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Is there an app(Launcher) or a hack to show always the drawer/app depot?

I like Android but i hate the widgets and the Homescreen, i don't need them. So i like the apple surface. Is there a launcher/hack to show always the app surface/drawer/app depot? I use.the go launcher and if it's possible i will use it further more.
Thx a lot!!!

alexh_ said:
I like Android but i hate the widgets and the Homescreen, i don't need them. So i like the apple surface. Is there a launcher/hack to show always the app surface/drawer/app depot? I use.the go launcher and if it's possible i will use it further more.
Thx a lot!!!
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Why not just resize your homescreen grid to hold more apps and put all your apps on scrollable homescreens? With adw you can even make the dock disappear all together to make more room for app icons.
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For.example the go launcher has a perfect app depot with recently used apps and running apps in tab style thats what i love and want.

alexh_ said:
I like Android but i hate the widgets and the Homescreen, i don't need them. So i like the apple surface. Is there a launcher/hack to show always the app surface/drawer/app depot? I use.the go launcher and if it's possible i will use it further more.
Thx a lot!!!
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Use ADW or LauncherPro and change settings so it won't close App Drawer when you open a new app.

Check if MIUI is available for your device, its does not have a app draw.
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alexh_ said:
For.example the go launcher has a perfect app depot with recently used apps and running apps in tab style thats what i love and want.
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Lol then why not just take the fraction of a second d to open the app drawer? Lol doesn't take long. Or just place ur apps on the home screen
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Just get a ducking iPhone. Who doesn't like Widgets? This post almost seems kind of trolly Polly if you ask me.

as said above .. Miui is pretty similar to iphone .. no Apps Drawer .. everything is on the main screen ... and its very fast ..

fifarunnerr said:
Use ADW or LauncherPro and change settings so it won't close App Drawer when you open a new app.
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I suggest the same. also set number of home screens to (1). plus since you don't like the home screen, change the settings so that when you press the home button it pulls up your app drawer.
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@fifarunnerr: Can you tell me the exactly option?
@kylec: LOL
@Mylenthes: Didn´t you read my first post? I like android, but i like the iphone appearance and the GoLauncher has additionally a super Tab-styled surface --> I have the Galaxy Tab with Android 2.3.3, The GoLauncher installed and now i want reduce it to the Drawer/App Depot
@Nexus 4G: The same like fifarunnerr. There isn´t a option except "Open/Close the App drawer" but i want only "Open the app drawer".
Thx a lot

Miui, if available
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But.that's a whole rom? I don't want to change my rom. And the adw iphone miui launcher isn't good.

That would be cool, if you could help me

alexh_ said:
But.that's a whole rom? I don't want to change my rom. And the adw iphone miui launcher isn't good.
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Dude seriously you are retarded if you have a large screen tab and can't figure this out with the multitude of options at your disposal. This is either a troll thread from a bored individual or you really are clueless. Even after members here give you seven different options you just keep on asking?
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MIUI or vlauncher is for you.
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alirocks4u said:
Dude seriously you are retarded
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"Dude", that's not very nice...
@OP- I'm not sure you really have an option... Even if u switched to miUI, u would have several homescreens instead of one app drawer. Your going to have to sacrifice. and yes the open/close app drawer is the option I were referring too. I've never seen a rom/preference to completely remove your home screens... Sry bredrin )-:
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There is a launcher in the Market called vLauncher that does exactly what you're asking for.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ihanghai.android.p.launcher&feature=search_result
Edit: I see someone else mentioned it.

@tt0204/scottjb: Thx a lot!!!
@all other who gave only stupid comments: You wasted your time in giving the most stupid comments on earth. Yes i and ... 50-250k users in the world a trolls, too. The vLauncher is that, what i was looking for. But it´s ok to be ....
@all other: Thx a lot, too

scottjb said:
There is a launcher in the Market called vLauncher that does exactly what you're asking for.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ihanghai.android.p.launcher&feature=search_result
Edit: I see someone else mentioned it.
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I've been using this, it keeps losing apps. It's better than nothing, but it's not as good as the MIUI Launcher.

Casao said:
I've been using this, it keeps losing apps. It's better than nothing, but it's not as good as the MIUI Launcher.
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I have lost an app when moving it to the trash can by mistake and tapping Cancel. Goto Settings, Applications and force stop it. Then restart vLauncher and the app should be back. I would like to see the developer pick this app up and do some updating.
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How can I change my dock bar??

I just installed krom theme from the market which includes several different backgrounds for my dock bar but I haven't a clue to access or change them.... anyone know how??? I've already been all through the adw menus and can't figure it out nothing gives me the option to change it only if I want 1,3,or 5 action buttons and tinting etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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jroyalty7 said:
I just installed krom theme from the market which includes several different backgrounds for my dock bar but I haven't a clue to access or change them.... anyone know how??? I've already been all through the adw menus and can't figure it out nothing gives me the option to change it only if I want 1,3,or 5 action buttons and tinting etc.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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ADW Launcher EX will give you the ability to change the dock. The lesser version without the "EX" does not. I upgraded from the ADW that was included in the Cyanogen ROM and it works great. I assume you can run that launcher from any configuration. Hope this helps, I'm sure there are other methods as well.

