Hello XDA!
Me and my pal Crazy J made an Android Home Screen Replacement app and are trying to get it popular. It's called Rocket Launcher and it looks something like this:
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We made a video tutorial on how to use it in case some of you don't get some parts of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGsa-EAtkDM
You can also download it from the market here: <Paid version><Free versions>
Really amazing concept.
What is the difference between the two versions?
I think preference is spelled wrongly as well.
No way to redorder widgets?
Hey! Thanks for the kind words, let me answer your questions:
1. The difference right now is the paid version dosen't have an add in the app drawer, although that add is not producing that much revenue anyway. So the paid version is just basically to support us. So far it's paying the electricity bill but it's only doing that mind you.
2. Where is it spelt wrong?
3. Yeah you can, it should explain that in the video. If it dosen't: you just press the bar next to the widget, and then press the bar of a different widget and they will get swapped.
i like your choice for a name
are you limited to only having 6-7 icons on the screen?
Ads in a launcher are a no-go. Why not just disable an option or add something special to the paid version?
I will never use a launcher that features advertisements - the free version of the W7 launcher is the only other one I can think of, and I used it for all of 2 minutes before the ads drove me insane.
@GoneMADSoftware No you can have as many as you want in that strip in the middle
@Braneless You do have a point since right now we are making nothing off the adds, except people complaining about their existence. I'll think of something that the paid version will feature so the users will use it.
I looks cool
taranasus said:
Hey! Thanks for the kind words, let me answer your questions:
1. The difference right now is the paid version dosen't have an add in the app drawer, although that add is not producing that much revenue anyway. So the paid version is just basically to support us. So far it's paying the electricity bill but it's only doing that mind you.
2. Where is it spelt wrong?
3. Yeah you can, it should explain that in the video. If it dosen't: you just press the bar next to the widget, and then press the bar of a different widget and they will get swapped.
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Like the look of the launcher a lot, if we could move widgets themselves it would be nicer, if you only have one widget you can't move it... also not all of my apps show in the list. More home screens and icons would be nice, no landscape mode, it cuts it off and the ability to scroll makes the launcher move around in portrait mode landscape just doesn't look right.
Great concept, keep up the work guys and I agree, great name for a launcher.
taranasus said:
@GoneMADSoftware No you can have as many as you want in that strip in the middle
@Braneless You do have a point since right now we are making nothing off the adds, except people complaining about their existence. I'll think of something that the paid version will feature so the users will use it.
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nice I will have to check it out
Urabewe said:
Like the look of the launcher a lot, if we could move widgets themselves it would be nicer, if you only have one widget you can't move it... also not all of my apps show in the list. More home screens and icons would be nice, no landscape mode, it cuts it off and the ability to scroll makes the launcher move around in portrait mode landscape just doesn't look right.
Great concept, keep up the work guys and I agree, great name for a launcher.
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If you only have one widget you can move it arou... I don't follow. It's a widget list, like an app list, a lists start at the top therefore the first (and in this case only) widget would be at the top... where else would it be? I mean it's clearly a list of widgets so where else would you have it?
The fact that not all of you apps still baffles me. I just can't seem to find a way that works to get all the apps, properly, on all model phones. The way its done now seems to be the standard one and it works on most phones... what model phone do you have? I'll think of something... I do have 2, 1000-or more page android books lined up to read, if only my E-book reader would arrive this century, but i digress.
More home screens... i'd rather use the one home screen that exists already and expand it sideways with more branches. So you can add more icons and what-not. If i just add more screens it's like every other launcher out there.
I don't want it to have a landscape mode and i will probably remove the dodgy landscape that it has right now since it looks very wired. The launcher moves a bit in portrait mode because on a HVGA or QVGA screen the picture itself is bigger than the screen of the phone therefore a QVGA user won't be able to see all the icons without scrolling. I do admit that the slight movement of scrolling that it dose right not is a tad annoying and i will get around to fixing that; but there are only so many hours in the day and i've been having huge issues with sony xperia phones not displaying the icons of apps since yesterday so... need break!
