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I used slidescreen for a little while and I liked what it was going for, but in the end I didn't like the interface enough and gave up. Does anyone know of any similar launchers?
MoseIlla said:
I used slidescreen for a little while and I liked what it was going for, but in the end I didn't like the interface enough and gave up. Does anyone know of any similar launchers?
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mmmm maybe i´ll be good that you leave here more details about your question... i don´t know what´s your device... with which launcher staid using slidescreen... etc...
SERGI.3210 said:
mmmm maybe i´ll be good that you leave here more details about your question... i don´t know what´s your device... with which launcher staid using slidescreen... etc...
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Why does my device matter? I have the HTC Hero, though. Slidescreen is an Android launcher. According to the market: "A complete home replacement focused on your information.
Shows summary information for SMS, GMail, Phone calls, Calendar, Google Reader, Stocks, Twitter and Facebook."
I really wanted slidescreen back but now it is dead ad there is no alternative ... is there anyone out there who can create a new launcher like slidescreen T_T it was THE BEST! ... any hope?
i found 1
i like the slidescreen too..
i searching everywhere..
n finally,,i found 1..
blackbearblanc.tumblr.com/post/3547408161
but there is no download link..
he named it glow screen..
im googling,,no result about "glow screen"..
i like the appearence,,better than slide screen..
im frustrated to find the link..
:hammer
If you read the description of the link, he's actually just using multiple widgets:
A ONEscreen with::
Puremessenger Widget for sms, gmail and missed calls only (gTalk when clicking title)
Kalender widget (TaskOs when clicking title)
AozoraClock with a copied font, Snowstorm Weather, Minimalistic Text for battery, Mobile Signal Widget Pro
Scrollable News (Pulse when clicking title)
Plume Transparent mod (Plume when clicking title)
WidgetLocker when downloaded lockbar from xda + a big lion king wallpaper.
Own dock with blank buttons
Scrollable dock icons: Call/contacts - gmail/new gmail - HancentSMS/New SMS - Astro/NotificationBar down - Dropbox/Open statusbar.
Dock2 is links to Folder Organizer folders (both press + swipe) with different Gingerbread icons. - Player is Quickdesk with SoundHound transparent mod - PowerAmp and BeyondPod smoked mod.
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I've been looking for a SlideScreen replacement, as the last beta version is a bit unstable. Unfortunatley I am yet to find one either.
I would like to push this topic up, since I'm would really love to find a alternative to this aplication...
If it would work properly in Jellybean I would use to replace the launcher...
it's called SlideLine.
StormPooper said:
If you read the description of the link, he's actually just using multiple widgets:
I've been looking for a SlideScreen replacement, as the last beta version is a bit unstable. Unfortunatley I am yet to find one either.
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It's on the market now as SlideLine for $1.92US, No free version and yes it is JUST widgets.
tsaxda said:
It's on the market now as SlideLine for $1.92US, No free version and yes it is JUST widgets.
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Looks good, a tempting package now they're all bundled together and skinned out of the box. Do the widgets have the old slide-to-clear functionality of SlideScreen?
To ensure you always have the latest version, download 4A Home from Google Play. However I will continue posting new versions here as well.
* Launch apps with gestures
* Grid-free flexible home screen layout
* Appwidget chooser optimized for large collections
* Appwidget visual effects - colorize, outline, remove background, etc.
* Appwidgets can act as containers for shortcuts (if supported by the widget) - dock and folder widgets included
* Swipe down to expand the status bar or up to show the app drawer.
API documentation available here.
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4A Home, a App for the Android General
Contributors
4a_j
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2013-12-31
Last Updated 2014-04-14
4a_j said:
Looking for any adventurous souls who might be interested in trying this new launcher! It's still very early and missing a number of features, but has some unique attributes such as:
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I guess that must be me then. Lol.
Downloading now will post my finding soon.
any screenshots?
Had a quick play and is pretty basic at the moment. But a very promising start. Screenshots not really necessary as all it adds to your screen are four squares in the 4 corners of your screen which can be assigned gestures of your choice. I tried it on Xenon rom and it worked great. Looking forward to it developing further. @dev might be worth putting up a short video showing of is main features.
Good work. Keep it up. :thumbup:
xda_babby said:
Had a quick play and is pretty basic at the moment. But a very promising start. Screenshots not really necessary as all it adds to your screen are four squares in the 4 corners of your screen which can be assigned gestures of your choice. I tried it on Xenon rom and it worked great. Looking forward to it developing further. @dev might be worth putting up a short video showing of is main features.
