ICS Apex Launcher - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727

Hey guys, now that ICS has escaped for us, don't forget to pickup your nexus-esque styled launcher. This only works for ICS roms, no GB allowed. The forum reference link is below. Please note that its better to install from /system/app folder (push it or drop it with root explorer). All you need is in the thread. My appologies if this is better suited to general - but it came from Android Dev thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
Enjoy, it works really great and gives that "AOSP" experience.

Nova launcher works just as well
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Both are also available on the market
That's how i installed them.

ics looks good with the apex launcher.
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This would have been better suited for the themes and apps section.

tomtommy306 said:
This would have been better suited for the themes and apps section.
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True true. But we're all way too excited about this unexpected ICS release (well, not really unexpected in general just unexpected today), so I say we let this one slide.
With the standard Touchwiz launcher it just doesn't feel like ICS--this launcher helps!

Thanks for the tip on Apex Launcher!

has any body tried to use the Galaxy Nexus stock launcher, or are things too different to work correctly?

Tried both Apex and Nova, not sure which I like more yet, or if I really care for a launcher at all.
But what I really want is something to modify the notification bar, I really want the blue wireless/batter/time indicators.
Any way to accomplish this?

edgex said:
Tried both Apex and Nova, not sure which I like more yet, or if I really care for a launcher at all.
But what I really want is something to modify the notification bar, I really want the blue wireless/batter/time indicators.
Any way to accomplish this?
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Nova screwed up all my widget sizes.
And wouldn't let me long-press my desktop to add folders, so no Pandora folder allowed. I really liked the drawer animation though.
I can't remember why I didn't like Apex.
I'm back to ADW EX launcher.

Apex is awesome. Looks just like stock with all kinds of extra options. The Tablet-style page transition animation looks slick. Being able to save and restore my desktop helps when flashing new ROMs, too.
I don't like those skinnable launchers like ADW. No offense to the people that work hard on them, but themes almost always look cheesy, and AOSP ICS looks sleek and tasteful.

What do you guys think the best theme from adw ex is, I like the minimalists
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Can we have themes for apex launcher like Go launcher ?

edgex said:
Tried both Apex and Nova, not sure which I like more yet, or if I really care for a launcher at all.
But what I really want is something to modify the notification bar, I really want the blue wireless/batter/time indicators.
Any way to accomplish this?
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This may be what you're looking for. Just flash the zip in cmw recovery and your set, it also includes a 14 toggle mod. Let me know if you like it, looks great on my SR. Hope this helps....
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The file failed to upload, gonna try something else.... Sorry
Ok, here is the link to the download, hopefully this is what you're looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1568128

Grut said:
This may be what you're looking for. Just flash the zip in cmw recovery and your set, it also includes a 14 toggle mod. Let me know if you like it, looks great on my SR. Hope this helps....
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The file failed to upload, gonna try something else.... Sorry
Ok, here is the link to the download, hopefully this is what you're looking for.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1568128
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Bad link, but I already found it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568128&page=8

The ics smooth ice ROM also had a themed 14 toggle mod that you flash
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There's also Trebuchet launcher by CyanogenMod. I use Apex right mow and like the others said, it's great!
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I get the message that the version 1.0.5 is released. someone has a download link

opfer88 said:
I get the message that the version 1.0.5 is released. someone has a download link
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Got the message too and when I selected to download, it downloads 1.0.4. It'll be available at the play store eventually.

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can we get a list of what works and what doesnt? or just basically everythings the same as evervolv
Nice work gonna try this out... report back soon
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Same stuff wrong don't want to mess with the integrity of his work!
Most stuff that is borked I do not use anyway! Enjoy!
REMEMBER! Set the window and transition speeds to fast! (evervolv settings icon)
You get crazy speed and i mean CRAZY SPEED!
Adw launcher ruins roms and kills babies. Dont insult users... provide go launcher, zeam or at least launcherpro instead
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zorack8000 said:
Adw launcher ruins roms and kills babies. Dont insult users... provide go launcher, zeam or at least launcherpro instead
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i see you have not tried ADW EX !
OP the Font is fracking UGLY
swapped fonts and launcher you fargon bastages!
UPLOADING NOW! Give it a FEW!
Most people who don't like adw don't really know how to use it.
i hear ya!
Thanks, I hope recognized, the main function can be used normally
It would be nice to have a listing of what works and what doesn't work so folks don't have to refer back to another thread.
ADW EX FTW, everyone should try that
ADW Ex is a paid app on the market. Do you have permission from AnderWeb to include it in the ROM?
I would remove that paid app. thats pretty messed up bro.
selders59 said:
It would be nice to have a listing of what works and what doesn't work so folks don't have to refer back to another thread.
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I agree totally!!
well if i knew all that i would not have done it! pretty blind sometimes!
Thanks for the comfort!
Evokings... i am not able to choose the right side button on the dock or the left, is there something i need to do to be able to do this? its just grayed out...
can you be more specific please?
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[Q] This should go in development but too new to post RE: Launcher Pro plus themes?

