[Q] Home screen(s) panel dot(s) - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Hi all,
I tried searching the forums and google on this but couldn't find an answer.
I've included a picture just to give you guys a visual. (Guess I can't show you since I'm a noob)
It's the dot(s) that is an indicator when you have 1 or more home screens.
My question is - is there a way to remove the dot(s)/indicator? By way of an app or custom ROM?
Thanks in advance!

snam90 said:
Hi all,
I tried searching the forums and google on this but couldn't find an answer.
I've included a picture just to give you guys a visual. (Guess I can't show you since I'm a noob)
It's the dot(s) that is an indicator when you have 1 or more home screens.
My question is - is there a way to remove the dot(s)/indicator? By way of an app or custom ROM?
Thanks in advance!
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If I understand what you are saying a custom launcher like apex or nova should take care of it. They will have a bar, but you can hide it.

gtdtm said:
If I understand what you are saying a custom launcher like apex or nova should take care of it. They will have a bar, but you can hide it.
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Is it possible to hide the dots/panel indicator on a stock ROM?

snam90 said:
Is it possible to hide the dots/panel indicator on a stock ROM?
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Those will work on the stock rom, but not the stock launcher. I guess I should mention you may not be able to use touchwiz widgets with them. But to keep your launcher and rom but remove those would involve code manipulation. I'm not saying no one has done it, but I haven't stumbled upon that type of tweak.

gtdtm said:
Those will work on the stock rom, but not the stock launcher. I guess I should mention you may not be able to use touchwiz widgets with them. But to keep your launcher and rom but remove those would involve code manipulation. I'm not saying no one has done it, but I haven't stumbled upon that type of tweak.
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Thanks gtdtm!

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As close as possible to vanilla

What should I do to get my Xperia play as close to vanilla as possible?
Any launcher that is like vanilla? stuff like that.
thanks
RacecarBMW said:
What should I do to get my Xperia play as close to vanilla as possible?
Any launcher that is like vanilla? stuff like that.
thanks
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launcher pro is the best launcher ever, it can be exactly like vanillia android but is 1000x more customizable and powerful and free
.... did I mention it is free?
I guess I did
Though it's free there's a paid version (launcher pro plus) with more features. The most useful feature in the paid version must be resizing widgets ;-)
Regards Dousan...
I am also looking for this, I have tried Launcher Pro/ADW and lots of Gingerbread themes etc but I am always left with SE icons and not stock.
Anyone know the best way to get stock icons? (rooted and bootloader unlocked)
Laird_Attwood said:
I am also looking for this, I have tried Launcher Pro/ADW and lots of Gingerbread themes etc but I am always left with SE icons and not stock.
Anyone know the best way to get stock icons? (rooted and bootloader unlocked)
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ohhhh.... yea nothing is going to help you with that except custom roms or some serious surgury of the apk's in /system and you don't want to mess with that I promise you.
there are some apps to change the icon link on your home screen, but in the app drawer it will still show the old icon. Not sure anyone is going to help you with that less a custom rom be involved
johnsongrantr said:
ohhhh.... yea nothing is going to help you with that except custom roms or some serious surgury of the apk's in /system and you don't want to mess with that I promise you.
there are some apps to change the icon link on your home screen, but in the app drawer it will still show the old icon. Not sure anyone is going to help you with that less a custom rom be involved
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Thanks for reply, hopefully it wont be to long till there is a few custom roms
Try the Zlauncher its the most light weight pure vanilla experience
yohandesilva1 said:
Try the Zlauncher its the most light weight pure vanilla experience
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ok thanks for that it seems pretty cool.

[Q] Can Mini Apps be edited/changed?

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!
MrJinx said:
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.
gyoung345 said:
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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scottx . said:
Give Apex launcher a try if you dislike touchwiz. I can't stand touchwiz.
Sent from my GT-P3113 using Tapatalk 2
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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 )!
Olywa

Mods for Stock, Rooted Phone

I am wondering if anyone knows what mods to use on stock rooted firmware to allow changing the battery icon and mod the clock for color, position etc. These are really the only changes I make to a phone after installing a custom rom. I also like the fact that custom roms have the bloatware removed. I can live with out using a custom rom if I can make the simple changes like. Thanks.
Hobson318 said:
I am wondering if anyone knows what mods to use on stock rooted firmware to allow changing the battery icon and mod the clock for color, position etc. These are really the only changes I make to a phone after installing a custom rom. I also like the fact that custom roms have the bloatware removed. I can live with out using a custom rom if I can make the simple changes like. Thanks.
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Rom Toolbox is a great app that will let you change battery icon and things of that sort.
apacseven said:
Rom Toolbox is a great app that will let you change battery icon and things of that sort.
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oh really? I guess I will have to explore that add a bit more. I have used it int he past but not for that. Will check that out. Would love to hear other suggestions as well.
Hobson318 said:
oh really? I guess I will have to explore that add a bit more. I have used it int he past but not for that. Will check that out. Would love to hear other suggestions as well.
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Fire it up and swipe over to the Interface page, and tap the Statusbar Icons button. Enjoy.

