I searched and read through the other threads on this, and I just wanted to ask what those of you with the pink buttons did to correct it, if anything at all.
4 phones later I have a perfect, dead pixel free screen, but super pink buttons...I am not exchanging this phone for that as a good screen IMHO is more important than red buttons.
I just didn't know if anyone had done anything easy to do that they would recommend to make em RED!
I couldn't tell the difference between red and pink on my buttons if I my life depended on it. For all I know, I could have magenta buttons.
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I couldn't tell the difference between red and pink on my buttons if I my life depended on it. For all I know, I could have magenta buttons.
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hahaha, i am pretty picky about colors. I don't think after a couple days the pink will bother me that much, I just know how red than can be!
some guy on here was replacing the LED's with red ones, and another member sent his phone to him to do it, and was pleased with the results..
someone else painted the bulbs red
I just gotta say, maybe the buttons were neve supposed to be exactly red, just not white. gotta love the phone for what it is beside the off red/pink buttons. sheesh.
My buttons looked pinky at first but now look more red. Maybe they need to season up for awhile?
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I just gotta say, maybe the buttons were neve supposed to be exactly red, just not white. gotta love the phone for what it is beside the off red/pink buttons. sheesh.
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Yes, it seems to me they're supposed to be a lighter red, like the color of the beats ear buds.
Regardless, tacky IMO. Wish they would have just gone with white. Oh well...root and disable.
awenthol said:
Yes, it seems to me they're supposed to be a lighter red, like the color of the beats ear buds.
Regardless, tacky IMO. Wish they would have just gone with white. Oh well...root and disable.
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Screen filter turns off the capacative key lights.
nosympathy said:
I searched and read through the other threads on this, and I just wanted to ask what those of you with the pink buttons did to correct it, if anything at all.
4 phones later I have a perfect, dead pixel free screen, but super pink buttons...I am not exchanging this phone for that as a good screen IMHO is more important than red buttons.
I just didn't know if anyone had done anything easy to do that they would recommend to make em RED!
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I don't about easy but there's a couple methods in this thread, one involving soldering and one involving just a sharpie. There may be other methods but that's what I remember seeing.
Rezound LED modification to soft touch keys
Here's his before and after pic using the soldering method where he changed the LEDs:
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My buttons looked pinky at first but now look more red. Maybe they need to season up for awhile?
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Or maybe those pics you took made it blush.
g damn, that is pink! I was starting to think mine were pink because i can't really tell the difference but now I see...
I came up with the Sharpie method, and while it isn't permanent like the LED method, it's help up just fine ever since I did it, almost a month ago. For those not too confident with soldering or modifying the system board in the phone, go for an alternate method for making them red, such as a Sharpie. I've heard that paint can eat away the LED's, but not quite sure about that.
I didn't notice that mine were more pinkish until my gf's was next to mine. Her's are darker and more red but i honestly could careless...It looks fine when its not next to another rezound...
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For awhile, but it has to be reenabled all the time. Regardless, screen filter has a running notification and I don't like things in my status bar....
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http://forums.androidcentral.com/ht...stom-colored-capacative-buttons-new-post.html
This is really cool and unique
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it is indeed kewl. i did this on my evo in blue. but then as themes kept coming out i was stuck with the blue leds cause i actually painted the bulbs and the themes and mods no longer matched .
I was thinking of doing it in red. Matches the cam and I tend to keep my themes really dark so it shouldn't clash, I hope!
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Can someone please post the pictures because I don't have an account on the forums?
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Here you go. I would like the smoke vinyl just to dim the lights some. They're so bright.
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I was thinking of doing it in red. Matches the cam and I tend to keep my themes really dark so it shouldn't clash, I hope!
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Definitely post pics if you go through with it!
I just wanna say thanks for linking my thread over here...It was my first write-up and makes me fell pretty good that it was worthy enough to be reposted on another forum...
If anyone has any questions I can answer them for you...Also, I will be doing my wife's EVO 4G in pink in the next couple days and I was thinking of doing a write-up for that as well, I just gotta wait on the vinyl to get here...
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I was thinking of doing it in red. Matches the cam and I tend to keep my themes really dark so it shouldn't clash, I hope!
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post some pics of the red, i want to do mine in red but am afraid of them coming out pink.
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post some pics of the red, i want to do mine in red but am afraid of them coming out pink.
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The best way is to either use a deep red or use 2 layers of red vinyl...
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The best way is to either use a deep red or use 2 layers of red vinyl...