I am using virusrom airborn senseless. I also purchased launcher pro plus to use with it and downloaded a theme but when I go to the preferences menu and select a widget it doesn't give me the option to skin it. I do have launcher pro 8.4 and I can use a stock widget without it prompting me to "buy" the pro version now but still, no skinning options. I also dont have the people widget. I have searched all over to figure out what I am doing wrong but forgive me if this has an obvious fix because somehow I am missing something. I also just rooted my thunderbolt 2 days ago for the first time and this is all new to me but so far I have managed to not mess anything up even with trying new roms and kernels etc! LOL! So please speek idiot to me! Thanks!
Heather
Speak not speek. Lmao! See? I can't even type!
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Send an email to the launcherpro plus dev through the market.
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OK. Never done that either so I didn't consider it... Still hoping someone here will have an answer though!
Heather
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Alright, email sent but I am not so sure its the app. I think its something I am doing.... When I can I will post this in the airborne thread where it belongs.
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You have to be on 8.5 pro to use the LP Pro Widgets and skin them. You can download the unlock key in the market or order it on fede's site. Themes are available on the market and various places online. Some are free, some are not...
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Oh! OK! That would make sense then! I'll try that!
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Well, that's not the answer. I did download it from his site and I just downloaded the 8.5 version from his site and it won't install. It has to do withvthe fact that airborne has a custom launcher pro on it I think. So I think my question has changed to is there a way around this? I have even tried downloading another launcher and uninstalling launcher pro with an uninstaller to no avail.
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Uugh 3 more posts and I can ask this in the right forum... OK no more post count boosting replies! LOL!
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Did you buy the pro version? Because that's what you need to do to use skins.
Sorry, I'm going to spam my own thread twice. I'll add something that actually counts as a post though... LOL! I'm thinking I can't do it because of the themed version of launcher pro. I really want pink Widgets though... :-(
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Yes. I did but it doesn't give me the option of upgrading to 8.5... There. I think that's 10 posts!
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If you post this in developement it will get moved here. Developement threads are only for actual developement issues. This wouldn't be considered a developement issue.
I have used launcher pro plus and after eading your post again, you cannot skin things with it. When you apply a theme, the theme will change what it is meant to change(whatever the developer programmed it too) but you cant do any more than that. If you want to skin widgets and change their look/color. You will need a deoxed rom and/or a program that give you the ability to skin or create custom widgets and app icons.
As for the people widget, that is available with the pro plus version (why u cant access it is wierd) so you will have to ask the developer about that.
To anyone here, if Im wrong about any of this, please correct me..
Yeah, I figured that out so I didn't do it. Not trying to be a rule breaker, this is just bugging me. I think the only thing I can do is hope someone will create a more feminine theme for this rom or figure out how to do it myself!
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You can ask the rom dev if it is possible to get a more femenine themed version.
Jrocker23 said:
If you post this in developement it will get moved here. Developement threads are only for actual developement issues. This wouldn't be considered a developement issue.
I have used launcher pro plus and after eading your post again, you cannot skin things with it. When you apply a theme, the theme will change what it is meant to change(whatever the developer programmed it too) but you cant do any more than that. If you want to sking widgets and change their look/color. You will need a deoxed rom and/or a program that give you the ability to skin or create custom widgets and app icons.
As for the people widget, that is available with the pro plus version (why u cant access it is wierd) so you will have to ask the developer about that.
To anyone here, if Im wrong about any of this, please correct me..
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Thanks for the explanation. I am going to give up I guess with this train of thought and maybe there will be more themes created. Its just that it seems there are mostly men on here and you all create MANLY themes! ;-D
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Have you tried the theme
"LauncherPro s23 Honeycomb-Pink" its in the market for free
check here as well
http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=11
Nope, didn't see it. What I REALLY want is a hot pink version of the blue airborne theme! I'd even be willing to pay for someone to do it for me if anyone can and wants to! LOL!
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Unfortunately Im not that talented. I started tro try dev stuff a while ago but didn't follow thru...
hjborder said:
Nope, didn't see it. What I REALLY want is a hot pink version of the blue airborne theme! I'd even be willing to pay for someone to do it for me if anyone can and wants to! LOL!
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Try this, I'm not 100% sure I'm getting your whole picture but lets try something. download adw launcher. once that is installed tap your menu and choose the adw launcher. once that comes up and your using that. get and use titanium backup and remove the launcher pro launcher which should be part of your rom. once all traces of lpp is gone. reboot. NOW go to the market and download launcher pro and apply your key. you should now be able to modify lpp to your liking and install any theme you might like. To apply the themes to the widgets I believe you need to go to menu-preferences-LP widget settings-select EACH widget you want to theme and hit select skin and choose the one you want. Of course this is after installing them widget themes. Hope this helps you alone.

