I have used and organised my stock launcher for quite some time I now I want to try Apex and Nova as alternatives. Is there any way that I can copy the desktop icons and widgets to the new launchers? I tried some apps claiming to do that but is seems that they cannot copy from the stock one. Suggestions?
each app handles shortcuts and widgets differently so it cant really be done
I will bump this as I have tried Desk Migrate with no success, if anyone have another solution please reply
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Hey guys,
I'm trying out a few launchers (Launcher Pro in this case) and I was wondering.. Ultimately if you go for a new launcher, you'll always have the stock launcher installed as well.
What happens with the widgets that are on the launcher that's currently not being used ? Do they still update and take their toll on the system ? Or should you remove all the widgets from all the launchers that are currently not in use ? This is a bit of a pain as you have to set it all up again if you wake up one day feeling like switching launchers.
Thanks for any hints
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never heard of thet
For example, some widgets are programmed to only do the background updates if the widget "has been installed". By this it means, deployed in a launcher. Now if it's on the launcher that is not currently in used, it may still be doing the updates. Dunno...
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For example, some widgets are programmed to only do the background updates if the widget "has been installed". By this it means, deployed in a launcher. Now if it's on the launcher that is not currently in used, it may still be doing the updates. Dunno...
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yes...stupid behaviour..how to get around this? found anything?
As far as i can tell, they are not updating if the launcher isn't the one being used.
Interesting avenue of thought though. You could use a task manager to see if the idle Launcher or Widget app were doing any work, if you want to check for yourself.
well in the meanwhile I resorted to the stock launcher and removed all others so I never got to dig into it too much. But I might just for the sake of curiosity! Battery Monitor Widget writes a history file. It's easy to download it, place it in a launcher, and start using the other launcher without the battery widget. Then after a while check the history file and see if it's been updated lately...
However from an API point of view I'm a complete n00b so I don't know if the Android platform is stopping widgets on unused launchers or if the widgets have to contain code themselves to query if they are in the active launcher and if so... run. This would mean that some widgets might behave as expected and others not..
Anyone figured out how to create folders within the apps drawer or at least reorganize the apps yet?
I was looking at another home launcher like GO Launcher EX, but want to really test out Sense 3.0 since I've never used it before...
Hello,
I just wanted to ask if someone ever tried to restore apex_data (renamed so it fits to nova) into nova launcher. the data file stores the homescreen layout and since this is the same in both launchers i was wondering if it could work?
Reason why im asking is that im using apex launcher right now and i want to try nova but i do not want to put all the apps back on their screen position...
Cheers
Matt
not possible.. However you can use an app called desk migrate.. it is used to migrate home screen settings from one launcher too other.. it works on go launcher.. don't know if it works with other launcher too.. you can give it a try..
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At least on my GB phone desk migrate worked perfectly to get the Homescreens of the other launchers.
But havent tested it on ICS so far.
I have yet to get DeskMigrate to do anything in ICS. I've like to copy LauncherPro's desktops to Apex or Nova, but it does nothing. Offers which launcher to copy from, and that's it.
i guess nova settings can be restored in apex
I like having big icons on my phone but I'm having trouble figuring out how to do that. It seems the only launcher that will let me resize the icons is Go Launcher but I find it to be bulky and cumbersome is there any other launcher out there that will let me resize or even an app which will do it for me? I've used desktop visualizer to no avail and I'm pretty sure I've gone through most of the more popular launchers but was unable to find a resize option in them.
My phone is unrooted and I'm using a Xperia Pro
Any help would be appreciated.
So I'm fairly new to the android OS and recently got an HTC One X. I haven't really done enough research to actually get around to rooting it, but for now I've been having fun running different launchers since I have grown tired of the Sense UI. I have currently messed around with GO Launcher EX and Nova, but there are a few more I also want to experiment with (Apex, Launcher Pro, ADW etc.)
When I switch to a new launcher and save it as default does it erase the screen and widget set up of the previous launcher? If go back to Nova for instance will I have to set the screens up again? I noticed when I went back to Sense from Nova everything I had organized in Sense was gone. Is there an app of something that will save this?
It shouldn't unless you erase the data yourself, though I don't know about Sense itself.
I tried out multiple launchers on my phone and never had loss of configurations (except when intentional).
No, you can safely change and default between Launchers, so long as you don't 'clear data' for that Launcher. Rosie (Sense) included
I've encountered some stability issues with LauncherPro on Android versions greater than Gingerbread, and it hasn't been updated in a long time, but it's still my favourite Launcher for older phones
Have fun!
Try the holo launcher. I love it because it is clean and straightforward.
Thanks for the answers, Holo kind of reminds me of Nova which I liked so I'll try it also!
I liked Nova and Apex almost as much, but Apex won out for me since I really needed infinite scrolling in the app drawer.
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try to backup every time you want to switch different launcher..
i think every launcher have backup-restore feature
sorry for my english.
If you change between launchers it can happen that widgets etc. you had on your screen can disappear due to different stuff the launchers put on your homescreen by default. Other than that all should be the same - if you didnt delete anything vital
From personal experience I favour apex launcher: it's clean, highly customizable, good looking and fast.