Cheers for your feedback though!
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Cool concept. Being able to select the icons on the home screen would be nice. Like the look of the stock ones from the launcher but prefer to use different SMS and Launcher apps. Having those apps Icon's mixed with the Stock phone etc. is less clean then it could be. Keep up the good work
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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
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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.
-> Download link (12/01/11) <-
What?
A vertical launcher. It will, hopefully, allow you to use shortcuts, widgets and info tiles. And skins.
I plan to build something that looks like IidaHome, but more flexible (more info on IidaHome here and here)
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Skinnable!
(These themes are available on the download page)
Icon themes: use ADW's!
Known Issues
Long start-up time is long!
Lacks many sexy effects.
Create Your Own Theme!
The default template you can see in the above pictures is available in source code on GitHub
It is very easy to adapt to create your own. Ask me for help if you have to!
Why?
My phone used to rock IidaHome launcher.
Of course, being a rip from a Japanese phone, users are asking for new features, etc., but, really, we do not have access to the source code and adding any feature is an exercise in hacking smali files.
I like vertical launchers but the Windows 7 copies, although quite sexy, only offer a limited number of apps per row and are limited by their reference launcher's own UI choices (Metro UI)
So, I started work on my own launcher (the mere fact of writing this sentence makes me feel embarrassed for re-inventing the wheel)
That's interesting. Is that what will appear on the App Drawer or is that for the home screens?
i'd be very interested in this as well... good luck
it looks pointed on the right way, keep on it. I just hope there will be a version for mobiles, not only for tablets (you're using a nook, aren't you?)
It's a complete home screen. I had not considered the app drawer angle.
[Mobiles] Yes it's one of the things that bothered me with IidaHome: it doesn't make good use of real estate offered by different resolutions. This particular home is created with the intent to work with any resolution; it will be possible to specify how many cells you wish per row so that you can have more cells on a Nook and, say, a max of three or four on a WVGA device.
Two quick question for the OP. What version of Android will this be for? Will you include grayscale support for the Nook Touch?
I should work on 2.1+ so your device should work.
Grayscale: I am not sure what needs to be done for that but I can certainly test on a grayscale device.
yum yum ......looking forward to this
Day 2 Update
(I can only work on this in the evening)
No video at this point, but I have:
1. Icons properly lining up and scrolling
2. Multi-column icons support
3. Add more application shortcuts
4. Add shortcuts such as bookmarks, pictures, contacts...
5. Add widgets
Missing:
1. Persistence
2. Correct icon gap management for multi-row widgets
3. Re-ordering icons
4. Separators/Folders
5. Proper refresh
6. Any kind of objects management
7. Customization of any kind
Interesting launcher. I think it would look better if the tiles had no background or a transparent one.
Thanks.
Of course the pictures you are seeing right now are by no means a commitment to a given look. In fact, it will be skinable, meaning no tiles, transparent tiles or tiles-made-of-cheese tiles
Day 4 Update
Added a new video at the bottom of the OP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyK8kn5NsE4
This video shows widgets and on-screen dragging and re-ordering of shortcuts and widgets.
This is a fantastic idea. I'm tired of iPhone wannabe horizontal launchers. It makes much more sense to allocate the icons in a vertical space rather than horizontal. It's much easier to slide vertically rather than horizontally. I believe this launcher is going to be big when it's ready.
when this is ready will it work on asus transformer (tablet)??
Day 5
Not much excitement today. I completely rewrote my layout engine so that every empty cell is automatically filled with something if possible.
I also added separators. They don't do everything I want yet.
Something that's starting to bother me: I really need to animate the widgets; at this points they can display an initial state and I can touch them to launch whatever, but they do not have a frame-by-frame animator class to give them life yet.
Jazux:
Yes, it is meant to work with any resolution so it should work on tablets.
The animation of the tile and transitions are very important to me and other i believe! And don't forget to keep everything fluid, because i have tried several launchers and only 1 is good enough
Keep up the good work
Hum, nice.one, i had a look and a long try, to iida ui.
