I'm the same way man, talk about spending 20 bucks a day on food before I even get home at 6pm.