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iContact-like Shortuct Launcher ?

Anybody know of an app like iContact/PocketCM but to launch program shortcuts instead of contact dialer ?
I would like to have a thumb scrollable list of all the programs etc that I use.
If not, are there any brave souls willing to take the iContact source code and some how make it run exe shortcuts rather than contact dialling ?

I found l3v5y's Scroll Launcher, its great and very similar to my request.. but its still a little lacking.. any other suggestions ?

go into the registry and edit it:
HKLM\software\microsoft\shell\rai
and go to :mscontacts and edit the string in "1" to equal the path for the program you wanted to launch

madjokeer said:
go into the registry and edit it:
HKLM\software\microsoft\shell\rai
and go to :mscontacts and edit the string in "1" to equal the path for the program you wanted to launch
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Not sure if you read my post, thanks for the random tip though
What I am looking for is an actual program that looks/feels like iContact, but launches shortcuts instead of dialling.

im interested too in such applikation, pm me pls, if you find some

I recommend mortbuttons. It's not exactly like icontact but it's very finger friendly. Besides, the blackaqua theme matches the glossy black bar very well.

why not use th Q n A section of the fourm???? funny thing is that i did a search n found many
PLEASE UES THE QnA UNLESS U HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER
most people come here to see whats new or get updates for programs being developed ...it is very anoying to see new post with nothing to offer

that's what people do in here. is can't be clearer than this, that the first thread in this forum is for questions and answers... since it says : QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS HERE! or something like that...
but people ignore this, ask questions here, and since others reply instead of directing them to the correct thread, they STILL ask questions in new pointless threads. human nature.

I posted there, with no response. I dunno, it seems to me in order to get any eyeballs on a question you have to start a new thread (sorry, I know this is against 'the rules') Besides, this is technically a dev/hacking question, and I'm contributing by generating interest in such an app. Since I've posted, l3v5y has come out of the woodwork to say he's beginning a rewrite of his launcher - plus I've contacted Tene and SupBro to ask about the possibility of forking their projects into a launcher rather than dialler.
@ dan0zone & nir36 : Thanks for the helpful advice.

Way to much of this going on... Hopefully this thread is just moved before it too becomes a mess.
I agree that such a launcher has potential. It would be kind of cool if it had support for groups/folders as well.
Personally, I'd like to see something that uses shortcuts and sub folders inside of a base folder as opposed to a built in browse for the app style of assigning things. It makes setting up extremely easy if you're using your desktop. I uderstand that they both have their ins and outs though.
It would be kind of cool if it could be developed in such a way as to employ the skins from whatever version of iContact you're running or it's own...
Also, how about a contextual menu option to jump to the apps root folder in either file explorer or TC? It would make editing the preference files in those apps which still require manual editing of .ini or .xml files MUCH easier.

Schap's already has something in the works, and PointUI also has this function as well. PointUI is the entire UI, not just the app launcher, and I haven't used it lately, but the scrolling was inverted last I used.

this is what u want , but its not freeware
http://iwindowsmobile.com/mobile-launcher.html

kinmont said:
this is what u want , but its not freeware
http://iwindowsmobile.com/mobile-launcher.html
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Nice link. I tried that one but it seems to be too battery draining for all day use, also not very customisable. I'm crossing my fingers that someone can just change iContact to make it launch apps instead. I'm learning C++ and gonna buy Visual Studio just for this project if no one else can ..

