[Q] ICS Rom with scrolling wallpaper? - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

So I flashed an ICS ROM on my s2 and i see that scrolling wallpaper is now broken. Are there any ROMs that work with SGH-I777 that support scrolling wallpaper??

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Ninja45 said:
So I flashed an ICS ROM on my s2 and i see that scrolling wallpaper is now broken. Are there any ROMs that work with SGH-I777 that support scrolling wallpaper??
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Nobody can help you with the information provided. We need your current ROM, kernel, any other information you can provide about what exactly you're running. Virtually all ICS ROMs have wallpapers that will scroll as you swipe from screen to screen(I assume that's what you're talking about). Also, launchers such as Nova or Apex have options that let you have a static wallpaper that doesn't scroll when you switch home screens.

dogfax said:
Nobody can help you with the information provided. We need your current ROM, kernel, any other information you can provide about what exactly you're running. Virtually all ICS ROMs have wallpapers that will scroll as you swipe from screen to screen(I assume that's what you're talking about). Also, launchers such as Nova or Apex have options that let you have a static wallpaper that doesn't scroll when you switch home screens.
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Ok, well I guess I dont understand how my current ROM would matter but it is this one I used. It says it had a replacement kernel with it too.
Build number IML74K.CLE5
Kernel Version 3.0.15-AJ_5-14-2012
anewkirk (at) AndroidDevBox #2
SGH-I777_UCLE5_LDB.zip The one that says "Download debloated version here. Stock UCLE5 with replacement kernel & debloated."
I got it from here, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650948

Ninja45 said:
Ok, well I guess I dont understand how my current ROM would matter
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What? You do understand what a rom is, right? You understand that it determines the entire user interface? How would it not matter?

mattdm said:
What? You do understand what a rom is, right? You understand that it determines the entire user interface? How would it not matter?
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I assumed that because it isn't working in the way I want, ie wallpaper doesn't scroll, that I would need to use new one. This same problem happened in gingerbread when I updated to 2.3.6 and there is no way to fix it except by changing the rom or firmware version.
So that's why I thought it wouldn't matter.

Ninja45 said:
I assumed that because it isn't working in the way I want, ie wallpaper doesn't scroll, that I would need to use new one. This same problem happened in gingerbread when I updated to 2.3.6 and there is no way to fix it except by changing the rom or firmware version.
So that's why I thought it wouldn't matter.
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Huh, I don't remember that happening with UCKK6. I only ran it for about a week a long time ago though, so I don't really remember. Anyway, yeah, whether or not a the wallpaper scrolls is generally driven by the rom. For instance, on my wife's Inspire, Sense 2.1 roms have scrolling wallpaper while sense 3.0 and 3.5 roms do not.
Kind of irritating to not have it in my opinion...but the solution is just to switch to a different rom. If you want a Touchwiz based rom, I'd suggest trying ShoStock2 or Phonebricker. If you want a Google AOSP based rom, try out AOKP or CM9.

Ninja45 said:
So I flashed an ICS ROM on my s2 and i see that scrolling wallpaper is now broken. Are there any ROMs that work with SGH-I777 that support scrolling wallpaper??
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Its not the rom its a problem with the Wallpaper Chooser app. Every other launcher and wallpaper app I've tried all work just fine and I've got the Danzig skull in my avatar happily spread across all screens now.
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But even live wallpapers with scrolling options don't work correctly. I've tried other wallpaper setting apps and they only work on alternative launchers (like go launcher)
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Ninja45 said:
But even live wallpapers with scrolling options don't work correctly. I've tried other wallpaper setting apps and they only work on alternative launchers (like go launcher)
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So it's the launcher? Can anyone else confirm that the TW launcher packaged with the official update does not have scrolling wallpaper?

mattdm said:
So it's the launcher? Can anyone else confirm that the TW launcher packaged with the official update does not have scrolling wallpaper?
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Of course it's the launcher. It has been this way for months.
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Pirateghost said:
Of course it's the launcher. It has been this way for months.
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Huh. I've never actually used the TW ICS launcher because it looked so terrible...always stuck to Apex or Go. It's pretty crappy of AT&T to remove features in a new launcher.

