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Holo Everywhere

Interesting for everyone that likes the ICS original experience!
http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/01/holo-everywhere.html

And here's another one.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/03/google-makes-holo-theme-mandatory/
" Meanwhile, it seems terribly unlikely that Google's new mandate will bring choice to the home screen, keyboard and dialer as well. We can only hope, right?"
So, unfortunately if you thought you can just magically turn off tw or sense? Wrong!
This only applies to app developers and it only mandates for manufacturers to carry png's and other theme elements from these native android themes in framework so that app designers can call upon them in his app without having to carry those same elements in their apps.
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This is good news. At least third party apps will not be automatically touchwizzed. They will still retain the ICS look.
Since rooted users will also be able to theme the Touchwiz interface to look exactly like ICS, problem solved.

Holo will be required, but apparantly it's still permitted for a vendor to have its own overlay too...
Source: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2135159/google-looks-standardise-android-interface

when can we download from market?

Oh! Some *****ing will be stopped now nagging about pure ICS look and blah blah......
They will find a new subject now though......

This is good news.

Theming will be mandatory. Launcher and customizations won't. Until google puts its foot down (Which they won't... Yet.) to impose all customizations to stop (Which cannot... Yet.), then we will keep modded launchers, dialers, keyboards, etc. but with ICS theme elements (Colors, buttons, layout of settings and systems, etc.)
Google stands to lose too much by imposing all companies to stick to Vanilla. This though, is a very good start in the right direction... Baby steps. There are no variants of the iphone's theme, it's all standardized out of the box. Why would Android have to be any different? It just fragments the OS and providers further by changing all theme elements to their likings and by adding their own versions of apps.
The only advantage of every android player having their own theme elements is choice and variety of software.

karendar said:
There are no variants of the iphone's theme, it's all standardized out of the box. Why would Android have to be any different?
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because ios is boring and some people quite like having choice and something that differentiates different models.

KIN Font

I was bored, and wanted a font like that of the KIN logo, so i made one. Hope you all like!
Its named Veroe Kin, since Segoe is trademarked by Microsoft, and the font name had to be 4 letters or more.
http://fontstruct.com/fontstructions/show/702959
Download:
View attachment veroe_kin.zip

I just noticed this. Good job on making that. It looks pretty cool.

Ability to remove skin soon to be unveiled from Google?

Hello
An interesting article I read today with regards to the skins OEM put on android devices (touchwiz) that leads to fragmentation.
Interesting quote from the article,
"I believe this Android update underscores Google’s new vision for OEMs has hardware producers only! Android 4.4 is a trojan horse of unification - it will give Google the tools it needs to completely wipe a skin from a device with a simple download from the Play Store."
If this turns out to be true it can have a major impact on the Galaxy Note products due to it being so reliant on touchwiz. Also I do not know how deeply integrated touchwiz is on Android so I guess time will tell.
http://techtainian.com/news/2013/10...l-reclaim-android-and-unify-holo-with-kennedy

Great article. Thanks for posting the link. I hate touchwizz and love simple vanilla android which you get on the nexus devices. Android needs to be simple to use and I find using touchwizz requires a another learning curve and it just irritates me. I think manufactures should use stock android and then install custom launchers and apps. Commercially google wants to retain the rains of android which will also be a business decision. I can see the advantages for Joe public who could just pick up any android device and know it works like any other device. I want the choice to pick either without having to root a device and install custom firmware.

andyzarins said:
Great article. Thanks for posting the link. I hate touchwizz and love simple vanilla android which you get on the nexus devices. Android needs to be simple to use and I find using touchwizz requires a another learning curve and it just irritates me.
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Vanilla is good but then you don't get S Pen and multi window. And nexus devices come without SD Support.

ddavtian said:
Vanilla is good but then you don't get S Pen and multi window. And nexus devices come without SD Support.
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These two things do not apply to one another whatsoever. Samsung could put S-Pen, SD, and multi-window support on their devices without the UI overhaul. The two are not in any way connected.

It makes perfect sense for them to put stock android in their tablets and make the S-Note, multi window etc available via the playstore.
Honestly, I don't know about Samsung's and Google relationship as it stands today but if Google does makes an app that allows the user to remove OEM skins than it might be the start of the downfall between the two companies.
On a side note there are rumours that the new Nexus 10 is Asus built not Samsung.

Not a rumour. Asus is building the new nexus 10. One the fence about buying the new 10.1 or waiting for the new nexus.

galaxy s6 theme store ... possible ?

Hi everybody
I m wondering is there any way to enable samsung theme store ( s6) on our note 4 like this :
http://www.sammobile.com/2015/06/18...themes-released-today-in-samsung-theme-store/

That looks cool! I hope it gets integrated into our software releases too
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We'll get that theme engine in 5.1, if we're to believe this redditor: http://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote4...e_4_getting_the_new_camera_softwareui/csaf1rl

doubt it

I really do hope that Samsung will bring in a theme store in the next firmware update for the Note 4. As it is right now the GUI is way too bright even with the brightness settings at the lowest level.

DarkGuyver said:
I really do hope that Samsung will bring in a theme store in the next firmware update for the Note 4. As it is right now the GUI is way too bright even with the brightness settings at the lowest level.
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I hope so

How to enable samsung theme store on android 6.0 ? :]

falio said:
How to enable samsung theme store on android 6.0 ? :]
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It has nothing to do with the operating system (LP,MM) it has to do with samsung adding the framework to be able to apply the themes. In short we will never get it from samsung, but it can be ported from Galaxies S6,S7, or N5. We will eventually get a ROM base on other newer phones.

Google Product Sans

How to install this font without root? It was very easy on Samsung phones, is it that difficult on oneplus?