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Well it doesn't scroll the way Schaps new menu will.
Put it does have page flicks from left toe right and RtL and UtD etc.
MortBottuns yes.
If people would have given this some more support and skins a few years ago it would maybe even have had scrolling support.
Best of all is it's highly configurable and aoollws for you to make submenu's.
Who knows what a few donations to Mort would do.
Cheerz,
The MortButtons Evangalist

Well, after a few days of hunting.. I've come to the conclusion that patiently sitting back and waiting for Schaps's incredible-looking TouchXperience launcher is the best option.
I've donated a bit, and encourage everyone else interested to do the same

App Drawer Concept - Need Developer

I was thinking about a stand alone organized app drawer ( by stand alone i mean like "all apps organizer, you can find it on market).
This was my concept (very childish paint but you shoud get it)
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The main objective of the app drawer is to have all the apps organized by type in the same "screen" and if they does not fit into one screen you can down scroll to see the remaining apps, just like a normal app drawer. Then to change type (like games,apps,utility,internet etc) just side scrool.
Everything would be organized alphabetically on a screen and there should be the ability to move an app throug the screen to change category. Last "screen" should be uncategorized and over there will be placed all the installed apps to be moved on the right category manually.
i don't know if this has been made but i think it could be a very good app drawer
sorry my english and say what you think about this concept
This post is to find someone that would like to develop this

There is something similar in ADW LauncherEX.
You can create groups of programs and swipe through them on the app drawer. Although it doesn't have any transition between the groups, it just changes, which is a bit dull.
I do love the idea though

i really like the concept!

This is a really great idea!
I think it would be even cooler if the app categorized the apps for you. If it gets a few wrong, you would still be able to move it to a different screen. I would hate going through each app to add it, if you know what I mean.

That's more like the webos style, pages and categories of apps. I like this design a lot.

mal93 said:
The main objective of the app drawer is to have all the apps organized by type in the same "screen" and if they does not fit into one screen you can down scroll to see the remaining apps, just like a normal app drawer. Then to change type (like games,apps,utility,internet etc) just side scrool.
Everything would be organized alphabetically on a screen and there should be the ability to move an app throug the screen to change category. Last "screen" should be uncategorized and over there will be placed all the installed apps to be moved on the right category manually.
i don't know if this has been made but i think it could be a very good app drawer
sorry my english and say what you think about this concept
This post is to find someone that would like to develop this
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This is MY IDEA!!
The day I bought my Captivate several months ago, its the first thing I thought of that Android could do with its app drawer that would make it awesome. Have all apps categorized by user created categories and then in alphabetical order with new programs automatically going into these categories or else placed in a temporary folder for the user to categorize them later on.
And then for navigation you could have a side scrolling menu that lists all the categories so that you can immediately jump to that category at the touch of a button. I have it completely mapped out how it would work in my mind, but unfortunately I have zero programming capabilities. Crap.

This is a very neat concept. I think it would be really cool for the app drawer to categorize all of your apps for you by default. Obviously there should be room to reorganize and create your own categories of apps as well.
Very neat!

ericcarboni said:
This is a really great idea!
I think it would be even cooler if the app categorized the apps for you. If it gets a few wrong, you would still be able to move it to a different screen. I would hate going through each app to add it, if you know what I mean.
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Categorizing things is annoying just the first time then just install and move the application. With multi select it would be fast to move application.
The only thing we need now is a developer

I agree this is an awesome idea and would be much easier to use than the standard app drawer
By the way, the app AppCat is vaguelly similar to this idea but not very user friendly but i dont know if that helps with anything
RDS

I know this is on webOS phones, but great idea for Android! Sometimes I feel my app drawer is too cluttered, loving the idea.

I'm trying appcat to see what it is.
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YEs, it categorizes verything but too many categories and is not ok for daily use as main app drawer. too long to find an app between those categories and interface

take a look at appGrouper aswell it may be closer to what you are looking for
RDS

actually, look at the home replacement tag home. It's app drawer is very close to what you want and is quite a nice launcher alternative
RDS

Robdunc said:
take a look at appGrouper aswell it may be closer to what you are looking for
RDS
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I already have a app organized app drawer (all apps organizer). I justed wanted to see if someone would like to develop my concept as i think is simpler,eye candy and effective.
And what home replacement are you talking can you post full name or link^^?

bump this topic still looking for developers

You could have been learning how to code for the entire time this thread was inactive! Then you would be able to bring your own idea to life.

