Would it be possible to make the android system use a certain keyboard depending on the app? It could use what ever keyboard was last open in that app.
I ask because i love swype for texting and astrid but, it is horrible for market and such.
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Why is it that none of the third party applications use dock notifications?
For instance, I really like GO SMS, but when I have it in my dock, I don't get notifications of new messages.
The same is is a lot of other apps, like K-9, and even Google Voice doesn't have them (which is totally inconsistent with the rest of their apps, like Phone and GMail).
Is there a technical issue with showing notifications in the Dock, or is it that developers just don't think about it.
I personally hate the notification bar, which often gets cluttered, has randomly looking icons popping up, and is too small. So I finally decided to hide it, and I am much happier with the look of my screen now
It'd be great if we could have the option of In-Dock Notifications.
ADW Notifier is absolutely great, and I LOVE IT!, but it covers only a handful of apps (although in Chuck Norriz Mode it works with GO SMS, but not with Google Voice).
MacGuy2006 said:
Why is it that none of the third party applications use dock notifications?
For instance, I really like GO SMS, but when I have it in my dock, I don't get notifications of new messages.
The same is is a lot of other apps, like K-9, and even Google Voice doesn't have them (which is totally inconsistent with the rest of their apps, like Phone and GMail).
Is there a technical issue with showing notifications in the Dock, or is it that developers just don't think about it.
I personally hate the notification bar, which often gets cluttered, has randomly looking icons popping up, and is too small. So I finally decided to hide it, and I am much happier with the look of my screen now
It'd be great if we could have the option of In-Dock Notifications.
ADW Notifier is absolutely great, and I LOVE IT!, but it covers only a handful of apps (although in Chuck Norriz Mode it works with GO SMS, but not with Google Voice).
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I assume you're referring to adw dock notifications. The reason most apps do not have them is because the developers have to specifically add adw notification support. Not everyone uses adw and not every developer knows/cares about adw notifications
I use launcherpro and I have dock notifications. Its not just adw. But LP and adw together make up most of the launchers on the phones out there. So I would say this was a valid question.
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I assume you're referring to adw dock notifications. The reason most apps do not have them is because the developers have to specifically add adw notification support. Not everyone uses adw and not every developer knows/cares about adw notifications
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I am not sure this is the reason -- I just downloaded the Phone.com app (the VOIP service I use) and it shows a notification counter bubble on the icon whenever I receive a voicemail on Phone.com.
Just like Google's own Phone app, which shows bubble notifications while in the dock.
I am starting to think that most developers are simply ignoring this, and not implementing on icon notifications.
Which is a real bummer, because virtually everyone I have mentioned this to, notes that this is the one feature which prevents them from using third-party email or text apps.
LauncherPro does notifications only for the stock Google apps, AFAIK, and that's why I stopped using it (and I stopped using Go Launcher for the same reason). ADW Launcher EX with ADW Notifier is the only one which offers the ability to have on-icon notifications for third party apps. Please correct me if I am wrong.
BTW, after I uninstalled and reinstalled ADW Notifier after my Nexus S upgraded to 2.3.2, now my Google Voice icon in the Dock is popping a notification bubble when I get a voice mail.
It is not a counter bubble, but only a question mark bubble, but it's still a notification
I have turned on Chuck Norriz Mode and included Google Voice in the whitelist.
I really wish developers would start including on-icon notifications natively....
i really don't see the utility of the phone icon in there, why they are not putting some other icon, like email and such? I know other after market allow you to change it, but if a firmware have been modded why leave the phone icon there?
I've wondered the same thing.
It's easy enough to change with the Launcher Pro app.
The launcher is an app, they would have to recode the launcher app. Most firmware customizing is changing the framework, adding apps and/or replacing them. Stock launcher has the phone icon/shortcut. Most don't recode the apps that are included with the rest of the AOSP pull.
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Hi, I am looking for a way to automatically freeze/defrost/launch an application but from the app drawer.
Titanium backup has a widget that performs exactly this way except that being a widget, it cannot be run from the app drawer.
I do not use items on the homescreen (aside from the dock), nor do I wish to. Currently using Apex lanucher.
So, the main questions are:
Is there a way to use widgets in the app drawer?
Is there a way to perform the function of Titanium Backup freeze/defrost/launch without a widget, yet more automated.
Is there a way to 'intercept' between the app icon and the launching process to auto freeze/defrost the app?
Have been searching for an answer to this for a long time. Ideally if this could be done with full automation, ie when you install a new app it automatically gets a freeze/defrost icon/link/widget/etc without having to set it up.
Any help, info, thoughts, would help immensely.
A bit of a bump as I'd be interested in this too.
There is likely a custom launcher that allows widgets in folders or the app drawer, no?
I have a sort of solution for you that sort of works (hear me out)
I guess you don'tl like the clutter that comes with homescreen widgets (me too)
Heres what i did: use nova launcher, and have multiple docks (swipe to change). You CAN place widgets (1x1 certainly) in the dock, and then just hide it away by swiping to a differnt dock.
I must admit it doesnt work amazingly well when you press it, and takes some time to work sometimes, but its kind of a work around.
I use this solution currently for my Wifi High Performance Widget (1x1), which doesnt need to be touched so its in the dock
Hope this helps
Hi,
i use and really like the square style theme of the huawei launcher (which looks similar to the nokia smartphones)
Nevertheless for my little nephew i want to install a kid safe launcher (family center). I know how to change the default lauchner in the App settings
but if i do that after closing the app it will change to the'normal' app button view instead of the much prefered squares theme?
Is there a possibility to use the other starter like anynormal app. Just by clicking it so that after closing it returns to the
standard launcher settings each time?
If not, is there any other possibility to control which apps/Settings/Internet etc.. an user is allowed to see?
thx B895
Forgive me, I haven't played with much Android customization beyond the options in Nova Launcher since my Skyrocket days, and I haven't done any coding since the late 80's in BASIC and tiny bit of PASCAL so compiling custom stuff isn't something I'm interested in. What I want is the look of minimalist launcher were I can control the name of the app, for example "Internet" for my browser, whichever it may be, and have a list of half a dozen similar text shortcuts on my home screen.
There are several minimalist launchers out there that have the look of what I want, but I cannot change the name of the app- the minimalist launchers which do allow me to change the name of the app have other crap on the screen (like the alphabet on the right hand side representing the app drawer) which I do not want. I'm thinking the simple solution here is for me to create a widget (shortcut) with a simple text icon and it just launches the app I link to it. And no, I haven't named any of the dozen or so of launchers I have been trying out of respect to the hard word the dev's put into them. Not trying to call anyone out here, just looking for a back door into my weird solution. I'd be perfectly happy with a simple launcher which allows app re-naming and text shortcuts, but I think the proper direction is a widget which just acts as an app shortcut.
Something like this:
Internet
Phone
Voicemail
Text
Internet
Navigation
And a simple swipe up for the rest of the app drawer. I am a very light user, I hate 'social media,' don't use my phone for video streaming or any of that stuff and will be running a de-Googled Nexus 5 on Oreo that will only leave my desk on those occasions which I foresee the need for an actual mobile device on my person that day.
Yeah yeah, my next cake day is the big Five-Oh. Shoot me.