Apex 4 lyfe yo. Nova's a crunk of slow.
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Apex 4 lyfe yo. Nova's a crunk of slow.
I disagree with the above. Nova runs absolutely fine, and always has.
They are all good choices, Action Launcher is also really good and has some extremely useful features.
They are all good choices, Action Launcher is also really good and has some extremely useful features.
I tried Nova out a couple of days ago because I was trying a specific homescreen setup out and man, going from the smoothness and the clean ass menus of Apex to Nova's laggy, overly cluttered mess they call a menu was jarring to say the least. A simple task such as changing an app icon was stupid and slow because of Nova's affinity of skinning and changing up every single menu option.
I switched back to Apex pretty quickly and haven't looked back.
I can't say i've experienced that at all. I've run a number of homescreen setups, widget excessive or not, and Nova has always been the snappiest launcher. Apex has actually been the one that has chugged a little. Combine that with Apex having a hard time with grid sizes and I will always recommend Nova over Apex. Like I said though, both are good launchers.
The Faceless Master
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that's exactly why i switched to Nova. Apex had an issue with the layout i wanted to use. performance seemed to be the same, though two years ago when i tried the two, Apex was better in performance.
Yeah Apex does have a bit of issues with the grid sizes, but with a bit of tweaking I managed to get the exact same homescreen setup in Apex as in Nova. I guess the thing that irked me the most about Nova was the design language of the menus and stuff, just looks bad.
Honestly, it is very personal preference. Both are good, I prefer Apex. But they're both free so why not try both.
I disagree with the above. Nova runs absolutely fine, and always has.
They are all good choices, Action Launcher is also really good and has some extremely useful features.
I am so fucking stupid. I don't know how I missed it the first time I looked through the settings. Sheeeeeit. Thanks. Also, I event haven't seen you post in ages.
Atom launcher is better. Only cause of ease of use and the stretched folder. Where you can swipe through
zomgbbqftw
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Holo launcher is the one true god.
Apex for stock+customization. Action Launcher for something different. Next Launcher 3D for something TOTALLY different.
SirMossyBloke
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I'm using Nova right with with no issues. I tried Holo launcher and didn't notice any difference between that and Nova so switched back.
I really have no idea what the differences are supposed to be.
I really have no idea what the differences are supposed to be.
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K WTF is with swiftkey underlining almost every single word in red even though it's spelled right. How do I fix this? I tried deleting the app data and redownloading the english (US) language pack and it did nothing. Guess I'll try uninstalling the app altogether now.
edit: didn't help...
edit: didn't help...
The Faceless Master
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AT&T getting MEGA
Why would anyone buy this? Just wait for the Note 3
The Faceless Master
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maybe it'll be $0-99 on contract like phones with mid-range specs normally are? who knows nowadays...
Some people want stupidly large phones. My brother's reason for getting the note was the big screen.
cheap big phone
OK So I'm about to do this. First time doing this sort of thing on my phone.
I'm trying to follow the guide and stuff, but is there a way to back up my stuff in case I fuck it up?
What happens if I DO fuck it all up?
Back up your current ROM with ROM Manager, Titanium, Recovery mode, ect. Or use Odin in case shit really goes down
Odin will revert your phone back to factory settings, as in, just as it was when you first used it.
Man, now i'm starting to feel intimidated by this haha. Without my phone I'm kind of fucked.
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GUYS THE SWIFTKEY PROBLEM. FOCUS.
The HTC keyboard is great tho
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Pshhhhhh I'd rather use the stock (google) keyboard than that one.
BUT WHY IS EVERYTHING UNDERLINEDDDdd
BUT WHY IS EVERYTHING UNDERLINEDDDdd
ThatObviousUser
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Apple sucks.
Then use it.
