I have had many a devices but I loooove third phone - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note5

I can't believe it but I will say Sammy got it right with this one
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i just wish they'd have used 16:10 instead. i've got medium sized hands and have no problem using my n6 one handed and prefer the bigger screen. the 16:9 is just too cramped and barely bigger than my note 2 @ 5.5".

Well I do have big hands lol
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I feel the same the screen should been bigger. Also my other complaints are minor. With tw app drawer why the hell does the app drawer not stay sorted alphabetically like every other version of tw. Also why no back light settings. Everything else is really great.

I see a you can sort by a-z in the app drawer..

If you install a new app it will go to the end of the list until you sort again kinda silly

jbadboy2007 said:
If you install a new app it will go to the end of the list until you sort again kinda silly
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Yeah its silly and very annoying.

Related

The ONE thing that bothers me about Sense.

The lagginess of the app drawer scrolling. Maybe it's because I'm so used to LauncherPro but it just doesn't feel smooth. I really do like all the other aspects of Sense though.
Completely agree stop when you get to the end don't iust slow down. Very annoying.
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I love the weather animations. That's the only thing I love. Fancy Widget has an experimental version but it just sucks.
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GoldenCyn said:
I love the weather animations. That's the only thing I love. Fancy Widget has an experimental version but it just sucks.
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Another thing I agree on nothing like unlocking your phone and seeing lightning bolts lol.
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What's the reason that Sense Widgets can't be used with 3rd party launchers?
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If you guys bought beautiful widgets you will never look back at sense again weather animations again. that along with the new open gl weather live wallpaper is pretty sick
dbisch said:
What's the reason that Sense Widgets can't be used with 3rd party launchers?
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There's a tight integration among Sense-related stuff.
DS36 said:
If you guys bought beautiful widgets you will never look back at sense again weather animations again. that along with the new open gl weather live wallpaper is pretty sick
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Bw is a poor substitute for Sense. Sorry, HTC has them beat and Sense 3.0 takes it to a whole new level.
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Say what you will about touchwiz, but they got it right with the horizontal app drawer scrolling. I love that option in ADW launcher as well. I just wish sense gave you that option somehow.
brad r said:
Say what you will about touchwiz, but they got it right with the horizontal app drawer scrolling. I love that option in ADW launcher as well. I just wish sense gave you that option somehow.
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I really don't like horizontal app drawers. I'd actually love a WP7 style list.
The one thing I don't like about Sense is the inability to remap the right button. I don't need the bloody personalize button there all the time.
adrynalyne said:
Bw is a poor substitute for Sense. Sorry, HTC has them beat and Sense 3.0 takes it to a whole new level.
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I agree. Never understood why people always recommended BW as an alternative to sense.
tekhna said:
The one thing I don't like about Sense is the inability to remap the right button. I don't need the bloody personalize button there all the time.
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At least that's possible with root. I can remap the right button to whatever I want. I don't think it's possible to have sense + horizontal app drawer, though, even with root.
I like the horizontal app drawer because unlike vertical app drawer, I don't over-scroll.
Agreed I really wished we could use launcherpros 3d app drawer. I like beautiful widgets but at the end its just not quite as elegant as HTC's sense widget.
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WillTheGreat said:
Agreed I really wished we could use launcherpros 3d app drawer. I like beautiful widgets but at the end its just not quite as elegant as HTC's sense widget.
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Actually, there is a way to replace the app drawer, sorta by using another app.
I'll have to remember the steps...
There are a few threads about it. But I'm pretty sure its not possible.
http://www.google.com/m/search?q=site:xda-developers.com+replace+htc+sense+app+drawer
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Nate14 said:
I agree. Never understood why people always recommended BW as an alternative to sense.
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I recommend go launcher ex over either of those. I never actually see anyone else recommend it though, but it's a drastic change from sense. It has a horizontal sliding app drawer and I never notice lag. You can do a vertical one as well if you like with it, though I dont see why. The only complaint I might have is the lack of built in widgets (it only has 2 right now), but they're adding more. However, I dont care about those anyways.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex
only thing I hate about sense is the fact that you can't use a wii controller with the phone
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I love the weather animations. That's the only thing I love. Fancy Widget has an experimental version but it just sucks.
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my fav part of sense. and the keyboard.
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I recommend go launcher ex over either of those. I never actually see anyone else recommend it though, but it's a drastic change from sense. It has a horizontal sliding app drawer and I never notice lag. You can do a vertical one as well if you like with it, though I dont see why. The only complaint I might have is the lack of built in widgets (it only has 2 right now), but they're adding more. However, I dont care about those anyways.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex
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Yea, I used sense for a few days and found go launcher ex and haven't looked back SENSE. Folders, recent apps, running apps (task killer), 15 dock spots all customizable. I like beautiful widgets for the live wallpaper.
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my fav part of sense. and the keyboard.
Yuck. I hate the keyboard. I use Keyboard from Gingerbread. Awesome app.
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iphone