Good work. Keep it up. :thumbup:
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Did you try configuring any widgets?
1. Long press
2. "Edit mode"
3. "+"
Also, with one or more "Shortcut Dock" widgets placed on the home screen, you can long press an app from the app tray and "Add to Home Screen".
xda_babby said:
Had a quick play and is pretty basic at the moment. But a very promising start. Screenshots not really necessary as all it adds to your screen are four squares in the 4 corners of your screen which can be assigned gestures of your choice. I tried it on Xenon rom and it worked great. Looking forward to it developing further. @dev might be worth putting up a short video showing of is main features.
Good work. Keep it up. :thumbup:
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I went ahead and added that video.
tested....it has good potential/chance to become very good launcher if you keep up updating and adding features.
just one small advice; change its name; 4A....this is really stupid name that makes no sense (maybe it makes to you, but I am positive many will complain about the name)...
jazzespresso said:
tested....it has good potential/chance to become very good launcher if you keep up updating and adding features.
just one small advice; change its name; 4A....this is really stupid name that makes no sense (maybe it makes to you, but I am positive many will complain about the name)...
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I'm sure no one's going to complain about the name...
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jazzespresso said:
tested....it has good potential/chance to become very good launcher if you keep up updating and adding features.
just one small advice; change its name; 4A....this is really stupid name that makes no sense (maybe it makes to you, but I am positive many will complain about the name)...
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I like the name, it's unique. I actually think it would be pretty stupid to complain about the name.
Anywho, gave it a try and like it so far. Only thing I would love to see is maybe give the option to make the gesture squares transparent. Other than that, awesome lightweight launcher. Love the whole no grid arrangement. Some wallpapers/widget combos just don't look right with having to stick to the grid.
Looking nice, would really help for a short intro at first start up very innovative and very unique nicely done, also another note would be to add a app drawer we can access via gesture so we don't have to assign every app to a gesture. Thank you for sharing and for your time in creating this great job so far, will keep my eye on this one for further development
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Looking nice, would really help for a short intro at first start up very innovative and very unique nicely done, also another note would be to add a app drawer we can access via gesture so we don't have to assign every app to a gesture. Thank you for sharing and for your time in creating this great job so far, will keep my eye on this one for further development
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Swipe up to access app drawer.
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4a_j said:
I went ahead and added that video.
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Good!
Very interesting launcher and a little different and light but by me I can't add app on desk... i can only add widget
The concept of gestures is also cool even its not so new but in light launcher its a plus...
Hope there will be a new version soon
Thanks
Mchasard said:
Very interesting launcher and a little different and light but by me I can't add app on desk... i can only add widget
The concept of gestures is also cool even its not so new but in light launcher its a plus...
Hope there will be a new version soon
Thanks
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Glad you like it!
You can put shortcuts on your homescreen, but they're not separate items; they have to be stored inside a Container widget. The launcher comes with one such widget ("Shortcut Dock") so you have one available. Once you put a Shortcut Dock on your home screen, you can swipe up to view the app tray, then long press an app icon and "Add to home screen".
I have been busy working on new & improved features for the launcher. Obviously one of the things I need to do is have an inital setup that automatically adds a Shortcut Dock and some default shortcut icons.
Waiting for more updates. Good job for now
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No way to add folder on desktop for the moment i didn't find could you confirm that
Is there also a way to resize a container widget ?
Thanks
Mchasard said:
No way to add folder on desktop for the moment i didn't find could you confirm that
Is there also a way to resize a container widget ?
Thanks
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All widgets can be resized in edit mode using the standard two-finger pinching gesture.
No, the current version does not have a Folder widget. A Folder widget will probably be bundled in the version after next. I don't know whether anyone who has replied to this thread is a developer, but you can also develop your own container widgets.
Cool thanks for the resize of the container widgets ...
Another thing if we could get transparence in drawer ...
Hey mate, I really like the launcher. I tend to go for a very minimalist look and this could work well for that.
My only suggestion ATM is to use a different color picker.
