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[Stryder]

Man, I would kill for MIUI for the GS2.

Not sure how well it works but..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130951

 

[Circle T]

Which slider are you using for your WidgetLocker?

I'm using the "XDeep" theme. I've tried a bunch of different ones, and just keep coming back to it. Very simple, and looks nice with a lot of my layouts....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11764297&postcount=55

 

[ScOULaris]

Thanks to this thread for helping me discover SimiClock and SimiFolder. Both were exactly what I needed to complete my minimalist transformation on my Nexus S.

 

[ty_hot]

Where can i get a Google Music Beta widget?

 

[ty_hot]

Google Music Beta

which is this google music widget?

the default one looks like the one from the default Android music player =/

 

[rubbishmonkey]

which is this google music widget?

the default one looks like the one from the default Android music player =/

I'm taking a guess here.. but it could be the modified transparent one from here?

 

[Circle T]

which is this google music widget?

the default one looks like the one from the default Android music player =/

I'm taking a guess here.. but it could be the modified transparent one from here?

That is correct. Same app as stock, just with the widget made transparent.

 

[ty_hot]

thanks guys, that default grey is just terrible

 

[lobdale]

Thanks for all the tips guys, taken a lot of inspiration from here on my new HTC Desire HD (well, new to me, anyway).

Running Launcher Pro, five screens, with the Froyo dock slider at the bottom. Upper area is Simi Weather and clock, middle is Circle Battery, and the bottom is the Ubermusic player widget, I have it skinned with the Metro look. On the bottom is the app tray, gmail, dialer, softbank mail, and a Simi Folder with games in it. Page left for some other frequent icons, page right for Simple Calendar. Background is from HTC Sense.

 

[Chorazin]

Thanks for all the tips guys, taken a lot of inspiration from here on my new HTC Desire HD (well, new to me, anyway).

Running Launcher Pro, five screens, with the Froyo dock slider at the bottom. Upper area is Simi Weather and clock, middle is Circle Battery, and the bottom is the Ubermusic player widget, I have it skinned with the Metro look. On the bottom is the app tray, gmail, dialer, softbank mail, and a Simi Folder with games in it. Page left for some other frequent icons, page right for Simple Calendar. Background is from HTC Sense.

How did you get rid of the toolbar at the top? Rooted?

 

[lobdale]

Not rooted, it's actually a feature built into Launcher Pro's settings. You can have it hide. Basically I have it so if I am on any screen other than the main home screen, pressing the home button will take me to the home screen, and if I press home while I am ON the home screen, the notification bar drops down. It's pretty slick!

 

[Chorazin]

Not rooted, it's actually a feature built into Launcher Pro's settings. You can have it hide. Basically I have it so if I am on any screen other than the main home screen, pressing the home button will take me to the home screen, and if I press home while I am ON the home screen, the notification bar drops down. It's pretty slick!

Oooooh, that sounds awesome. Gonna have to check that Launcher out ASAP!

 

[lobdale]

Oooooh, that sounds awesome. Gonna have to check that Launcher out ASAP!

Yeah I was pretty skeptical since I liked the look of HTC Sense that was default, but this Launcher Pro is awfully cool. It's I think about four bucks for the full version, but that one lets you resize widgets by just dragging, so you can really customize stuff. I also could increase the "columns" to five so I could have widgets three-wide centered nicely or two on one side and two on the other with some nice symmetrical padding in the middle.

Definitely worth a look, you can do some neat stuff with it.

 

[Barrett2]

Oooooh, that sounds awesome. Gonna have to check that Launcher out ASAP!

You can do a ton of stuff with it.

 

[Circle T]

I use ADW Launcher, which can also hide the Status Bar, along with other things. It is quite awesome what all the various launchers let you do.

I have mine setup a little different than lobdale though. I have a couple gestures setup to show and hide the Status Bar at the top, as well as ADW's "Dockbar" at the bottom. A simple swipe down will show or hide the Status Bar, and a swipe up will show or hide the Dockbar. The hidden Dockbar works well for me, as I like to keep things minimal with no normal dock, just the single App Drawer icon. Same with hiding the Status Bar; keep it clean.

These pics are from an older layout, but you can see both here....

