On webOS Homebrew’s Birthday, we asked you what your top patches and tweaks for webOS were. You answered and here they are, in alphabetical order:
- 4×4 Launcher icons (or several different variants): Changes the number of icons visible on a Launcher page
- Add Bing and Yahoo: Adds more options to universal search. Some also remove Twitter
- Ad blocker: blocks ads. Makes bloggers cry
- Add Date to Top Bar (either MM/DD or some variants): Adds the date next to the time in the top bar
- Advanced Configuration for Launcher: A grand, unifying patch that adds a ton of options to the launcher
- Advanced Reset Options: Replaces the pop-up menu that you get by holding down the power button with something much more powerful
- Audio/Video Attachments: More MMS options
- Battery Icon and Percent (and variants): replaces the battery icon with a percentnage
- Call Duration in Call Log: Shows the call duration in the call log.
- Character Counter: Shows a character counter in the Messaging app
- Close slider to end calls (& variants): Makes hanging up much more satisfying
- Device Menu Megamix: Adds options to the righthand dropdown menu, giving easier access to the Flashlight, GPS, Brightness, and Phone settings
- Enable Verizon aGPS Server for Improved GPS: Helps the busted GPS on Verizon webOS devices
- Faster Card Animations (& variants): Adds the illusion of speed by shortening animations and transition effects
- Glass Effect: replaces the dull grey background of the launcher with something much better looking
- Hiding Apps (various versions): Don’t like any of the preloaded carrier apps? Hide them
- Match State to Area Code: If you don’t have a caller in your address book, you can at least see what state they are calling from
- Notification repeat: Repeats the notification sound
- Open to Alarm List: When you open the Clock app, jump right to the alarm view
- Read/Delete All Email: Adds the ability to triage your email
- Ringer Switch Icon: Shows an icon in the top bar indicating your ringer switch state
- Slider Blocks Orientation Change: Stop webOS from going into landscape mode when the slider is open
- Unthrottle Download Manager: provides for faster downloads
- Video Downloads (for YouTube): Gives you the ability to download and save YouTube videso
- Virtual Keyboard: Adds a virtual keyboard to webOS.
That’s how your average PreCentral patcher tweaks up a Pre. Everybody is a little different, though. Any of your favorites that didn’t make the list?
