I used LMT a week or so ago but now that I like quick controls on the browser I think they would conflict with each other since I liked the "pie" control for LMT.
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I was having that problem too, but I relegated the left side for browser quick controls, and the right side for the navbar. Works pretty well.
So, what are the chances the OTA for 4.1 is pushed out this week?
Haha, those are just ugly pictures of the gestures, the quick controls look much better.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6157483/Screenshot_2012-07-06-19-25-23.jpg
Oh also, can you set a pie button to the Multitask key? I remember not figuring out how to do that.
TheLegendary
Member
Can you use TitaniumBackup between versions of ROMs? I thought no.
How about this, for switching apps?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...-incredible-gesture-based-app-switching-tool/
Gestures are the future. I'm sure Google will probably
Yes you can.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Cool! I'm giving this a shot now. I'll be using the Pie. Took me a bit to get it going but it looks like it's working now. Too bad the Pie icons are fugly. And you also solved the Browser Quick Controls issue. Smart.
What are you going to do to activate Google Now if you can't swipe up from Home?
You can load your own icons apparently, it's somewhere in the xda thread, haven't done it, but I might load up the WP icons just to make brot grit his teeth a little.
Google Now is just the new version of Google Search app, so I set as long press ->app on the home slice, but you loose that cool little ring and glow effect =(.
Google Now is just the new version of Google Search app, so I set as long press ->app on the home slice, but you loose that cool little ring and glow effect =(.
Wait this works with Browser Quick Controls (and Wave Launcher?)? And it doesn't require installing a particular ROM?
If you do that please share it in the Android customization thread.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Someone with more talent make some nicer icons. The ones included are absolute abominations and I have no idea how they became that bad.
It works with Quick Controls. I assume Wave Launcher, too, depending on where you launch. And no, I don't believe so. I'm running it on AOKP.
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I am now using my entire Note screen instead of having the On Screen Buttons there. It's like I have a new, huger screen. Awesome.
Edit: Icons and widgets on the homescreen are now a pain. There's clearly a huge margin along my homescreen and it's not big enough for another slot for my icons. Balls. Anyone ever change the DPI of the Note?
Wait why did you have onscreen buttons on your Note in the first place? Does this fix the 'hardware menu button' problem with the Note and other Samsung phones?
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Because I hate capacitive buttons. They're disabled, both appearance wise and functionality wise. All you can see is the ugly home button and ugly Samsung logo on my Note. Other than that, a black slab. I also wouldn't have had the multitasking button without on screen buttons.
I don't know what the hardware menu button problem is. I've never had any issue whatsoever with my Menu button.
Did you disable the capacitive buttons with a ROM or app (is what I'm asking)?
That guy's disclaimer is unintentionally hilarious
ALSO: If i want to get rid of homescreen keys and use the quick controls all I need is full screen toggle + pie right?
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Change your launched to either apex or nova. You can change margins and add/remove rows/columns. Up to 7 I believe.
Those are the stock ICS ones, I don't mind them, but it's been proven I have horrible taste already.
Yup, and root of course.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Baller, thanks.
They are the stock ones but they just look so ugly with this implementation.
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Alright, I found the first problem with the Pie. A Menu button doesn't pop up when an app uses the Menu button. On Screen Keys would have the three dots pop up. This doesn't. How do you do it without always having the Menu on the Pie?
cool.
Has anyone upgraded to JellyBelly 2.5? I'm on 2.1 and I really don't want to wipe if i don't have to. Was curious what others have done.
That's the one thing I didn't like at first, but then I realized the menu is always in the same place now. I have menu setup to pop up on back long press. It's actually better for me because I didn't really like the menu options at the top right in ICS apps.
There's just no visual indication of when there's menu options like with hardware keys. =/ I'm probably gonna get in touch with the dev and see if he can tap into the OS so it can be interactive.
brotkasten
Member
The latest click bait article on the Verge is great. Two editors have a fake argument about why the Generic Nexus is(n't) the best Android phone.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/7/9/3146548/galaxy-nexus-jelly-bean-android-ping-counterping
But it's Josh's preferred phone. That's all that matters.
Edit:
I want to see this argument on their next Mobile Show.
brotkasten
Member
But that argument on the Mobile Show (people listen to it?) won't get you 500 comments.
I watch it- Via their Youtube Channel.
I didn't mean for them to NOT have an editorial - But I wouldn't mind them actually arguing about it on the show.
TheLegendary
Member
I went from VanirBEAN to jelly 2.5. Can't speak to any upgrades but it sure is faster than what I had
I personally like the discussion. I really think that these days the benefit of a Nexus device doesnt hold enough weight to put the phone above the likes of the OneX and S3 anymore. This pretty much sums it up:
Yeah, not having stock Android left you with a shit piece of hardware that was janky, slow, unreliable, and all around like a freaking beta back in the day. Pretending like that didn't change massively with 4.0 doesn't fool anyone who has actually used the phones. I'm not going to act like a fucking horizontal scrolling task manager in Sense 4 assaults my sensibilities to the point that I would trade it for the stock version at the expense of the Micro SD slot, Second to none screen, and Superior camera of the HTC EVO LTE.
