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http://androinica.com/2010/05/27/ta...rganized-android-home-experience-app-reviews/
simple and identical to stock launcher. i have a galaxy apollo, so no stock launcher in my phone so i use this instead. one can browse through the app drawer based on tags. read the review.
use it and see it for your self.
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the developer is not planning to add any features for a while it seems. it would be awesome if any of the developers here could take it forward.

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Custom Launcher on ICS? Will CM?

Does anyone still use a custom launcher with ICS? if so why? what does it bring to the table that ics does not? i mean we have a full dock now in the stock launcher...and we have scrollabe widgets.
and the real reason im posting is, do you think CM9 will have ADW baked in like it always has? i dont see much point now. My fav launcher out there is by far the stock ICS launcher...
No..ithink ics launcher is great.. and i love stock
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I haven't used ICS yet (still waiting on the Galaxy Nexus to be released in the U.S.).
Does the stock ICS launcher allow custom icons?
How about a scrollable dock (like in Launcher Pro) that gives you three panels to scroll through, with 5 customizable slots on each?
What about swipe gestures? For example, in LP you can set it so that if you swipe upwards from your browser shortcut it will pop up with a list of your bookmarks.
Those would be the only features I would miss coming from LP.
If the stock ICS launcher has those features, I don't see the need to even think about switching to anything else. Even if it doesn't, I will probably stick with stock just to stick with the overall ICS look and feel, although I would hope Google would add those features in a future update (I mean if some guy can program that kind of thing in his spare time, I'm sure Google's programmers would have no problem with it)
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I haven't used ICS yet (still waiting on the Galaxy Nexus to be released in the U.S.).
Does the stock ICS launcher allow custom icons?
How about a scrollable dock (like in Launcher Pro) that gives you three panels to scroll through, with 5 customizable slots on each?
What about swipe gestures? For example, in LP you can set it so that if you swipe upwards from your browser shortcut it will pop up with a list of your bookmarks.
Those would be the only features I would miss coming from LP.
If the stock ICS launcher has those features, I don't see the need to even think about switching to anything else. Even if it doesn't, I will probably stick with stock just to stick with the overall ICS look and feel, although I would hope Google would add those features in a future update (I mean if some guy can program that kind of thing in his spare time, I'm sure Google's programmers would have no problem with it)
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It'd be incredibly easy for Google to add those features, the reason why they don't is because they're not intuitive features and Android caters to a very wide audience. In the past I installed LP+ on all my relatives phones, many got confused or lost.
I agree that they are more for advanced users, but one of the biggest advantages of Android is that it caters to those types of users - those who want to have the option of trading a little simplicity for more functionality. I'm not suggesting that these features be enabled by default, but perhaps there could be a toggle to enable "advanced dock settings," or something of that nature.
Just seems to me like it would be in the best interest of Google to make these kinds of features available without third party apps, especially given the amount of people that turn to alternate launchers because most OEM skins (sense, blur, touchwiz, etc) are unattractive, intrusive, and/or lacking in functionality.
As I said in my previous post, I personally probably wont switch to a third party launcher with ICS just because I want to retain the cohesive look and feel that ICS offers, but I will definitely miss the functionality of something like Launcher Pro which is why I wish that Google would offer at least the option to enable some of those additional features with ICS.
I keep going back and forth between Go Launcher EX and stock... Will do so until I configured the stock the way I like my screen.
The features from GL-EX that I'm holding out for arwe the swipe up option and the option of running 5x4 screen >>
Gakuseinozen said:
I agree that they are more for advanced users, but one of the biggest advantages of Android is that it caters to those types of users - those who want to have the option of trading a little simplicity for more functionality. I'm not suggesting that these features be enabled by default, but perhaps there could be a toggle to enable "advanced dock settings," or something of that nature.
Just seems to me like it would be in the best interest of Google to make these kinds of features available without third party apps, especially given the amount of people that turn to alternate launchers because most OEM skins (sense, blur, touchwiz, etc) are unattractive, intrusive, and/or lacking in functionality.
As I said in my previous post, I personally probably wont switch to a third party launcher with ICS just because I want to retain the cohesive look and feel that ICS offers, but I will definitely miss the functionality of something like Launcher Pro which is why I wish that Google would offer at least the option to enable some of those additional features with ICS.
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i see where you're coming from but you have to see it from google's side. the more options they offer with their base product, the more bewildering and off-putting it may seem to your typical end user.
but then, third party apps come in and fill the void. android itself doesn't (and shouldn't) cater to any kind of user specifically, but it allows developers to cater to them. and that's what's so great about it.

