Hi I am in Canada and i just preordered the xperia play. Just wanted to know what is like the first things i should do when i get it? (im moving from an iphone to this). What are great android apps that i should download and such.
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First android device huh? Well... Custom home screen would be number one, specially coming from iPhone, get something like launcher pro as it's my favorite, very customizable, but it might be a little much at first if you are in culture shock.
Emulators is a big plus and benefit to me if that's your thing. Almost everything on iPhone has it's android alternative except for a couple popular games. Is there a list of your favorite iPhone apps and maybe we can identify the android counterpat
thanks for the quick reply. games arent really my worry as im fine with going around trying new ones. things i wanted to know is if i can disable timescape and other useless addons. does the keyboard work fine or can i install some app to get the swype keyboard or something better? and that app you mentioned sounds cool, will definately try it.
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AriStar said:
thanks for the quick reply. games arent really my worry as im fine with going around trying new ones. things i wanted to know is if i can disable timescape and other useless addons. does the keyboard work fine or can i install some app to get the swype keyboard or something better? and that app you mentioned sounds cool, will definately try it.
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Swype is my favorite keyboard replacement, the stock android one is good, but I heard the one that comes with this might suck a bit maybe? Better keyboard is a skin able keyboard replacement and you can skin it to look/feel like the iPhones.
As far as disabling stuff, you can to a point, but without root access (like jail breaking) you can't touch some of the lower level services. Home replacement is what I think you will want though, get launcher pro or adw launcher. Adw being very themeable. Launcher pro having more polish/settings.
sounds cool. so ill definetly look at swype. how exactly does launder pro work? does it replace everything? (ie timescape)?
AriStar said:
sounds cool. so ill definetly look at swype. how exactly does launder pro work? does it replace everything? (ie timescape)?
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It will replace your entire homescreen and everything that's one it - it won't however replace other parts of your system like the Timescape gallery, keyboard or music player. However, all those things are replaceable as well with many alternatives in the market and over here.
Emulators, Emulators, Emulators i say!
AriStar said:
things i wanted to know is if i can disable timescape and other useless addons.
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USA verizon version will not come with timescape and other sony stuff. It will come with a few verizon apps. I'm not sure about the Rogers version.
Swype, teamviewer, flash player, xda app
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matknny said:
Swype, teamviewer, flash player, xda app
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what is teamviewer and xda app
Teamviewer works like LogMeIn but for Win/Mac/Linux and for free. Xda app is a app that allows you to view this forum.
Also check out all these games with surprort for Xperia Play. make sure to download the specific versions in some cases.
XDA link to games
thanks for the list of games, and ill def check out teamviewer cause i love logmein.
ps is there a good site do download apk's and is there any guide on the subject?
AriStar said:
thanks for the list of games, and ill def check out teamviewer cause i love logmein.
ps is there a good site do download apk's and is there any guide on the subject?
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The only apk you need is Teamviewer so you can scan the barcode on there site for that.
Hie guys were can i find swype, cause its not on the market is it? Thanks.
I am bummed that the verizon one is stock
I wanted Sony's skin...i like timescape
carmeng4evr said:
I am bummed that the verizon one is stock
I wanted Sony's skin...i like timescape
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Conning from nexus one I wish I had stock andrioid.
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I know the sdk was just released for developers but motorola has had it for awhile. I wonder why they did not release a single app? I say a very lazy move on motorola's end. Oh and by the way I love this tablet I am addicted to it.
I think because its a Google Experience device it doesn't come with any extra apps, just the stock ones.
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Vandam500 said:
I think because its a Google Experience device it doesn't come with any extra apps, just the stock ones.
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Ya I didn't expect for them to have a ui on top of honeycomb but a single app would of been cool.
Maybe I am just being picky.
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Maybe I am just being picky.
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Lazy means..... being the first honeycomb tablet to market?... its a google experience... have u seen motoblur...... you do not want that on your phone....
What app did you program? you lazy?
Wait, haven't people always been complaining that Motorola keeps putting software on their devices?
I dunno about you, but I prefer when Motorola doesn't do anything to their ROMs. It delays updates, and its never good software anyways.
i agree, moto can keep their hands off the software portion.
I'm glad they left it alone. No bloatware is fine by me!
on wp7 HTC made some nice apps for their phones. You don't have to use them but they are good apps. I am not talking about a ui like blur or sense.
