The "REAL" Android 4.2. - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I just came across this on twiiter about android 4.2 kind of seem real to be honest
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ick-settings-the-second-pulldown-panel-video/
What do you all think?
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Seems awkward.
Especially for one handed usage.

Lesicnik1 said:
Seems awkward.
Especially for one handed usage.
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Yeah I have a feeling that will get reworked.

Double pull down sounds like cluttering to me, I hope not.

Seems ok. I would think of an alternative method to access those controls though. They are kind of hidden away to be fair. Maybe implement tabs such as in Sense or Miui.

cool i like it

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I just came across this on twiiter about android 4.2 kind of seem real to be honest
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ick-settings-the-second-pulldown-panel-video/
What do you all think?
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Double pull-down for settings make total sense to me. One thing I don't like about the SIII and TouchWiz is with the quick settings and everything at the top there is less room for notifications (as the article points out). It also looks cluttered and it seems like there is way too much going on on the pull down menu. Plus I don't change my settings that often but when I do it's somewhat awkward to pull down the notification bar and then click the little settings icon. It would be easier to swipe down once for notifications and then swipe down a second time for settings. Or, what they could do is have two finger swipe down go directly to quick settings.

This is from a sense 1.0 rom. Obviously custom but works similar to the 4.2 2 panel set up.
Super convenient.
Interesting how much stuff the devs on xda have created that is merging into official android.
Naters
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No let's hope it's exactly like that... It's awesome! It the opposite of cluttered..
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NaterTots said:
This is from a sense 1.0 rom. Obviously custom but works similar to the 4.2 2 panel set up.
Super convenient.
Interesting how much stuff the devs on xda have created that is merging into official android.
Naters
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Sense 2.1, actually.

Interesting to say the least.
-Brought to you by Marino's Galaxy Nexus-

I like it! Can't wait for 4.2!

adrynalyne said:
Sense 2.1, actually.
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I was gonna say...yeah that's not a Sense 1.0 ROM.

It is. It was put together by tommy tomato for the evo 4G. It is called classic 1.0.
Quite possible it originated on 2.1. I was just showing people that have only used aosp stuff that is works really well with the double panel pull down.
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NaterTots said:
It is. It was put together by tommy tomato for the evo 4G. It is called classic 1.0.
Quite possible it originated on 2.1. I was just showing people that have only used aosp stuff that is works really well with the double panel pull down.
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This was a feature taken from newer releases of Sense that were brought to older releases. My first Android phone was an HTC with Sense 1.0...the toggles were never seen until Sense 2.1 got released, then devs got to porting them to older releases.
Not really a "classic" rom if it has a bunch of Sense 2.1 features...

Hey I didn't name it. I just used it.
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I don't know about anybody else but I'm sold on the double notification bar. Seems like the best middle ground between notification widgets and the settings menu without obstructing the notification panel.

jordache16 said:
Double pull-down for settings make total sense to me. One thing I don't like about the SIII and TouchWiz is with the quick settings and everything at the top there is less room for notifications (as the article points out). It also looks cluttered and it seems like there is way too much going on on the pull down menu. Plus I don't change my settings that often but when I do it's somewhat awkward to pull down the notification bar and then click the little settings icon. It would be easier to swipe down once for notifications and then swipe down a second time for settings. Or, what they could do is have two finger swipe down go directly to quick settings.
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Ditto :good:

Great article. I liked how he asked you to try out the double swipe. Not awkward at all.
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[Q] [REQ]GS2 Touchwiz4.0

