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i have a samsung omnia 2 and have spb installed everything is great, but i would like to use some of the default samsung apps instead of the default windows or default spb. So for example is there a way so the alarm button launches a different app such as the samsungg one instead of windows default?
I would like to do this for sms, contacts, email missed call, voice message etc. I like the spb icons since they tell me how many messages or emails i have but hate it loading the default windows apps when i have such touch friendly samsung ones.
Or is there is a simple way to change the icons, that way i can add the apps i want and just change the icon so it looks the same as before and shows the notifications of call/messages.
I don't think there's a direct way to do that, but here's what I do. I installed the MobileSense theme for SPB 3.5, then placed the messaging, alarm etc widgets on the screen. Then, I added an application shortcut to my desired messaging app. Then, I changed the skin of the messaging app to a transparent one (available in MobileSense automatically) and placed it over the SPB messaging widget.
Moved as not theme release.
Hi, I got installed the Spb Mobile Shell Application, and it looks great, I finally can edit all my home screens, but I cant believe that if I want to access contacts list, I have to go to launcher and then Contacts, so my question is,
How can I create a Contacts List Home Shortcut, so I can access in just one click.
Thanks previously for your help!!!
fofo13 said:
Hi, I got installed the Spb Mobile Shell Application, and it looks great, I finally can edit all my home screens, but I cant believe that if I want to access contacts list, I have to go to launcher and then Contacts, so my question is,
How can I create a Contacts List Home Shortcut, so I can access in just one click.
Thanks previously for your help!!!
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SPB MS has a tab for contacts
Am I missing something?
Bruce Inman said:
SPB MS has a tab for contacts
Am I missing something?
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I have installed Espresso Theme for all the widgets that this bring it. So How can I make a Contacts List Shortcut?
fofo13 said:
I have installed Espresso Theme for all the widgets that this bring it. So How can I make a Contacts List Shortcut?
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Sorry, not sure I'm understanding you exactly.
You could set your left softkey to contacts in your registry under HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila
or install "Second Today" ap and set the softkey in that ap.
Bruce Inman said:
Sorry, not sure I'm understanding you exactly.
You could set your left softkey to contacts in your registry under HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila
or install "Second Today" ap and set the softkey in that ap.
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I Have installed spb mobile shell, which is an application like manila, so, when I install it, manila disables, I dont have manilas tab, just spb, and then I installed 'Espresso Theme' for spb whic contains more widgets, after this two installations, I dont have contacts list shortcut, so, how can I create a shortcut in my spb mobile shell home to access it in just one click?
fofo13 said:
I Have installed spb mobile shell, which is an application like manila, so, when I install it, manila disables, I dont have manilas tab, just spb, and then I installed 'Espresso Theme' for spb whic contains more widgets, after this two installations, I dont have contacts list shortcut, so, how can I create a shortcut in my spb mobile shell home to access it in just one click?
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I am familiar with SPB MS just not the espresso theme with widgets.
Sorry.
Bruce Inman said:
I am familiar with SPB MS just not the espresso theme with widgets.
Sorry.
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When I installed Espresso Theme, my Contacts List Shortcut disappear, I Attached my Home Spb MS screen!!
Can I make a shortcut with ShellExtension app?
all screens on SpB MS can be modifyed, and with that you can chose which short cuts are present. maybe the espresso theme does not have the "contacts" on screen, but on the lower right corner you can usually select the modifications of you screen. (should be a square not an arrow)
The best you can do I think is to make a shortcut for a SPECIFIC contact.
A recent update to Nova Launcher added a new feature for Nova Launcher Prime users - swipe actions on Icons. What this means is that you can set any icon to perform a different behavior if you swipe up on it.
To configure an Icon:
Long Press on the Icon
Select "Edit"
Change the "Swipe Action" to whatever you want it to be (another app, an Activity, etc.)
For example, I just modified my dock in the following way:
Tapping the "Foursquare" icon in the dock opens Foursquare normally. Swiping up on the icon automatically takes me to the Check In activity
Tapping the "Dolphin Browser" icon in the dock opens Dolphin Browser. Swiping up on the icon opens Chrome.
Tapping the "Maps" icon in the dock opens Maps. Swiping up on the icon opens Navigation
I made a quick video to illustrate:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifshfRetOsU
Those are just some ideas I had right out of the gate. Please feel free to share your own!
PS -
I also love Nova's new "Alphabetical List"-style app drawer. Good stuff!
loving this feature. i use it to swipe up on my xscope browser to open up floating browser
Great idea for the swipe. How to configure the size of the icon btw?