REQUEST MotoBlur for Droid Charge

Not sure if I'll get some reem'ing for asking, but...
I would absolutely love if someone could assist me in obtaining MotoBlur for my Droid Charge...???
I sell phones, and I've loved Motorola Androids the most. I started with the Droid 1, the Droid X, and then the Droid X2. I've sold plenty of Atrix, Atrix 2's, and Photons. I like the extra features that MotoBlur seems to have that others do not...
Such as the App drawer having extra features: Groups, Long-Pressing Apps to get an extra menu of options (such as Uninstall, Share, Add to Group, Add to Home), being able to change your dock icons, and the social apps, status, etc.
I think I'm willing to compensate/donate for this cause. I'm not digging Samsung's boring iPhone appeal....
Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated! Thank you to everyone that has been a great asset to my Android days! XDA has been a great asset for all my knowledge. XDA's been so great... that I've never had to post.. o.o; I've been reading for at least a year now.. ;p
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Not sure if I'll get some reem'ing for asking, but...
I would absolutely love if someone could assist me in obtaining MotoBlur for my Droid Charge...???
I sell phones, and I've loved Motorola Androids the most. I started with the Droid 1, the Droid X, and then the Droid X2. I've sold plenty of Atrix, Atrix 2's, and Photons. I like the extra features that MotoBlur seems to have that others do not...
Such as the App drawer having extra features: Groups, Long-Pressing Apps to get an extra menu of options (such as Uninstall, Share, Add to Group, Add to Home), being able to change your dock icons, and the social apps, status, etc.
I think I'm willing to compensate/donate for this cause. I'm not digging Samsung's boring iPhone appeal....
Any help in this matter is greatly appreciated! Thank you to everyone that has been a great asset to my Android days! XDA has been a great asset for all my knowledge. XDA's been so great... that I've never had to post.. o.o; I've been reading for at least a year now.. ;p
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you probably won't ever see MotoBlur on this phone. First, it's very hard to port one manufacturer's customized Android user interface over to another phone. But here's why it's even more unlikely with the Charge--we can't get plain old Open-Source Android to run on the Charge yet. The only version of Android that our developer community has ever been able to get running on the Charge is Samsung's TouchWiz. All ROMs to date have been built on Samsung's base and tweaked (removing elements from TouchWiz, adding elements to, other code chages). There are two obstacles holding back further development on this phone: 1) Lack of source code for the 4G LTE Radio Interface Layer, without this new ROMs will not have 4G; 2) Lack of kernel source code sufficient to build working stock-based kernels from source that actually boot. And like I said previously, even if we had a working RIL and were able to build working kernels from source, it would still be very unlikely that anyone would port MotoBlur to run on the Charge (we would however have other ROMs such as CyanogenMod, MIUI, OMGB/OMFGB, and vanilla AOSP, etc.).
From what you've said you want, I think you can get most of that with a replacement launcher (like ADW Launcher EX or GO Launcher) and Android Pro Widgets. My absolute favorite launcher is LauncherPro Plus, but I can't recommend that to you in good faith. The app hasn't been updated in almost two years, there was hardly any Gingerbread troubleshooting done, and there is no ETA on any update at all. Until the dev for LauncherPro Plus gives us a full out update of that app, I won't recommend it (but I love the widgets so much that I can't leave it either).
Hahahahahaha. Oh wait, you're serious? Let me laugh even harder.
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Thank you for taking the time up explain everything to me. I nearly appreciate the insight you've given me on my new device.
I've been using Launcher Pro every since my days on the Motorola Droid 1. I immediately paid for the Launcher Pro Plus, and it was practically the only app I paid fire over a year.
However, as you already know, Launcher Pro is outdated and hasn't been updated in a long time. It also has issues every once in a while. Maybe I do too much on my devices.
Do you have any recommendations for the features that I would love?
Mostly the ability to manage my apps from inside the app drawer, such as long-pressing an app in the drawer in order to Share, Uninstall, Add to Home. I also love the Groups you can create inside the app drawer with MotoBlur.
I would appreciate any more insight you have to offer.
KarateExplosion6 said:
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you probably won't ever see MotoBlur on this phone. First, it's very hard to port one manufacturer's customized Android user interface over to another phone. But here's why it's even more unlikely with the Charge--we can't get plain old Open-Source Android to run on the Charge yet. The only version of Android that our developer community has ever been able to get running on the Charge is Samsung's TouchWiz. All ROMs to date have been built on Samsung's base and tweaked (removing elements from TouchWiz, adding elements to, other code chages). There are two obstacles holding back further development on this phone: 1) Lack of source code for the 4G LTE Radio Interface Layer, without this new ROMs will not have 4G; 2) Lack of kernel source code sufficient to build working stock-based kernels from source that actually boot. And like I said previously, even if we had a working RIL and were able to build working kernels from source, it would still be very unlikely that anyone would port MotoBlur to run on the Charge (we would however have other ROMs such as CyanogenMod, MIUI, OMGB/OMFGB, and vanilla AOSP, etc.).
From what you've said you want, I think you can get most of that with a replacement launcher (like ADW Launcher EX or GO Launcher) and Android Pro Widgets. My absolute favorite launcher is LauncherPro Plus, but I can't recommend that to you in good faith. The app hasn't been updated in almost two years, there was hardly any Gingerbread troubleshooting done, and there is no ETA on any update at all. Until the dev for LauncherPro Plus gives us a full out update of that app, I won't recommend it (but I love the widgets so much that I can't leave it either).
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Go Launcher EX is my launcher of choice, and it's free. It combines the best features of LPP and ADW.
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It also has issues every once in a while. Maybe I do too much on my devices.
Do you have any recommendations for the features that I would love?
Mostly the ability to manage my apps from inside the app drawer, such as long-pressing an app in the drawer in order to Share, Uninstall, Add to Home. I also love the Groups you can create inside the app drawer with MotoBlur.
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My LauncherPro Plus used to have issues too (they pop up more in Gingerbread, unfortunately)... but, I've managed to resolve most of them by running the V6 SuperCharger script and setting my launcher to "bulletproof." I don't, personally, use V6 for anything else but others on the forum do and claim great results on the Charge.
Features? I only use a few. First, I use customized app icons and a customized background for my Dock. I also enable scrolling and carry 3 docks that scroll and loop infinitely. Of the two additional docks, one has Navigation centered and the second has my GF's speed dial centered. Next, I use two 4x4 widgets that take up my entire screen--One is the calendar widget, the other is the Friends widget, which aggregates my Facebook and Twitter feeds chronologically. I have all 3 of my home screens loop infinitely and I use the Flip transition from LauncherPro Plus.
In terms of managing apps from within the app draw, I don't think you can Share or create Groups. But if you long press an app, a trash can appears at the bottom of the app drawer. Drag the app over the trash can and wait, it will say "Drop to uninstall" and you can uninstall right from the app draw. Additionally, if you long press an app and drag it somewhere else (not the trash can) then release, it will add the app to your home screen.
I would like to thank everyone for their input. I loved my Launcher Pro, and I had actually purchased the Plus version two years ago on my Droid 1.
I have decided that Go Launcher EX definitely has more up-to-date features and benefits. I'm currently using the free version, and it has pretty much all the features I was looking for from MotoBlur.
Thanks again!
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[App Request] Launcher settings converter