You should try to.make it as.beautifully, animated as it.is.
Nice work, keep it up.
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Day 6
Currently, there are no animations. Things show up, scroll up/down, disappear. That's because I want to get the basics right before I get into animating anything.
But, yes, this program will ultimately be animated; I want to use it myself so I would like something that makes me happy to look at and interact with.
Anyway, today:
I got the widget to display correctly and instantly. Then, that behavior broke (hate days like that!)
Separators work; they can hide apps
Complete refactoring or "Apps/widgets/special" code
Introduction of "Edit" mode (moving icons around will work in both modes)
cyansmoker said:
Day 6
Currently, there are no animations. Things show up, scroll up/down, disappear. That's because I want to get the basics right before I get into animating anything.
But, yes, this program will ultimately be animated; I want to use it myself so I would like something that makes me happy to look at and interact with.
Anyway, today:
I got the widget to display correctly and instantly. Then, that behavior broke (hate days like that!)
Separators work; they can hide apps
Complete refactoring or "Apps/widgets/special" code
Introduction of "Edit" mode (moving icons around will work in both modes)
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Yeah. First fix the important things
Will there be a beta version for testing purposes?
If you get the vertical scrolling working perfectly how big a leap would it be to have say a regular left/right scrolling launcher with vertical scrolling only from your default home screen? I'd love to have a standard 5-screen horizontal launcher with one up/one down on the central default home screen (both with continuous scrolling...), or even as a launcher 'cube' with four horizontal and one up one down accessible from any of the horizontal scrolling screens (like turning a cube). Is any of this possible?
What is it?
How many times have you rambled through your phone searching for an App? Wondering where in the world, among all those icons is the one you are searching.
Worry no more! That's what EZ-Launch is for.
To be honest, Ez-Launch is more of a widget than an app, and it helps you makes sense of your overburdened home screen.
How do I install it ?
Well, after you find " Ez-Launch " on google play store and download (Apologies for the absence of a link) and download, You add the Ez-Launch widget to your homepage, and EZ does the rest.
The app will learn your preferences and give you E-Z access to your favorite apps.
What if I don't want this app or that app on my widget? What choices do I have?
In purpose of enabling you more control we have defined a settings screen that enables you to select one of 3 options for every app installed on your device:
Always - This app will always be on the widget
Off - Never place this app on the widget.
Auto - Its up for the EZ-Launch app to decide.
In addition you also have the possibility to save a state of the widget (a certain collection of apps that you like) and load it later on as you please.
What?? How does it work? Is it... MAGIC!?
No. It isn't magic. It is a project developed by 4 Computer science students from Tel aviv University within an android technologies workshop in collaboration with Google.
During the project we have researched, studied and developed algorithms and heuristics (Yeah, sounds a bit complicated) all for your benefit and ease of mind. In order not to burden the reader, we will briefly just explain that the application service simply learns you, and knows how to give you the most convenient arrangement for your home screen that just continues to improve.
This is a project in the Beta phase, and we strongly recommend that you give it a try and download, especially if you know someone (Like your parents) that is having a hard time managing their home screen.
For those of you who don't know what Beta means, it is the phase right before the official release of the app, where you get to try it for free(!) and even influence the development by giving us your valuable feedback.
That's right! If you have complaints, suggestions, or any type of feedback just let us know by contacting the development team by mail:
[email protected]
Or on our Facebook page, where you can also LIKE us:
facebook.com/EzLaunch
So download, enjoy and let us know what you think.
Yours with love,
EZ-Launch Team.
Play Store Link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sadna.widgets.application
I'll try it. Sounds interesting!
MrKancho said:
Play Store Link
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sadna.widgets.application
I'll try it. Sounds interesting!
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Thanks. We would love to get your feedback.
To be honest...
This has quite the potential. I am amazed that I seem to be the only one trying it out here! I've been using it a couple of days now and it already gives me a great list of my most used widgets. I'm using it as a 5x3 widget on my note and thanks for making it scrollable as well! :thumbup:
I will recommend this! Thanks!