the iphone had only one feature that our phone doesn't have.I've seen screen shots if other phones with the feature and am wondering if we can get it....
the iphone had thebottom for icons that remain when you jump from screen to screen and is configurable. what is that called and do we have something like that?
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You can use shootme for screen shots and some ROMs like MIUI have it built in. And for the 4 icons that don't move alternative launchers like ADW and Launcher pro etc. have that and it wont movie when you move screen and you can change it to your needs
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the iphone had only one feature that our phone doesn't have.I've seen screen shots if other phones with the feature and am wondering if we can get it....
the iphone had thebottom for icons that remain when you jump from screen to screen and is configurable. what is that called and do we have something like that?
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My phone with the ROM in my sig has native screen shots by holding the Power and Home buttons simultaneously. Just like an iPhone.
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is there an easier way instead if taking screenshots
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lol. love how everyone is talking about HOW to take a screenshot.
OP:
what you are looking for is a home/launcher replacement
adw.launcher
launcher pro
helauncher
go launcher
etc etc....those are the big names right now that i can think of
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lol. love how everyone is talking about HOW to take a screenshot.
OP:
what you are looking for is a home/launcher replacement
adw.launcher
launcher pro
helauncher
go launcher
etc etc....those are the big names right now that i can think of
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Oooops!! Yeah those....and my phone still takes native screenshots nah
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mshen11 said:
the iphone had only one feature that our phone doesn't have.I've seen screen shots if other phones with the feature and am wondering if we can get it....
the iphone had thebottom for icons that remain when you jump from screen to screen and is configurable. what is that called and do we have something like that?
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Miui is a rom that looks just like the iphone. it has the 4 icon dock. You can hold and drag the icons to change them up. Miui is a look alike of the ios.
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lol. love how everyone is talking about HOW to take a screenshot.
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Lol yea i noticed that too. And wondered the same thing. At least someone finally pointed it out lol.
is there something to install to just get that feature. don't want my phone to look like iphone...if I want an iphone I just buy one.I admire that one functionality
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mshen11 said:
is there something to install to just get that feature. don't want my phone to look like iphone...if I want an iphone I just buy one.I admire that one functionality
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somebody made a release of Touchwiz 4 Launcher not long ago that works on nearly every device. you might try that.
will find a link in a bit
EDIT
here you go, try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061883
mshen11 said:
the iphone had only one feature that our phone doesn't have.I've seen screen shots if other phones with the feature and am wondering if we can get it....
the iphone had thebottom for icons that remain when you jump from screen to screen and is configurable. what is that called and do we have something like that?
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Look at adw ex it has a second dockbar that can be used on any screen and is configurable.
thanks for the two replies...
i found them to be buggy and/or insufficient because i lost all the htc sense features. or maybe coredroid is that good of rom to make me not want to lose what i currently have.
I flashed a mod yesterday that gave me a transparent rosie and also keeps the dock at the bottom on all the home screens. Unfortunately it isn't customizable but it is a nice little add on.
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I flashed a mod yesterday that gave me a transparent rosie and also keeps the dock at the bottom on all the home screens. Unfortunately it isn't customizable but it is a nice little add on.
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HAAAY! I just flashed this to my Virtuous Unity setup n me likey. It's perfect for the way I like to theme in black and white with some blue...Thanks for posting it.
No problem. Glad you like it. I just flashed it earlier myself on VU.
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how does one remove this (or any flash) if one doesnt like the result?
mshen11 said:
how does one remove this (or any flash) if one doesnt like the result?
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standard practice is to make a Nandroid backup before you flash anything..you did that...right?
mshen11 said:
how does one remove this (or any flash) if one doesnt like the result?
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Luckily I also got the stock rosie to flash back. It should undo the mod but I haven't tried it myself cause I like the transparent look.
dtorrez1883 said:
Luckily I also got the stock rosie to flash back. It should undo the mod but I haven't tried it myself cause I like the transparent look.
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It looks great with my theme.

Anybody trying the new android market?