So you think I should use something that doesn't have touch wiz?
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I had this issue with my old droid charge.
try downloading zedge (i know....) and picking a random wallpaper, install it and see if that gives you any scrolling...
I was able to get scrolling to work by uploading my wallpaper jpg to a file host and then opening it via web browser and setting as wallpaper as well, but if i tried to set the wallpaper via the homescreen settings it would crop most of the picture and all i had was the very center of the image zoomed in with no scrolling.

mattdm said:
So it's the launcher? Can anyone else confirm that the TW launcher packaged with the official update does not have scrolling wallpaper?
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It is not the launcher, it is the gallery. The one packed in the original rom does not support it. Switch the gallery from a rom that does, most of the i9100 do and the custom roms here
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yoderk said:
It is not the launcher, it is the gallery. The one packed in the original rom does not support it. Switch the gallery from a rom that does, most of the i9100 do and the custom roms here
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Are you sure? Because I know I have used some of the stock leaks and just installed apex launcher. Pretty sure any other launcher allows scrolling
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Pirateghost said:
Are you sure? Because I know I have used some of the stock leaks and just installed apex launcher. Pretty sure any other launcher allows scrolling
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It seemed to work for me. I threw an aosp gallery into the rom and the scrolling wallpapers worked for me at least.
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yoderk said:
It is not the launcher, it is the gallery. The one packed in the original rom does not support it. Switch the gallery from a rom that does, most of the i9100 do and the custom roms here
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Does the gallery somehow control scrolling features of live wallpapers too then? Because those won't work in TW or any other launcher on the android market either.

Ninja45 said:
Does the gallery somehow control scrolling features of live wallpapers too then? Because those won't work in TW or any other launcher on the android market either.
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I've never run live wallpapers so I can't answer that, I just know that I replaced the gallery in the leak and it allowed me to resize my wallpaper and allow it to scroll from page to page.
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foister82 said:
I had this issue with my old droid charge.
try downloading zedge (i know....) and picking a random wallpaper, install it and see if that gives you any scrolling...
I was able to get scrolling to work by uploading my wallpaper jpg to a file host and then opening it via web browser and setting as wallpaper as well, but if i tried to set the wallpaper via the homescreen settings it would crop most of the picture and all i had was the very center of the image zoomed in with no scrolling.
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Tried zedge just now, no dice. I've tried a few other apps that set wallpapers as well and they just give me some weird zoom and no scrolling.

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[Q] Live Wallpaper on Lock Screen? ICS?

I don't know if anyone noticed but in GB, I was able to have a lwp on the lock screen however for some reason on alpha 2 I can't? Any ideas?
Thankful for any replies
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Wondering the same...
dcemtp1 said:
I don't know if anyone noticed but in GB, I was able to have a lwp on the lock screen however for some reason on alpha 2 I can't? Any ideas?
Thankful for any replies
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I'm wondering the same thing mate! Since all of the current ICS ROM's available
for the SGH-i717 right now are based on the official Samsung leak, I'm wondering (hoping) that removing the live wallpaper on the lock screen was a Samsung decision and not an official AOSP decision since there's now been an AOSP like ROM posted for our device (NOTEworthy, I believe it's called). If I find an answer/solution before the download link to the AOSP ROM is up, I'll report back in and let you know.
BUMP
*BUMP* PLEASE!
There are now 4 different ICS ROM's available for us and yet this issue still remains although rather minor it may be. Hopefully someone will have a solution for us soon. I'll keep researching.
thair7391 said:
I'm wondering the same thing mate! Since all of the current ICS ROM's available
for the SGH-i717 right now are based on the official Samsung leak, I'm wondering (hoping) that removing the live wallpaper on the lock screen was a Samsung decision and not an official AOSP decision since there's now been an AOSP like ROM posted for our device (NOTEworthy, I believe it's called). If I find an answer/solution before the download link to the AOSP ROM is up, I'll report back in and let you know.
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Noteworthy is still based off of the stock SAMSUNG leak. It's not actually built from aosp.
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works for me
I have live wallpaper on my lockscreen. Now I'm not using thr stock lockscreen I'm using Widget Locker, but any LWP I put on my homescreen, be it MultiPicture LWP, Beautiful Weather, or whatever, also shows on my lockscreen. Just my 2cents.
EDIT: I'm running ICS Seraphim First Flight stock btw.
how do you get live wallpaper on widget locker?
i don't get that option anywhere; when I am in the settings, wallpaper, my only choices are for things that will put only pictures/wallpapers, not live ones, on the screen
thanks
wase4711 said:
how do you get live wallpaper on widget locker?
i don't get that option anywhere; when I am in the settings, wallpaper, my only choices are for things that will put only pictures/wallpapers, not live ones, on the screen
thanks
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I'm assuming he meant you just set the wallpaper as live and it also shows on the lock screen.
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yeah, I guess you are right on that one!
I love LWP, but, because of what they do to kill a battery, the novelty wore off pretty quickly.