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I did for a while but I really like the swiftkey suggestions. Sometimes I type whole messages using them
The Faceless Master
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Play Store or Beta SwiftKey? What browser? What OS? What Skin?
try the SwiftKey cloud beta if you're not already
try the SwiftKey cloud beta if you're not already
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play store swiftkey, and not just in the browser it's anywhere. Even when I sms. Almost every word is underlined red. OS is whatever HTC One is on these days.
found another screen "issue"
basically on some shades of color, like gray and whatnot, there's these vertical lines across the screen. Basically lines that are the same color displayed on the screen but brighter.
there's like 3 or 4, one being the most noticeable, and they are kinda bent? not straight, but go from top to bottom
anyway, its my first experience with amoled so again, im not sure how random it can be. Warranty here is pretty shitty, so I gotta make the gamble of either keeping it or try to exhange it (wich likely wont happen since they only check if the phone works fine afaik). Thing is idk what are the odds of the exchange having the same issues
so I might just deal
its very noticeable, for example, on something like Canabalt's main menu, wich is all shades of grey. Almost like fat uneven scanlines
galaxy S3 btw
basically on some shades of color, like gray and whatnot, there's these vertical lines across the screen. Basically lines that are the same color displayed on the screen but brighter.
there's like 3 or 4, one being the most noticeable, and they are kinda bent? not straight, but go from top to bottom
anyway, its my first experience with amoled so again, im not sure how random it can be. Warranty here is pretty shitty, so I gotta make the gamble of either keeping it or try to exhange it (wich likely wont happen since they only check if the phone works fine afaik). Thing is idk what are the odds of the exchange having the same issues
so I might just deal
its very noticeable, for example, on something like Canabalt's main menu, wich is all shades of grey. Almost like fat uneven scanlines
galaxy S3 btw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sDxILqDomk
Is this a good method to go down? Looks pretty fool-proof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y89i8hpWD5E
this too for getting cyanogenmod (older version?)
EDIT: I noticed my version is 4.1.2 on Verizon, but the toolkit only lists 4.1.1 Will that work?
Is this a good method to go down? Looks pretty fool-proof.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y89i8hpWD5E
this too for getting cyanogenmod (older version?)
EDIT: I noticed my version is 4.1.2 on Verizon, but the toolkit only lists 4.1.1 Will that work?
Vanillalite
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To busy using the stock Google keyboard sorry!
Follow the steps from the OP in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053799
Thanks. It's rooted and I'm downloading the Nightly 10.2 CMod.
I have the 10.1.x stable. is it worth going for nightly?
EDIT:
maybe choosing to backup 11k SMS wasn't such a good idea.
Go straight to CM 10.2. Don't waste your time on older builds. Make sure it's a fresh, clean install. There is a 20130813 build of gapps floating about. Ignore the build from 20130726. There are links all over XDA for that or just Google it. Keep in mind those are for 4.3 only. They will not work on 4.2.2 builds or lower.
Titanium backup and SU might be fucked on 4.3 . There are fixes for them but I don't know of they're universal or device specific. Kernels, radios and mods can improve performance, signal and battery life. Just very careful. I installed a sound booster mod (Sammy devices have shitty sound output) the other day that froze my phone whenever I made calls. I had to do a full wipe to reverse it. Huge pain the ass. Something seemingly simple can cause unforseen issues. Be careful. Be sure to read asuch info and impressions as possible.
Thanks for the help. Doing a backup right now, but will then go for the nightly and I did find the right gapps zip.
I don't think I'll be messing with any of that other stuff right now. I think stock JB will be enough of an upgrade for me for a while. At least until I get more comfortable with this sort of thing.
I don't think I'll be messing with any of that other stuff right now. I think stock JB will be enough of an upgrade for me for a while. At least until I get more comfortable with this sort of thing.
Sony Honami Mini is looking fairly amazing. Surely to please those who dislike the bigger devices but want decent specs
http://www.svartling.net/2013/08/here-is-specs-of-sony-honami-mini.html?m=1
Snapdragon 800 baby
http://www.svartling.net/2013/08/here-is-specs-of-sony-honami-mini.html?m=1
Snapdragon 800 baby
Here's a rundown of my gripes so far after about 2 hours of using 10.2
-Cant hide apps in drawer
-Can't edit contacts (forgot to update my contacts so I lost some people) meaning I can't add numbers or delete other people I no longer talk to
-No way to turn off the capacitive button lights (s3)
-Default browser isn't as good as the default on s3
-Can't set pages to loop (scroll right and eventually be on the page I started (home screen or drawer)
-Can't scroll through drawer pages quickly by grabbing tiny scroll bar like I used to. Have to swipe, swipe, swipe
-lock screen is pretty wonky.
Probably more things I haven't run into yet or i forgot.
Junior Mint
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Is that site credible? Could be an interesting device...
Get the latest version of AOSP Browser and get Apex Launcher.
ThatObviousUser
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Stock Google keyboard is sublime.
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