Seems pretty cool. But very slow... Takes forces to load and download. Anyone else having problems?
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I just installed about half hour ago and I have to say it's fantastic! Google is on UI TEAR right now #winning.
I really like how they condensed the app list into two columns and made each smaller. It now shows 14 apps per page on my Sensation where the old Market only showed like 5 or 6. Makes scrolling through content much faster.
I also really like the additions of the "Top Grossing", "Top New Paid", "Top New Free", and "Trending" categories. Will make app discovery much more useful!
My only gripe is that it doesn't show the file size for an app UNTIL you start downloading. This is info that needs to stay up front!
I agree with just about everything you said. They did great with the new market. So you are not. Having the same speed issues as me?
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Available in the UK?
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Using now no issues at all. Like it alot
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missing2 said:
I agree with just about everything you said. They did great with the new market. So you are not. Having the same speed issues as me?
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Oops I left that part out. It IS a lil slow compared to the old market, little lag but nothing too crazy. I think mostly b/c there is much more info on each page now and the way it loads the thumbnails/images, even though they are smaller. I'm sure they will iron it out quickly though
Google did an amazing job.
It looks so clean and beautiful, everything is organized better, etc. And I'm not having the slow loads or anything that you are having. It's actually faster. With the old market you would click download and it would take a second or 2 to start, but on this new market I click download and it's literally instant. I love it.
It actually looks like a market that should be on a high end OS/phone, unlike the old market.
Slow for me as well. It'll take a while to get used to the new format, but so far so good.
Has anyobdy tried a movie yet? Quality?
Also the new widget... All I get is an icon with black. And grey backround. Same for everybody else?
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missing2 said:
Has anyobdy tried a movie yet? Quality?
Also the new widget... All I get is an icon with black. And grey backround. Same for everybody else?
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Nope, my widget is working perfect too.
Where did you download from? I downloaded from the link on the androidcentral.com article.
Working well for me. A little slow on first use then it clears right up.
Got my apk from the link on Engadget article.
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My only gripe is that it doesn't show the file size for an app UNTIL you start downloading. This is info that needs to stay up front!
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The size of the file IS there. Just hit the "more" tab.
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secano said:
The size of the file IS there. Just hit the "more" tab.
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what did you use to get the screen shot?
just downloaded, feel a little bit like benedict arnold with the wp7 feel but beside that it is great. especially the movie download part
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what did you use to get the screen shot?
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drocap2
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just trying it out too -- its pretty slick. The front page is a little busy perhaps, but overall its great.
I'm liking it as well.
Installed it earlier.. Love it!!
new market is slick as hell. I love it. I don't really notice too much of a lag compared to the old market, which I hated in the first place especially in landscape mode. The new one looks more sophisticated.
fyi, in case nobody caught on, when you hit the menu button and go into setting while in the market, you can deselect "recieve interest based ads". I don't know if that had anything to do with it but I really don't have any lag. Also, I pulled the battery right after I installed it so some of you guys might wanna try that too.

LCD Density Change

Coming from the epic touch forum. Switched to skyrocket yesterday. How many people adjust there screen density to a lower amount to make stuff smaller more like the galaxy nexus screens. Currently im at 160 and think it looks good. Just curious if anyone else is dropping it?
I change mine 192. I found that to be the best for reading and using gingerbread keyboard. I've noticed Swype and the Samsung keyboard resize well at 160. what keyboard do you use?
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Im running Quiz's Rom that has the Ice Cream Keyboard and it seems to resize really well too.
Theres no point to changing your LCD density because if you do nothing in the market will work for you.
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Actually a few density apps do it in a manner that does not affect the market.
Check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1428398
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Theres no point to changing your LCD density because if you do nothing in the market will work for you.
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specter07 said:
Theres no point to changing your LCD density because if you do nothing in the market will work for you.
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Actually that's not true... While I don't know of any LCD density apps that don't affect the market, there is a workaround that seems to work pretty well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21899025#post21899025
Just follow the instructions and hopefully it will work for you too... I've updated my programs and installed a few that weren't letting me before... Soo happy I don't have to reset my LCD settings everytime I want to update an app or install something new...lol
That's bs I use LCD density and I'm using 720p settings...I download any and everything no problem. Some apps won't display correctly but most do. I am using latest skyicecream rom and go launcher with all Widgets. Fixes little issues with displaying apps. Man I thought it just resized things to appear at different resolution but after trying YouTube videos like big buck bunny in HD at 720p density it is like night and day clarity...I mean you have to see to believe....download LCD density and watch big buck bunny normal then change density to 720p....go back to YouTube app and watch it again...your jaw will drop I promise....
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designfears said:
I change mine 192. I found that to be the best for reading and using gingerbread keyboard. I've noticed Swype and the Samsung keyboard resize well at 160. what keyboard do you use?
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190 is my sweet spot, haven't had issue with market yet as with other settings. Agreed, text looks good 190-100
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That's bs I use LCD density and I'm using 720p settings...I download any and everything no problem. Some apps won't display correctly but most do. I am using latest skyicecream rom and go launcher with all Widgets. Fixes little issues with displaying apps. Man I thought it just resized things to appear at different resolution but after trying YouTube videos like big buck bunny in HD at 720p density it is like night and day clarity...I mean you have to see to believe....download LCD density and watch big buck bunny normal then change density to 720p....go back to YouTube app and watch it again...your jaw will drop I promise....
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That's very nice for you but there are a lot of people that can't install things from the market when changing their screen density... I had quite a few apps say my phone wasn't compatible while the density was changed and were fine after I changed my settings from the post I linked to...

