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Sucks that the Ally has 5 homescreens and the Droid only has 3

Jayshmay

May 12, 2010, 7:54 AM
What is the deal with the Droid only having 3 home screens and the Ally having 5!!! This isn't fair!!! 😡
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jskrenes

May 12, 2010, 9:00 AM
Jayshmay said:
What is the deal with the Droid only having 3 home screens and the Ally having 5!!! This isn't fair!!! 😡


PandaHome gives you up to 11 screens, Helix Launcher gives you 7 screens and puts the phone, market, message, and browser icons on the bottom of all screens to free up real estate. I've put tons of different custom ROMs on my Droid, and I always go back to Helix Launcher.
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Jayshmay

May 14, 2010, 5:00 PM
Yep, I d/l Heelix, I like how it puts ph/txt/web/Market @ the bottom, it frees up more space on the homescreen. I tend to use folders for similar apps, such as Radio & Podcasts, and Wallpapers, so it'll take a while for me to use all these homescreens. But it's still good to have.
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Menno

May 12, 2010, 9:11 AM
Jay, if more homescreens is what you need, get Helixlauncher. I don't know why they limited the number on the droid, but with helixlauncher, you can get up to 7
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Jayshmay

May 12, 2010, 9:15 AM
Yep, I did. Don't be surprised if you get some ?'s from me though, cause I'm sure Helix Launcher is different from what I'm accustomed to.
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Jayshmay

May 12, 2010, 9:42 AM
How do I access the settings that I saw in the screenshot in the market?
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Menno

May 12, 2010, 9:46 AM
When you have it launched, hit your menu key and select "configure"
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Jayshmay

May 12, 2010, 5:25 PM
?: Everytime I hit the home button it asks me Heelix or Home? If I choose to make Heelix my default home, how do I undefault Heelix in the future if I ever decide to?
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Menno

May 12, 2010, 6:42 PM
you can do so under applications settings in your settings menu.. or just uninstall helixlauncher
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Jayshmay

May 12, 2010, 6:51 PM
Another ?. Somehow I managed to get preview cards to come up of all 7 screens, problem is I don't know how I did it, by preview cards I mean kinda like on the Palm Pre, but smaller.
Any idea as to how those preview cards came up?
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Menno

May 12, 2010, 8:02 PM
fast double tap on an empty part of the screen
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Jayshmay

May 12, 2010, 8:07 PM
Ah, simple enough. Thanks for getting back to me!

And by the way, I did as you said, I went to menu>settings>applications management, go to the specific app, and it says that I have Heelix set as default, so that was simple enough to do, thanks!
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Jayshmay

May 13, 2010, 8:24 PM
Is this true? I was reading on BGR's site a rumor that 2.2 will include both usb & wifi tethering, and one person said this about the Motorola Droid:

The Motorola Droid on VZW is a bit different from most other phones- Big Red is contractually forbidden to **** with what Google does- they cannot cripple it in any way, or force their branding. IOW, the only way to block this feature is to block the entire update (or beg Google/Moto to not include this feature)

Is any of that true?
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Menno

May 13, 2010, 8:33 PM
It is a Google experience device... it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

I don't think verizon can mess with the phone.. but who knows.

Remember, even if the feature is built in.. you could get MASSIVE charges for using it without a plan though. Depending on how they code the data.

I don't see why they don't just allow it though. Unlimited handset, 5gb/month cap for tethering (at least until 4g) and call it a day.
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KriisCDW

May 12, 2010, 12:47 PM
Can't remember name for the life of me... but I have atleast one app installed on the droid we have at work that gives 5 screens.

I think its atHome or something similar.

The cool thing about android is... if you find something you don't like, or that you want: you can install something to change it.

Don't like the messenger? get a new one.

Not enough home-page screens? install an app taht gives you more.
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asidious66

May 12, 2010, 12:58 PM
Exactly! People complain about the keyboard on the Eris and Incredible. Get a new one! Thats whats awesome about Android. It's totally customizable.
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