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on wp7 HTC made some nice apps for their phones. You don't have to use them but they are good apps. I am not talking about a ui like blur or sense.
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No thanks to any bundled apps from the manufacturer, as all of that is stored in read-only system memory. If I want a weather widget, I'll write it myself or get one from the Market.
you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't
Bundled Apps
I would be fine with bundled applications, as long as I have the option to uninstall the apps I don't want.
Just glad they didn't force Motoblur on it.
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I would be fine with bundled applications, as long as I have the option to uninstall the apps I don't want.
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Unfortunately, that's not how it works with these phone companies lol.
flashred said:
I would be fine with bundled applications, as long as I have the option to uninstall the apps I don't want.
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This. Some of the manufacturer apps are nice but most of them are waste of space.
anyways, count me in to the people that are happy there is no motoblur on our xooms.
http://www.androidcentral.com/spb-shell-3d-android-very-slick-launcher-thats-just-too-expensive
So, I bought lol
It's AMAZING. Very smooth, great transitions, and 9 full homescreens! You can even put more than 9 on if you want to, lol
I'm on Warm 2.2 now, but this is so good that, as a Sense fan (Sense was the reason I bought this phone), this is seriously pushing me to a Gingerbread ROM like CM7. Give it a try!
PS- I am in no way connected to the developer(s) of this software. I just love it
i installed it on my OG droid but it is just a black screen....no luck
Ouch, 15 bones.....looks neat, but not for that much $$. Going to stick with LPro until this puppy comes down in price.
RussianMenace said:
Ouch, 15 bones.....looks neat, but not for that much $$. Going to stick with LPro until this puppy comes down in price.
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My thoughts exactly. I'd love to try this, but not for that much coin.
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I did see in the comments on the link that someone posted a link to the apk... not gonna advertise for warez but if you want to try it out i you *could* try it from that and if you like it buy it... I bought right after I saw the video, so I can't even confirm that it works
Something that concerned me when watching the video is that this launcher looks like a lot of flash and bling, but maybe lacking on some other areas of basic functionality. From reading the comments (in the original link) of people who have used it, there seems to be confirmation of my fears.
People are complaining about lacking certain basic features like widget resizing... or this:
Not to mention the fact that you can't arrange icons and widgets the way you want to. If you want anything on the bottom row, the top 3 rows have to be full
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I'm not sure I fully understand that statement, but in general it sounds like this launcher is optimized to show off its own animations/widgets.
I don't want to pay $15 for this, nor do I want to download warez. So for now, that means I can only judge based on videos and comments. From my impressions though, it looks like switching over would cripple a number of functions that I find very useful in other launchers. In return, I would get some admittedly cool animations, and some visually interesting UI changes, but I don't see any functional enhancements that really interest me.
At the end of the day, I'm very much a "form follows function" kind of guy, so I suspect this just isn't the launcher for me. I'm sure it will be great for many other people though.
I their version for winmo, it was nice, but not for me. Im like the last guy, i like fuction looks. The whole thing with different launchers is to configure what you like. Maybe im just s simple guy, but this launcher looks like something kids will enjoy, i prefer the smart, in smartphone.
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How'd u get it run with the incredible? Wont work with Mine
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bigsapz said:
How'd u get it run with the incredible? Wont work with Mine
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I just installed it, and it worked fine
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bigsapz said:
How'd u get it run with the incredible? Wont work with Mine
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Doesn't work with some ROMs
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Doesn't work on GingerBread?
played with that earlier mentioned version (cough *warez* touchy subject) a little bit (only lets you run it if you turn mobile data off so it is pointless) and it was cool.
a lot of 'wow' factors that look good but it isn't very functional. launcherpro+ blows it out of the water as far as quick and easy getting to apps & widgets.
I got the spb shell 3d today and omg i am amazed at how smooth it runs and how it barely waists battery. i hated that i couldn't put apps wherever i wanted but then i downloaded desktop visualizer and customized it however i wanted.
btw i have an evo 4g and i am running cm7 nightly #41 gingerbread with savaged-zen 1.0.1 bfs nosbc kernel. (AMAZING!!!!!) ^_^
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Doesn't work on GingerBread?
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im using it on gingerbread... it doesn't work for you?