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I've been thinking of looking into the red adhesive tape they sell to cover up broken tail lights, what do you think? I want to make sure I do it right and not screw it up.
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I already tried it it comes out looking pink and if you double the tape its way to dark
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I already tried it it comes out looking pink and if you double the tape its way to dark
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Oh well. Thanks for saving me from a pink nightmare. might go with blue if I cant get the red to look right.
evohog said:
Oh well. Thanks for saving me from a pink nightmare. might go with blue if I cant get the red to look right.
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I ended up going with a silver cut down the brightness by 50% and it eliminated all light leakage so i'm happy
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I already tried it it comes out looking pink and if you double the tape its way to dark
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Actually I think mine came out pretty good I used colored electrical tape, though, instead of vinyl.
Nice may try it my self..
How many layers?
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Actually I think mine came out pretty good I used colored electrical tape, though, instead of vinyl.
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On my way to radio shack, thanks for posting your materials. Looks frickin sweet man.
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Just 1 layer. I was actually afraid the light wouldn't shine through properly because the tape looks opaque. But once you get it on it looks pretty nice. Also make sure you cover the LEDs evenly. The first time I did it one of them wasn't covered properly and it made my Menu button orange lol.
$2.17 at Walmart, radio shack was sold out. How big of a piece of tape did you use?
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Some of you were mentioning you didnt like how the LEDs on keys seemed pink or not true red, well i had some time on my hands and i changed my white LEDs to Red ones, which offer a much nicer red to the keys and here are some pics to show the two left which i changed to red, and the 2 right which are the standard stock ones.
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Pretty slick dude, and how sad is it HTC didn't think of this themselves?! Did you take any pics of the phone taken apart of the LED's you used?
A tutorial and/or pics would be awesome! That looks much better.
they might have thought the red shining up instead of white would be distracting on the screen, who knows.
either way, those are some pink ass buttons...but now they look as red as mine lol
Nice pictures, easy to see what people were talking about when they said they had pink buttons.
Was it just a colored strip that changes the color from white to red (Pink)?
Okay, now I know mine are def red. Was driving myself crazy looking at them this morning wondering if they were turning pink on me or if it was an optical illusion against the red design on the wallpaper. lol. But even in my paranoia I didn't see anything truly pink like that.
But what I really want to know is what are you hiding on your screen?
That's cool. I didn't think mine looked pink enough. Would be awesome to make the pink stand out even more.
Is this phone a mess on the inside with the double sided sticky tape also? I hated having to heat up the Thunderbolt to get between the LCD & digitizer.
My keys don't look near as pale as yours do. U can tell they are red but they aren't dark... I think they didn't do red leds because of the screen leak and they were already going to make the keys red anyway.
But I think the red leak looks kind of sweet. Not sure how I would like it at night though...
U wanna do mine next? Lol.
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Wow, nice mod. pwrdbykyank, YGPM
lol, i didnt take any pics of it apart this time, but i have pics up on the disassembly thread i made of it how it looks where the leds are. I used 0603 leds. There is no strip covering the original, they are just white leds. the digitizer glass is just tinted red to show red. Also the light doesnt leak onto the screen, i just tilted the phone and took a pic like that so you guys can see where the two red are and the two white. you can only see it by looking at a sharp angle from top down like that, or else you dont see the red coming on the screen Looks good at night, i wanted to add 2 LEDs to where the earpiece grill is, so that would light up on notification buttt looked like way to much work and i didnt want to alter the housing around to run wires through it so i said forget it lol.
oh ya and i covered the screen so the camera wouldnt focus on the LCD light, it kept bluring so ya lol or else my desktop is as plain as it came out of the box haha
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lol, i didnt take any pics of it apart this time, but i have pics up on the disassembly thread i made of it how it looks where the leds are.
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Yeah, I was just wondering if I could see the full-size shots from the other thread.
Here you go. Full size images you requested.
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Here you go. Full size images you requested.
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Win. Thank you.
Wow. That looks awesome. If you lived close I'd pay you to do it for me!
lol thanks
You could make some money doing this for people LOL, it is a bad economy.
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Like I said. I'd pay to have it done. For sure.
Where are you located? I would pay to get this done too
lol im in burbank CA
It's only noticeable on black or really dark backgrounds but does everyone else's home button bleed a bit of light into the screen or just mine? I'll see if I can snap a pic tomorrow.
Yupp... Once an led brightness mod is created it should be better.
