Replacement for Mobile Shell??

[760hacker]

I currently use SPB Mobile Shell as my navigation software for everything. I like the functionality of the software however there are a few things that I dont' care for.

Weather is innaccurate
The program sucks up RAM after running for a while.

I don't have anything on my today screen of WM since i use SPB for everyting i just keep it open with spbwatcher. I am looking for something to replace mobile shell with that will run quicker and take up less RAM after running for a while. Any reccomendations from prior Mobile Shell users? Thanks in advance!

[Zenoran]

I used to use mobile shell all the time but found myself using the navigation system less and less realistically... I didn't like the amount of memory it takes either, and it was debatable whether or not it was actually causing some kind of a leak on my device... Also, one of my MAIN gripes for not using is it is the fact that it didn't show all-day events on the calendar and it really wasn't all that friendly to appointments and stuff like that...

I found myself going to the today screen most of the time so I ended up just finding tools to enhance that to the point where I had everything I needed.

I use this combo for navigation and functionality:

personal digital clock - PDC for the friendly clock..
quickmenu - the BEST way to navigate through your device and tons of other features.. a must have for sure
spb weather - very simple and clean weather app which works efficiently
resco today plugin - I overlooked this lil guy for a LONG time but realized its usefullness just recently.. i disable all the bars except the app launcher portion and find it easy to include pretty much every app I use on a regular basis to 1 row of icons... no paging around menus to launch something... 1 click and im off.

Just my personal preference.. u can see images of my today screen if you're interested if you click on my avatar and go into the gallery there is a larger one.

[Boomstick]

HTC Home for the win! Customize it with HTC Home Customizer (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=319308) from Emu and it's a no brainer (It will download the HTC Home for you).

Calendar Plus

and Slither's Cube with TouchfloSL

[scotcha12345]

Give HTC Home, Home Customizer...and try Battery Status, Vista Hide Battery Gauge.

I definitely thought Mobile Shell sucked power, ram and didn't do everything I needed.

[TurboFool]

I'm a big fan of SPB Mobile Shell, but the weather inaccuracies have really annoyed me. I just like the functionality so much, though, that I can't quite get myself to kick it...

[serfboreds]

I'm a big fan of SPB Mobile Shell, but the weather inaccuracies have really annoyed me. I just like the functionality so much, though, that I can't quite get myself to kick it...

Pocket Plus has all the additional features from shell that don't hog memory (at least for me) and I use HTC home for the shell feeling. Much slimmer than Shell and better looking IMHO.

[sudermatt]

I am waiting for the next release of throttle launcher....it's a bit of a hog...but the feature set is amazing.

[NotLutzik]

Qucik Menu ,UL and RLToday

[xianzombie]

I am waiting for the next release of throttle launcher....it's a bit of a hog...but the feature set is amazing.

ditto...sortof.

I really like it, its almost exactly what I was looking for, but at the same time, its almost too much for the Titan, IMHO.

Personally I'd like to have a Throttle Launcher that functions more like a cross between HTC Home and SPB Mobile Shell.

[calash]

What is the latest version of Slither's Cube? I am trying it now as a replacement for MS, but I am having issues with the screen going blank and nothing opening up. Not sure if I grabbed the latest one...Google had way too many hits :)

Also, is there an easy way to customise it? THe big thing I liked about MS was the ability to edit the menus, create a GPS button that had all the programs. I also like the analog clock..but I will fight with that later :)

[760hacker]

Thanks to all who have posted their feedback on alternatives to SPB Mobile Shell. I am not sure what route I will take next but this is certaintly helpful.

[PauloJ5]

S2U2 fully replaces SPD MS today screen. Ultimate launcher 1.2 is excellent for program launching. SPD weather is great. SPD phone suite is nice for email sms etc.. notifications. SPD phone suite is also very good.

[deeznuts2]

Obviously there is no "best" shell out there. The "best" one is the one that works for you.

I've been running spb mobile shell for a while now and absolutely love it. I've tried other shells and keep coming back to spb.

I've also never experienced any memory problems with it so I dont know what other people are complaining of. My guess is that its a combination of the shell and other stuff they have installed, and not the shell itself. But thats more of a M$ windows thing...

You may want to look into Winterface - interesting, but like I said, I ended up going back to spb.

I've also added spb phone suite and with the shell, provide me great business features without sacrificing performance.

[rsempsey]

Obviously there is no "best" shell out there. The "best" one is the one that works for you.

I've been running spb mobile shell for a while now and absolutely love it. I've tried other shells and keep coming back to spb.

I've also never experienced any memory problems with it so I dont know what other people are complaining of. My guess is that its a combination of the shell and other stuff they have installed, and not the shell itself. But thats more of a M$ windows thing...

You may want to look into Winterface - interesting, but like I said, I ended up going back to spb.

I've also added spb phone suite and with the shell, provide me great business features without sacrificing performance.
I have to agree with deez. Any Memory issues I have had with Mobile Shell have come from other apps I have had installed with it. It is a hog, but I think well worth it.

[krazycanuck82]

i use the spb home tab along with the htc home plugin. this comes in handy with the 12 icons you can set with spb. also with the apps button on htc home it gives you 21 shortcuts from your homescreen.

the only other part of spb i use is the contacts page as most of my calls are covered by these 16 choices

[shawndoc]

I also have had no problems with memory issues with Mobile Shell. Love it to death.

[Zenoran]

I honestly don't think there are memory problems due to sbp mobile shell... it's moreso a memory problem in wm in general and the fact that you have appx 1.5mb less, due to having mobile shell loaded, is what makes people think it has a memory leak.

try not using it for a while and you'll see you still get your memory sucked dry... it's just a difference of 1.5mb ;)

[juliocvaldez]

I've tried all the app launchers I could find. I found that they are all usefull in unique ways. The best one in my opinion is pointui. And, fortunately, it is totally free. I still chose however to remove them all and just keep the good old htc home. They all consume ram that is just too precious to the mogul. You are basically trading one struggle for another. Either you struggle with the stylus or you struggle with the ram loss. Instead I chose to just customize the appearance of my phone. The enlage start menu helps a bunch too. Now with dcd 3.2.4 I will settle the performance and patiently wait for the next titan replacement with the proper amount of ram.