Ice Cream Sandwich and Go Launcher - General Questions and Answers

I want to use Go Launcher on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but I love the default ICS theme. But the reason for me wanting to use Go Launcher is the added functionalty and widgets, however, is it not possible to keep the ICS design intact? I've tried some of the ICS Go Themes, but they're not good enough/close enough to the real ICS. Is there any themes out there for Go Launcher that actually is 100% the same as the default ICS? Or is it stupid to use a ICS theme for an already Android 4 mobile?

I guess you should just use go launcher with any theme you like, dude, you already have ICS!!! You dont need theme.
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martis347 said:
I guess you should just use go launcher with any theme you like, dude, you already have ICS!!! You dont need theme.
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Is there any cool apps for the gesture thingy on the dock icons that Go Launcher support? Since I rlly need that one.

Idk, not using that launcher I use stock ICS
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Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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icy56 said:
Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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+1
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Try that 360 launcher I posted until you find what you are looking for. Its smooth and stable and gets updated every few Weeks very beautiful like miui launcher with an app drawer also zeam launcher is smooth
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icy56 said:
Is there any way someone can port touchwiz 4.0 from the T-Mobile galaxy s 2 to work with our kj6 roms? (Valahalla, octane v3, etc). I know about touchwiz 4.5 but its very unstable on my phone for some reason and its app sorting in the app drawer does not work. I love how smooth tw4 is compared to others like launcher pro and adw and I just think it looks soo much better. I appreciate it if anyone can help. I'm sure other memebers would like this as well. Thanks!
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Try flashing this in CWM.
Tested on a highly modified KJ6, but it worked.
Doesn't work on Valhalla
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Doesn't work on Valhalla
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didn't work on new octane either
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Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.
finch8423 said:
Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.
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That's tw4.5 though..... it has made my phone reboot ever since froyo days. Whenever I do something ram intensive on that launcher, my phone reboots. I never experience that with others like launcher pro. And how the app drawer doesn't sort properly is a pain. Thanks for the help though..
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finch8423 said:
Heres the post that he got the zip from:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1158266
Follow the instructions and it will work.
Furthermore, I'm running Valhalla- it comes with this launcher, the modified touchwiz 4, on there. You do not need this for valhalla.
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Actually I made the cwm zip from an apk I found while googling for touch wiz 4.0 apk lol it worked so I thought it was worth posting. I've never used 4 or 4.5 and I got the wrong one, lol sorry for the confusion. It was mislabeled and I have no experience with the either of them. Sorry for getting confused guys ill try to find 4.0 tonight again lol
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icy56 said:
That's tw4.5 though..... it has made my phone reboot ever since froyo days. Whenever I do something ram intensive on that launcher, my phone reboots. I never experience that with others like launcher pro. And how the app drawer doesn't sort properly is a pain. Thanks for the help though..
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The 4.5 comes from the fact that it was a modified version of 4. This launcher automatically comes configured with the stay in ram feature selected- it's been awhile but I am sure that Launcherpro has that feature as well, but it is by default off. Try disabling that and see if it just fc's the launcher (thus resulting in a restart of the launcher) as opposed to your phone crashing. Thats really the only thing that would separate it from other launchers. You can turn the 3d effects off as well to help with the ram. I always make sure to kill passive processes- then again I do not use octane so I am not sure how it runs.
I never had problems with the app drawer. You can change the sorting preferences in the preferences menu of the launcher. It is by default on unrestricted, but you can change it to alphabetical.
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The 4.5 comes from the fact that it was a modified version of 4. This launcher automatically comes configured with the stay in ram feature selected- it's been awhile but I am sure that Launcherpro has that feature as well, but it is by default off. Try disabling that and see if it just fc's the launcher (thus resulting in a restart of the launcher) as opposed to your phone crashing. Thats really the only thing that would separate it from other launchers. You can turn the 3d effects off as well to help with the ram. I always make sure to kill passive processes- then again I do not use octane so I am not sure how it runs.
I never had problems with the app drawer. You can change the sorting preferences in the preferences menu of the launcher. It is by default on unrestricted, but you can change it to alphabetical.
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I tried turning that off, launcher won't even open anymore so I had to reinstall it. Tried running it for a day but it just doesn't work on my phone which is currently running valahlla final. I have the app drawer set to alphabetical but it still doesn't sort properly. If I install a lot of new apps or delete a lot of apps, there are lots of blank spaces and the only way to get rid of the spaces is to manually move each app one by one which is really a big pain. I just want stock touchwiz 4. I hope someone can get it to work on this phone. After playing with my brother's galaxy s 2, none of the launchers on the market feel anywhere close to that smooth.
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Were's our hero? Lol It would be very candid to have full working TW4 launcher on kj6.
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try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests
dnahughes said:
try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests
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Yeah go launcher is pretty good. Still isn't as fast as launcher pro though. I really wish we had a stock touchwiz 4 launcher for this phone. Tw4.5 freezes too much and no other launcher out there really comes close to how fluid tw4 is. I've tried like every launcher in the market too.
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dnahughes said:
try go launcher im using on gb 2.3.6 and its super smooth and highly customizable the dev updates very often and takes requests
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Why are you resurrecting old threads and posting the same thing in each one?