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confused at the first lol
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[Smart Taskbar V2]
Smart Taskbar is designed to make you use your phone one handed easily. All new V2 is even more one hand optimized. Launch any application instantly without leaving your current window. Swipe your finger or click the trigger icon anytime in any App to bring up Smart Taskbar panel for super fast app launching also works as app organizer, folder organizer, multi tasker, task killer, and shortcut manager. The App is carefully designed and implemented to make sure you can comfortable do most things with just one hand. If you are one hand operation freak and is always looking for something to use your phone easier with one hand, then Smart Taskbar 2 is the right thing for you. Although it is capable, but I still don't suggest you use my App in driving. :silly:
How is everyone saying about V1:
Showcased in XDA front page in 2010
Showcased in addictivetips front page in 2010
Showcased in howtogeek in 2011
Reviewed by lifehacker in 2012
[Some Background]
About three years ago, I introduced an app called Smart Taskbar which used a never been used technique called system overlay window to demonstrate the potential benefit of using top level window in Android Apps to create something that is always on top and always available first time. So thats why you see many many devs that use similar technique to make their Apps such as swipe pad, swapps, sidebar...etc. Many of you may not know its me who brought you the first app in this class in Android Market by the time because app Smart Taskbar V1 is not as famous as other similar apps. Probably due to lack of details or it is simply too engineering style.
During my development of V1 in 2010, I asked many friends around me to see how's their reaction with an always available, always displayed, tiny trigger button design thats is displayed all the time on screen to access a small launcher style window when pressed. All of them told me its obstructive and bad of user experience. 3 years has passed. Even Apple adopt the idea in their iOS5 called accessitive touch. I don't know did Apple engineers know about my App. But I am quite happy that my concept is accepted by Apple.
If you are interested to know more about my V1, you can refer to this XDA thread for more details:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/smart-taskbar-launch-any-app-in-2-steps/
So I decided to create a V2 to improve problems that I have in V1. I started the requirement and feature development as early as the beginning of 2012 and started real coding job in Jun 2012. Finally after about 6 months of hard coding, I released my first beta on PlayStore in March, 2013. After two more months of beta and debugging, I think its ready to announce the App to everyone on XDA today.
[Features]
☆One click in any window to access Smart Taskbar main panel without leaving your current window
☆10 speedy quick launch spots for 1 click App/Custom action launching
☆Organize Apps/Actions in groups
☆Organize Apps/Actions in folder
☆Task Switcher
☆Add unlimited number of widget to use (No more desktop space limit)
☆Gesture driven
☆Build custom action (aka shortcut) to do more
☆Do basic App management such as force stop or uninstall directly on screen
☆Sortable App list by filter of frequency, alpha numerical, or installation time
[New In V2]
☆Brand new one hand friendly design
☆All graphics now in HD quality
☆Runs different UI on Pad and Phone
☆Gesture driven
☆New folder design for you to create multi dimensional gropus
☆5 more quick launch spots
☆Sortable list
☆Free dragable trigger icon
[Download]
(1) From Playstore [Link]
(2) Or from attachment provided in this thread
[Video]
Where to download ..
Excited to try a new app .. Sounds interesting
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abhipati said:
Where to download ..
Excited to try a new app .. Sounds interesting
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Sorry. You are too fast. I am still uploading. Will be ready soon.
Thanks for keeping update it
I have known this app for years. Not only the app itselft, but also the developer's attitude that keeping update new version periodly make a differnce with other apps.
Very appreciated!
:good::good::good::good::good:
This is truly great. You forgot to mention the ability to show statusbar when ST is expanded in full screen app. Bravo!
Hello!
Is possible to make this status bar starting only when I open google chorme?
And is possible to insert in the bar the typical button of a browser? (back, forward, favourite, setting, etc...).
Thank you!
ivanisevic82 said:
Hello!
Is possible to make this status bar starting only when I open google chorme?
And is possible to insert in the bar the typical button of a browser? (back, forward, favourite, setting, etc...).
Thank you!
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I don't quite get you because isn't Chrome non full screen app?
For button control, it would require root for key simulation and I don't want to make ST to be a root App. So I'd suggest you try my key simulation App, Button Savior.
jerryfan2000 said:
I don't quite get you because isn't Chrome non full screen app?
For button control, it would require root for key simulation and I don't want to make ST to be a root App. So I'd suggest you try my key simulation App, Button Savior.
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Thank you jerry!
I need it becouse I have a Meizu MX2, tha has a own smartbar. But for many reason I had to use a customized rom that hide this smartbar, so I have chrome fullscreen without a bar (other browser has it, for example firefox, opera or safari in ios).
So, I tried you button savior, but is have to two problem for me, maybe you can help me to resolve:
1) I'd like it start when I open chrome and close when I close it. Maybe is possible to do this with tasker, is right?
2) When button savior start, I'd like to have it maximized (like a normal bar) I don't want to click on the arrow to make it apper.
Is possible to do all this?
Thanks for your support!
ivanisevic82 said:
Thank you jerry!
I need it becouse I have a Meizu MX2, tha has a own smartbar. But for many reason I had to use a customized rom that hide this smartbar, so I have chrome fullscreen without a bar (other browser has it, for example firefox, opera or safari in ios).
