I just figured out I can make folders on my gsll phone in the app menu. (Not the home screens) I can put all the carrier BS and other app icons I don't want to see in there. It brought my app screens to 3 swipes from 5. Is that a standard Android feature or something Samsung added in with touchwiz? I would be interested in doing the same on my tablet.
That sounds like a Samsung Touchwiz feature. As far as I know, stock app drawer does not support folders/dedicated pages.
However, you can simply get a non-stock launcher such as Apex or Nova and they support app drawer folders, plus a multitude of extra features lacking in the stock launcher
fsured said:
I just figured out I can make folders on my gsll phone in the app menu. (Not the home screens) I can put all the carrier BS and other app icons I don't want to see in there. It brought my app screens to 3 swipes from 5. Is that a standard Android feature or something Samsung added in with touchwiz? I would be interested in doing the same on my tablet.
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That is possible, just use a third party launcher. I think nova has is
OK cool. I will check out those programs. I figured one of those would do the trick but wasn't sure if I was missing something. Thanks!
fsured said:
OK cool. I will check out those programs. I figured one of those would do the trick but wasn't sure if I was missing something. Thanks!
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*if* it works using nova, would you please not forget to click the thanks button?
I am a very 'thanks'centric person, so I'd like to get that bar a bit more to the right lol
fsured said:
OK cool. I will check out those programs. I figured one of those would do the trick but wasn't sure if I was missing something. Thanks!
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Thanks for the thanks
I guess Nova has it?
I've never used third party launchers myself, since I think that the stock launcher on the Infinity is rather cool
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When I had my adp1 we had advanced launcher which gave me the ability to hide certain apps so they wouldn't show up in the drawer. I hate having font packs and the like appear in my app drawer. I also hate having redundant apps (desktop shortcut plus being in the app drawer)
Is there anything like advanced launcher out there for sense?
I remove the apk's from /system/apps. That will completely remove the app from your phone (so don't do it to apps you want to keep on your home screen) but seems to work well for sprint/htc's crapware.
You can hide them in LauncherPro.
TheBiles said:
You can hide them in LauncherPro.
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Ill probably get flamed for this, but I'm partial to the sense launcher. I don't much care for the aftermarket launchers. In afraid though, that I'm bit going to have a choice
TheBiles said:
You can hide them in LauncherPro.
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...are you sure about this?
If so, how do you do this? I've used lp and bought pro a couple weekday ago, I'm not aware of this feature...
nebenezer said:
...are you sure about this?
If so, how do you do this? I've used lp and bought pro a couple weekday ago, I'm not aware of this feature...
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Menu, Preferences, General Settings, Hidden Apps
Thats how I do it on LauncherPro Plus.
martijua said:
Menu, Preferences, General Settings, Hidden Apps
Thats how I do it on LauncherPro Plus.
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AWESOME! Thank you!
I swear they update LauncherPro faster than I can keep up with it..
nebenezer said:
AWESOME! Thank you!
I swear they update LauncherPro faster than I can keep up with it..
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This is a start, but I would still like to see this integrated into the sense launcher.
Dredge said:
This is a start, but I would still like to see this integrated into the sense launcher.
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Sorry for the diversion
What software were you running on your adp?
I wonder if there's anything in the engineering pc36img.zip that would help..
Advanced Launcher was Sense?
nebenezer said:
Sorry for the diversion
What software were you running on your adp?
I wonder if there's anything in the engineering pc36img.zip that would help..
Advanced Launcher was Sense?
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On my adp1 it was typically an add on that required you to flash it over your rom or theme.
Just wondering, but why do you like Rosie more than LaucherPro? Please don't say "widgets" because there are equivalent widgets in LauncherPro Plus that are idential to those by HTC, and there are a ton in the Market with identical functionality.
I honestly like the way sense looks.
Hello All,
Just a quick question... can the mini apps at the bottom be changed to use other apps? I called Sammy tech support and they said I'd have to check w/Google since it's built into the ICS OS. I find this odd because I've checked other tabs at Worst (Best) Buy and they didn't have this mini-app tray.
I want to use other apps in its place. I wonder why when you view the mini apps you'll see an "edit" icon, however, when you click on it, everything is greyed out so you cannot edit or switch-out the mini-apps.
Thanks!
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Hello All,
Just a quick question... can the mini apps at the bottom be changed to use other apps? I called Sammy tech support and they said I'd have to check w/Google since it's built into the ICS OS. I find this odd because I've checked other tabs at Worst (Best) Buy and they didn't have this mini-app tray.
I want to use other apps in its place. I wonder why when you view the mini apps you'll see an "edit" icon, however, when you click on it, everything is greyed out so you cannot edit or switch-out the mini-apps.
Thanks!
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I believe this is a TouchWiz feature, and my understanding is that you cannot use other apps. Only the ones provided by Samsung.
gyoung345 said:
I believe this is a TouchWiz feature, and my understanding is that you cannot use other apps. Only the ones provided by Samsung.
