Does an invisible widget / icon exist that can be made to launch a user defined app?
Maybe I'm going about this wrong...
Perhaps I can add an app to my home screen and change its icon to something completely transparent?
Either way, pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sean
Smac61 said:
Does an invisible widget / icon exist that can be made to launch a user defined app?
Maybe I'm going about this wrong...
Perhaps I can add an app to my home screen and change its icon to something completely transparent?
Either way, pointers would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sean
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So basically you want an app icon on your homescreen that noone can see?
I suppose you could make a transparent app icon of the correct size, or if it wont take transparency just put a pixel in it, and use BetterCut to assign it to the app..
nebenezer said:
So basically you want an app icon on your homescreen that noone can see?
I suppose you could make a transparent app icon of the correct size, or if it wont take transparency just put a pixel in it, and use BetterCut to assign it to the app..
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Essentially yes. The effect I'm looking for in the end is to press a certain part of my background image and have a particular app launch.
I'll take a look at BetterCut, thanks
Smac61 said:
Essentially yes. The effect I'm looking for in the end is to press a certain part of my background image and have a particular app launch.
I'll take a look at BetterCut, thanks
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If you go to launcher pro.com and search the forum you can find the transparent icons. I use them and love it
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tmotech88 said:
If you go to launcher pro.com and search the forum you can find the transparent icons. I use them and love it
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Funny you mention Launcher, thats what I run and it occurred to me I can make a shortcut in it to the desired app and assign it a transparent icon.
As soon as I find a completely transparent icon, I'll be able to try it out...
get your sexting on!
I want to know how to set a custom shortcut icon. Im running ADW EX and I know you can add a custom shortcut then click the picture, problem is I am running a theme and I want to use Go SMS with the themed stock messaging icon. Where are those icons located? Is there a way to get to those icons somehow or do i have to extract them? If my question doesnt make sense ill try to clear it up. Thanks!
mmanjj said:
I want to know how to set a custom shortcut icon. Im running ADW EX and I know you can add a custom shortcut then click the picture, problem is I am running a theme and I want to use Go SMS with the themed stock messaging icon. Where are those icons located? Is there a way to get to those icons somehow or do i have to extract them? If my question doesnt make sense ill try to clear it up. Thanks!
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easiest way is desktop visualizer free app on the market.
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ok ill give that a go. Does anyone know the path to locate the system icons? So I can choose them in the appropiate app.
Edit: Ok so i gave desktop visualizer a go and its exactly what i want. HOWEVER when i choose the messaging icon and the nthe application Go SMS it still brings up the default messaging icon instead of the the themed messaging icon. Any ideas?
How can I removed my email icon next to phone and replace other email Apps?
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How can I removed my email icon next to phone and replace other email Apps?
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Are you asking to change the stock email app present in the bottom with another email app? Am I right?
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Yes how do you change email icon?
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dock options
If you like the stock TW Launcher you can change the email icon by going into your app drawer and tap your menu button thats at the bottom of your phone. Then click edit, you'll see your dock at the bottom zoom out and move to the middle. Now you can long press on the mail icon once you feel the vibrate you can move it back to the app section. Then you can move another app you want down to the dock.
If you don't like the TW Launcher you should try Go Launcher EX , its free in the android market, and its very customizable.
Hope that helps
Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone knows of an app which can change the icons in the app drawer? I've tried many apps but all they do is change the home screen icons. Any help on how to do this would be very much appreciated.
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This function may be possible by switching to a different launcher, but I do not know which launcher would be capable of doing this. Usually the images in the drawer are read directly from the apk, and the apps which change the icons on the home screen can get around this by making a widget with the specified icon, which points to the application.
If there are only a few applications you want changed, it is possible to change them the hard way, by extracting the apk, changing the icon in the "/res/drawable-?dpi" folder, and then installing the new application by hand. (It will no longer be signed, so you will have to go to allow this in Settings > Applications > Unknown sources)
I don't think any launchers are capable of changing app drawer icons. Looks like I may have to do it the hard way
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m also waiting
m also waiting for such app
Winston O'Boogie said:
I don't think any launchers are capable of changing app drawer icons. Looks like I may have to do it the hard way
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You can use go launcher which has option to change icons.. All U need is an icon pack..