Yeah noticed this from day one. Mine is not just on the really dark screens either but I think every phone I've ever had has had something like this in one way or another....no biggie.
(that's what she said)
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No light bleed here with full brightness on a black screen try for a replacement
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I noticed earlier today that I have this as well in pretty much the same exact spot. It starts from the home key and goes on towards about an inch or so, inward toward the screen.
Do you guys know if this justifies an exchange from BestBuy? I'm just concerned that it may get worse because that's how these things tend to play out over time.
Mine is only really noticeable with a dark screen in a dark room.
I had the same problem when I first booted up my phone but now it has disappeared and hasn't come back .
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Mine was ordered via TeleSales. Should I call them and report this for a replacement, or take to a store and get a replacement there? Will the store replace it if I got it online?
If you have light bleed issues, you should get a replacement. Mine is perfect - zero light bleed. First HTC device I've owned that didn't have at least a little.
anyone have a black wallpaper that I can use to check this out too?
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anyone have a black wallpaper that I can use to check this out too?
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anyone have a black wallpaper that I can use to check this out too?
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you can also download an app from the market that test your screen for dead pixels and it helps find light-bleed as well. I believe it's called Screen test, just type that in the play store and you'll find it.
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you can also download an app from the market that test your screen for dead pixels and it helps find light-bleed as well. I believe it's called Screen test, just type that in the play store and you'll find it.
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It's called "Dead Pixel Test"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ujacha.deadpixel
I don't have any noticeable bleeding in black backgrounds, but the lights at the bottom of the screen are very noticeable in other colors, especially white. It doesn't bleed really into the screen, but there is a pattern of small bright lines at the bottom of the screen.
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I don't have any noticeable bleeding in black backgrounds, but the lights at the bottom of the screen are very noticeable in other colors, especially white. It doesn't bleed really into the screen, but there is a pattern of small bright lines at the bottom of the screen.
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Yep, same issue here. Seems most noticeable in the first settings menu.
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I noticed earlier today that I have this as well in pretty much the same exact spot. It starts from the home key and goes on towards about an inch or so, inward toward the screen.
Do you guys know if this justifies an exchange from BestBuy? I'm just concerned that it may get worse because that's how these things tend to play out over time.
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You have 30 days to do whatever you want with it.
I had light bleed on my first EVO LTE. The light bleed is most apparent when the button lights are on, the screen backlight is at its dimmest setting, and the screen is black. A great way to test is to install the flash-the-brain.com FlashLight app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.flashLight) and swipe down to set it to the dimmest setting. A picture of my first phone and the replacement are below (this was a long exposure in a completely dark room, so it didn't look quite so bad in real life):
I have it also, i didn't always notice it but definitely there at times... must be when the lights are on the buttons like ahecht pointed out
i dont know if it gets worse though, should i exchange?
yeah mine has a light bleed on all black screens as well
mine has light bleeding as well.. i noticed it during a game boot up today.. isn't our 30 days getting close? hmm what to do ...
Has anyone noticed that the bottom edge of your DNA has a slight 1-2mm shadowy area where the backlight is dim as well as random areas along the sides (this is not the capacitive light bleed which most units all have, which I don't consider a big deal)? I've had numerous replacements and all have exhibited these issues including a few Verizon store units. I find it surprising that this hasn't been reported upon in any reviews. It's fairly annoying on white and light colors, the majority of what I use the phone for (side-by-side with my 4s, the 4s has even lighting to the edges). I also checked out the HTC One in an AT&T store and couldn't see these issues, so it looks DNA rather than HTC specific.
It's a bit hard to make out from pictures, but it is visible.
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Here is a more obvious example along the side:
I guess I'm one of the few who is bothered by stuff like this. Otherwise, this phone is sick.
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I guess I'm one of the few who is bothered by stuff like this. Otherwise, this phone is sick.
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No, your one of the few whose phone has that issue.
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No, your one of the few whose phone has that issue.
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I've literally had 10 replacements with the same issues.
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I've literally had 10 replacements with the same issues.
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that sucks you must be getting bad batches. Here's a pic of mine attached below, also I am extremely near sighted to the point where i can see the pixels on this phone no problem taking off my glasses and getting close. I can not find on a white background any light lvl differences. Id try another store to get your next replacement from or something.
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that sucks you must be getting bad batches. Here's a pic of mine attached below, also I am extremely near sighted to the point where i can see the pixels on this phone no problem taking off my glasses and getting close. I can not find on a white background any light lvl differences. Id try another store to get your next replacement from or something.
