Here is my tweaked, altered, and non-rooted Fascinate. Oddly enough most of these tweaks and changes have drastically improved the overall performance of my phone. Which was buggy and unstable using the out of the box Touchwiz and Verizon "Bloatware." But enough of that... My setup.
- Launcher Pro w/ the installed widgets set to my frequently used apps like Facebook, Twitter, Voice Mail, Music Player, Gmail, etc... No more need for widgets all over my home screens. Hooray! ( Nothing against those lovable widgets mind you, I just like a clean, uncluttered display)
- I have also used the settings inside of LP to tweak the phone animations like the 3D app drawer which runs way way faster than the stock sliding screens of Touchwiz. Don't ask me why. Ive also used the hide useless apps function to at least remove the appearance of that crappy Bloatware from Verizon
- I used the .APK hack to restore Google Search to default as it should have been all along. Nothing in particular against BING. But this is a Google phone dammit running Google software. Leave the M$ on their platform!
- Analog Clock Collection, available in the market for free, has about 30 different clocks that I can change to if I feel the need. Bonus... Touch the clock and it opens the clock selector and the alarm clock app. Nice!
- I'm using the Jorte app mentioned in earlier posts. Great calender that fits nicely on the home screen. And I've got the calender widget on the dock set to open the full version in a pinch.
- A careful eye will catch my dock has the 'appearance' of Froyo. It's not. Merely a setting used in LP to give it the appearance. I've all but given up on Samsung/Verizon ever officially updating this phone so in the coming weeks I'll root it and install custom roms. But that's another story.
- I use the free Weatherbug app for the temperature in the upper left of the notification panel. I live in an area where weather shifts from one extreme to the next frequently so it's most helpful. And can we deny it looks a hundred times better than the stock Touchwiz weather clock?
- Finally there's our good friend Lloyd from right here at Android Central. I've given him prominence on my home screen as I think he deserves it. I keep several other Android wallpapers to switch to if I feel the need. But Lloyd is unquestionably my favorite. Thanks AC!
If I've stolen anybody's ideas then I apologize and hope you take it as a form of flattery. As I mentioned above with this setup I've managed to speed up my Fascinate and get rid of most of it's sluggishness. Including to my amazement the GPS! Don't ask me how. Also I downloaded the ShootMe app as recommended in earlier posts and after installing it it works without rooting! But if I launch the Touchwiz skin it won't... Go figure.
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