Is there a stock launcher without the search bar? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have used the Nova Launcher that has an option to remove the quick search bar and it doesn't leave any unused space like cm9 does! It actually gives me more space for more apps or a 4X1 widget..
I can't believe Google forced this stupid search bar on us even though we already have a search button that eliminates its purpose..
Anyway is there a way to get the STOCK launcher just without the search bar?
Thanks!

The search bar in the newer Nova Launchers is implentented as a widget, so if you deactivate it and delete the search bar you have your unused space free for widgets or shortcuts.

Lirankn said:
I have used the Nova Launcher that has an option to remove the quick search bar and it doesn't leave any unused space like cm9 does! It actually gives me more space for more apps or a 4X1 widget..
I can't believe Google forced this stupid search bar on us even though we already have a search button that eliminates its purpose..
Anyway is there a way to get the STOCK launcher just without the search bar?
Thanks!
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You can disable the search bar on stock launcher
go to manage apps
in ALL apps, find and select Google search
There is an option to disable
However after it is disabled, the space can't be used for placing shortcuts or widgets like what you said. I am still looking for a way to eliminate the restirction.

I don't c what the big deal is with that search bar...I doesn't bother me..even on GB that lil bit of space was unusable anyway...and its not like it looks bad or anything..atleast that's my opinion..
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In CyanogenMods ICS-launcher there is also a option to disable the search-bar. Just google for Trebuchet.apk or extract it from a cm9 rom like me. Im using it with stock ICS, and it works just lika a stock launcher, just with the cm9 preferences
Edit: sorry, probably not what you're looking for..

Lirankn said:
I have used the Nova Launcher that has an option to remove the quick search bar and it doesn't leave any unused space like cm9 does! It actually gives me more space for more apps or a 4X1 widget..
I can't believe Google forced this stupid search bar on us even though we already have a search button that eliminates its purpose..
Anyway is there a way to get the STOCK launcher just without the search bar?
Thanks!
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Well...you do you see a deticated search button on the GN?
Google made it for the GN. Also....,he search button is lovely....it gibes it a nice google Android feel. Why take it out. The home screen is still 4*4 so what's your problem?
Here is how it goes....
If you don't like the search bar you don't like Android.
If you don't like Android you don't like google.
If you don't like google...you don't common sense.
If you don't have common sense...you don't have a brain.
If you don't have a brain you like the iphone....
If you like iPhone you must be mental.
If you are mental..you will kill Obama.
If you kill Obama people will blame china and Russia.
If that happens ww3 will start.
If ww3 starts your we will all die from an atomic bomb....
In short... either love the search bar....or gtfo of androids life.
PS. I know Android is open source and is meant for people to change it...but still....don't hate on the search bar
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Shivammcool said:
Well...you do you see a deticated search button on the GN?
Google made it for the GN. Also....,he search button is lovely....it gibes it a nice google Android feel. Why take it out. The home screen is still 4*4 so what's your problem?
Here is how it goes....
If you don't like the search bar you don't like Android.
If you don't like Android you don't like google.
If you don't like google...you don't common sense.
If you don't have common sense...you don't have a brain.
If you don't have a brain you like the iphone....
If you like iPhone you must be mental.
If you are mental..you will kill Obama.
If you kill Obama people will blame china and Russia.
If that happens ww3 will start.
If ww3 starts your we will all die from an atomic bomb....
In short... either love the search bar....or gtfo of androids life.
PS. I know Android is open source and is meant for people to change it...but still....don't hate on the search bar
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Dude what the **** do you want?

Lirankn said:
Dude what the **** do you want?
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What do you want?
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Shivammcool said:
What do you want?
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The stock launcher only without the quick search bar..

Lirankn said:
The stock launcher only without the quick search bar..
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Did you ask Santa?
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Shivammcool said:
Did you ask Santa?
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Nope.. Should I?

lmao. well, I've learned from this thread that if you don't like the search bar, you want to kill obama and start WW3, so I guess I'd rather keep it

Smh....
Lol shivam the "cool" part of your username is misleading
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Lirankn said:
Dude what the **** do you want?
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Probably for people like you to stop *****ing about the search bar. Some of us actually like it. **gasp**
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So... How to disable the search bar. There is a simple solution. Go to settings, app settings, all apps, look for google search. Disable it. Ta damm, your search bar vanished. There is a thing though... If you do this, the capacitive search button also won't work in launcher. But long press (voice recognition, SMS, screen rotation or whatever you set there) will keep working. Of course u can reenable google search again, and everything is restored.