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Great app indeed!
I only have one comment: while using it with Nova Launcher, resizing the widget 'kills' the way the icons are displayed, as I can only see half of the last row (for custom number of rows/columns).
good work with the app, reminds me of similar things with WinMo 6.x on my Sony Eric son X1 a while back. Would be nice to have resizable app icons within the widget though, if possible.
What a great idea! I am also surprised this app is not getting more attention. Nice work.
Thank you all for the positive feedback. We derive great pleasure in knowing that people like our creation and find it useful.
Besides from relishing on your compliments we would also like to hear any suggestions or complaints you might have. Do not hesitate to post here, email us at [email protected] or like us on facebook.com/EzLaunch
Thanks. :good:
sadly only for android 4 and up on store.
any chance to have it for gingerbread too???
okty2k said:
Great app indeed!
I only have one comment: while using it with Nova Launcher, resizing the widget 'kills' the way the icons are displayed, as I can only see half of the last row (for custom number of rows/columns).
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You can scroll up/down to see all the apps
Nice you planing on ability to change icons and text ...theme abilities.
Hi. Is it possible to have an option for the widget to return to the top of its list after launching an app? Would love to see this feature added if possible.
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Hi,
Nice app. Would be great if you could make icon text optional and a scale down for icons. Till now I used a launcher-x widget on my home screen that is 5x2 grid size and contains 7x3 icons of my most used apps.
As is use these apps often the text is not needed. By scaling down the icons I can just get more icons in it.
Pretty nice app so far. If you could implement some of these features it would be worth buying it.
Regards
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Great update very handy
update looks good! thanks for the new features!
I would also like to see theming compatibility. or a color overlay or icon size options.
thanks! looks like this thread is starting to roll!
Yes reset to apply work ones. Minor hassel
Hi,
i used the widget for about 12 hours now. Yesterday evening the widget was learning pretty well and presented my mosted used apps. This morning the widget presented totaly diffrent apps. Most of them i use very rare or even don't use at all.
Will let you know how it is doing the next days.
poetter747 said:
Hi,
i used the widget for about 12 hours now. Yesterday evening the widget was learning pretty well and presented my mosted used apps. This morning the widget presented totaly diffrent apps. Most of them i use very rare or even don't use at all.
Will let you know how it is doing the next days.
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The last update from a couple of hours ago caused a reset. Just use your phone like normal and after a couple of hours or days the widget will automatically give you a better list.
I have a favorite launcher I have used for years and would like to continue doing so when I get my Z Flip 2. Does anyone have any information what what can be expected when trying to use a launcher other than UI Samsung provides? For those interested, the launcher I've used since 2017 is Action Launcher (and of course I do have others, but I always return to AL).
I sent Lacy an email on this; they usually respond quickly. I tried searching the OG subsection without hitting paydirt.
Yes Lacy does usually get right back. I also sent the question to him. I may have to just wait and try it myself.
I can't imagine it'll be an issue. The only issue would be when you try to use a third party launcher with native gestures - it works, but it's buggy. OneUI 2.5 promised a fix, but that wasn't the case.
Most work but don't support two screen layouts yet, that much can be gleaned from the OG subsection. Launcher aficionados will of course want two different setups so both screens can be maximised.
I saw a reddit post of someone using Tasker and some event loop, to have the default launcher in the external small screen and Nova Launcher in the Tablet one for the original Fold. Can't expect that though to be the best choice. I think at least in the first few months we'd have to stick to the default...
Seems like the plan will be to try and see if it works. Stock is always the default, however, default is (seldom?) the best choice, especially when one knows the many options there are for custom.
My money is on them making it happen. I worked with them when gestures first came out which at first conflicted with the drawer pull out from the bottom (this was pre official google gestures) and they fixed it in a matter of days. This of course might take more time but they are very reactive to making these things happen. Folding devices are not going away and they butter their bread by selling that launcher, it's not a side job. I'm fairly confident it will be coming and in the near term rather than further out.
