TouchFLO 3D 2.1/2.5: Disable Unnecessary 01:02 Clock Flip

TouchFLO 3D 2.1 and Sense 2.5 have a lot of eye candy to go along with the tremendous functionality found within both versions of HTC’s UI. The combination of beauty and execution has undoubtedly been successful. Still, at one point or another, many users have realized that a portion of the gloss is unnecessary. An example of this is evident in the redundant clock flipping animation that occurs when returning to your home screen. Every time you unlock your device, return from the Start menu or do anything that brings you back to your main screen, your clock will cycle through an hour and two minutes (via flip animation) until it displays the correct time.

After the novelty factor wears off, some may prefer to disable this animation. Thankfully, a user on XDA-developers has given us an option by creating a replacement manila file that will disable this feature with relative ease. While it paralyzes the excess shuffling of time, the real-time flip animation will remain intact. If you’re running HTC Sense 2.5, it should be noted that this fix will not conflict with your gorgeous home screen weather animations.

Here’s how to disable it:

- Download the modified manila file for 2.1 or 2.5
- Disable TF3D /Sense in Today settings
- Backup the existing manila file you’re about to replace (same file name as modified file). To do this: navigate to the Windows directory, locate the file and copy it to a different location on your device/storage in case you want to revert back
- Connect to your device with ActiveSync, unzip and transfer the modified file to your device/storage
- Using Total Commander, Resco Explorer or another utility that can modify system files, overwrite the original manila file with the modified one
- Re-enable TF3D in Today settings (may need a soft reset)

Now, when you return Home, the clock will only flip when the time actually changes!

Notes: the feature noted above is found on newer versions of TF3D/Sense. Only proceed with the fix if the home screen flip is present and you want to disable it. Remember to backup the file you’re about to overwrite. That way, you can always revert back if you don’t like the changes.