[Q] Is it possible to have Vanilla? or Sense?

Hi quick question is it possible for these phones to use vanilla or sense roms? and if so would someone be willing to make one Froyo or GB?
because personally I hate T-wiz and I use ADW with every rom so far but I would love to have a vanilla ROM I know Sense is HTC just dont know if these things are even possible
hey! this topic has been addressed a lot of times and other threads discuss this.
basically, its very difficult to port over sense because it is completely different than tw. its not really worth the dev's time in some cases, but there are other options, like themes for launchers that are nice. beautiful widgets is nice for the clock and since you like adw, you can get a theme, or look into go launcher. that is a very flexible launcher.
jager555 said:
hey! this topic has been addressed a lot of times and other threads discuss this.
basically, its very difficult to port over sense because it is completely different than tw. its not really worth the dev's time in some cases, but there are other options, like themes for launchers that are nice. beautiful widgets is nice for the clock and since you like adw, you can get a theme, or look into go launcher. that is a very flexible launcher.
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ok but what about Vanilla? and if this is posted somewhere else i havent seen it sorry about that. I have Fancy Pro with ADW ex (Also have Launcher Pro just dont like it as much so I dont install it) and I am able to make it look stock but would just prefer stock rather than having 2+ launchers
If you don't like the launchers, flash to icbinb. And get the theme. It had a cool launcher that I think you will like. try out zeam launcher as well if you get a chance. It's very minimalistic and works great. You can delete tw completely once you get another launcher.
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jager555 said:
If you don't like the launchers, flash to icbinb. And get the theme. It had a cool launcher that I think you will like. try out zeam launcher as well if you get a chance. It's very minimalistic and works great. You can delete tw completely once you get another launcher.
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ok cool thanks my next question was going to be if I can delete twiz
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ok cool thanks my next question was going to be if I can delete twiz
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Yes but make sure you already have another launcher before you do
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nope, can use adw launcher ex? upgraded one to get few more things. Best thing to do is delete the bloatware you dont want/need to make it as stock as possible.
what do you mean by "nope"?
and you can use any launcher. install one and then delete twlauncher via titanium. look into sweet acid theme, it has a nice launcher
jager555 said:
what do you mean by "nope"?
and you can use any launcher. install one and then delete twlauncher via titanium. look into sweet acid theme, it has a nice launcher
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Is it possible to have Vanilla? or Sense?
lol. i thought it was answering the question "can i delete tw?"
also, your phone history is crazy!!
Yes , it is pretty bad. Need to find new hobby, if tmobile band iphone comes out I may just do that. Tired of jumping phone to phone, only.phone I really liked was nexus one. No contract and cheap data plan I can't complain
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lol. i thought it was answering the question "can i delete tw?"
also, your phone history is crazy!!
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we could prob port it but the ammount of headaches and *****ing because we did it would make supproting it not fun
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Is it possible to have Vanilla? or Sense?
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I can't fully answer this question, but if you want a Vanilla FEEL, then yes, it's definitely possible. Just download the Gingerbread launcher from the market. It'll give you a Vanilla feel.