[Widget][2.2+] new Tagy - icon-free interface for your home screen

We've just updated Tagy and we hope you'll like it. Please share your thoughts and suggestions!
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Tagy is a new bundle of widgets that organize apps, contacts, bookmarks and settings into tag clouds on your home screen.
Tag cloud items will change color and size based on click frequency, allowing important items to stand out and unimportant items to fade. So your favorite items will be highlighted for faster access.
Tagy Settings and Tagy Google Services are Tagy widgets that present shortcuts to your system settings and links to Google mobile services and apps as tag clouds.
Use cases
Tag cloud user interface lets you to::
• Instantly access your content without scrolling or browsing folders;
• Obtain insights about usage patterns by locating infrequently used content such as unused apps or inactive contacts as well as favorite items; and
• Save space – one tag cloud can contain five times more items than a regular icon grid.
Features
Tagy is very friendly to your system:
• It consumes minimum system resources;
• It does not affect battery life;
• It needs only basic permissions; and
• It supports custom launchers and themes.
Tagy also supports portrait and landscape orientation.
Tagy widgets are free (main widgets pack is trial).
To go to the Tagy download pages, please see the QRs attached.
Tagy: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.license.tagcloudui

Links aren't working. Any chance you can provide new ones? I'd like to check this out.
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Teklogikal said:
Links aren't working. Any chance you can provide new ones? I'd like to check this out.
Sent from my Triumph using xda premium
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Thank you! Have you tried the text links I pasted? Since I'm a newbie member, I can't paste hyperlinks.

Frequently asked question:
Q: Are tags clickable?
A: Yes, you can click on tags to launch corresponding apps, contacts or bookmarks. Also, as you click them, tags will change size and color.

Looks good OP. Thanks!
Links:
Tagy:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tagcloudui
Tagy Google Services:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gservices.tagcloudui
Tagy Settings:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.settings.tagcloudui

Thanks! And thank you for the links, I couldn't add them

Update: now Tagy Google Services wil try to open corresponding Google app if installed, otherwise it will open service webpage.

Massive update - check out new tag backgrounds

It looks like I just threw up on my screen.
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They call it modern art I guess

Had to redo all five screens with the change in unlocker, what a pita.

Tagy_ said:
Thanks! And thank you for the links, I couldn't add them
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No problem. Happy to help.

Pkt_Lnt said:
Had to redo all five screens with the change in unlocker, what a pita.
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Sorry, there was no easy way of changing to trial. Hope you like tag backgrounds, though.

Tagy_ said:
Sorry, there was no easy way of changing to trial. Hope you like tag backgrounds, though.
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Some might, not me. I use NoWallpaper (black) with just the color text.
New version will not let me update apps. I have three app screens, and do not want to enable new apps on all, so they are all unchecked. Then after I install an app, I cannot go to the app widget where I want it and add it.

I've just looked at it and it should add new apps to the list, but they will be unchecked if you uncheck the Add new apps automatically mark. Note that installed app needs to have a launcher activity (be present in your apps list) to be added to the widget.

Awesome widget, thx

Tagy_ said:
Old version has similar behavior. It's by design now, but we'll change it in the future. We thought that if you uncheck the Add apps automatically mark, then you don't want updates for that widget, but that's not how it goes for many users.
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I do want to selectively add apps, but my choice, and not automagically (sic).

I've just looked at it and it turns out we've already implemented what I have described So you should see all your installed apps in the widgets apps list, either you turn the Autoadd option on or off. The only difference is when this option is off, the new app will be unchecked in the list. But note that installed app needs to have a launcher activity (be present in your apps list) to be added to the widget.
Can you specify what app does not show in the widgets apps selection? Or maybe you could try to install any ordinary app from the market and see whether it will show up.

using right now it's very goog credits to you.
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Tagy_ said:
I've just looked at it and it turns out we've already implemented what I have described So you should see all your installed apps in the widgets apps list, either you turn the Autoadd option on or off. The only difference is when this option is off, the new app will be unchecked in the list. But note that installed app needs to have a launcher activity (be present in your apps list) to be added to the widget.
Can you specify what app does not show in the widgets apps selection? Or maybe you could try to install any ordinary app from the market and see whether it will show up.
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It is/was GMail, flashed in recovery, GApps and an ICS alpha ROM. After some reboots it shows up, but then Play Store just updated itself and it is gone from Tagy and I cannot get it back.
It might be the alpha ROM doing it. I will try again when I restore my normal ROM and see.