Cubeology said:
ADW Launcher EX will give you the ability to change the dock. The lesser version without the "EX" does not. I upgraded from the ADW that was included in the Cyanogen ROM and it works great. I assume you can run that launcher from any configuration. Hope this helps, I'm sure there are other methods as well.
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Cool thanks bro I'll give that a shot
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Launcher Pro also lets u customize your dock

Dl'ed adw ex problem solved sweet ass program 2 thanx for the help ill hit ty at home
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When to change launchers?

Hi guys, I am using the epic 4g with randomrom 2.2 phoenix and it uses the swipepad launcher. A friend of mine was telling me about the adw launcher ex and was really excited about it. If I install it, will it mess up my rom? Any help is appreciated
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No, you won't mess up anything. Download what ever launcher you like. After you've installed ADW you'll have two launchers (ADW and Swipepad). You can switch between these two by pushing your phones home button.
If you just want to use ADW, but not uinstall Swipepad, you choose "Use as default" and you'll only be using ADW. If you want to go back to Swipepad then go to "Manage Applications" and uncheck "Default settings" (or something like that).

Alright cool. So what is the significance of using a specific launcher with a particular rom? Do certain launchers work better with certain roms and phones or is it all user preference?
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Some launcher look prettier, some skipped the good looks for better performance and some have special features.
It's mostly user preference though.
Just browse through the market and try them all out if you want.

Cool thanks for your input as well. I might try another one. I really don't see anything wrong with this one other than it not having gingerbread features, then again I am only 2.2 so it wouldn't. Does anyone know how to "thanks" someone's post while on the xda app on your phone?
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I don't think thats possible in the free xda app.

Looking for a launcher

I am looking for a launcher which merges the home screens and app drawer. I want something where I have my home screens, but rather than press the app drawer button simply swipe to the side to find all my apps. Does this kind of launcher exist?

MIUI works like that.
And post this **** to Q & A

Yes search for TSF Shell Pro 3D v1.5.0.03 it's an awesome launcher.:good:

Maybe try the above rom. It's like I phone. It is annoying that Android have an app drawer. In fact it's stupid. But I guess it's a patent by Apple
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Dude give a try to atom launcher......
Quite new and fresh ........
Really worth a try.......
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nickshertzer said:
MIUI works like that.
And post this **** to Q & A
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But, it is not really a question - more relevant here I feel as it is to do with apps. Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I've tried MiHome. It does what I want, other than the fact you can't organise applications alphabetically.

Brad387 said:
But, it is not really a question - more relevant here I feel as it is to do with apps. Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I've tried MiHome. It does what I want, other than the fact you can't organise applications alphabetically.
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Use Nove Launcher.
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That's the same launcher I'm looking for.... and I found it!
Apex Launcher.
What you need to do, is make folders and organize them into categories.
Then you put all the Apps in there.
You create the amount of Homescreens you want, and fill in with any Widgets you want.
You make the dock with your most used Apps... hold and click on "Gestures".
You make "Swipe Up" to "Show App Drawer".
Make any other UI changes, and voila!
PM back if you want more info/instructions.

Brad387 said:
I am looking for a launcher which merges the home screens and app drawer. I want something where I have my home screens, but rather than press the app drawer button simply swipe to the side to find all my apps. Does this kind of launcher exist?
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fullscreen launcher does that too... not as good as most but does what youre after

iLauncher does that.
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I can also recommend tsf launcher although it's a bit expensive.
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What's it called? I'm sure there's some like it knowing Android haha

Espier launcher has that feature too

Good Lock app.

This works for the Verizon S7 and edge. I like it because it allows my notification bar to look 'google', allows me to hide notifications in folders, and I think I can get used to the Lock screen lol.
You can change the color palette in the app by changing the default routine.
Samsung's 'Good Lock' UI is your Galaxy S7, as seen through a fever dream http://www.androidcentral.com/samsungs-good-lock-ui-your-galaxy-s7-seen-through-fever-dream
App is in the Samsung Galaxy app store. There's a link in the article.
It works with themes, but not fully (anything not changed by Good Lock keeps the theme you apply from themes, anything changed conforms to the colors of your routine in the app.
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Some screen shots.
Settings menus:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Widgets on lockscreen:
Lockscreen area:
Notification area:
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Good Lock - Edit Quick Settings (Pull-down toggles)
Thanks.
Any way to edit or re-order the quick settings toggles? I like how I had them in the stock UI and I can't find the settings under the standard System Settings menus.
Thanks!
_Dennis_ said:
This works for the Verizon S7 and edge. I like it because it allows my notification bar to look 'google', allows me to hide notifications in folders, and I think I can get used to the Lock screen lol.
You can change the color palette in the app by changing the default routine.
Samsung's 'Good Lock' UI is your Galaxy S7, as seen through a fever dream http://www.androidcentral.com/samsungs-good-lock-ui-your-galaxy-s7-seen-through-fever-dream
App is in the Samsung Galaxy app store. There's a link in the article.
It works with themes, but not fully (anything not changed by Good Lock keeps the theme you apply from themes, anything changed conforms to the colors of your routine in the app.
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silverflame112 said:
Thanks.
Any way to edit or re-order the quick settings toggles? I like how I had them in the stock UI and I can't find the settings under the standard System Settings menus.
Thanks!
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I couldn't find a way, I'm hoping it gets included in an update sometime in the future.
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silverflame112 said:
Thanks.
Any way to edit or re-order the quick settings toggles? I like how I had them in the stock UI and I can't find the settings under the standard System Settings menus.
Thanks!
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Nope. This is why I uninstalled it.