Tw4 launcher?

Hey everyone. I don't like tw 4.5 cause I think its buggy. The launcher in infinity is good but it isn't just a simple apk copy and paste. Do you.know of any other tw4 launchers compatable with the charge
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HTCluva said:
Hey everyone. I don't like tw 4.5 cause I think its buggy. The launcher in infinity is good but it isn't just a simple apk copy and paste. Do you.know of any other tw4 launchers compatable with the charge
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I've asked this before myself and from what I've been told there is no way to just add TW4 to any ROM. I think it needs to be cooked into a ROM and a whole bunch of stuff needs to be tweaked to get it to work properly. Obviously IMNUTS would be able to answer this way better than me.
Other than infinity, I know the old version of eclipse runs TW4, but its way outdated.
Yeah that's what imnuts said. He said he cooked his is. It would be nice if someone ported just the launcher without the stuff of tw 4.5
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Maybe there is a go launcher that is just like tw4?
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cnoevl21 said:
Maybe there is a go launcher that is just like tw4?
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Go launcher themes change how stuff looks, not how the launcher functions.

How many people couldn't stand the ics touchwiz?

After using it for a day I just could not accept the tw launcher and had to install ics launcher.
Just wondering if anyone has found the touchwiz launcher useful and if so why?
If you ditched it which launcher did you go to?
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TW ruined the ICS that's all I can say.
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It's not a terrible launcher.... Just boring. Not very customize-able. I have and will always use an aftermarket launcher. AdW eX to be exact.
I am using Nova Launcher. I have had no issues with it so far.
Hawkeye9723 said:
I am using Nova Launcher. I have had no issues with it so far.
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Even though I dont have ICS yet (****ty Rogers), I definitely agree with hawk
I was looking for a nexus experience but didnt want to get a galaxy nexus.
Thats why i would recommend Nova Launcher, Ive watched enough videos
I'm neutral, just looks like plain old touchwiz to me. Like the one we've always had, And I think we expected that. But with the added multitasking features And other added features its beem a pleasurable experience so far And I'm thourghly enjoying it.
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I'm having no issues thanks to cdshepherd. He be the man.
robin48 said:
I'm having no issues thanks to cdshepherd. He be the man.
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I just grabbed some AOSP .apks and shoved them into an early alpha #-8 preview of NexusMod ICS...i'm working hard on making this look vanilla
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I just grabbed some AOSP .apks and shoved them into an early alpha #-8 preview of NexusMod ICS...i'm working hard on making this look vanilla
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I would definitely love you if you get it vanilla. I hate touchwiz, most useless software ever.
BTW you got any ETA as to when its coming out?
I ditched it for Apex. Much nicer.
I've always used launcher pro, so i'm super used to it. I just have it set up to have an ICS feel to it using this guide. I've had this for a while now, but now I actually have true ics
http://forums.androidcentral.com/wa...o-ice-cream-sandwich-how-updated-10-19-a.html
This is what it turns out to look like. Not too shabby, b/c I don't really like Nova or Apex that much.
M0D1441 said:
I just grabbed some AOSP .apks and shoved them into an early alpha #-8 preview of NexusMod ICS...i'm working hard on making this look vanilla
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Yeeeaaaaaahhhh buddy! Do your magic MOD!
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Yea, the touch whiz completely ruined ICS for me. I had ICS running on my Inspire 4G before I upgraded to the Skyrocket, which was aosp ICS. I could definitely see all the differences straight away, and was quite underwhelmed by the ICS leak. I think some of the best parts of aosp ICS are missing. I used apex launcher for a while to try to make it a bit better, but in the end, went back to my NexusMod 4 backup.
Looking forward to some vanilla ice cream goodness.
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Besides the launcher (which I ditched and bought Nova instead), I don't know what else is TW. I have no experience with ICS till today's flash-fest, so it all seems good to me (minus the TW launcher).
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M0D1441 said:
I just grabbed some AOSP .apks and shoved them into an early alpha #-8 preview of NexusMod ICS...i'm working hard on making this look vanilla
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I think its a race right now between a few of you guys to get an aosp style rom puahed out! I really appreciate your guys' hard work!
I've just recently started looking into rom development myself and if I thought I could help yet id offer but I'm not there yet. Keep us posted on how you're doing! I know I'm watching the dev section like a hawk!
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Face Of Boe said:
Besides the launcher (which I ditched and bought Nova instead), I don't know what else is TW. I have no experience with ICS till today's flash-fest, so it all seems good to me (minus the TW launcher).
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The launcher, app drawer, and settings menu are the biggest changes. Some other little things like icons are changed too though.
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+1 fpr apex. I use apex on my galacy nexus and now my skyrocket as well
The thing that annoys me most about TW on ICS is that they got rid of the settings button in the notification pull down. Like... WHAT THE **** SAMSUNG?
ojx said:
The thing that annoys me most about TW on ICS is that they got rid of the settings button in the notification pull down. Like... WHAT THE **** SAMSUNG?
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you actually used that? WTF DUDE
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ojx said:
The thing that annoys me most about TW on ICS is that they got rid of the settings button in the notification pull down. Like... WHAT THE **** SAMSUNG?
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They also hobbled the lock screen. AOSP ICS allows for many music players to have controls on the lock screen. Samsung only supports it's own music player to have controls on it's TW lock screen. I just don't get it, why take away features?
On top of that to still not add a widget (since you are forced to use the stock TW music player to have lock screen controls) for the TW music player is just stupid. Makes you wonder how thought out TW is.