Launcher with the ability to show frozen/disabled apps

Since years i was quite baffled that even most third-party launchers were refusing to offer a way to display frozen apps in a distinguishable way but i was never bothered to do any actual research into why and if there might be something out there that does it.
Today i was finally having enough and tried searching google for a solution with no avail. Only a stackexchange question that resulted in a definition war rather than pointing to solutions and a reddit thread from 9 months ago with no upvotes and no answer.
Thanks to the mentioned stackexchange question i downloaded Nova Launcher today and tried that, but although i really like the design, performance and customizability it does not seem to offer the key feature i was looking for.
What the launcher i'm searching for should offer:
A toggle to enable showing frozen apps in the app drawer (Like actually "pm disable" frozen, not some kind of workaround island type or greenified "hibernated")
When device rooted, tapping a frozen app will unfreeze and start it
When device unrooted it should just open the manage app screen for that device where android itself will offer an unfreeze button
Customizability; Show frozen apps semi-translucent, Show frozen apps in grayscale, Move frozen apps to the bottom of the list or in its own section/group
I forgot to mention that Lucky Patcher actually offers custom widgets to toggle apps but that has to be done manually for every app and is quite lacking in terms of looks and comfort
One last thing; I was even thinking about manually syncing the shortcuts via something like Tasker or Automagic4Android. But to be honest, even if it worked it would still be jank and more of a workaround than a solution

Bluscream1 said:
Since years i was quite baffled that even most third-party launchers were refusing to offer a way to display frozen apps in a distinguishable way but i was never bothered to do any actual research into why and if there might be something out there that does it.
Today i was finally having enough and tried searching google for a solution with no avail. Only a stackexchange question that resulted in a definition war rather than pointing to solutions and a reddit thread from 9 months ago with no upvotes and no answer.
Thanks to the mentioned stackexchange question i downloaded Nova Launcher today and tried that, but although i really like the design, performance and customizability it does not seem to offer the key feature i was looking for.
What the launcher i'm searching for should offer:
A toggle to enable showing frozen apps in the app drawer (Like actually "pm disable" frozen, not some kind of workaround island type or greenified "hibernated")
When device rooted, tapping a frozen app will unfreeze and start it
When device unrooted it should just open the manage app screen for that device where android itself will offer an unfreeze button
Customizability; Show frozen apps semi-translucent, Show frozen apps in grayscale, Move frozen apps to the bottom of the list or in its own section/group
I forgot to mention that Lucky Patcher actually offers custom widgets to toggle apps but that has to be done manually for every app and is quite lacking in terms of looks and comfort
One last thing; I was even thinking about manually syncing the shortcuts via something like Tasker or Automagic4Android. But to be honest, even if it worked it would still be jank and more of a workaround than a solution
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Never heard of or seen anything like that in my almost 10 years on this site and other sites, I'm pretty sure you won't find anything that can natively do what you want, you will probably have to end up settling for "janky workarounds".

interesting...and I was happy with Shortcut Maker apk lol
SDmaid still needs 4 taps to freeze/unfreeze apps while Andoid does that in about same number of taps. There is so much more customization that can be asked from Andoid.

OldNoobOne said:
interesting...and I was happy with Shortcut Maker apk lol
SDmaid still needs 4 taps to freeze/unfreeze apps while Andoid does that in about same number of taps. There is so much more customization that can be asked from Andoid.
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The thing i settled for (for now) is using IceBox to create the shortcuts and just let it re-create them manually from time to time. Still needs some automation from Automagic though

Try to download Aurora Launcher
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The thing i settled for (for now) is using IceBox to create the shortcuts and just let it re-create them manually from time to time. Still needs some automation from Automagic though
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I tried Icebox, AppOps & Automagic ; the phone got stuck at Starting Andoid screen repeatedly so I abandoned. I'm okay with MAT & SDmaid Pro for now.