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Thanks, but then why does it have an EDIT button? Just curious.
Thanks again!
MrJinx said:
Thanks, but then why does it have an EDIT button? Just curious.
Thanks again!
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I don't have it in front of me, but I believe that lets you add and remove the existing quick apps. Also, it probably isn't out of the realm of possibility that someone could develop a quick app and it would appear, but I bet there isn't a whole bunch of people building these quick apps.
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I don't have it in front of me, but I believe that lets you add and remove the existing quick apps. Also, it probably isn't out of the realm of possibility that someone could develop a quick app and it would appear, but I bet there isn't a whole bunch of people building these quick apps.
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+1. I think your take on this is as accurate as it can get.
Give Apex launcher a try if you dislike touchwiz. I can't stand touchwiz.
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Give Apex launcher a try if you dislike touchwiz. I can't stand touchwiz.
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Mini Apps is built into the status bar, not the launcher. it will always be there.
Hate it...i wish i could get rid of the miniapps, sometimes it pressed accidentally and bug my gaming time
If Olny some1 develope mini app for the notes that would be great for ppl who read and like to write quick notes, If Only....
install gmd gesturecontrol to hide the status bar
You wont press any mini apps accidently then. Also when you press edit you double click on a mini app to add/remove it.
You can remove them, they annoyed me so I got rid by following the instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692173
Obviously make a back-up before deleting the suggested files if you feel you may want thm back at some point (not that I did )!
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I tried searching for this and didn't find it, and I'm really curious about it.
Is it possible for the swipe left to google now (which looks incredibly smooth in the KitKat videos) to be implemented into launchers such as nova and apex? Or is that going to be a stock launcher only thing?
Just to clarify, I'm asking if a future version of Nova/apex will be able to copycat this design, not just implement another gesture that opens the google now app. The beauty of these launchers now is that they appear very similar to aosp, but they have many more features. Will that no longer be possible after this change?
Nova (paid) already has gestures that you can set to launch any app. There are 9 gestures although swipe left isn't one of them - not that it matters
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Nova (paid) already has gestures that you can set to launch any app. There are 9 gestures although swipe left isn't one of them - not that it matters
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Right, I guess that is one option, but it is more jarring to switch to a totally different app than the swipe gesture that it looks like KItKat has. That seem so fluid, almost like it's just another home screen.
rotz055 said:
Right, I guess that is one option, but it is more jarring to switch to a totally different app than the swipe gesture that it looks like KItKat has. That seem so fluid, almost like it's just another home screen.
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From what I was reading, I believe that in 4.4 it actually IS another screen. I mean it's not just that the app is hidden in the background and uncovered by a gesture, it is an option to have google now to take up a page in the layout.
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Nova (paid) already has gestures that you can set to launch any app. There are 9 gestures although swipe left isn't one of them - not that it matters
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Nova right now cant do anything like the google launcher for kk. When you swipe right there is an actual google now home page.
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rotz055 said:
I tried searching for this and didn't find it, and I'm really curious about it.
Is it possible for the swipe left to google now (which looks incredibly smooth in the KitKat videos) to be implemented into launchers such as nova and apex? Or is that going to be a stock launcher only thing?
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It sure is first you've got too activate Google now its in the Google search settings somewhere
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i really hope that nova will implement this and all the other cool stuff from the new kk launcher... something like a more customizable stock launcher
The google launcher is basically an extension of the Google search app. Kind of like Facebook home. I doubt nova will be able to integrate this unless the build it themselves into nova. http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013...e-kitkats-primary-interface-is-google-search/
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I suppose an app like GMD gestures could help you achieve the same effect
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does somebody know if the launcher is open source?
Garbsener said:
does somebody know if the launcher is open source?
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Not open source, of course.
matteventu said:
Not open source, of course.
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i knew it... would have been too cool
does anybody know how to remove it?
I think it would be cool if you can swipe left to any app of your choice, even if the app has to go on pause.
domi55 said:
does anybody know how to remove it?
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Remove what? The launcher? You can just install Apex launcher and use that instead if you wanted. If you really wanted to remove it you will need to uninstall it through titanium backup, but I wouldn't recommend that.
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Anyone know how to delete the home page with the widgets on it? I can delete all but one widget.....
You probably could have combined posts since you're asking two things that are somewhat related.
I'm not sure if you are on stock launcher or not, you weren't specific, but assuming that you are what you can do is pinch to zoom out on a home screen and then tap and hold onto a screen and drag that to the top bar where it says remove. Keep in mind that at a minimum you must have one , magazine ux page and one standard page when using the stock launcher.
Didnt think they were the same issue.
What I wanted to do (stock launcher) is get rid of the screen (now I know its the magazine ux) and only leave the home screens with the apps......
Guess thats not going to work......
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Didnt think they were the same issue.
What I wanted to do (stock launcher) is get rid of the screen (now I know its the magazine ux) and only leave the home screens with the apps......
Guess thats not going to work......