Do you think Lawnchair will work ok?
Give them time to get hands on and sure most mainstream ones will work.
I sent this to Lacy as well, but there has not been a response yet. I am sure he needs to hake a good look first.
He is always great with replies.
Q: Foldables (Z Fold2) Support?
Vagelis
Sun, Sep 13, 4:36 PM (2 days ago)
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Greetings Chris,
I am a long time user and supporter of AL.
As I am switching to a Galaxy Z Fold 2, I am curious as to whether you would consider supporting the dual screen layout that the Fold 2 has.
The stock launcher has different layouts for each screen, which allows customization of the different usage scenarios each screen offers.
There also appears to be API documentation from Google and Samsung to support this.
https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/foldables
https://developer.samsung.com/sdp/b...how-to-update-your-apps-for-foldable-displays
https://developer.samsung.com/galaxy-z/ux-and-ui-considerations.html
I know that technically we can use AL with the same layout for both screens, but the dpi changes make the single layout for both screens not optimal for neither.
This might be a good opportunity for AL to acquire some new users; others in the field have an interesting response:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyFold...thinks_galaxy_fold_and_foldables_in/?sort=old
I would love to continue using AL with the Fold, but for now I guess I'd have to downgrade my user experience. No Covers, no Shutters... it makes me shudder (wink, wink).
What are your thoughts please?
Thank you for your consideration.
Stay safe and healthy.
I am in the same boat, my Z Fold 2 comes today. I've been using Action Launcher for years as my favorite launcher. Nothing else compares. I hope support will be added and I'm happy to lend a hand if I can.
I have not heard from Chris yet. I am sure it will take some time to figure this out. If I were to base progress on the availability of cases, I'd say, patience grasshopper..
Not all is lost however.
Since Sept 16th, when I received my Fold2, I've been using the stock Launcher with Home Up (Good Lock plugin).
The experience has been great, and the dual layout is very practical. I can't say I miss AL that much...
Worth setting it up and taking advantage of the dual setup. Until any 3rd party Launcher supports the same, I'm sticking with stock.
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Successfully using Nova Launcher on mine. You can even have two different wallpapers, though the rest of the settings are mirrored on both screens. No issues yet using this, scales really well.
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After a few days of ownership, I'm still not sure. Currently using the stock Samsung launcher but missing Action's features and customization. Samsung's launcher is so basic.
I also tried the tasker method of changing launchers based on the screen. It works but I don't like when I go from one screen to the other and see the wrong launcher before hitting the home button again.
At the same time, having a launcher with the same layout stretched on both screens wouldn't work for me because I like to take advantage of the very large inner screen with lots of icons and widgets that would simply not translate well to the front screen.
I really hope developers of launchers will consider adding folding support.
I don't have issues with Nova since my home screen is only the dock ...
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Yeah, you can run action that way as well but it isn't what we want. I was glad to see that the edge screen still exists with 3rd party launchers so you can still set app pairs with it. Really wish they'd let us set them anywhere.
as a couple of others have said, Nova Launcher is working fine.
lanre said:
as a couple of others have said, Nova Launcher is working fine.
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Every launcher 'works' if you use the exact same layout and sizing on both screens.
That's horrible. Try the default launcher and see what its supposed to be like.
Also, does anyone else have issues with a long pause between wallpaper showing and the icons appearing when you had the launcher open on the front screen and then change it to the big screen?
I'm on action and no problems at all other than being able to make dedicated setups.
One of my biggest worries was hex not working but it does! See my screenshots. I really hate Samsungs icons and status bar icons, so being able to do this is pretty huge for me.
I'll be trying nova and default gestures next to see if things are working smoothly there too.
Interested in what Nova looks like.
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Interested in what Nova looks like.