mkoch820 said:
So... How to disable the search bar. There is a simple solution. Go to settings, app settings, all apps, look for google search. Disable it. Ta damm, your search bar vanished. There is a thing though... If you do this, the capacitive search button also won't work in launcher. But long press (voice recognition, SMS, screen rotation or whatever you set there) will keep working. Of course u can reenable google search again, and everything is restored.
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Yeah but that leaves an empty space that you can't drag icons to..

uansari1 said:
Probably for people like you to stop *****ing about the search bar. Some of us actually like it. **gasp**
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Do I look like I give a damn if you like it or not?
I want people to reply to me if they have something to say regarding the question I asked.. This is Q&A after all right?
You and your friend should also try to be more friendly.. Maybe here it won't matter much but in real life it certainly does

@Lirankn one suggestion from me: DNFTT

suksit said:
@Lirankn one suggestion from me: DNFTT
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Dude I honestly don't care about trolls or whatever lol.. I just want a proper answer to my question is it too much to ask?

Lirankn said:
Do I look like I give a damn if you like it or not?
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yeah, does he LOOK like he gives a damn!?!?

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Best Homescreen replacement?

I loved to use adw in the past but recently the updates made it unusable for me... so i am looking for a replacement...
Maybe i should just stick to an old version of adw (i unfortunatly didnt backup mine before updating)
So what are you guys using?
Ps: and please dont tell me to google or "this thread already exists" coz i want new information
Yea, ADW has started crashing on ocassions, its really annoying. Dont know what alternative is good like this.
ADW ftw! Never had an issue with it.
I for one am interested in trying the LG Optimus launcher once we get Eclair. Im an organization freak so the customizable app drawer appeals to me. Also looking forward to trying Launcher Pro Plus with Eclair. Currently using ADW and have no problems.
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brunswick000 said:
I for one am interested in trying the LG Optimus launcher once we get Eclair. Im an organization freak so the customizable app drawer appeals to me.
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Have you not tried the "group" feature in ADW? Open the app drawer and press the menu button - choose group - New catalog, name it, choose apps to be in it, then when you go into the app drawer you just press the menu button and choose your new group.
I had been using Slidescreen pro since last 3 weeks and with facebook and Google reader integration working with it,i have laid Timescape and the old ADW launcher to rest in peace.
I can assure you would get a different experience once you start using it........
XperiaX10iUser said:
Have you not tried the "group" feature in ADW? Open the app drawer and press the menu button - choose group - New catalog, name it, choose apps to be in it, then when you go into the app drawer you just press the menu button and choose your new group.
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Yeah i use the group feature. I like it but the LG has all apps on one screen with groups seperated by heavy lines with titles. Im being fussy here is all ADW is by far my fav to date. Just looking to try something new.
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XperiaX10iUser said:
ADW ftw! Never had an issue with it.
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what version do use use? - even in the market adw is getting a lot of 1 - star ratings recently because its damn bugged ...
ps: if any1 got an old version feel free to upload it ... i really loved it
Thank you got asking this question so I didn't have to. ADW has been going crazy for me since I updated.
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KingCifer said:
I loved to use adw in the past but recently the updates made it unusable for me... so i am looking for a replacement...
Maybe i should just stick to an old version of adw (i unfortunatly didnt backup mine before updating)
So what are you guys using?
Ps: and please dont tell me to google or "this thread already exists" coz i want new information
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After reinstalling adw today i havent any problems.
But before that reinstalling it was crap like you said.
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KingCifer said:
what version do use use?
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1.1.4. Have you tried resetting the settings to see if that clears a few things up?
XperiaX10iUser said:
1.1.4. Have you tried resetting the settings to see if that clears a few things up?
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damn i have to write somewhere in my profile that i started to code my own stuff when i was 15 years old ...
sure i tried to reinstall, delete settings, reset, just restart, play with different settings and i even tried to talk to it (j/k)... none of the things worked ...
can you do me a favor and try to press and hold the home key to switch between recent apps and then press the home key again?
everytime i do this i have to set it as default home again - this is way more annoying then the little crashes i experience all the time and for me it makes adw totally useless now ...
KingCifer said:
can you do me a favor and try to press and hold the home key to switch between recent apps and then press the home key again?
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Hi - I just tried that on mine and it worked fine.. nice and quick too!!!
im_iceman said:
Hi - I just tried that on mine and it worked fine.. nice and quick too!!!
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Same here too.
thx guys ... and wtf i cant get it to work
try LIVEHOME which is also a home screen replacement, nearly the same as adw but has a few more features, one of them is transitions, you can flick through you home screens like pages in a book (love it). Try it out.
KingCifer said:
thx guys ... and wtf i cant get it to work
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ok after playing around a lot with settings i have to apologize to my beloved adw launcher
ok it still crashes a lot in the newer version but my main problem - that it cant remember the default home - is on the stock android homescreen too so i guess somehow my software is ****ed up *cry* ...
guess i have to reflash (god damnit this **** is more buggy then windows 95)
edit: btw livehome looks really nice ... i like that you can change the icons in the drawer
Update: after reinstall and some hours later i got crashes again and that home-button problem too.
Now i set only the adw-homescreen to "dont auto-rotate" and i have no problems now.
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Running ADW. but slidescreen pro is pretty cool too.
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I use zeam launcher. It's stable fast and not bloated with features
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can some body help me? how to change the background