This skin is just awesome
http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/
Does anyone here think that its possible to get this rom ported to the Evo 4g. I mean all that would need to be fixed are the apk's and a little bit of touch ups here and there. Since the resolution matches the Evo's.
It would be sweet!
touchwiz .... no thanks
The phone looks awesome cuz of the processor, but touchwiz doesnt add much to stock android
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The phone looks awesome cuz of the processor, but touchwiz doesnt add much to stock android
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Toouchwiz is the only way you can get a decent launcher with 4 icons in the dock and the sms application is very good looking.
HOnestly only thing Touchwiz (Samsung Android Phones Period honestly) has that I wuld be interested in is the music player.
Outside of that, I'll pass.
But for those who like it, I think it would be awesome for them.
This is XDA, just about anything is possible!!!!
lyrical1278 said:
HOnestly only thing Touchwiz (Samsung Android Phones Period honestly) has that I wuld be interested in is the music player.
Outside of that, I'll pass.
But for those who like it, I think it would be awesome for them.
This is XDA, just about anything is possible!!!!
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I couldn't agree more...
Hold on guys, I think Touchwiz 4.0 is something different. The live tiles, widgets, zoom effects, etc are pretty nifty. 4.0 looks nothing like Touchwiz on current Galaxy devices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p87lPeVXdCg
Touchwiz 4.0 doesn't look quite as bad.
It looks as if they have abandoned those dreadful taskbar icons? That would be a huge plus
Try ADW EX or Launch Pro. You can download different launch bars and add your icons as you wish. So TouchWuz isn't the only launcher that can handle 4 or more icons.
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Toouchwiz is the only way you can get a decent launcher with 4 icons in the dock and the sms application is very good looking.
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I'll take TW over Sense anyday. I loved my Epic. Just got an EVO cause Samsung sucks with releasing upgrades and source. TW 4 owns sense!
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selders59 said:
Try ADW EX or Launch Pro. You can download different launch bars and add your icons as you wish. So TouchWuz isn't the only launcher that can handle 4 or more icons.
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Dude TW 4 smokes those launchers. Check out the video. It's lots more than four icons in the launch bar.
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It looks like Touchwiz blatantly stole many elements of HTC Sense...
http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-user-interface/#4094186
(popup box looks almost the same as Sense 2.0 popup)
http://www.engadget.com/photos/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-user-interface/#4094198
(similar expanded sense layout)
they all copy each other, now its just common knowwledge. people should be willing to share or copy what works. It just gets absorbed into common practice which is for the best for everyone
Have to admit that is pretty impressive I stand corrected.
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Dude TW 4 smokes those launchers. Check out the video. It's lots more than four icons in the launch bar.
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Watched a couple of videos. I don't like it. At all. I like the phone though.
This should probably be moved to Q&A, nothing developmental about it.
LOL of course things are stolen from Sense. It's getting hard to find original ideas anymore but who DOESN'T steal ideas from other companies? And I told you guys TouchWiz 4.0 isn't bad; but we can all agree that the current TouchWiz is just garbage.
Want this. whats the legality?
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Seems like quite a few people are at least intrested in it.
So how long do you guys think it would take to port it to give it a test run?
My OCD is demanding that I have that 4 icon dock and sms app
pzvv said:
Seems like quite a few people are at least intrested in it.
So how long do you guys think it would take to port it to give it a test run?
My OCD is demanding that I have that 4 icon dock and sms app
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I think it was ported to the current generation Galaxy S phones and was still buggy. I would imagine it would be even more buggy on our phones..
Would definitely like to take it for a spin tho..
I can imagine there is one or two developers that would like to port this. May I suggest Virus or Sac23 (and teamwin). They are the big names when I think about porting things that shouldn't be on our phones.
Good Luck
By the way TW 4.0 is pretty awesome
EDIT: Oh also if you can find a system dump for the Galexy S 2 it would proably help with the porting progress.

Icon Size and Text removal AKA Bigify for Android?