I uninstalled the app. I checked battery stats one morning and the app had consumed almost 0.8 hour of my 2 hours on-screen time. Also, the day before, the app consumed around 19% of my full day's usage.
That's way too much for an app. I'd hate to see that kind of usage if Samsung actually integrates this into its future UI. They need to majorly optimize it.

silverflame112 said:
I uninstalled the app. I checked battery stats one morning and the app had consumed almost 0.8 hour of my 2 hours on-screen time. Also, the day before, the app consumed around 19% of my full day's usage.
That's way too much for an app. I'd hate to see that kind of usage if Samsung actually integrates this into its future UI. They need to majorly optimize it.
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No issues for me.
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_Dennis_ said:
No issues for me.
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I think misunderstand that this is being reported separate from the "catch-all" of system in battery stats. If this was completely integrated it wouldn't show up in battery stats at all. Mine uses a fraction of the battery apps like imgur and snapchat do. I'm very happy with it honestly

Does anyone use the app with the LED Cover? My screen no longer wakes up when I open the cover.

Good Lock App
Good Lock App
nice think

I use this with the latest update but I absolutely hate the choice of lock screen swipe animation choices. Of course I have it set to off, but still. And not entirely convinced about the task manager. The choice of colors is nice but still very limited for fine tuning. You can't get a google like grey color for instance for the pull down menu and the apps on the lock screen are kind of clunky. But I'm keeping it for now... Seems to need manual updates so far though...

xgman said:
I use this with the latest update but I absolutely hate the choice of lock screen swipe animation choices. Of course I have it set to off, but still. And not entirely convinced about the task manager. The choice of colors is nice but still very limited for fine tuning. You can't get a google like grey color for instance for the pull down menu and the apps on the lock screen are kind of clunky. But I'm keeping it for now... Seems to need manual updates so far though...
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their adding dark themes in the next iteration, also the updates are effed for me, it makes me restart my phone and then isn't even updated

I tried for a day but uninstalled it. It doesn't seem ready for prime time yet and didn't solve anything for me.

There are a lot of issues with it. For one my 4G LTE now shows only 4G. You can't change the wallpaper to your liking, the font and icons don't match your theme icon packs from Samsung. There's a couple more, to me this thing is in Alpha stage..
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erikjhockey said:
Does anyone use the app with the LED Cover? My screen no longer wakes up when I open the cover.
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Same
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ukemochi said:
There are a lot of issues with it. For one my 4G LTE now shows only 4G. You can't change the wallpaper to your liking, the font and icons don't match your theme icon packs from Samsung. There's a couple more, to me this thing is in Alpha stage..
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I've changed both my lockscreen and homescreen wallpapers, in settings>display>wallpapers.
I hate 4G LTE crap, 4G is LTE, HSPDA is 3.5G at best, and Verizon doesn't have 3.5G anyway.
I use dark material theme, and it still applies everywhere but the notification bar.
If it doesn't work for you that's fine, but I live it. Right now only thing I really would like is a true dark theme for the notification bar (dark background with white text) but Samsung has said hi-weekly updates are scheduled so I'm hopeful.
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One other thing is I have the official Samsung case and its broken now with that installed.. You are supposed to be able to open the case lid and the screen turns on or if you get a call it shows through the case, doesn't work anymore the phone just stays off until you manually turn it on.
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ukemochi said:
One other thing is I have the official Samsung case and its broken now with that installed.. You are supposed to be able to open the case lid and the screen turns on or if you get a call it shows through the case, doesn't work anymore the phone just stays off until you manually turn it on.
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That would be a big that annoys me, have you put a review on the galaxy app store?
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_Dennis_ said:
That would be a big that annoys me, have you put a review on the galaxy app store?
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Yeah I put a review on their immediately.. It's basically throwing a 70 dollar case out the window.
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ukemochi said:
Yeah I put a review on their immediately.. It's basically throwing a 70 dollar case out the window.
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Good, I hate seeing people complain on forums but not informing the company involves.
Yeah I can see why it would suck with the case. I can't use those types of cases, the flap gets in my way lol.
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I tried GoodLock so I can get the stock "multi-task" windows, but uninstalled it because it was using too much battery power. Why does it has such high battery usage?
Also, it looks awkward with the TouchWiz menus. It feels like as if I'm using NovaLauncher on TouchWiz.