Hi there,
first off, sorry if this is in the right forum. Please move it to the right one in that case.
Then:
I originally posted this in the Apex Launcher thread but some users pointed out (correctly) that this is probably an idea that should deserve its own app and is not limited to Apex alone. Here goes:
Android has the great ability that you can change launchers quite freely, allowing you to change the look and feel of the main GUI with a few clicks. Unfortunately, every launcher has a different way to store their settings and when you switch to a new one, you will lose the settings from the old one. I personally switched from GO Launcher EX to Nova Launcher when I upgraded my Desire to ICS but would now like to switch to Apex - but after taking all the time and effort to recreate half a dozen of folders with 50+ apps sorted, I don't feel like doing that again.
My idea would thus be to have an app that can detect a backup you made with one launcher (almost all of them allow backups these days) and convert it to the backup-format of another launcher, allowing the user to import it into the new launcher. That way stuff like folders and settings could be transferred, allowing people to switch launchers more easily.
I'm not a dev, so I have no idea whether this is possible and if so, how hard it would be to develop it, but I wanted to request it here in case someone might be able to do it.
TIA
SoWhy
Nova-Launcher already does it!
Even if this is an older request: I would also appreciate, if there would be an app which can do that. And: In general this conversion is for sure possible. The Nova-Launcher already has this function of transferring already implemented. But it would be better, if there's an independant app for this, 'cause at the moment it's only "one way", from another launcher to Nova, but not the other way round.

