who here uses ACER UI?

[Guest tc4101]

Hi,

I see people here use ACER UI, i just wondering why you guys prefer it over vanilla android or say launcher pro...

i only used it for half a day, before ditching it and going to LP....

heres what i dont like

1. the notification near the botton, atually it not that bad, but rather than a drop down/pull up menu, i have to press to see the notification. and the notifications are hidden, so i have to press button to see the notification, which sort of defeats the purpose. notifications should be seen automatically not having the user press a button.

2. the lock screen widget is nice, but doesnt putting things like a media player, widgets etc defeat the purpoase of having a "LOCK" screen? i.e to prevent accidental hits?

3. the app drawer, sliding side to side is just way too slow.

4. overall the UI is very laggy

i'm not sure maybe people here are optimizing it to work really good, maybe some of the things i have mentioned can be changed..... whats the deal?

thanks

[Guest jackkykung]

Hi,

I see people here use ACER UI, i just wondering why you guys prefer it over vanilla android or say launcher pro...

i only used it for half a day, before ditching it and going to LP....

heres what i dont like

1. the notification near the botton, atually it not that bad, but rather than a drop down/pull up menu, i have to press to see the notification. and the notifications are hidden, so i have to press button to see the notification, which sort of defeats the purpose. notifications should be seen automatically not having the user press a button.

2. the lock screen widget is nice, but doesnt putting things like a media player, widgets etc defeat the purpoase of having a "LOCK" screen? i.e to prevent accidental hits?

3. the app drawer, sliding side to side is just way too slow.

4. overall the UI is very laggy

i'm not sure maybe people here are optimizing it to work really good, maybe some of the things i have mentioned can be changed..... whats the deal?

thanks

1. I like all the things you don't like. I love the clear notification bar like that, for me swipe up/down is annoying. For general notification bar, I always press Menu button then press Notification, I hate to swipe.

2. Just use 15 seconds screen time out. It's hard to be accidental play for me.

3. Agree, but Menu button is the way much faster to open.

4. Very agree.

:)

[Guest L0cu7us]

the only thing stop me to use acerui or acerui+LP/ADW, is that notifications are not always visible but we need to push it to see, so my battery app and seepu and almost all app that use notification bar to show info are pretty useless...

[Guest mgroover]

I think the Acer dialer has so many benefits compared to the stock dialer (mute button is not directly above end call button I was looking for before) anyone?

Only thing I am missing in it is a button to connect/disconnect call to BT headset.

The notifications area is something to get used to, once you are used to it.. Works like a charm and increases the overall workflow speed!

[Guest Rajit]

I think the Acer dialer has so many benefits compared to the stock dialer (mute button is not directly above end call button I was looking for before) anyone?

...

The notifications area is something to get used to, once you are used to it.. Works like a charm and increases the overall workflow speed!

Totally agree!!

[Guest L0cu7us]

isn't possible to add/delete widget to acer lock screen is yes how ? (i mean using LP)

[Guest Rajit]

isn't possible to add/delete widget to acer lock screen is yes how ? (i mean using LP)

When on the home screen (lp or adw or acer), long press the home key. The lock screen customization screen appears. There you can see all your lockscreens and the currently added lockscreen widgets. At the bottom-left corner of that screen is a + icon. Click on it to open the widget menu, which you can then use to add ANY widget to the lockscreen. The present widgets can be moved around or removed (by dragging them into the + icon). Hope that helps.

[Guest knotts]

I would like to use, but this annoying vibration when you pressing on a status bar.. Just can't stand it! Is there a possibility to disable this vibration?

Edited October 5, 2010 by knotts

[Guest Chewy11]

for widgets there is a app that does the changing pasting, both ways have really cool grid to help with widget placement

Am runing the acer ui with adw and its great, was on LCR-F and i miss the htc keyboad and a few tweaks.

adw let's you put widgets on home screens(multiple) again

but the notification- status bar is really the clincher for me, I love it and have learned very quickly to not hit it while typing space-bar

[Guest Chewy11]

COOL!!

thank you!!!

so i use adb and push it ....?

could you give me a how to...where to put the file before pushing+key strokes for windows

am a noob with adb, have it running and see my device but am not fluent in commands....

sorry, and thanks again

I have read a few threads on adb on here and at xda

my last atempt to push did not work......it was firefox(fennec)=fail... :)

[Guest Delnar_Ersike]

COOL!!

thank you!!!

so i use adb and push it ....?

could you give me a how to...where to put the file before pushing+key strokes for windows

am a noob with adb, have it running and see my device but am not fluent in commands....

sorry, and thanks again

I have read a few threads on adb on here and at xda

my last atempt to push did not work......it was firefox(fennec)=fail... :)

Try adb install, or adb install -r for updating an existing apk. If you're a noob with adb, just type adb into your Command Prompt or Terminal and read all the possible commands.