I am trying to decide between this and regina 3d launcher can anyone point me in the right direction?
Right now I'm on Regina because SPB doesn't work on cm7 for me. I prefer SPB though
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I am trying to decide between this and regina 3d launcher can anyone point me in the right direction?
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use spb i used regina and spb and spb is ftw!!!
Does anyone thinks this is possible? Something like how this was done..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-4k62ln4j4
I don't understand...do you mean porting that specific launcher?
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That thing isn't customizeable
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I don't understand...do you mean porting that specific launcher?
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NO it was an example.. I want to know is a custom frontend possible with our phone?
something like how the HTC Flyer ui is..
Still not getting your question. Are you just talking about what shows up when you press the home button?
cd's or tapes?
txtmikhail said:
I want to know is a custom frontend possible with our phone?
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Yes.
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schnowdapowda said:
Still not getting your question. Are you just talking about what shows up when you press the home button?
cd's or tapes?
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Something like Boxee, Apple tv, Google tv, Xbmc is.. those are front end.. Now i wanna know is it something that as to be build within a ROM or could it be something like a Theme zip file?
ok..
of course it's possible. our phone comes with a custom "front end" installed, touchiz. just like sense and motoblur, these are all custom "front ends".
but our phone in it's current state? probably not. because you'll be building a "front end" on top of a "front end". you would probably need AOSP to be fully functional before you attempted to make a new UI for the phone
What you want is a launcher replacement. Search for Launcher Pro, ADW.Launcher, or one of many others on the Market. When you install this app and press the home button, Android will ask you which one you want to use.
As far as something comparable to Boxee/XBMC, that doesn't seem like a very good fit for Android. But there are a lot of crazy launchers out there that people have made, and they're usually compatible with all phones. Search around on google until you find something you like.
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What you want is a launcher replacement. Search for Launcher Pro, ADW.Launcher, or one of many others on the Market. When you install this app and press the home button, Android will ask you which one you want to use.
As far as something comparable to Boxee/XBMC, that doesn't seem like a very good fit for Android. But there are a lot of crazy launchers out there that people have made, and they're usually compatible with all phones. Search around on google until you find something you like.
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thankz but i already am using adw ex.. i want something new and different ...like these..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bjPCyJk9ng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3awFWeyJ_Yc&feature=related
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thankz but i already am using adw ex.. i want something new and different ...like these..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bjPCyJk9ng
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3awFWeyJ_Yc&feature=related
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Those are very graphic intensive, and would be optomized for tablets.
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Those are very graphic intensive, and would be optomized for tablets.
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LOL..well maybe its time for me to get myself a TABLET...
Hey guys, i'm going to be purchasing an xperia play (my first android/smart phone whoo!) soon and I've done my fair share of research over this phone and i've gone to the verion store to check it out, and i like it a lot, but there's just one thing that bothers me. What happened to the app drawer? I know it's stock gingerbread therefore it should have the same app drawer that the Nexus S has, but it doesn't seem the same, the reason I say this is because when you scroll up and down through the apps, it doesn't give you that "cube" like effect, what happened?
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Hey guys, i'm going to be purchasing an xperia play (my first android/smart phone whoo!) soon and I've done my fair share of research over this phone and i've gone to the verion store to check it out, and i like it a lot, but there's just one thing that bothers me. What happened to the app drawer? I know it's stock gingerbread therefore it should have the same app drawer that the Nexus S has, but it doesn't seem the same, the reason I say this is because when you scroll up and down through the apps, it doesn't give you that "cube" like effect, what happened?
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does that really matter? there is a million launchers on the market that can emulate that cube effect in the app draw, and imo have much better effects too, just download one
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Hey guys, i'm going to be purchasing an xperia play (my first android/smart phone whoo!) soon and I've done my fair share of research over this phone and i've gone to the verion store to check it out, and i like it a lot, but there's just one thing that bothers me. What happened to the app drawer? I know it's stock gingerbread therefore it should have the same app drawer that the Nexus S has, but it doesn't seem the same, the reason I say this is because when you scroll up and down through the apps, it doesn't give you that "cube" like effect, what happened?
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Thats what LauncherPro is for.
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does that really matter? there is a million launchers on the market that can emulate that cube effect in the app draw, and imo have much better effects too, just download one
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yeah for me it does matter, it was something that I really liked about gingerbread....