this is a very beautiful rom, but the background is so stupid, make every think hard to read. can some body tell me the location to change this background. thanks.
Are you kidding?? Go to gallery, choose picture, set as > wallpaper.
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eyahl said:
Are you kidding?? Go to gallery, choose picture, set as > wallpaper.
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@eyahl... maybe he's asking to change the background for the app drawer, and not the wallpaper...? If you look at the attached pic carefully, you'll realize its not the homescreen, but the app drawer, which has probably been modified in whatever garish looking ROM that is...
Although the other possibility is that the app drawer is completely transparent, in which case your suggestion is perfect . But i doubt that, because you can't see any other homescreen elements through the background, which would have been visible if the app drawer had been transparent (clock, other widgets, etc), so i think my hunch above is correct. (Also, I can't believe that the OP managed to flash an entire custom ROM without having the slightest idea regarding changing the wallpaper...wouldn't that be something!! )
enigmaamit said:
Also, I can't believe that the OP managed to flash an entire custom ROM without having the slightest idea regarding changing the wallpaper...wouldn't that be something!! )
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Well, I've seen a lot things here I couldn't believe..
But I think you are right.
Anyways, changing the app drawers background is not that easy if it's not featured by the ROM.
@op
what the hell is that ROM you're using??
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eyahl said:
Well, I've seen a lot things here I couldn't believe..
But I think you are right.
Anyways, changing the app drawers background is not that easy if it's not featured by the ROM.
@op
what the hell is that ROM you're using??
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It's some Chinese ROM, most probably from the GoApk forum.
yes, i'm asking is the background of the Application panel, here is the link of the rom, it is a chinese rom , but with multi language.
fengbao.com/android_rom/htc_desire_s_rom/rom_114148_Dot_html
help me..................help me..............
gianghung79 said:
help me..................help me..............
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Okay, i'll give you the easiest and best way out.
Flash Endymion.
You could use another launcher. Also try alt app draw (search the forum)
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yeah you should stick with well known roms where you can get support, but there is a problem that needs to be solved so try pressing menu from within the app drawer to see if anything pops up , or it could be somewhere in the settings, it has to exist somewhere, if not consider another launcher
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1210143
Look for "Custom background app drawer", and follow the steps given.

[Q] Can Mini Apps be edited/changed?

Hello All,
Just a quick question... can the mini apps at the bottom be changed to use other apps? I called Sammy tech support and they said I'd have to check w/Google since it's built into the ICS OS. I find this odd because I've checked other tabs at Worst (Best) Buy and they didn't have this mini-app tray.
I want to use other apps in its place. I wonder why when you view the mini apps you'll see an "edit" icon, however, when you click on it, everything is greyed out so you cannot edit or switch-out the mini-apps.
Thanks!
MrJinx said:
Hello All,
Just a quick question... can the mini apps at the bottom be changed to use other apps? I called Sammy tech support and they said I'd have to check w/Google since it's built into the ICS OS. I find this odd because I've checked other tabs at Worst (Best) Buy and they didn't have this mini-app tray.
I want to use other apps in its place. I wonder why when you view the mini apps you'll see an "edit" icon, however, when you click on it, everything is greyed out so you cannot edit or switch-out the mini-apps.
Thanks!
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I believe this is a TouchWiz feature, and my understanding is that you cannot use other apps. Only the ones provided by Samsung.
gyoung345 said:
I believe this is a TouchWiz feature, and my understanding is that you cannot use other apps. Only the ones provided by Samsung.
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Thanks, but then why does it have an EDIT button? Just curious.
Thanks again!
MrJinx said:
Thanks, but then why does it have an EDIT button? Just curious.
Thanks again!
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I don't have it in front of me, but I believe that lets you add and remove the existing quick apps. Also, it probably isn't out of the realm of possibility that someone could develop a quick app and it would appear, but I bet there isn't a whole bunch of people building these quick apps.
gyoung345 said:
I don't have it in front of me, but I believe that lets you add and remove the existing quick apps. Also, it probably isn't out of the realm of possibility that someone could develop a quick app and it would appear, but I bet there isn't a whole bunch of people building these quick apps.
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+1. I think your take on this is as accurate as it can get.
Give Apex launcher a try if you dislike touchwiz. I can't stand touchwiz.
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scottx . said:
Give Apex launcher a try if you dislike touchwiz. I can't stand touchwiz.
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Mini Apps is built into the status bar, not the launcher. it will always be there.
Hate it...i wish i could get rid of the miniapps, sometimes it pressed accidentally and bug my gaming time
If Olny some1 develope mini app for the notes that would be great for ppl who read and like to write quick notes, If Only....
install gmd gesturecontrol to hide the status bar
You wont press any mini apps accidently then. Also when you press edit you double click on a mini app to add/remove it.
You can remove them, they annoyed me so I got rid by following the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692173
Obviously make a back-up before deleting the suggested files if you feel you may want thm back at some point (not that I did )!
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[REQ] Long press back button to close foreground app?