Anyone came up with an app for this?
I am not a fan of launchers running on top of any ROM and I read a lot about issues with apps and playstore after using LCD Density.
I currently switched from iPhone to Galaxy S3 and while the phone is great, icons are just not adequate to the screen.
There is an app called Bigify for iOS, is there anything at least similar for Android devices?
The main 3 options I am looking for:
1. change icon size
2. change angle of the icons by xy degrees (it looks fantastic!)
3. remove icon text
Here is a SS:
This actually would be very nice as it bothers me when the apps name is cut off because it's too long.. So being able to remove the text would be great!
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Ls1ssz28 said:
This actually would be very nice as it bothers me when the apps name is cut off because it's too long.. So being able to remove the text would be great!
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Apex Launcher allows you to remove the app text or modify the title/icon. You cannot rotate it though.
Op running a different launcher has no actual problems
Say your using nova as default the phone won't have stock tw launched running in the background unless you open again
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I am sorry but how are these answers to my question? As far as I am reading it correct I need to have a launcher and I cannot get a any angle and no name icons at the same time
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It's what you asked for. They honestly helped you as much to their abilities.
That being said if you want angled apps look into making it yourself. I know that is not much of a answer you're looking but as of right now as far as I have seen there are no apps or mods to rotate apps.
eMi111 said:
I am sorry but how are these answers to my question? As far as I am reading it correct I need to have a launcher and I cannot get a any angle and no name icons at the same time
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There's one launcher that'll let you have the customization you want. It's rather expensive though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYzYQ6YtepU
Ascertion said:
There's one launcher that'll let you have the customization you want. It's rather expensive though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYzYQ6YtepU
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Thats truly an amazing launcher, no other one allows such customization, I gotta have it. Thanks for the tip
Very nice
It does look pretty amazing! I might give it a whirl this weekend when I get paid.....still worth getting.
evoer said:
Thats truly an amazing launcher, no other one allows such customization, I gotta have it. Thanks for the tip
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Price is a bit high but I took the plunge and I believe it can only get better love it so far.
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Well, thank you all. I guess there is no way for me to achieve what I want without running a launcher on top of my ROM. :thumbup:
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eMi111 said:
Anyone came up with an app for this?
I am not a fan of launchers running on top of any ROM and I read a lot about issues with apps and playstore after using LCD Density.
I currently switched from iPhone to Galaxy S3 and while the phone is great, icons are just not adequate to the screen.
There is an app called Bigify for iOS, is there anything at least similar for Android devices?
The main 3 options I am looking for:
1. change icon size
2. change angle of the icons by xy degrees (it looks fantastic!)
3. remove icon text
Here is a SS:
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Root your phone install a recovery and install paranoid android, google it, i think youll like it.
I got TFS Launcher and it runs great. I do have one question though.... Isn't there always a Launcher running over a rom? Otherwise you wouldn't be able to run any apps.
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Smart Statusbar for AOSP ROMS

I got really tired of waiting for Samsung to release the JB update for my Bell Canada S3 and installed Task's AOKP ROM. I love the ROM and prefer the stock Google experience but miss some of the cool features Samsung added, mainly the ability to show the status bar in a fullscreen apps such as a game. Here is a video for those that don't know about this feature.
I have always been annoyed that i had to press the home button and exit out of my game/video to answer a text, change songs or whatever else might pop up on the notification bar and found myself using this allot when i got the S3, switch to AOKP i needed this back. Its just so simple and i'm surprised its not a native feature in Android.
But thankfully there is an app for that called Smart Statusbar which works well on my S3 and its free. I have tried this in MX Player and all my ga,mes like Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, Dead Trigger etc and it works on all.
TIP: Swipe from the bezel down and not from the top of the touch screen.
Thanks for the info. I am downloading the app now and going to try it out.