 

[lobdale]

A simple swipe down will show or hide the Status Bar, and a swipe up will show or hide the Dockbar.

That's pretty dope. It would be nice if Launcher Pro incorporated something like that.

 

[Circle T]

That's pretty dope. It would be nice if Launcher Pro incorporated something like that.

Yea, it works quite well. I found it by accident flicking through screens once, but have been in love with the use ever since. The Dockbar is also scrollable too, btw. You can load it up with more than the 6 apps it shows, and then you just flick it side to side to scroll between "pages" of docked apps.

 

[MarkMclovin]

Not sure how well it works but..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130951

Thanks man, I'll keep an eye on that.

 

[Chorazin]

How are you guys making the background of Simi Clock transparent? I still have a black bar behind it no matter what I do to the alpha setting.

Also, Launcher Pro is amazing, I'm loving playing with this! Maybe I'll take some pics of it later.

 

[Circle T]

How are you guys making the background of Simi Clock transparent? I still have a black bar behind it no matter what I do to the alpha setting.

So, in the "Background Color" section, when you set all the sliders to 0, it still shows? That is odd, I've never had it do that. All I can suggest is make sure you hit "OK" and then "Save" after making adjustments. I often would hit Back, and not actually save my adjustments.

 

[darkwing]

lol bad side of widget locker is you can totally use the lock screen as your main screen, no need to unlock

 

[HammerOfThor]

I use ADW Launcher, which can also hide the Status Bar, along with other things. It is quite awesome what all the various launchers let you do.

I have mine setup a little different than lobdale though. I have a couple gestures setup to show and hide the Status Bar at the top, as well as ADW's "Dockbar" at the bottom. A simple swipe down will show or hide the Status Bar, and a swipe up will show or hide the Dockbar. The hidden Dockbar works well for me, as I like to keep things minimal with no normal dock, just the single App Drawer icon. Same with hiding the Status Bar; keep it clean.

These pics are from an older layout, but you can see both here....

What did you do to get the dock to look like that?

 

[Chorazin]

So, in the "Background Color" section, when you set all the sliders to 0, it still shows? That is odd, I've never had it do that. All I can suggest is make sure you hit "OK" and then "Save" after making adjustments. I often would hit Back, and not actually save my adjustments.

Gah, I'm a moron and was setting alpha all the way up instead of down. Thanks for that, now my main screen looks even more awesome!

 

[Circle T]

What did you do to get the dock to look like that?

That is the "Hidden Dockbar" from ADW Launcher. It is a secondary dock that you can enable. {ADW Settings --> UI Settings --> Hidden Dockbar}

As I mentioned in that post, I like to keep things nice and minimal, so my normal dock is just a single button for the App Drawer. I use that little "Up" arrow for that, and no other items in the standard dock. Then I enable the Hidden Dockbar and put my most frequently used apps in it. I use a "Swipe Up" gesture to show or hide it.

This way, my screen stays nice and clean and minimal, but with a quick flick, I can still have access to my frequent apps.

 

[SUPREME1]

Not rooted, it's actually a feature built into Launcher Pro's settings. You can have it hide. Basically I have it so if I am on any screen other than the main home screen, pressing the home button will take me to the home screen, and if I press home while I am ON the home screen, the notification bar drops down. It's pretty slick!

OH.MY.LORD.



Thanks, took me all of 5 seconds to activate this!

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Google Music Beta

How do you make the player transparent?

Also, this thread has driven me nuts customizing my phone. Launcher Pro alone made go through hours of customizations.

 

[Circle T]

How do you make the player transparent?

Also, this thread has driven me nuts customizing my phone. Launcher Pro alone made go through hours of customizations.

Post #1207 has your answer.

 

[GK86]

^I know the feeling all too well. Is the widgetlocket worth it?

 

[Circle T]

^I know the feeling all too well. Is the widgetlocket worth it?

I think so. The ability to use widgets is great, not to mention there are TONS of themes for different unlock sliders. It was well worth the price for me.

 

[r1chard]

^I know the feeling all too well. Is the widgetlocket worth it?

Unlock straight to calling, or the camera. Music and wifi controls, weather and calendar on the unlock screen. Yeah, it's worth it

 

[MarkMclovin]

People using MIUI : Has your reception gone down?