C'mon now give me a break.... there's a lot more to a phone than just the UI. And there are levels of diminishing returns when it comes to UX. The Skins aren't these massively overbearing shitacular non working collages of incompetence anymore. They work great as daily drivers. There's a minor annoyance here and there, but dont get me started on the Nexus's minor annoyances... IMO the only way the Nexus can enter that fight is if you consider the value of getting one for $349 off contract. That's what puts the phone into the fight, not the fact that its going to get JB asap. I couldn't give two shits about talking to my phone, or Google Now creeping me out by telling me what Im about to do.
Come at me Best Galaxy GAF.
Did you end up getting an EVO or an S3? If the former, how do you like it?
ThatObviousUser
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Hardware buttons are gross and run counter to the Path of Holo that Duarte hath bestowed upon us mortals. Contradict it at your soul's own peril.
brotkasten
Member
I completely agree. Matias did a great job with the button-less N9, when he was still working RIM. It's a shame Dell screwed them over with the buyout.
It's been like forty minutes! Give it a shot, it's not that bad. Most of the apps I use are already using the action bar, so the overflow menu show there are more options anyway. As people move to that there's less guesswork as to whether you can activate the menu or not.
I read this post 3 times :|
Neither:
Mulled it over and landed on the GN due to the tremendous value the lower costs offers
Why you doing me like that tho? That was a good chance for a nice argument! I still think, taking the costs out of the equation that the OneX and S3 are better devices though
You don't say...
I don't know, I just assumed thats the angle they were taking it from for the majority of the article. I hardly see people throw that cost qualifier in the mix, I normally just see people arguing TW and Sense versus Vanilla. With 4.0 and the new direction TW and Sense took this gen, Vanilla is worth a lot less to me now than before. Still has value obviously, but just not nearly as much.Galaxy Nexus has things like barometers and magnometers built in for cool shit like this:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/09/...nces-in-the-geomagnetic-force-to-map-indoors/
I'll always be a nexus head because they always include obscure things like that way ahead of time. Granted, not everything takes off, but it's cool to have those things available. Other mfgs hedge their bets on experimental stuff (see nfc in the US
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OS UI has never really been my main draw so I guess I don't see the draw in skins.
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Verizon & Sprint dudes, they just put up 4.1 binaries for CDMA/LTE you might just get AOSP support.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/09/...nces-in-the-geomagnetic-force-to-map-indoors/
I'll always be a nexus head because they always include obscure things like that way ahead of time. Granted, not everything takes off, but it's cool to have those things available. Other mfgs hedge their bets on experimental stuff (see nfc in the US
OS UI has never really been my main draw so I guess I don't see the draw in skins.
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Verizon & Sprint dudes, they just put up 4.1 binaries for CDMA/LTE you might just get AOSP support.
The Faceless Master
Member
he's no Steve Jobs.
You're right, he isn't a turtle-neck wearing dick
SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
Just got the phone a few hours ago and I am absolutely loving it. Now the question is to wait for JB or do it myself. If anyone can chime how easy is it to do?
Congrats! I am waiting for official release, although I did go through the steps to change my phone from yakuxx to yakju. Get updates from Google rather than Samsung.
If you buy it from the Play store it will have Jelly Bean already.
Are you gonna go the square route and keep everything stock? or are you gonna come join us hooligans at ROM city?
TTOOLL
Member
Actually I'm in Brazil. Play Store doesn't sell it here. We have a Galaxy X, which in terms of hardware is the Nexus. The name is different for unknown reasons. So, will I have to wait for Samsung to update it? I imagine I could root it and then install the Vanilla JB, right?
I'm reading Jean-Baptiste Queru on the Google groups...
he's saying:
"As for AOSP on the VZW Galaxy Nexus, it essentially matches the GSM version now. "
"It's always been possible to create custom builds for the VZW Galaxy
Nexus (we've always distributed all the files we could), but from this
point you can expect that they'll be easier to develop and that
they'll work better in Jelly Bean than they did in Ice Cream Sandwich. "
what exactly does this mean? Safer and easier to flash JB onto my VZW GNex?
kind of just wanted to leave it alone and let Verizon update my phone, but not if it's not going to come until September or something ridiculous like that.
he's saying:
"As for AOSP on the VZW Galaxy Nexus, it essentially matches the GSM version now. "
"It's always been possible to create custom builds for the VZW Galaxy
Nexus (we've always distributed all the files we could), but from this
point you can expect that they'll be easier to develop and that
they'll work better in Jelly Bean than they did in Ice Cream Sandwich. "
what exactly does this mean? Safer and easier to flash JB onto my VZW GNex?
kind of just wanted to leave it alone and let Verizon update my phone, but not if it's not going to come until September or something ridiculous like that.
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