			
				
this was one of the features i missed the most coming from iOS to android.
Thank you very much!
Nice find!
(⊙_⊙)
Awesome! Can't believe more people don't know about this.
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Anyone notice lag with this when in full screen games?
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nope
Thanks for the info.... its a great help////
just to point out it works on Android 4.2
Hopefully not a huge necropost, but this feature actually wasn't removed.
You have to swipe TWICE in stock TW. I used this app for a while before discovering it here:
http://techsplurge.com/10451/15-samsung-galaxy-s3-tips-tricks/
I'd have fewer apps installed, but to each his own.
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Hopefully not a huge necropost, but this feature actually wasn't removed.
You have to swipe TWICE in stock TW. I used this app for a while before discovering it here:
http://techsplurge.com/10451/15-samsung-galaxy-s3-tips-tricks/
I'd have fewer apps installed, but to each his own.
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That is the feature in TouchWiz that he was missing in AOKP.
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That is the feature in TouchWiz that he was missing in AOKP.
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Sheesh, I'm blind....thanks,

[Q] jelly bean roms no more sliding wallpaper?

hi all, i just flashed my phone to ARHD 15.0 and i noticed that when i slide left/right in the home screen, the wallpaper no longer slide, is there a setting for this feature to be enabled? i cant seem to find it
thanks!
Wallpaper scrolling in the latest jellybean update has been disabled. The same must have been done with your rom.
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ohh, i see.. that kinda sucks anyways, may i ask why they disabled the feature? or can you point me to any links about this getting removed? thanks for the reply!
I think its something to do with a Apple patent. Apple are pure patent trolls and i hate them for that.
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omondisingh said:
I think its something to do with a Apple patent. Apple are pure patent trolls and i hate them for that.
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I guess it was basically because to allow the complete rotation of home screen.
also you can try different launchers.. wallpaper scrolling would work fine. It has been disabled with just rosie
Try apex or nova launchers.
I hate the way they got rid of it. It was something really cool in android, and I don't want to use a different luancher because senses looks nice also the extra ram usage, and its to much hasle to use Rom cleaner.
I'm pretty sure our awesome Devs will be able to add this feature to custom JB Roms.
6 screens
Anybody notice we only have 6 instead of 7 screens? There's a big gap where the seventh screen was supposed to be.
tropical cactus said:
Anybody notice we only have 6 instead of 7 screens? There's a big gap where the seventh screen was supposed to be.
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Have you tried to add panel ? I have 7 screens.
ckpv5 said:
Have you tried to add panel ? I have 7 screens.
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Why thank you. I wouldn't know what I'd do without you.
is there a way to mod or enable wallpaper scrolling i mean i like it to and i kinda like rosie especialy the semi transparent notifications bar
NWM.
any new developments on this yet?
Viper X has scrolling wallpaper

Transparent Status Bar/Lockscreen

Maybe I sound like a dummy but I notice that if you put in your own custom wallpaper, the statusbar turns black like on the S3, but if you use the Samsung wallpapers, it is transparent. Is there anyway to make it ALWAYS transparent?
Also, is it possible to have multiple widgets with a PIN? Because I notice once you put a pin in, Samsung disables alot of the things you can do with the 4.2 lockscreen, which is dumb and defeats the purpose...
Mateoftw said:
Also, is it possible to have multiple widgets with a PIN? Because I notice once you put a pin in, Samsung disables alot of the things you can do with the 4.2 lockscreen, which is dumb and defeats the purpose...
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Nope. You answered your own question. Even without a PIN, they hork a lot of what 4.2 can do stock. Yet another reason why AOSP-based ROMs are superior.
Nova launcher has the option to set transparent notification bar on custom walls.
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jbdan said:
Nova launcher has the option to set transparent notification bar on custom walls.
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but i like how touchwiz looks
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but i like how touchwiz looks
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Yeah I understand. Well if your patient I'm sure we will be rewarded as new developers get this phone in hand and do upgrades, eventually we'll have a mod like this....it's my bet
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jbdan said:
Yeah I understand. Well if your patient I'm sure we will be rewarded as new developers get this phone in hand and do upgrades, eventually we'll have a mod like this....it's my bet
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Yeah hopefully.
I was figuring it too! Wonder why no transparent status bar.. And the widgets are not full when you wake the device..

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