[Q] Screen stretches

anytime I drag my finger on the screen it stretches the edges like a speaker magnet too close to the tv..it really dosn't look right.
is this normal,lol.
hard to take screenshots but I tried.
RIPPER03 said:
anytime I drag my finger on the screen it stretches the edges like a speaker magnet too close to the tv..it really dosn't look right.
is this normal,lol.
hard to take screenshots but I tried.
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even in my gallery swiping across drags the bleed,does everyones do this,looks cheap and broke..should send it back.
RIPPER03 said:
even in my gallery swiping across drags the bleed,does everyones do this,looks cheap and broke..should send it back.
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I'm not sure if it's XDA or a bad upload, but I can't see your pics. Can you upload to photobucket or similar and post?
Synyster06Gates said:
I'm not sure if it's XDA or a bad upload, but I can't see your pics. Can you upload to photobucket or similar and post?
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looks like they wont let me post a link either
RIPPER03 said:
looks like they wont let me post a link either
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well,can't get any pics going,can't get any help,thx anyways
Synyster06Gates said:
I'm not sure if it's XDA or a bad upload, but I can't see your pics. Can you upload to photobucket or similar and post?
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Ok,work around is...if you go to my profile,albums,screens..the pics should be there.
I still can't find the pics. Upload to your Google acct or dropbox or something.
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blackhemi4x4 said:
I still can't find the pics. Upload to your Google acct or dropbox or something.
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my profile,contact info,home page..should be the pics there
Are you talking about the arch looking whiteish thing on the right?
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blackhemi4x4 said:
Are you talking about the arch looking whiteish thing on the right?
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nope,none on the right on my 4 pics,the blue on the left,or the white on the bottom,depends on which pic.
I cant see your pic and guessing no one sees mine
OK, what you are seeing is normal. On some apps and screens, its a notification that you cannot swipe further. I think apple called it some sort of rubber band and android had it switch to a different way of this notification due to patent issues.
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RIPPER03 said:
nope,none on the right on my 4 pics,the blue on the left,or the white on the bottom,depends on which pic.
I cant see your pic and guessing no one sees mine
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Well, the white effect from the top and bottom in most apps, and the blue effect on the sides in the Gallery are a design feature of Android. Just like how iOS has its bounce back effect, Android has this 'holo' thing going for it.
blackhemi4x4 said:
OK, what you are seeing is normal. On some apps and screens, its a notification that you cannot swipe further. I think apple called it some sort of rubber band and android had it switch to a different way of this notification due to patent issues.
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wow,I have been using my HTC one s for a year and a half,and my daughters htc one,and my neighbors nexus 7,and have never seen it.It is really prominent on my phone and fugly...it looks broken,haha,like a speaker magnet sucking my TV screen...can I disable it?
That's because the HTC One S and One run the HTC Sense skin, and don't even run a stock Google OS.
I came from the One S myself... radio broke badly after a failed Maxiums 10 install.
The "glow" is new, kinda weirded me out at first but I've got used to it.
Thank you everyone,every thread has it's good and bad points.
Good point...phone is not broken and I don't have to send it back.
Good point...I have 10 posts so links and pictures will be easier,lol.
Bad point....Realized I am stuck with this ugly feature on my phone...
Time to learn some customizing.
peace
Looks like whatever rom you are running has the old xhdpi calculator from ics/jb judging by the grey bars on the side of the screen. So you have both ICS blue holo and the new white kit kat over scroll glow at the same time. #blametheromdev
good day.
chopper the dog said:
Looks like whatever rom you are running has the old xhdpi calculator from ics/jb judging by the grey bars on the side of the screen. So you have both ICS blue holo and the new white kit kat over scroll glow at the same time. #blametheromdev
good day.
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The ROM I am running is what it shipped with from google play..:
Ok, I was wrong on the rom. But you did something to the phone to cause the issue. True stock doesn't look like that. Perhaps an LCD density change that you did?
good day.
chopper the dog said:
Ok, I was wrong on the rom. But you did something to the phone to cause the issue. True stock doesn't look like that. Perhaps an LCD density change that you did?
good day.
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It's a screenshot of a screenshot. First looks like he is in the calculator app and second he is in the gallery looking at the screenshot of the calculator app. No idea where the blue came from though. Should be white.
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muyoso said:
It's a screenshot of a screenshot. First looks like he is in the calculator app and second he is in the gallery looking at the screenshot of the calculator app. No idea where the blue came from though. Should be white.
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AHHHHH, riddle solved. Not sure how i over looked the dots at the bottom. The blue is in the gallery app then.
/me backs away from this thread.
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