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Questions tagged [vanilla-ui]

A "vanilla user interface" refers to a device with the default Android user interface. It lacks both manufacturer/carrier enhancements (e.g., Sense, BLUR) and ROM customizations from the mod community.

A "vanilla user interface" refers to a device with the default Android user interface. It lacks both manufacturer/carrier enhancements (e.g., Sense, BLUR) and ROM customizations from the mod community.

The Nexus One and the Nexus S are the two most popular devices that shipped without any manufacturer/carrier enhancements. This tag would also apply to questions that involve custom ROMs that remove manufacturer/carrier enhancements without adding their own.

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How to remove TouchWiz and revert to a vanilla Android UI?

Is it possible to remove the TouchWiz UI and have the phone behave like the vanilla Android UI?
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How do I use stock UI on HTC Desire HD?

How do I disable HTC Sense on my HTC Desire HD without having to root my phone? I looked at a guide for the regular Desire and attempted to follow that but it didn't work (was missing the ability to force close HTC Sense).
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Is there a list of android system status bar icons?

I'm not sure what some of the status bar icons mean on my Android Nexus 5 device (I'm referring to the icons in top right of screen, adjacent to the time). I've googled frequently but I keep getting back a list of icons to use in app development.…
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 - If I apply the update and install TouchWiz, will it hurt me?

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. I love it. I think Google's default honeycomb UI is fine, but Samsung wanted to improve upon it with their own UI called "TouchWiz". Following an annoying trend however, they released their device before…
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Does AOSP support font alises? If so, how/where are these defined?

As https://superuser.com/revisions/1512700/2 explains, Windows supports this functionality: Font substitution is set via the registry under the FontSubstitutes registry key at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows…
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How to Emulate hardware menu button

I have the Sound Manager app . The app dates back to Android 2.2 and needs a hardware menu button press to launch its menu . Can I emulate the hardware menu button on my KitKat 4.4 device , so that I can see the menu?
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Why aren't these UI "hacks" more often exploited?

What I'm talking about: Facebook publishes a standalone app called Messenger on the Play Store. It's a chat app, for interactions with other Facebook users. It implements something called "chat heads" which are these round bubbles that sit on top…
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Rooting & AOSP Android - Howto

I'm about to buy a new Android phone, and I'm looking at the LG Optimus One P500. IMHO it's a little better than comparable models from other brands (eg. Samsung Galaxy Fit), but there's only one problem that I have with it: I want a "pure-Google…
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