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Nova works, but not well. Besides native gestures still being slightly buggy, the front display copies the main display layout and is chaotic since it crams everything in the tiny display. Unless you have tiny as hell hands, you can't really use it. The native gesture bug is tiny but still there - when you swipe to go home, there's a small delay before you can actually tap anything on the screen. It's not a long delay, but enough to annoy me.
I've found gestures to be good with Nova ...so far anyway in my short time using yesterday....front screen is definitely a little tight ...
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One of my biggest worries was hex not working but it does! See my screenshots. I really hate Samsungs icons and status bar icons, so being able to do this is pretty huge for me.
I'll be trying nova and default gestures next to see if things are working smoothly there too.
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Thanks! I just installed Hex, well worth it, I'm missing Nova so just happy to get stock round Android Q icons!!!
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Thanks! I just installed Hex, well worth it, I'm missing Nova so just happy to get stock round Android Q icons!!!
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Same! I could live with the slight delay after swiping up to go home, but I can't deal with the cover display mimicking the main display. Maybe Nova can do something about it. I'll actually message the dev and see if there's anything in the works, or if they can even do anything about it.
Would be good if you would be more specific what you are talking about. Not like "anecdote #25"
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Would be good if you would be more specific what you are talking about. Not like "anecdote #25"
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It would be even better if you went to google.com, typed in "hex themes", and click on the first link. I'm not sure if your geography skewers the search results, but to have as many posts/thanked posts as you do on these forums and not use Google to answer a question that seems relatively easily answered confuses me.
I'm new to using Hex and wanted, like you, to improve Samsung's awful UI (rounded corners look childish)
I found some Pixel/AOSP10 themes that I applied, however, they caused some issues within some applications. For example, in WhatsApp, the message bubbles for both my messages and the recipient's messages became the same black colour so it wasn't easy to distinguish between each other's messages. I think this might be because Hex tells you to apply the High Contrast theme (which I assume is a 'base' that Hex uses to them) and it's the High Contrast theme that's making WhatsApp the way it is.
Is it possible to fix this issue? Like somehow exclude WhatsApp from a list of applications to theme?
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I'm new to using Hex and wanted, like you, to improve Samsung's awful UI (rounded corners look childish)
I found some Pixel/AOSP10 themes that I applied, however, they caused some issues within some applications. For example, in WhatsApp, the message bubbles for both my messages and the recipient's messages became the same black colour so it wasn't easy to distinguish between each other's messages. I think this might be because Hex tells you to apply the High Contrast theme (which I assume is a 'base' that Hex uses to them) and it's the High Contrast theme that's making WhatsApp the way it is.
Is it possible to fix this issue? Like somehow exclude WhatsApp from a list of applications to theme?
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Absolutely!
When you click on Hex -> Personalise -> Apps -> Unselect apps you don't want Hex to theme.
I have unselected WhatsApp, Google Maps, Snapchat, Google, and a few others. Theming looks awful on a few of them so I don't bother. Love Samsung's messages, phone, and a few others though.
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Nova works, but not well. Besides native gestures still being slightly buggy, the front display copies the main display layout and is chaotic since it crams everything in the tiny display. Unless you have tiny as hell hands, you can't really use it. The native gesture bug is tiny but still there - when you swipe to go home, there's a small delay before you can actually tap anything on the screen. It's not a long delay, but enough to annoy me.
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I find this too. Curious to hear others' solutions to this.
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Absolutely!
When you click on Hex -> Personalise -> Apps -> Unselect apps you don't want Hex to theme.
I have unselected WhatsApp, Google Maps, Snapchat, Google, and a few others. Theming looks awful on a few of them so I don't bother. Love Samsung's messages, phone, and a few others though.
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Thanks, found a guide online that said to do that and now I'm 98% happy! It would be nice to keep the titles and icons of notifications the same colour as the app they're coming from but I noticed the developer in the #Hex thread confimed it's not possible to keep that.
I also themed the Samsung Health app and then excluded it from the apps list when re-applying the theme but the icon remains the same. I'm guessing that the plug in is dictating the replacement icon and you can only have all icons from the plug in or none at all by deselecting it in the options .