Can someone make me a flashable zip for this or know where I can get one? Ever since I updated to Clean Rom 6R2 I really miss it since kindacrapmods doesnt work.
I have searched the forums and the net with no luck....
Thanks everyone!
Re: [REQ] Back button to close foreground app?
Andybones makes a menu to kill http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39293176
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Re: [REQ] Back button to close foreground app?
Ya, I seen that but I use long press menu to use Google/Google now
viskey said:
Ya, I seen that but I use long press menu to use Google/Google now
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You'll still have Google now. It just says it closes touch wiz launcher, but launcher stays locked in memory...
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The one in kindacrapmods closed whatever foreground app you were in, not the launcher
viskey said:
The one in kindacrapmods closed whatever foreground app you were in, not the launcher
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Yeah. I've been wanting hold back too kill as well. The menu one just feels weird.. And i also don't like Multi window... So I just try to get rid of it with that.
Hopefully we can get this working
Hey guys the menu to kill , kills the seclauncher??? I can block that I must not have updated it sorry guys, but yea I can only get menu hopefully someone with more smali skills can get back to kill
andybones said:
Hey guys the menu to kill , kills the seclauncher??? I can block that I must not have updated it sorry guys, but yea I can only get menu hopefully someone with more smali skills can get back to kill
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Is there a way you can decompile the kindacrapmods to see what it was and go from there?
andybones said:
Hey guys the menu to kill , kills the seclauncher??? I can block that I must not have updated it sorry guys, but yea I can only get menu hopefully someone with more smali skills can get back to kill
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It says it does, but launcher stays locked in memory, so it doesn't effect anything, but you get the toast message.
The code changed in 4.1.2 so the kindacrap way doesn't work on the newer ROMs. I don't know of anyone working on this, as menu works the same (you just lose the half @ss 'search' function) and multi window should be coming...
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I know coding has changed in the new update since kinda crap. What I was trying to say was just to see if he can decompile it and look at it to compare the differences. Who knows, what needs to be changed might just stick out to him and may be any easy fix. Just an idea...
viskey said:
Is there a way you can decompile the kindacrapmods to see what it was and go from there?
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trust me man, like I said I want this MORE than anyone, this is my favorite MOD and is drives me NUTS I can't get it...
I don't like using Menu any more than you but it's better than nothing, right?
Yes, I have tried diffing the code MANY times, can't get it bro. My smali skills are limited, I am going to try and get some outside help though.
andybones said:
trust me man, like I said I want this MORE than anyone, this is my favorite MOD and is drives me NUTS I can't get it...
I don't like using Menu any more than you but it's better than nothing, right?
Yes, I have tried diffing the code MANY times, can't get it bro. My smali skills are limited, I am going to try and get some outside help though.
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Thanks for trying though Good luck! Let us know!

Quick app search for launcher?

I am coming from Nexus 6p and really liked holding the drawer icon to bring up the keyboard allowing me to search for the app I wanted. I can't seem to do that on the new launcher, any ideas?
SirVilhelm said:
I am coming from Nexus 6p and really liked holding the drawer icon to bring up the keyboard allowing me to search for the app I wanted. I can't seem to do that on the new launcher, any ideas?
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Use the search bar. It includes apps when you type in it.
robocuff said:
Use the search bar. It includes apps when you type in it.
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Not nearly the same, on the old launcher since it only filtered apps you didn't have to type nearly as much. Sometimes only one character. With the search bar I often find myself having to type almost the whole app name.

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