Aw man... this means I have to change all my Simple Text widgets into App shortcuts to use the new swipe feature. oh well...
Excellent feature, I love Nova Launcher. Question though are all apps available to link to, I would like to assign a swipe gesture to create a new text message but cannot see the Option, any ideas?
mikeparkie said:
Excellent feature, I love Nova Launcher. Question though are all apps available to link to, I would like to assign a swipe gesture to create a new text message but cannot see the Option, any ideas?
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the closest thing you can do is set a swipe gesture to open the messaging app or set it to a direct message to someone in particular.
Use Nova Activities
mikeparkie said:
Excellent feature, I love Nova Launcher. Question though are all apps available to link to, I would like to assign a swipe gesture to create a new text message but cannot see the Option, any ideas?
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When selecting a swipe action, choose the 'Shortcuts' tab, then under 'Activities' (which is at the top of the list with a Nova icon), then tap on Messaging to expand it and you should find an activity called 'Messaging ui.ConversationComposer' - this allows you to assign a swipe gesture to create a new text message.
There seems to be hundreds of activities under all of my various applications within this menu and I don't understand most of them. I would love to hear anybody else's experiences with these swipe gestures/activities..
Hi this is my first post i already love this forum
And the Nova launcher was a great idea
Also I love the feature that you can choose to tap to open an app and swipe to open the folder. I use for the various cam apps folder, and when tapped it's just sense camera, awesome
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They scored this from the Motorola Atrix HD. Glad I can now put this feature on my One X as well
Silellak said:
For example, I just modified my dock in the following way:
Tapping the "Foursquare" icon in the dock opens Foursquare normally. Swiping up on the icon automatically takes me to the Check In activity
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How were you able to get it to the check in activity?
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How were you able to get it to the check in activity?
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Shortcuts -> Activities -> Foursquare -> CheckinActivityAlt
Thanks. I completely missed the activities option
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I've been loving this. here are mine
App > Swipe app
G+ > g messenger
Facebook > FB Messenger
Foursquare > FS Check in
Reddit > Chant
Twitter > Twitter search
Dragon > soundhound
Phone > contacts
Messaging > snapchat
camera > gallery
Gmail > compose
Browser > downloads
Music player > Music downloader
these are all in my dock and usually i do something with my fantasy hockey app swiping to pull up another fantasy app or soemthing
This is awesome! The are so many similar apps and actions that you'd launch differently..this makes so much sense like
Camera - Quickpic
Gmail - Talk
Maps - Nav
Fb - fb messenger (already mentioned)
Walkman - songza
Etc.
Thanks for the heads up!
This post was created and transmitted completely in analog.
gr8! i was exactly looking for this! thx.
is there a list of actions existing? would love to have a direct redial of last number via swiping the phone button...
How did you do it?
How do you make a shortcut open a folder on swipe?
marsyeti said:
Also I love the feature that you can choose to tap to open an app and swipe to open the folder. I use for the various cam apps folder, and when tapped it's just sense camera, awesome
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That "direct messaging" option seems to have been removed. I have NL Prime and tried to have that option again but it's not even available. Just Direct Call.
What version are you using if you still have it?
Hi,
The Halo multiwindow feature from ParanoidAndroid allows the System to open up any app in a floating window. However there are few alternative ways to launch an app in the multiwindow except for the original Halo bubble.
For people using tools like sidebars or similar applications, there's no option to do that.
That's why I developed the app HaloShortcut. My app allows you to create a shortcut that opens every app in the floating window provided by the Halo feature.
There's an app with similar functions called HaloShortcuts, which you should definitely try out. It comes with an additional search feature and most importantly, it's open source,
HaloShortcuts:
Provides a shortcut for every app/activity that will then start in a multiwindow
The Blacklist feature allows you to control whether an app starts in multi window depending on the currently used app
Doesn't appear in your home launcher nor does it run in the background at any moment
NEW Feature:
(Also works with the XHaloFloatingWindow XPosed extension)
Further information about the Halo project:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/paranoid-android-team-open-sources-halo/
Changelog;
Version 3.2: Fixed Blacklist
Version 3.0: Complete new UI and added Blacklist Feature
Version 2.1: Shortcut labels now show correct name
Version 2.0: Shortcut support
Version 1.0: First release
Screenshot:
Very cool, very handy. Thank you.
Good good , thanks
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Is it possible to update this app to create shortcuts that point to "Shortcuts" in Android as well instead of just app shortcuts?