[App][Best Launcher] GO Launcher v3.01 and HD version for Android 2.x - (21/5/2012)

=GO Launcher HD for Android 2.x=
Here is the beta version of GO Launcher HD for Android 2.x, which is the tablet version of GO Launcher.
We need you guys to help us use it and tell me what you feel about the new features.
Tips:
1. Available for tablet devices with Android 2.0 or up.
2. Same functions with GO Launcher HD v1.07.
3. Please use v1.07 version on your tablet with Android 3.0 or up.
This is only beta version, if there’s any problems or bugs please send feedback to us through “Menu->Feedback”.
Download: http://61.145.124.93/soft/3GHeart/golauncher/pad/GOLauncherHD_2.x_beta2.apk
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=About this post=
Hey xda guys, here is GO Launcher Dev Team and I'm the product manager who is in charge of GO Launcher EX.
We will bring out GO Launcher v3.0 in near future which includes a lot of new features.
I will release every beta version here and hope that you can tell me how you feel about our new features.[/FONT]
=Newest Version on Market=
Now the newest version is v3.01.
Market page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex
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=Newest Beta Version=
Next version is v3.02 and there are some new features mentioned below:
1. (New) Combined interface of launcher and locker theme preview
Download: please click here
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=About GO Launcher=
GO Launcher is the most popular home app in Android Market. It allows users to customize home screen, change themes, use smooth transition animation as well as various widgets and screen locks. It brings you a fresh and extraordinary mobile operation experience.
=Features=
- Thousands of personalized themes
- Various widgets and screen locks (weather, switcher, calendar…)
- Extremely smooth transition animation
- Smooth flipping operation
- User-defined folder to easily categorize apps
Many options in preferences to help you customize you phone!
=Tips=
1. How to get themes, widgets and lockers?
a) Search ‘go launcher theme’, ‘go widget’ or ‘go locker’ in Android Market.
b) Use GO Store via menu button in GO Launcher.
2. How to set transition animation?
Use ‘Effects settings’ via button in GO Launcher.
3. Icons are too small?
Use ‘Icon Size’ option in ‘Preferences->Visual settings->Icons’ to make icons bigger.
3. Long press the app icon to enter editing mode on home screen and app drawer.
4. Glide up to open menu and glide down to pull down notification.
5. The widgets in the screenshots belong to GO Widget, attainable from Android Market or GO Store.
=Important=
1. GO Launcher is a totally free app without any charge.
2. If you cannot set ‘GO Launcher’ as the default home app, download ‘Home Manager’ to fix it.
3. ‘DIRECTLY CALL PHONE NUMBERS’ permission?
It's required by the feature to create shortcuts of ‘person’ and ‘direct dial’. GO Launcher won't make unattended phone call and cost your money.
5. ‘READ CONTACT DATA’ permission?
It's required by the feature to create 'person' shortcut as well as to add contact folder.
Our commitments are respecting user privacy and delivering cool experience. Please help us by rating this app and recommending to the others.
Want an extreme makeover to your phone? Try it out!
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wow this launcher is getting better and better.
download it now.
This has always been bugging me, but how does GoTeam actually make a living out of giving the app for free? Personal data sale?
Nice to see dev team developing
Go laucher is best for me, if scrolling would be a bit more smooth would be awesome.
I've said this elsewhere, but I'll take the opportunity to say it again here
I am still using v2.60 for one simple reason. Up to v2.60, when you exit an app you go straight back to the home screen. After 2.60 you go back to the app drawer. I prefer the old behaviour (and I'm not the only one who does) - why not make it an option in the settings, so the user can decide what they prefer?
I have a request, could you please make it an option to remove the home button on the app drawer?
DnaPolymerase said:
This has always been bugging me, but how does GoTeam actually make a living out of giving the app for free? Personal data sale?
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LOL that made me laugh irl... I sure hope not
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Downloaded and I installed. Everything looks good so far. I def notice a difference with the transitions; feels much smoother. Keep up the good work.
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Is this version or future versions going to be based on Android 4.0 source code? Because currently it lags a lot on leaked ICS roms. Not trying to be selfish, of course.
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Whoa...someone that can actually hear my voice. Don't know how many times I have tried to reach out to Go to have this changed.
Moving apps from the app drawer to the home screen is horrible!!!
Change it so if you are in the app drawer and your tap and hold on a app you have two options when you slide it to the left or to the right. One being the home screen, the other being the all screens mode. Takes way too long to customize my home screens the way its set up right now.
DnaPolymerase said:
This has always been bugging me, but how does GoTeam actually make a living out of giving the app for free? Personal data sale?
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Sorry, no personal data sale!
We sell themes to get money and GO Launcher is totally free.
Magic Stick said:
Nice to see dev team developing
Go laucher is best for me, if scrolling would be a bit more smooth would be awesome.
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Try to uninstall the previous version and try the beta2 please.
We do something to improve the scroll performance.
emd2009 said:
I have a request, could you please make it an option to remove the home button on the app drawer?
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It's hard to do this.
No plan to do this in near future. But we will bring you a new design app drawer.
interpole00 said:
Is this version or future versions going to be based on Android 4.0 source code? Because currently it lags a lot on leaked ICS roms. Not trying to be selfish, of course.
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Hey, use the feedback button in menu to tell us where you feel lag in GO Launcher.
synergeticink said:
Whoa...someone that can actually hear my voice. Don't know how many times I have tried to reach out to Go to have this changed.
Moving apps from the app drawer to the home screen is horrible!!!
Change it so if you are in the app drawer and your tap and hold on a app you have two options when you slide it to the left or to the right. One being the home screen, the other being the all screens mode. Takes way too long to customize my home screens the way its set up right now.
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Hey, we will bring out a new-designed app drawer in near future.
Change the method of moving apps to homescreen.
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Change the method of moving apps to homescreen.
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Thats the only method I use. Others are too long and time consuming.
Can you please add an option to disable and hide the dock?
Also when you guys remake the app drawer, can you make it so we can drag an app from the drawer into a special area that will hide the app?
Absolutely love Go Launcher. It is the best out there.
However I would appreciate it if I were able to use my phone's built-in app transitions (opening an app from the homescreen and back) instead of the "zoom" ones Go Launcher forces on me. I hope you guys are considering adding this to a future version. Go and LauncherPro are the only launchers I know of that have this behavior and LauncherPro hasn't been updated in about a year.
Please consider letting us have this choice. You guys do great work and I'm thrilled to hear about 3.0!
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Is transparent status bar working?
DEFYing the Android planet with ICS
It's cool but not going to do it in near future.