Scrolling wallpaper?

There is any settinga to make wallapers scroll ? I can't find any option to do it.
norbarb said:
There is any settinga to make wallapers scroll ? I can't find any option to do it.
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Nope! Not in the stock TW launcher. The good ol'boys over at Sammys has taken that away a few months ago prior to the US release of their Galaxy series phones. Even with my wife's sgII just prior to the ICS official update, Sammy updated the phones to strip that away.
Now, every 'none' Sammy (Samsung) phone out there does have scrolling wallpaper (HTC, etc.) except for your sgsiii.
It has something to do with the visuals, trying very hard to be different from Apple - which does have scrolling wallpaper.
Also, universal search was STRIPPED away from your phone. See:
http://www.mobilemag.com/2012/07/13/universal-search-removed-from-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
The fine devices made by HTC has these things your looking for. Also, wonder why the new Nexus 7 tab is made by Asus and not from Sammy?
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norbarb said:
There is any settinga to make wallapers scroll ? I can't find any option to do it.
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If you are desperate try scrolling wallpaper app from play store. Works well.
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I tod i'm missing something.. My skyrocket did not had scrolling wallpaper ether.. thanks guys. I use Apex loucher then..
Yeah try another launcher. Apex and Nova are pretty good.

Rom Challenge

Does anyone know of an rooted S2 ROM that is pretty much stock Samsung ICS 4.03 that gives me 5 horizontal icons on home screen and 5 x 5 in the apps drawer.
Alternatively any way to achieve this this with an existing rooted ROM?
Don't want to do it through an alternative launcher as I am happy with TW.
Thanks in advance.
macqueena said:
Does anyone know of an rooted S2 ROM that is pretty much stock Samsung ICS 4.03 that gives me 5 horizontal icons on home screen and 5 x 5 in the apps drawer.
Alternatively any way to achieve this this with an existing rooted ROM?
Don't want to do it through an alternative launcher as I am happy with TW.
Thanks in advance.
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This is probably the best for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
TW wont do that out of the box.
Look into TW 4.5 - not sure if it'll work on ICS, but I used it on GB and it allowed you to change the grid size IIRC.
Oh and it's a launcher thing, not a ROM thing.
Otherwise, find other launcher i guess...
Use apex launcher
On home screen touch the menu key
Go apex settings > home screen settings > portrait grid
Change to 5x5 or whatever u want
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STFU!!
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Not even funny
jeremija8 said:
This is probably the best for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA
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Not even funny
rikta said:
TW wont do that out of the box.
Look into TW 4.5 - not sure if it'll work on ICS, but I used it on GB and it allowed you to change the grid size IIRC.
Oh and it's a launcher thing, not a ROM thing.
Otherwise, find other launcher i guess...
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Thanks for that I have TW4.5 on my current ROM which is running 4.0.3 and have had on previous ROM's but this is the first time I have seen 5 horizontal icons on the home page, had never seen it as an option either.
I will investigate some more as I don't really want to use another launcher.
It's not even funny to post "Rom Challenge " in android development section.
That's my mistake I will withdraw the post. Thanks.
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And I will lock this. Don't be lazy and search and read the rom threads. Also (I just noticed after I posted lolz) post in the correct sections....
Cheers

Micro stuttering when scrolling through home screens normal?