 

[Barrett2]

How do you make the player transparent?

Also, this thread has driven me nuts customizing my phone. Launcher Pro alone made go through hours of customizations.

If I start messing around with LauncherPro, it's usually a 4th rabbit hole of tinkering. I love it.

 

[Number45]

If I start messing around with LauncherPro, it's usually a 4th rabbit hole of tinkering. I love it.

This is actually one of the things that puts me off of Android (have an iPhone at the moment, weighing up whether to get a new iPhone or Galaxy II when I renew in a couple of months) - once I start with this kind of thing I can't stop!

 

[AndyD]

This is actually one of the things that puts me off of Android (have an iPhone at the moment, weighing up whether to get a new iPhone or Galaxy II when I renew in a couple of months) - once I start with this kind of thing I can't stop!

The thing is there are plenty of great looking "default" setting launchers. But if you want it fully customized, expect to spend a few hours once or twice to set it all up.

 

[kharma45]

This was my Nexus One before I smashed the screen the other day

 

[bolbronx]

Just rockin one screen atm
Main + lockscreen:

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Is rooting the only way to get different icon sets for your notifications bar at the top? I see some here I like a bit, but I dunno if it's the phone or something you can download.

 

[Confusion Illusion]

I going to try and not make it a habit to change my setup too often, but with android being customizable, I always find myself tinkering with and changing stuff lol.

 

[thespot84]

Just rockin one screen atm
Main + lockscreen:

is that background with the album covers dynamic like windows media center, or just a static image?

 

[kehs]

is that background with the album covers dynamic like windows media center, or just a static image?

Not sure if it's the same on they are using:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androidgamer.albumart

 

[SUPREME1]

I going to try and not make it a habit to change my setup too often, but with android being customizable, I always find myself tinkering with and changing stuff lol.

Man that's sexy.

What did you use to accomplish that?



I hope you're not going to say your phone is rooted. : (

 

[Cudder]

Man that's sexy.

What did you use to accomplish that?



I hope you're not going to say your phone is rooted. : (

Looks like LauncherPro and a few widgets. I believe one is Simiclock.

 

[Confusion Illusion]

Man that's sexy.

What did you use to accomplish that?



I hope you're not going to say your phone is rooted. : (

Not rooted. Just home screen replacement and widgets.
Go Launcher Ex
Widgetsoid2.x
SiMi Clock Widget
Circle Battery Widget

That is all really.

 

[belvedere]

The August setup

 

[bolbronx]

is that background with the album covers dynamic like windows media center, or just a static image?

It's a live wallpaper that comes with the ubermusic player.

The covers flip depending on your settings.

Settings also include coversize & dimming

 

[thespot84]

It's a live wallpaper that comes with the ubermusic player.

The covers flip depending on your settings.

Settings also include coversize & dimming

Sounds awesome, I bought to test but expect my piece of shit OG droid will just keel over at the thought of running it. We shall see...

 

[htcloverboy]

My Current MIUI Screens Inc. WP7 Lockscreen

And the Lockscreen:

 

[mik]

Soooooo, I'm trying to design my own set of dock icons for Launcher Pro and no matter what size I create them, they get shrunk down to microscopic proportions. Any idea what I might be doing wrong or how to correct it?

Also, this seems like a nice alternative to rooting your phone to get screenshots, even though it requires you to jump through some hoops:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.screenshotitfullnoroot&hl=en

I might try it if I can figure out how to download the developer USB drivers for my Atrix.

 

[mik]

So, that screenshot app works perfectly. Newest, latest...

 

[Barrett2]

Soooooo, I'm trying to design my own set of dock icons for Launcher Pro and no matter what size I create them, they get shrunk down to microscopic proportions. Any idea what I might be doing wrong or how to correct it?

Also, this seems like a nice alternative to rooting your phone to get screenshots, even though it requires you to jump through some hoops:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.screenshotitfullnoroot&hl=en

I might try it if I can figure out how to download the developer USB drivers for my Atrix.

Tempted to buy that, but $5?!


** What's in the socialism folder? Love that wallpaper, but the "Two46" thing with the clock is grotesque! Digits or letters, pick one!