So, I tried you button savior, but is have to two problem for me, maybe you can help me to resolve:
1) I'd like it start when I open chrome and close when I close it. Maybe is possible to do this with tasker, is right?
2) When button savior start, I'd like to have it maximized (like a normal bar) I don't want to click on the arrow to make it apper.
Is possible to do all this?
Thanks for your support!
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Hi,
Sounds like a great idea to add. I will add them. Thx for suggestion.
Just loaded this. Love it. It clears up my screen.
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Amazing app.Thanks a lot for this.
Thx for sharing！
anyone has suggestion for me to improve the App? I remember when I announced V1, I got lots of suggestion in my XDA thread. This time, it is quite. It would be great if it is the result of my careful feature planning. :laugh::laugh:
cool app, thank, like it)
jerryfan2000 said:
anyone has suggestion for me to improve the App? I remember when I announced V1, I got lots of suggestion in my XDA thread. This time, it is quite. It would be great if it is the result of my careful feature planning. :laugh::laugh:
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I bought V2 as soon as I saw it -- been a happy user of V1 since early on.
One thing I've noticed -- alphabetical sorting of the apps doesn't actually seem to show them alphabetically for me. I can't figure out what order they're displayed in ... perhaps the name of the APK as opposed to the app name?
Also, as some have posted in the Play Store comments, the circular Quick Launch spots look nice but they're a little small on my HTC One and don't show the app very clearly.
Saw this yesterday and installed it. Bought it today. Incredible app. Samsung should give this a good look. Absolutely the best organizational app I have used.
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an amazing app. Can't give any suggestion at all. But just found folder item limit of 5 is too low. Will u change it to more? I think from the size of folder container, 4x3 (12) should be not a problem. hope u can enlarge the limit.
how do I move the trigger button to the left side? as soon as I click on it, stb opened up.
also, how do I clear out the quick launch buttons?
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testrider said:
how do I move the trigger button to the left side? as soon as I click on it, stb opened up.
also, how do I clear out the quick launch buttons?
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You press and hold on it for about 0.5S. Then you should be able to move it. For clean up all quick spots, there is no such function yet, I will try to add it later.
short/y said:
I bought V2 as soon as I saw it -- been a happy user of V1 since early on.
One thing I've noticed -- alphabetical sorting of the apps doesn't actually seem to show them alphabetically for me. I can't figure out what order they're displayed in ... perhaps the name of the APK as opposed to the app name?
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Here's a screenshot I took yesterday that I believe shows the strange sort order I posted about. Jerryfan2000, any idea what's going on here?
TouchBar for Android is a bottom bar inspired from TouchBar for iOS (Cydia tweak by @Laughing Quoll) that helps users to control settings like:
- Wifi on/off
- Data
- Airplane Mode
- Bluetooth on/off
- Rotation on/off
- Brightness (adaptive or not and its level)
- Sound level
- Ring (mode and its level)
- Lockscreen
- Flashlight
- Camera
Also, it offer a Google shortcut, to quick search what you want from everywhere, a button for apps shortcuts to switch between apps with a single click!
That's not all! It also offer a dock to control your preferred Music app and a Widget dock!
Touchbar for Android is also customizable in quite many way: bar backround, buttons background, change button and Docks positions, select if auto-hide it or not if touched outside and many more.
TouchBar for Android PRO: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pro.touchbar
TouchBar for Android (with Ads): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alecot.touchbar
Subscribe to the community: https://plus.google.com/communities/100638382815983291630?iem=1
Contact the developer: [email protected]
Donate: https://www.paypal.me/touchbar
Thanks to Simone Pessotto for his Android Material Color Picker Dialog Library, link here: https://github.com/Pes8/android-material-color-picker-dialog
Screenshots modified using Screener - Better Screenshots, link here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.toastcode.screener&hl=it
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TouchBar, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
alecot18
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 2.0.1
Stable Release Date: 2017-07-27
Created 2017-07-04
Last Updated 2017-12-15
Where's the download?
Same thought xD, where's the download? This app sounds great (without google search it would be perfect though).
Downloaded the APP, and asked me to login my Google account. but afterwards nothing happened.
Below is the screenshot
Where is the app to download
Please give the link
jamiepotter said:
Downloaded the APP, and asked me to login my Google account. but afterwards nothing happened.
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Same here
jamiepotter said:
Downloaded the APP, and asked me to login my Google account. but afterwards nothing happened.