If you want to make your own HTC_IME Keyboard, you can visit the following site: http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/index.php

Edited October 16, 2010 by Delnar_Ersike

[Guest Chewy11]

http://www.gimpsta.com/themer/index.php

SWEEEEET!!!!!!

THANKS FOR THE LINK

really made my day

and am going to go adb nuts tonite....you guys make it seem simple

am nandroided, titatnium backuped, google synced, and have app brain synced too (seem to use it more than the market)

wish me luck

[Guest Chewy11]

ok so took the link from above for the keyboard

put it on sd

installed it with es file explorer

still cant see it when i long press a type field....android and xt9 show up....

what did i do wrong

if i wanted to use system panel installer where would i put the file on sd to find it......in system panel archive it does not show...

am missing a piece of the puzzle here

can not seem to install apps that do not go threw market or app brain....yes i have checked 'from unknown sources'

same fail with adb and fennec last week...

help

[Guest Delnar_Ersike]

ok so took the link from above for the keyboard

put it on sd

installed it with es file explorer

still cant see it when i long press a type field....android and xt9 show up....

what did i do wrong

if i wanted to use system panel installer where would i put the file on sd to find it......in system panel archive it does not show...

am missing a piece of the puzzle here

can not seem to install apps that do not go threw market or app brain....yes i have checked 'from unknown sources'

same fail with adb and fennec last week...

help

When you install a new Input Method via an apk, you first need to enable it in settings (I think it's Settings > Language & Keyboard), and only then can you change to it via long pressing a text field.

If anything fails to install via adb, you should check to see what error it failed with. Most of the errors can speak for themselves; however, if you get the "Container Error" message, you have the same problem I have, and based on some basic debugging, I've deduced that it's Acer's fault.

Another way this problem manifests itself is that when you try to install an app from the Market that updates an app on your SD Card or installs by default on your SD Card, the app fails to install with error code -18. The temporary solution is you have to unmount your SD Card, then install the app, then remount your SD Card. In case of the adb error, you have to install the apk from your SD Card via a file manager.

Edited October 16, 2010 by Delnar_Ersike

[Guest Chewy11]

When you install a new Input Method via an apk, you first need to enable it in settings (I think it's Settings > Language & Keyboard), and only then can you change to it via long pressing a text field.

thanks....done and working!!!!!!!!

[Guest dennerjw]

Is there any way to install the Acer ui over lcr-f and use LP with it?

[Guest Chewy11]

We'd have to convince Malez to spend sometime trying to get it working...I would settle for the notification bar of Acer UI 4

[Guest drach3nreiter]

1. I like all the things you don't like. I love the clear notification bar like that, for me swipe up/down is annoying. For general notification bar, I always press Menu button then press Notification, I hate to swipe.

2. Just use 15 seconds screen time out. It's hard to be accidental play for me.

3. Agree, but Menu button is the way much faster to open.

4. Very agree.

:)

Same Here!!! It working brilliant with my Liquid (256mb) S100 ... with not problems at all... I like the way it is... an android feel with a different flavor

[Guest AcerFerrari]

I also used Acer UI before, and here is the thing I don't like:

1) Whenever I want to slide up, I always hit the notification bar, and THIS IS VERY ANNOYING!!!

2) The lock screen is rubbish!!! I put a Facebook widget, and I cant view the posts of my friend!

3) The app drawer is very ugly

But here are the things I like:

1) Page-peeling styled lockscreen is fantastic!

2) I like the sliding panels

Despite the things I like, I used the Acer UI for 4 hours and I simply can't stand it, I flashed back to the CM7 rom......T_T

[Guest dontakeshit]

I also used Acer UI before, and here is the thing I don't like:

1) Whenever I want to slide up, I always hit the notification bar, and THIS IS VERY ANNOYING!!!

2) The lock screen is rubbish!!! I put a Facebook widget, and I cant view the posts of my friend!

3) The app drawer is very ugly

But here are the things I like:

1) Page-peeling styled lockscreen is fantastic!

2) I like the sliding panels

Despite the things I like, I used the Acer UI for 4 hours and I simply can't stand it, I flashed back to the CM7 rom......T_T

1) That's a habitual thing you can get used to

2) I think the lockscreen is fantastic and for the short time I had the facebook widget on there it worked

3) Use adw or launcher pro to use a proper app drawer.

[Guest dontakeshit]

Btw, Does anyone know how to turn off the vibration when clicking the status bar. It is beyond annoying.