IcebergSlim3000
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Jayge said:
Dude I own an EVO. People wanna hold that sexy beast. I'd rather not have them snooping their nose where it doesn't belong, along with other obvious benefits.
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Android Software Thread - Tasty Desserts, Tastier Apps
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Dude I own an EVO. People wanna hold that sexy beast. I'd rather not have them snooping their nose where it doesn't belong, along with other obvious benefits.
Jamesfrom818
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The change from the sun to the moon is pretty slow in Fancy Widget. At 8:30 PM, it was still showing the sun.
Khalifa Jayy
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To be fair, here in Cali the sun is barely setting at that time :lolJamesfrom818 said:
ThatObviousUser
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Those with Froyo, is the new launcher available in landscape as well?
Jamesfrom818
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Well the widget takes weather info from weather.com and it says yesterday's sunset was at 8:05
Khalifa Jayy
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Well what's your refresh rate set at? Obviously the app isn't updating every second, bro. I have mine set to update hourly.Jamesfrom818 said:
@Andrex: Yes. And its very smooth.
Jamesfrom818
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RJNavarrete said:
I went into the widget and manually refreshed it.
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RJNavarrete said:
Cool, thanks.
I take it stock builds of the homescreen still don't respond to the accelerometer though? ThatObviousUser
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gcubed said:
Wait, 2.2 does have it? That's what I'm asking about.
Does anyone know of a good photo album widget that works similar to the one that comes with Sense? I just want it to show a single picture from my gallery on the home screen and when I tap it I get launched in to view the entire album. Everything I can find is like a live slide show widget. I'm just looking for something with the same functionality as the photo album widget included with Sense.
So I have my personal default Sense UI "Scene" set up how I like it on my EVO, but I just loaded Launcher Pro Beta and, wow, I really like!! The "zoom in" effect on everything is really slick and fast, and it actually seems smoother on the device than either Sense or the standard Android launcher.
Unfortunately, I've come to like quite a few of the Sense-based widgets. Namely, the contacts widget where I can dedicate the screen to a 3x3 grid of my "Favorites" contacts. Does anyone know of a good replacement widget for this for use on something other than Sense. That's about the one widget I really would want to have outside of Sense. Otherwise, Launcher Pro is right up my alley right now.
Unfortunately, I've come to like quite a few of the Sense-based widgets. Namely, the contacts widget where I can dedicate the screen to a 3x3 grid of my "Favorites" contacts. Does anyone know of a good replacement widget for this for use on something other than Sense. That's about the one widget I really would want to have outside of Sense. Otherwise, Launcher Pro is right up my alley right now.
J Tourettes
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Holy shit, the launcher pro app is brilliant. Really solves a few issues I was having by freeing up screen real estate. Loving it so far.
VanMardigan
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I can't take the android keyboard any more. Its so ridiculously pathetic and inadequate compared to its iPhone counterpart that its painful. I took the ridiculous step of actually purchasing a frickin keyboard app for three bucks (better keyboard) in the hopes that it would compare somewhat to what iPhone does, but no dice. Im doing my first refund. What do you guys without a hardware keyboard do? After two years on iPhone, typing on this shit keyboard plain sucks. If I had never been exposed to iPhone maybe I wouldn't mind, but dammit, I can't ignore the ridiculous substitutions. The dumb lack of autocorrect on obvious words, etc. I can't even go in and edit the dictionary and get rid of stupid words ill never use? Shit.
The Friendly Monster
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SwypeVanMardigan said:
VanMardigan said:
Someone needs to fix your tag.
At any rate, I switched from an iPhone to a Droid and I prefer even the stock Android keyboard. However, I have been using Swype for a couple months now and can't imagine going back to the iPhone's keyboard under any circumstances or the default Android keyboard. I even prefer it to the hard keyboard on the phone.
J Tourettes
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VanMardigan said:
What phone have you got? I installed the HTC one to my N1. Would like to get Swype though.
jonnybryce
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VanMardigan said:
The stock keyboard kinda sucks. The HTC keyboard is the best virtual keyboard there is.
J Tourettes
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Hilbert said:
I would also like to know.
J Tourettes
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:loliapetus said:
Touché
I had registered for the beta but was too late and then I assumed that you needed a rooted phone.
http://www.androidcentral.com/swype-updates-keyboard-opens-beta-limited-time
http://beta.swype.com/
Go get'em boys/girls.
Their site is getting hit hard...
http://beta.swype.com/
Go get'em boys/girls.
Their site is getting hit hard...
VanMardigan
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I hope you are not saying what I think you are saying.zesty said:
I moved from iPhone straight to Nexus 1 and I can't say I see a big difference in stock soft keyboard usability either. Perhaps it's because the superior predictive text implementation on Android compensates, but I can't really say I've seen a big difference in my ability to peck at virtual keys on an N1 vs. an iPhone.VanMardigan said:
VanMardigan
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The two aren't even close. Pecking away works on iPhone, but is disastrous on my N1. I don't know if its touch screen sensitivity, a more narrow screen, terrible substitutions that require much more editing after the pecking is done, or a combination of all those things, but the experience is so much more inferior on my N1.
I just emailed the BK dev to see if he accepts suggestions or not, and landscape is more tolerable, but even typing this post was a terrible experience for me.
I have the benefit of having used an iphone for two years and still having access to a 3gs. This isn't a preference thing. One is obviously better, though I'm off to try swipe. *crosses fingers*
Edit: I'm using swype right now and I'm impressed. Let's see how it holds up over time. Typing this was effortless.
I just emailed the BK dev to see if he accepts suggestions or not, and landscape is more tolerable, but even typing this post was a terrible experience for me.
I have the benefit of having used an iphone for two years and still having access to a 3gs. This isn't a preference thing. One is obviously better, though I'm off to try swipe. *crosses fingers*
Edit: I'm using swype right now and I'm impressed. Let's see how it holds up over time. Typing this was effortless.
Jamesfrom818
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Is Swype the same thing used in that Samsung commercial for fastest texting record?
Installed Swype today, this is the most amazing thing ever - wow. I do find I have to think a bit more actively, since I'm used to touch typing, swiping around the keyboard causes me to actually think about where a letter is on the keyboard - something I don't even think about when typing. That's muscle memory for you.
This really is a great thing though, I'll definitely be buying it when it gets out of beta. Just wish there was a voice-to-text button or gesture or something.
This really is a great thing though, I'll definitely be buying it when it gets out of beta. Just wish there was a voice-to-text button or gesture or something.
Chairman85
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Yes.Jamesfrom818 said:
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