[Q] Recommended Launchers and or ROMs

Hello, I was just making this new post for anyone that has been playing around with the I727 or I727R
I have used ADW launcher but it does not seem to have ALL the features of TWlauncher
Anyone have any recommendations on launcher or rom? have a post
I used ADW in the past but after a lot of freezing and other problem, I switched to Go! launcher and love it.
unibombz said:
Hello, I was just making this new post for anyone that has been playing around with the I727 or I727R
I have used ADW launcher but it does not seem to have ALL the features of TWlauncher
Anyone have any recommendations on launcher or rom? have a post
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Go Launcher ex and skyrocketerrrrr rom and kernel from Da_G its good!
I see, yes I am using ADW, seems ok.
Is there any way to change or add fonts, the phone ships with 3 fonts. I have tried some apps and have installed some fonts but i can not access them from settings>display>screen display>font style
I can not use Da_G rom and kernal on my I727R
unibombz said:
I see, yes I am using ADW, seems ok.
Is there any way to change or add fonts, the phone ships with 3 fonts. I have tried some apps and have installed some fonts but i can not access them from settings>display>screen display>font style
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I use Rom Toolbox for my fonts. Great app! you can download a free or paid version. after installing the font from Rom Toolbox, select Default in settings/display/screen display/font style.
I'm using GO launcher. I used to use Launcher Pro but I didn't want to pay for all the cool widgets that this seems to come with for FREE.
I've been using are but everyone seems to love go launcher
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+1 for Go Launcher.
This is my 1st Android phone (er.. 2nd if you count the SGS2 I exchanged), and this is my first 3rd party launcher. So far, very happy w/ it.
QQlauncher
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I use LauncherPro with Alien #2 on Da_G's kernel.
Alien #2w/touchwiz...like buttah
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QQlauncher
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Thanks for that reference, hadn't found that one yet. Going to give it a try. Regina home works great on this phone, tried it once on my captivate = lots of lag. With the dual processor it flies though. Its a resource killer but great for showing off. I use adw for everyday purposes and LCD resolution app, set to 200. This let's you take advantage of the 4.5" screen IMO.
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Alien #2w/touchwiz...like buttah
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what do you mean like buttah??? its SUPER CHOPPY.
the only smooth launcher is launcher pro.
I'm using Go Launcher and love it.
But it does crash sometimes in the sense that the launch icons all turn into "+" symbols. Also sometimes I'll have to press more than once to launch something.
TW is not choppy for me. I don't know man...I have also flipped Willy nilly between different roms (stock root, all alien builds, s-stocketeer (1.0 & 1.5), back too nandroid, & once odinĀ»to stock (almost forgot i flashed CRT off zip as soon as it was posted as well). All without a hitch, not sure if its dumb luck or what. I got my I727
on launch day & have followed forum ocd stylee. I have read several more experienced users @ least temporarily flame out with fc's. My device has been a rock.........so far
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I've been using the ICS Launcher now on mine and have been enjoying it. Very fast scrolling and I love the looks.
I've used Launcher Pro, ADW EX, and SPB Shell in the past. All good launchers. For customizing, ADW Ex is one of my favorites.
You may just have to try them all.
You can use ROM Toolbox for fonts, they have a ton on there. I have tried a few of the other tweaks but they have not worked and I end up restoring.
The Best and most supported Launcher
I have tried ADW EX and all the launchers out there. I am now using and loving " GO LAUNCHER" it constanly has updates, widgets, SMS app and themes for everything- VERY VERY customizable- Alot of themes and wigets are absolutely free !!! Runs fast also- Try it out- you will now be disappointed....
CZ Eddie said:
I'm using Go Launcher and love it.
But it does crash sometimes in the sense that the launch icons all turn into "+" symbols. Also sometimes I'll have to press more than once to launch something.
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those symbols are not a crash.....lol thats just you scrolling through the dock.
it allows for 15 icons in the bottom dock and you scroll though them. or hope thats what it is.
i use Go Launcher as well. will try QQlauncher.

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.
cricketAC said:
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

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