ICS style on ANY ROM

This may be old news for a lot of a people, but since I can't find any mention of it in the G2x Forums, then I figured there were probably still enough people who don't know about it to warrant a new thread.
If you're like me and got tired of the instabilities of ICS roms and switched to a GB one, but missed the look and feel of ICS, then here is your answer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636393
Holo Launcher works for 2.2 and above. I've been running it on top of HFP 2.2 for 3 days with no problems. It does a great job of giving you an ICS feel on your GB ROM and also features pinch previews and scrollable docks. I recommend using this with a rom that supports Theme Chooser to fully customize your device and really get that Sandwich feel (or whatever other feel you want )
thats pretty cool, gonna try this when i get home, thanks for posting this!
I've been using it for 2 days and it is nice and gives the same exact feel of stock launcher of 4.0.4 without the lag haha, I wish Widgets would work but it is only a beta ;-)
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mt3g said:
I've been using it for 2 days and it is nice and gives the same exact feel of stock launcher of 4.0.4 without the lag haha, I wish Widgets would work but it is only a beta ;-)
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Widgets are working for me. Just not in the ICS style of pulling them from the app drawer, which is not a huge deal for me.
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Widgets are working for me. Just not in the ICS style of pulling them from the app drawer, which is not a huge deal for me.
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Only if it had lock screen gesture and delete/uninstall apps directly from the app drawer. The two things that won't let me go of the Golauncher.
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Only if it had lock screen gesture and delete/uninstall apps directly from the app drawer. The two things that won't let me go of the Golauncher.
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My current rom supports lockscreen gestures (I use them frequently). And if you hold down on an app from the app drawer, drag it to the delete/trash icon, and hold it there, it turns into an uninstall icon. Note: this only works with downloaded apps and not system apps.***
Oh.. and I appreciate thanks, but if you try the launcher and like it, please show your support and thanks to dev in the original thread linked in the OP. Thanks!
Its Ok, doesn't compare to ADW with the ICS Sqrd paid theme is smooth silky Butter!
I tried this before, it's not bad but I'd rather use GO Launcher EX with an ICS theme. It's just way smoother for my phone.
The jelly bean update is nice.... People don't seem to like the search bar but I think it's cool
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With the newest update, I had to "keep it in memory" for it to work right

[HELP] Stock launcher ICS

Somebody has the stock launcher of ics (CM9) to post for me??
Thanks
Wrong Section.
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Wrong section ...but you can look for "holo launcher" from google play.
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Holo Launcher is not really optimized for tablets. App drawer icons looks disgusting. I too would want an ICS Launcher that is optimized for the tab, or even the stock TW Launcher modded for greater performance. Go HD is fast but looks kind of ugly.
Sorry guys...Any Mod can move this topic?
And, about the laucher...I already try the Holo Launcher, but it is not costumized for tablets...
Any alternatives???
Thanks for all...
I have the same problem. I use golauncherhd, but I also think ugly and TW is slow.

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