Hey guys, I just got my S3 (I9300) 2 weeks ago and I love it. Very fast. But the thing that concerns me is that sometimes when I'm scrolling through home screens in touchwiz i see micro stutters in the transitions (like semi-lag but not fully lag, hopefully you guys know what I mean).
Is this normal?
I'm a little worried..
I am on the LF2 firmware. Completely stock, haven't rooted or installed any custom ROMS.
Is it the redraw? Theres a fix for that
Or the wallpaper scrolling? Fix for that too
Use the search function. Its really helpful, as is google search
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slking1989 said:
Is it the redraw? Theres a fix for that
Or the wallpaper scrolling? Fix for that too
Use the search function. Its really helpful, as is google search
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No its not the redraw issue. It happens when i scroll between home screens.
On touchwiz?
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Yes on TW, you can not do much about this. there SOME sammy roms Foxhound is one with the right kernel that got rid of the micro stutter on TW
but its TW not the phone or Rom!!!
most other launchers do not have this problem.
slking1989 said:
On touchwiz?
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Yes from touchwiz, the launcher that Samsung puts in.
Get nova or apex launcher
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Anyone else notice these micro stutters by moving through the home screens?
I just need to make sure this is not a faulty device/hardware issue.
Yes its the launcher mate. Seen this posted before.
As i said. Try nova launcher
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Never noticed any stutter on the home screen scrolling I'm using stock LFB rom with speedmod kernel.
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From my experience, every Android phone I have ever owned has had some degree of micro stuttering, and it has always bugged me. It's also interesting, because some people claim not to be able to perceive any stuttering, while others do, so it seems to be a very subjective matter.
I'm very happy to say, however, that the experimental builds of Jelly Bean have finally stopped 95% of this issue for me. I'm hopeful that once Samsung releases official Jelly Bean binaries we will see the remaining 5% gone too, but either way, I believe it is already smoother than any iOS device out there, which has generally been my baseline.
Edit: Changing launchers does help, but only on the home screen and app draw.
If you are using a live wallpaper try to change it as some LW are laggy.
Also try to check the services that are running in your background through setting-application manager. Maybe you have too many background processes
And lastly wait for jellybean update as this will make the UI interface super smooth cause by project butter of Google
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You just chose to NOT read my post about this huh.......lol
YES its a known issue with TW, but it can be ruduced/eliminated..........OR you can use another launcher.
the2rrell said:
You just chose to NOT read my post about this huh.......lol
YES its a known issue with TW, but it can be ruduced/eliminated..........OR you can use another launcher.
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Haha they only read what they want to!
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the2rrell said:
You just chose to NOT read my post about this huh.......lol
YES its a known issue with TW, but it can be ruduced/eliminated..........OR you can use another launcher.
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It's no JUST TW. There is still some stuttering, even running CM9. Yes, the amount of stuttering is reduced, but the root cause is still at the heart of Android (pre JB anyway).
In all fairness you are right. But TW is the most noticeable, and moaned about lol
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sir_earl said:
It's no JUST TW. There is still some stuttering, even running CM9. Yes, the amount of stuttering is reduced, but the root cause is still at the heart of Android (pre JB anyway).
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LAG FREE Launcher (Promise) TSF Shell-----but its 15 bucks.
Even SPB shell runs damn smooth-----15 bucks
adw ex launcher, i had no lag - but i liked TW better
im on MiUi now, and again No Lag with the MiUi Launcher.
so yes i understand it happens, i saw the lag in Nova, and Apex, and Trabuchet ( or whatever )
im not saying your wrong, just pointing out that you DONT have to live with it and its NOT the hardware/phone....thats all i was getting at.
the2rrell said:
im not saying your wrong, just pointing out that you DONT have to live with it and its NOT the hardware/phone....thats all i was getting at.
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Agreed, but the launcher is such a small aspect of the phone that it usually just annoyed me more, as it proved the hardware was capable, but that Android itself was slow!
Anyway, "project butter" has totally changed the experience, and will be a big draw card to iPhone users who were hesitant to switch in the past
Thank you all for your help!!

[Q] Scrolling Wallpaper on Stock TW?

Is there any way to get scrolling wallpaper with the latest 4.1.2 ROMs? I actually don't hate TouchWiz as much as I used to, but I find myself missing scrolling wallpaper.
donalgodon said:
Is there any way to get scrolling wallpaper with the latest 4.1.2 ROMs? I actually don't hate TouchWiz as much as I used to, but I find myself missing scrolling wallpaper.
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A quick search returns a few results:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691957&highlight=4x5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848582&highlight=4x5
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2003693&highlight=4x5
Good luck!
Thanks. I found the first two before, but they were only deodexded mods.
I hope the last one works on odexed stock.
Does anyone know?
donalgodon said:
Thanks. I found the first two before, but they were only deodexded mods.
I hope the last one works on odexed stock.
Does anyone know?
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It works on odex
I am using that mod
But always make a backup. ...
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Just for future reference, the last option does work on Odexed stock. Hope it will continue to be developed.

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