Symphlyx Launcher Project

Decided to go into the 2019 year with a new launcher project. Now what im about to show you and talk about is subject to change. I wanted to show off what I have built so far so I can get real time feedback and release the project with a good reputation right off the bat, i have never done a preview before release so hoping it goes well.
Id like to introduce Symphlyx Launcher. Symphlyx is a launcher i built from the ground up with 3 main focuses. 1st focus was to bring core features from Sapphyx Launcher (The launcher im developing in parallel) to an Android Go like launcher experience, 2nd focus was to build an interface similar to the pixel experience so I built something inspired by Google Chromium Desktop, 3rd focus was to build a launcher that was simple, fast, battery friendly and spec friendly.
I feel like their are way to many pixel launchers releasing and the hype for a new launcher has pretty much died because we know what to expect. The good news is that their is something to look forward to. Its not a normal launcher experience as I want to point out and the goal isn't to maximize the amount of customization (As it is important to have control over certain elements, just don't wanna go hammy time on customization.)
The Homescreen is of 2 elements. A header widget slider and a gesture playground. The header has several static widgets to choose from (toggleable of course) and the ability to set your own on a custom slider. The homescreen is a gesture playground is powered by Android Library Sensey and by default the launcher consumes long press and double tap. Double tap opens the app drawer and long press opens dynamic settings menu.
The app drawer has by default 4 columns (min2, max7, increased on tablets) and supports icon packs, has a searchbar, fastscroll, popup menus and google on hand search and Assistant, also notification indicators.
Popup menu features
-App Info
-Share
-Google Play Link
-Uninstall
-ActionDash Info
-Notification Channel(Naugat 7.1 requirement)
-Shortcuts (Naugat 7.1 requirement)
The goal with the launcher settings is not to require any pauses or restarts of the launcher to change something. The goal is to make everything change as you make adjustments so its snappy and ready to go. No room to create a delay or lag.
Below are some screenshots and a youtube preview of the project in development. Id love to hear back on some feedback. The launcher will be free to download with no paywalls but closed source (as of now). The goal is to have the launcher optimized for Android Go as well which i believe will be a game changer.
Telegram channel: MOD Edit:- Links Removed
OP Edit: MOD Edit:- Removed
It looks promising
PoochyXXX
I'll post some progress on the project as we near a possible release date.
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Hoping to launch an experimental alpha preview build on Google play this weekend.
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Hi,
Take a look at below before posting/creating threads in future.
Whatsapp / Telegram Chat Channels - Way Forward
Thanks
SacredDeviL666.
SacredDeviL666 said:
Hi,
Take a look at below before posting/creating threads in future.
Whatsapp / Telegram Chat Channels - Way Forward
Thanks
SacredDeviL666.
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Thats a reference for custom roms tho
Thats like saying posting to many download links
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Thread Closed.
Already download link available in https://forum.xda-developers.com/an...mphlyx-launcher-android-t3906641/post79026097

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