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You could always replace the stock launcher with something else. Nova and Apex are popular choices.
If the Magazine UX isn't your cup of tea I'm guessing you'll find the customization of Nova to be great once you start diving into resizeable widgets, smaller margins and additional row/column options.
Titanium backup lol
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Titanium backup lol
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Hi, can you please expand on how Titanium backup would be able to get rid of the magazine widget page please? Or were you just kidding around?
Am I the very 1st human to figure out a way to stay on stock touchwiz launcher & remove the magazine widget page?!?!? BUT there is a HUGE sacrifice,.,. BUT maybe a fix can be made to it so ALL Touchwiz tablet users can be magazine widget page FREE on stock launcher!
On mine I simple went to settings > Applications > All > Magazine UX, and disabled it...
Before I replaced Touchwiz with Apex, that is.
We aren't talking about the app/apps, we're talking about the entire screen where those Widgets are..
billinaz said:
Anyone know how to delete the home page with the widgets on it? I can delete all but one widget.....
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1) Perform the "pinch to zoom out" command on the home screen
2) Select "Home screen settings"
3) Uncheck the "Content Home screen" option
Don't know if you still need this, but I came here wondering the same thing and just now figured it out
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1) Perform the "pinch to zoom out" command on the home screen
2) Select "Home screen settings"
3) Uncheck the "Content Home screen" option
Don't know if you still need this, but I came here wondering the same thing and just now figured it out
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I'm guessing you are on lollipop?
Is it possible for someone to develop a sort of "platform" launcher where you can select an apk to run as a launcher? Like when you press home, it opens the "platform" which then loads a launcher from an apk file? Has anyone done this or is it impractical?
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Is it possible for someone to develop a sort of "platform" launcher where you can select an apk to run as a launcher? Like when you press home, it opens the "platform" which then loads a launcher from an apk file? Has anyone done this or is it impractical?
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Mmmm
Don't know if i got ur question or not...
But if u r talking about custom launchers, they already exist
No, I mean like somebody develops an app where it appears to be a launcher, but then when you go to it for the first time, you select an apk from storage to load when you press home.
Beasty244 said:
No, I mean like somebody develops an app where it appears to be a launcher, but then when you go to it for the first time, you select an apk from storage to load when you press home.
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That's what the app drawer is for. If you want to be able to press the hone button then select an app to open then just put that/those apps on home screen, then when you press home(just like you would with what you're asking) just select the app you want to open(again, just like you would with what you're asking).
The point is, either way, you're pressing home then choosing an app(this means you'll be pressing home once then selecting an app to open, a total of two button presses), putting the app/apps on homescreen will give you the same thing, you'll press home then tap your app to open(a total of two button presses). You already have the ability to set what you want up without having to modify anything.
-_- lol no! I mean like taking a launcher apk that you normally couldn't run and basically giving it a way to run
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-_- lol no! I mean like taking a launcher apk that you normally couldn't run and basically giving it a way to run
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A launcher that you couldn't normally run? I don't get you at all. I think you're chasing a unicorn.
Like one that you would need root to install(by placing directly in system folder) such as a galaxy s6 stock launcher. Do you at least get what I'm saying because you're making me feel kinda dumb lol
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Like one that you would need root to install(by placing directly in system folder) such as a galaxy s6 stock launcher. Do you at least get what I'm saying because you're making me feel kinda dumb lol
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No, your options are installing a launcher/theme that imitates the launcher you want from play store, there are many of them to try.
If you want the actual stock launcher from another device instead of something that imitates it then you'd have to port that launcher to work on the device you want it on. What you're asking assumes that all devices are the same because the launcher you envision would have to be able to work on all devices to give them all the ability to use the actual stock launcher(the S6 stock launcher for example), that can't be done because all devices aren't the same. Sure, you can make a launcher that works on all devices, but you can't make so that all devices can use whatever stock launcher you want. What you're asking about would have to be modified specifically for the device you want to use it on.
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No, your options are installing a launcher/theme that imitates the launcher you want from play store, there are many of them to try.
If you want the actual stock launcher from another device instead of something that imitates it then you'd have to port that launcher to work on the device you want it on. What you're asking assumes that all devices are the same because the launcher you envision would have to be able to work on all devices to give them all the ability to use the actual stock launcher(the S6 stock launcher for example), that can't be done because all devices aren't the same. Sure, you can make a launcher that works on all devices, but you can't make so that all devices can use whatever stock launcher you want. What you're asking about would have to be modified specifically for the device you want to use it on.
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Ah well???? guess it's the root route for me lol. Thank you for answering so well????
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Ah well???? guess it's the root route for me lol. Thank you for answering so well????
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No problem, just look at it this way, the "launchers" from Playstore are not really the same as the stock launchers on devices in that the Playstore launchers are more or less just a skin with options and settings to fit user choice(it goes a little more in depth than that but mainly it just changes the surface), but a stock launcher is the UI itself along with a skin.
There is more to it than that but the specifics would confuse the point.