You know, the screen when u long press on the launcher and you get this page to create direct shortcuts to contacts, bookmarks, gmail labels etc.
Because it would be handy to create shortcuts that link to specific functions inside apps instead of having to launch the apps in windows mode and then navigating to the required functions i.e. shortcut to a specific whatsapp contact, specific settings screen.
Do consider it, or if anyone has a solution do let me know, thanks!
kenkiller said:
Is it possible to update this app to create shortcuts that point to "Shortcuts" in Android as well instead of just app shortcuts?
You know, the screen when u long press on the launcher and you get this page to create direct shortcuts to contacts, bookmarks, gmail labels etc.
Because it would be handy to create shortcuts that link to specific functions inside apps instead of having to launch the apps in windows mode and then navigating to the required functions i.e. shortcut to a specific whatsapp contact, specific settings screen.
Do consider it, or if anyone has a solution do let me know, thanks!
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Hey, I implemented the requested feature, thanks for the support :good:
Hi , this app somehow is not working on my Xperia Z, running android 4.3
i cant see the app icon ANYWHERE in the phone, so cannot create a halo shortcut.
i tried the other halo shortcut you suggested at #1, that one only creates a shortcut on the home screen, so that's not too useful (i want to create a halo shortcut on notification bar)
Thanks
Works great! Thank you!
I like it! Great app
moonset said:
Hi , this app somehow is not working on my Xperia Z, running android 4.3
i cant see the app icon ANYWHERE in the phone, so cannot create a halo shortcut.
i tried the other halo shortcut you suggested at #1, that one only creates a shortcut on the home screen, so that's not too useful (i want to create a halo shortcut on notification bar)
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Hey, this app won't show up in any launcher, because that wouldn't make sense at all. But you should be able to access it from a popup dialog whenever you want to add a shortcut to something.
So in your app that makes the notification bar shortcuts, you have to select shortcuts and than select "HaloShortcut".
If you still have problems, tell me the name of the app that you are using and i'll see how to get it done
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Hey, this app won't show up in any launcher, because that wouldn't make sense at all. But you should be able to access it from a popup dialog whenever you want to add a shortcut to something.
So in your app that makes the notification bar shortcuts, you have to select shortcuts and than select "HaloShortcut".
If you still have problems, tell me the name of the app that you are using and i'll see how to get it done
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Hi,I've finally found the option, it is under "Bookmark" (not "App") when creating the halo shortcuts.
It is working if i create a desktop shortcut to open app with halo, but currently it doesn't work with this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.nicolai.buch.andersen.ns&hl=en
which i try to add the halo shortcut to the notification bar, the app opens as normal.
Thanks
sorry
moonset said:
Hi,I've finally found the option, it is under "Bookmark" (not "App") when creating the halo shortcuts.
It is working if i create a desktop shortcut to open app with halo, but currently it doesn't work with this app: ...
which i try to add the halo shortcut to the notification bar, the app opens as normal.
Thanks
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Hey, I tried the app and for me it worked flawlessly, so I can't tell you what the problem is
(I use the xposed halo module)
great work:good::good::good::good:
Works good for me so far with xHalo. All the possibilities are great. Thanks for the app.
Thanks fot your app.
But it doesnt work with XHFW3. (Xhalofloating window 3.16)
http://repo.xposed.info/module/com.zst.xposed.halo.floatingwindow3
XHFW3 works with Android6.
Could you make it suitable with XHFW3?
Thank you.
Greetings all,
I thought the whatsapp icon looked out of place on my launcher so I made one.
Theres the one i've themed to co-inside with the messaging app gold and one more the traditional green.
totally free enjoy
Thanks using it and look cool.
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cool, how do I use this? simply put the icon image somewhere in the phone or need to be in specific folder?
now that I think about it, how do I get unread count on whatsapp icon, as well as gmail etc? I only get unread count on lg messaging app
how to drop icon (battery use) in desktop?
nap007 said:
cool, how do I use this? simply put the icon image somewhere in the phone or need to be in specific folder?
now that I think about it, how do I get unread count on whatsapp icon, as well as gmail etc? I only get unread count on lg messaging app
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press hold on the icon and let go a little paintbriush will appear hit that and you'll see from there. just put the icon on your phone in a folder so it's easy to find in the gallery app
Judao92 said:
how to drop icon (battery use) in desktop?
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add a widget to the desktop and scroll along til you find settings shortcut, choose battery, sorted.