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Launcher pro can change app drawer icons,as can adw launcher. Just get an icon pack...or better still, make one. It's easier with launcher pro.
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I'm using adw launcher and it can't change the icons. I have a really cool icon pack, and it changes the icons... but not all of them.. so everything doesn't match. On adw you can't manually change the icons of an individual app. I'll give launcher pro a go
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Winston O'Boogie said:
I'm using adw launcher and it can't change the icons. I have a really cool icon pack, and it changes the icons... but not all of them.. so everything doesn't match. On adw you can't manually change the icons of an individual app. I'll give launcher pro a go
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Best of luck,get back to us with how it goes.
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Try LiveHome
Winston O'Boogie said:
Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone knows of an app which can change the icons in the app drawer? I've tried many apps but all they do is change the home screen icons. Any help on how to do this would be very much appreciated.
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Try LiveHome. With this launcher, you can manually change the icon and also label name of any app in appdrawer.
Cheers man. It won't recognise my icon pack though, but still, it's the first launcher I've seen that can change the app drawer icons
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Going to try it now
Thanks ALOT. Ive been looking for a few days to find a way to change labels in the app drawer. I could find ways to password lock certain ones, but nothing to change the labels. I finally posted in 2 forums last night, asking if anyone knew ANYway to, but still no answers at 1 &was told that only thing possible is there are some apps that change icons &let u change labels on Home screens only, at the other. I'm gonna try this right now. Thanks ALOT!!!
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Thanks ALOT. Ive been looking for a few days to find a way to change labels in the app drawer. I could find ways to password lock certain ones, but nothing to change the labels. I finally posted in 2 forums last night, asking if anyone knew ANYway to, but still no answers at 1 &was told that only thing possible is there are some apps that change icons &let u change labels on Home screens only, at the other. I'm gonna try this right now. Thanks ALOT!!!
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hey for anyone wanting to know sslauncer allows for u to change app icons and labels in app drawer
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I installed apex launcher and that applied its icon pack to my app drawer. Now any app with the same name has the same icon... any way to change this?
Can it? Without using a Launcher?
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i'm using holo laucher and it can change the icons in the app drawer, desktop, and folders. just long press on the icon to edit it and you can choose icons from market downloadable theme packs or even use gallery pics :beer:
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its not an app for ur phone but heres a program on th computer that might change the icons for ya.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=890876
mrichiem said:
i'm using holo laucher and it can change the icons in the app drawer, desktop, and folders. just long press on the icon to edit it and you can choose icons from market downloadable theme packs or even use gallery pics :beer:
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When i press long a Icon in the Drawer this comes direct on my Desktop, no Options , the Options are only at the Desktop!
Why ??
Nova launcher just got an update, now to change an app drawer icon (to a picture from gallery and hence a uzip, or from an apk) long press on the app icon in the draw. Drag it to the edit symbol. Click the app icon in the edit popup. Choose icon as desired!
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Greetings all,
I thought the whatsapp icon looked out of place on my launcher so I made one.
Theres the one i've themed to co-inside with the messaging app gold and one more the traditional green.
totally free enjoy
Thanks using it and look cool.
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cool, how do I use this? simply put the icon image somewhere in the phone or need to be in specific folder?
now that I think about it, how do I get unread count on whatsapp icon, as well as gmail etc? I only get unread count on lg messaging app
how to drop icon (battery use) in desktop?
nap007 said:
cool, how do I use this? simply put the icon image somewhere in the phone or need to be in specific folder?
now that I think about it, how do I get unread count on whatsapp icon, as well as gmail etc? I only get unread count on lg messaging app
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press hold on the icon and let go a little paintbriush will appear hit that and you'll see from there. just put the icon on your phone in a folder so it's easy to find in the gallery app
Judao92 said:
how to drop icon (battery use) in desktop?
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add a widget to the desktop and scroll along til you find settings shortcut, choose battery, sorted.