Android theming- Use Project Themer/Iconify without adding 100 apks to you device

If anyone here uses Project themer or Iconify, you probably know by now that each of these adds hundreds of apks to your device. Personally I only use a few specific features in these apps, so why have 100 apks added to your device when you only use 5 or 10? Each of these apps require root, and use magisk to properly theme SystemUi, etc..but there are certain add ONS that require Lsposed, however you are forced to give magisk permission to add all overlays and reboot your device before using just the Lsposed related features, for example the QS headear clock and QS header icon mods.
The stock market opens soon so I'm not going to get crazy here, so please use common sense for some of this because I won't go overly in depth. You will need two additional apps here aside from whichever of these theming mods you may be using. One of these is an amazingly useful app made by one of the kings of theming @DerTyp7214
And @RKBD The app is called Overlayer and can be found in the play store.
[Root] Overlayer - Apps on Google Play
Enable and Disable Android-Overlays
play.google.com
The other is your choice. But it needs to be a root file explorer app. I recommend Root Explorer ( the best file manager of all time IMO) or Material Files, because Android 13 has some strange changes that won't allow access to some files that should be accessible with root. Material Files by @HaiZhang is the only file manager I've found so far that can access all of them.
Well need a starting point for this, so we'll assume that you've installed one of these theming apps and picked your desired addons. That's where the Overlayer app comes in. Overlayer shows all overlays on your device and which ones are active and which are not. So I've used Project Themer and here's an example of what Overlayer looks like for me
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Notice what I've circled and that I'm only using one of these, at least under this section of overlays. Now look at Project themer where I've added my items of choice and we can clearly see the correlation
If I want to still be able to choose between a few options here, I'll need to keep the overlay.apk #124 and all of its variants AT, GE and so on. You will also find overlays under SystemUi and Android System, as well as Settings possibly in the Overlayer app. You simply want to take note of which Overlays you're using, which you may use, and the rest we can DESTROY. Using your file manager, we go to the directory Data/ADB/Modules and find either the Project Themer module or Iconify module, open it....then go to System/Product/Overlays and click on select all, and then carefully go through them and unselect the ones you need and delete the rest. Here is what I have remaining.
Maybe 10 out of 100 overlays that were originally added or more. I just wanted some subtle transparency, the QS header clock, my dual sim carrier messages that scrolled over the entire top of my header to go away, and a thinner brightness slider. I didn't need all the unused apks on my phone. Here is my device.
So That's basically it...like i said...just use common sense. This can be used for any overlay related mod. Thanks @DerTyp7214

Yeedatoy said:
If anyone here uses Project themer or Iconify, you probably know by now that each of these adds hundreds of apks to your device. Personally I only use a few specific features in these apps, so why have 100 apks added to your device when you only use 5 or 10? Each of these apps require root, and use magisk to properly theme SystemUi, etc..but there are certain add ONS that require Lsposed, however you are forced to give magisk permission to add all overlays and reboot your device before using just the Lsposed related features, for example the QS headear clock and QS header icon mods.
The stock market opens soon so I'm not going to get crazy here, so please use common sense for some of this because I won't go overly in depth. You will need two additional apps here aside from whichever of these theming mods you may be using. One of these is an amazingly useful app made by one of the kings of theming @DerTyp7214
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You wrote:
One of these is an amazingly useful app made by one of the kings of theming @DerTyp7214
It's joke?

Not at all, I'm not sure I'm understanding correctly...but these guys are the developers and designers of Rboard theme manager, Rboard patcher, the Mixplorer theme creator and more, and RKBD does some designing for LibreMobileOS, or LMODroid...a pretty bad ass LineageOS fork with a wireless desktop mode