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Thanks for the reply! It's a youth mistake, I'll fix ASAP
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Where is the app to download
Please give the link
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download app in xda labs
Not an app for me then, it seems. Good job on making this though~
Removed Sign In with Google account. 1.1 Beta version it's available for everyone from XDA Labs
I tried it ,it's just awesome,I have few suggestion
1.width of trigger area must be increased in phones where there is on screen navigation button cause while trying to open the panel, clicking of the back or home or recent buttons occur
2. Please add feature like opening apps or shortcuts into the panel
Bugs :Google search is not searching at all, need that feature to work very handy
Love this app and hope to see it grow
Atsukai said:
Not an app for me then, it seems. Good job on making this though~
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Thanks! Why is it not an app for you?
It is an app,
I told to add panel to add our favorite apps to easily open other apps
Very quick way to switch between apps
And the width of trigger area is very important, cause I keep pressing nav bar button while trying to trigger it
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It is an app,
I told to add panel to add our favorite apps to easily open other apps
Very quick way to switch between apps
And the width of trigger area is very important, cause I keep pressing nav bar button while trying to trigger it
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Sorry I was replying to another comment! Thanks for trying the app and for giving suggestions, I can try to add a way to customize handle width and about switching between apps will be more complicated but not impossible
Please just take a try of adding feature of switching apps and the Google search opening nothing, fix that Google search too,it's cool tool
Thank you for developing this app
Download link?
abhicrysis said:
Download link?
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@alecot18
Love to have an option so that we can swipe down to hide it and the close button should be replaced with some icon like down arrow.
Hope you should implement these things.
I like this app very much :good:
arjuntsgowda said:
Please just take a try of adding feature of switching apps and the Google search opening nothing, fix that Google search too,it's cool tool
Thank you for developing this app
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Please tell me your API level so I can investigate on the reason why Google Search doesn't work, thanks!
An essential application launcher for Android TV that does not replace the default launcher of the device.
Offers a simple interface to see and open all installed applications even those that are not native for Android TV.
Does not requires any permission to run.
Get it from Play Store
EasyJoin Go TV - Send files to Android TV from PC
Update 1.4
You can see the information of an application by long clicking on it.
You can hide an application by long clicking on it.
You can delete an application from the list of recent applications by long clicking on it.
You can select not to see hidden applications. You can protect this selection with a PIN.
Bug fixes and minor improvements.
This is fantastic and really useful. I thought there would have been a discussion thread about this? I just wanted say thanks and also ask why the icons went from normal size in v1.3.9 to super magnified in v1.4, will there be a way to change this? Also I can't seem to navigate the new app information options very well, there are no highlight changes in the menu when you move up and down. The screenshot looks very different
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This is fantastic and really useful. I thought there would have been a discussion thread about this? I just wanted say thanks and also ask why the icons went from normal size in v1.3.9 to super magnified in v1.4, will there be a way to change this? Also I can't seem to navigate the new app information options very well, there are no highlight changes in the menu when you move up and down. The screenshot looks very different
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Honestly, I don't remember what the size of the icons were in version 1.3.9
If there's a popular request I could add an option to choose the size.
Can you add a screenshot with how the context menu looks in your device? What version of Android TV are you using?
@easyjoin after some more testing I found that App Launcher v1.4 works fine and displays the same as your screenshot.
There seems to be a glitch that occurs when launching the app after install, confirmed on multiple devices with both versions, which I had mistaken as "super magnified" icon changes in the v1.4 update.
Regards,
brentonv said:
There seems to be a glitch that occurs when launching the app after install
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This screenshot shows the version of the app for phones and tablets. It seems that the Play store instead of using the Android TV activity when opening the app, as it should have done, uses the one for phones and tablets.
Good to know even if I couldn't fix it since it's a Google problem.
easyjoin said:
This screenshot shows the version of the app for phones and tablets
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Well that makes sense then, and I found after testing that it's not an issue once you re-launch it.
Thanks again for such a great app !!!
brentonv said:
Well that makes sense then, and I found after testing that it's not an issue once you re-launch it.
Thanks again for such a great app !!!
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Now that it's clear what the problem is, I can try to find a workaround.
Fun fact: there is a one star review on Play store of someone who complained about the size of the icons. If he had contacted me, via email or here, as you did, giving me the chance to get more information about it I could have tried to find a solution long ago. Unfortunately, many people don't know that the Play Store, as it is structured, can't be used to analyze bugs and the best thing is, after leaving the review, to contact the developer by email.
easyjoin said:
Now that it's clear what the problem is, I can try to find a workaround
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That's sounds great, and the ability to choose a wallpaper file would be nice too!!