Get over it its very minor
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jwk94 said:
yeah for me it does matter, it was something that I really liked about gingerbread....
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Download the Gingerbread launcher, push it to /system/app and delete the default launcher. Problem solved This isnt ios You know
I don't have the Verizon edition so could be COMPLETELY wrong but perhaps it's enable-able in a settings?
Even if not the other comments are right - think of it this way. It's not that it doesn't have the cube effect, it's that you need to install it via the market - Launcher Pro or Gingerbread Launcher should both have it (ADW too maybe?)
If you get that phone you can definitely get the effect your looking for
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I don't have the Verizon edition so could be COMPLETELY wrong but perhaps it's enable-able in a settings?
Even if not the other comments are right - think of it this way. It's not that it doesn't have the cube effect, it's that you need to install it via the market - Launcher Pro or Gingerbread Launcher should both have it (ADW too maybe?)
If you get that phone you can definitely get the effect your looking for
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Sounds more like it would be a property in the Launcher2.apk file. You can extract it and search if you want.
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Get over it its very minor
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to you it is, to me it's not, thank you everybody for the help.
Hi guys, I just ran into this post demonstrating Project Chameleon and wanted to share this with you. I personally think it looks great and can't wait for it to be released, or even better, to be ported to the Xoom!
http://briefmobile.com/remember-project-chameleon-its-not-just-a-concept-after-all
Looks class, would love to try it out
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Its really fantastic
That's pretty damn slick.
Looks awesome - but will need a lot of work to be really useful. Similar to Cornerstone (which is epic as well but is too buggy at the moment).
Looks to heavy and cluttered for me.
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Looks impressive but has anyone heard anything on a timeline as far as when the general public would have access to it?
Looks good to me, however very "Metro" like, they need to get this out before Win8 lands..
Kickstarter for this project
Please sponsor if u r interested
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gaborvida/chameleon-a-better-home-screen-for-your-android-ta
That looks fantastic. Is it safe to say that it's a fully custom ROM though, like cornerstone? I assume you wouldn't be able to get that kind of function with just a custom launcher.
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That looks fantastic. Is it safe to say that it's a fully custom ROM though, like cornerstone? I assume you wouldn't be able to get that kind of function with just a custom launcher.
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Well in the interview he said it will be released in the play store. So I guess it is going to be a launcher.
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Well in the interview he said it will be released in the play store. So I guess it is going to be a launcher.
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Interesting. That + CM9 would be a fantastic combination.
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That looks fantastic. Is it safe to say that it's a fully custom ROM though, like cornerstone? I assume you wouldn't be able to get that kind of function with just a custom launcher.
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Looks pretty slick as an all-in-one package, but it doesn't look like anything that couldn't be accomplished right now with tasker, locale, your favorite widgets,and some hub-like home page setups, does it? A build your own variety would offer much more customization. Reminds me of an app I use on my note... car dock home. It is setup to recognize my dock or a bt connection in my car and brings up a totally new home screen with different apps and widgets, and cuts off wifi.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects...er-home-screen-for-your-android-ta?ref=search
check it out they are asking for help if you do decide to donate $5 or more you get it before its official
Got my access to Project Chameleon Beta have it installed on my Xoom as we speak Very Impressive and I have to say it is VERY unlikely I will be going back to the default android launcher ANYTIME soon. Anyone who did get on-board via kickstarter can still get it now. Go to the site below for details.
http://chameleon.teknision.com/
Project Chameleon running on my Xoom
Wanted to support them earlier already, but was only do to so now since you can pay with paypal now. It really is still in beta mode, not all widgets are included either. Only instagram, twitter (2 options) weather, news (rss) and gmail. They included some wallpapers as well, but you can load your own too. It lags a little on Team Eos JB nightly, but they said they are working on it. I do hope for some more settings and gimmicks, and perhaps some mods. I really hope for some drawer mods though, as I prefer the stock one, preferably with some options (my other launcher is nova prime).
It has a lot of potential, so I think it's a good investment in the android modding.
So is chameleon just a fancy launcher?
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So is chameleon just a fancy launcher?
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So far, yes. I like it but it is still a beta product. I expect it to get much better and more feature rich.
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Any ETA?