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If the top of that pick is the bottom of the phone, then I can see the dim area, but you're right about the sides looking uniform. I wonder if the refurbishment process introduces issues along the long sides.
yeah they all have it dude. most people just don't see stuff like us lol i know exactly w hat you mean but it doesn't bother me..
now how about this...turn your phone at an angle and look straight down to the top, and notice on the left and right of the verizon logo these 2 black squarish looking spots? lol
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If the top of that pick is the bottom of the phone, then I can see the dim area, but you're right about the sides looking uniform. I wonder if the refurbishment process introduces issues along the long sides.
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That is the top not the bottom you can see on the bottom where the camera picks up the buttons light bleed.
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yeah they all have it dude. most people just don't see stuff like us lol i know exactly w hat you mean but it doesn't bother me..
now how about this...turn your phone at an angle and look straight down to the top, and notice on the left and right of the verizon logo these 2 black squarish looking spots? lol
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that's probably the foam between the screen and buttons lol.
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yeah they all have it dude. most people just don't see stuff like us lol i know exactly w hat you mean but it doesn't bother me..
now how about this...turn your phone at an angle and look straight down to the top, and notice on the left and right of the verizon logo these 2 black squarish looking spots? lol
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Yeah, man; it's a curse. I'm one of those who notices the digitizer when the display is on as well.
Because of those lights, I think the top 1/8 of the screen is a bit brighter than the rest as well, especial if you're viewing in landscape. If you do the same on the bottom, you see nothing, like they didn't put any LEDs there. The inconsistency I've noticed along the sides isn't the exact same between any two phones (I've had a number of replacements mostly due to other issues). I bothers me pretty much any time I use the browser, maps app, texting, or anything like that, but I think i'm slowly getting used to it. From what I can tell of hands on time with the HTC One, it looks like they've mostly avoided this in that model, if not because of a larger bezel to hide the diffuser/LEDs in.
I have they white one HAM2, is this how really the notification light is on the black one too? It is obviously passing to the white bezel. Are the black one like this too. Can anyone confirm if the black one has this. IMHO it should just light on the hole and not bleed light on the bezel.
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Nope, black one doesn't do that. That's a pretty common issue with (cheap) white phones. I think it looks kinda cool, actually.
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Nope, black one doesn't do that. That's a pretty common issue with (cheap) white phones. I think it looks kinda cool, actually.
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Bro can you take a photo of your black one in the dark man, because in the morning it doesn't seems so obvious, good thing I bought this on amazon so I can return it. Getting the black one. Hope you have another camera there to do it for me thank s[emoji4]
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Nope, black one doesn't do that. That's a pretty common issue with (cheap) white phones. I think it looks kinda cool, actually.
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Yeah, my dad has a cheap white phone as well. His light is only red, but it still does the same thing.
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Bro can you take a photo of your black one in the dark man, because in the morning it doesn't seems so obvious, good thing I bought this on amazon so I can return it. Getting the black one. Hope you have another camera there to do it for me thank s[emoji4]
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Sorry dude. Sent mine back to Amazon myself.
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Sorry dude. Sent mine back to Amazon myself.
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Sent your black one, why? I played with it from 7 am this morning installing apps customising watching YouTube, the only time I turn the display off is may be when I took a piss, and now it is 6:23pm I think 10hrs no turning off the display and I still have exactly 41% battery.
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Sent your black one, why? I played with it from 7 am this morning installing apps customising watching YouTube, the only time I turn the display off is may be when I took a piss, and now it is 6:23pm I think 10hrs no turning off the display and I still have exactly 41% battery.
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I had a bunch of bluetooth audio issues that I suspect are byproducts of the outdated OS. If the phone ever gets KK I'll pick up another one.
Anyone can link a photo of the black HAM2 with the notification light On in a dark room or place, please link so I can decide if I need to replace this white with a black one thank.
So this is an issue with all white models of the mate 2 ?
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So this is an issue with all white models of the mate 2 ?
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As stated before, usually on all cheap white phones. My dad has another cheap white phone and it's light does the same.
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I personally dont mind this. I like the effect it gives
My notification light doesn't work at all. I have it turned on under Selttings/Display/Pulse Notification Light. Any suggestions?
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My notification light doesn't work at all. I have it turned on under Selttings/Display/Pulse Notification Light. Any suggestions?
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LightFlow. It requires some tweaking first, and the paid version allows more apps.