HTC Sense StatusBar Icons for N5?

Ah, I know, I might get killed, but is there a way to get HTC Sense StatusBar Icons (network, wlan, battery) to the N5? I liked them a lot on my HTC devices and miss them now.
http://www.cultofandroid.com/28529/top-10-icon-packs-for-nova-apex-go-launcher/
Do people really find it difficult to Google?
abtekk said:
http://www.cultofandroid.com/28529/top-10-icon-packs-for-nova-apex-go-launcher/
Do people really find it difficult to Google?
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He is talking about status bar icons, not the app icons.
Moosach said:
Ah, I know, I might get killed, but is there a way to get HTC Sense StatusBar Icons (network, wlan, battery) to the N5? I liked them a lot on my HTC devices and miss them now.
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There is a way, but it would look really weird with the other parts of stock android. All you have to do is decompile the HTC systemui.apk and the N5 apk, then swap all the status bar PNGs.
Moosach said:
Ah, I know, I might get killed, but is there a way to get HTC Sense StatusBar Icons (network, wlan, battery) to the N5? I liked them a lot on my HTC devices and miss them now.
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xposed and ex-themer module has the wifi icon if that helps at all
gravitybox has some icons too but not specific HTC ones....
Alex4utm said:
He is talking about status bar icons, not the app icons.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gekn.theme.Sense5
Again, Google.
abtekk said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gekn.theme.Sense5
Again, Google.
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Hi,
And you need a rom with Theme Chooser, maybe the OP don't want to flash a rom like CM..., for sure it will be more difficult.
viking37 said:
Hi,
And you need a rom with Theme Chooser, maybe the OP don't want to flash a rom like CM..., for sure it will be more difficult.
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But he didn't state what ROM he had. He only asked how he could get sense icons.
Hey, thanks everybody for the suggestions. I'm running stock 4.4.2 and want to stay there. Xposed and Gravity serves all my modding needs. I will have a look to ex-themer. Another launcher is no option though. My N5 runs so stable and smooth (far far better than my previous HTCs with multiple custom roms). Maybe I really should extract the icons from the UI app. Only question is what happens with scaling.
Moosach said:
Hey, thanks everybody for the suggestions. I'm running stock 4.4.2 and want to stay there. Xposed and Gravity serves all my modding needs. I will have a look to ex-themer. Another launcher is no option though. My N5 runs so stable and smooth (far far better than my previous HTCs with multiple custom roms). Maybe I really should extract the icons from the UI app. Only question is what happens with scaling.
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Nothing happens because both phones are XXHDPI. You have to get the images from the HTC One or another HTC phone with a 1080p screen. You should try it, but make a backup so if it doesn't work you don't have to flash the entire factory image.

Question How can I remove this from home Screen?

Wondering if someone can please help me to remove this circle area. I don't really want that on home screen. I could rather use widget.
It is not possible without root or another launcher.
Home Settings - At A Glance
Google really fakced up this time. Probably said before but they're really lost!
nds850 said:
It is not possible without root or another launcher.
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Wow can't believe that goggle made us stuck with something stupid stuff that we really don't need. Thanks BTW
cmh714 said:
Home Settings - At A Glance
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DO you mean can we remove it?
gotojanoo said:
Wow can't believe that goggle made us stuck ...
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Just like the search box...
gotojanoo said:
DO you mean can we remove it?
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Yes you can, this has been posted and explained here before not too long ago. You need to be rooted and if I'm correct use the xposed framework
blackspp said:
Just like the search box...
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Exactly , I was about to post that screenshot to ask lol. Just received 7 pro a hour ago and was setting it up. Thanks bud.
As an alternative, you can just set up another home screen without At A Glance.
Lawnchair or nova your best bet
I used Niagara for a couple of days and paid for the full version this morning. Love the 'empty' screen!
Please tell me how to remove this information from the locked screen? a flashlight also appears instead of the date ((very annoying. There are no lock screen settings in AOSP.
uways86 said:
Please tell me how to remove this information from the locked screen? a flashlight also appears instead of the date ((very annoying. There are no lock screen settings in AOSP.
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Are you using a Pixel 7?
Your best bet for fixing the flashlight issue is to probably install a Pixel Launcher, stock or modded and customize your At A Glance settings. As for the lock screen weather, not so sure you can turn that one off.
Curiousn00b said:
Are you using a Pixel 7?
Your best bet for fixing the flashlight issue is to probably install a Pixel Launcher, stock or modded and customize your At A Glance settings. As for the lock screen weather, not so sure you can turn that one off.
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I installed the standard pixel, turned off everything that was possible, the flashlight disappeared, but I can’t remove the date and weather. phone pixel 7 pro
Home Settings >> At a Glance >> See more features >> Disable Weather.
Unfortunately, I am not sure how to remove the date. My apologies there.
gotojanoo said:
Wondering if someone can please help me to remove this circle area. I don't really want that on home screen. I could rather use widget.
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It was the same on my 4XL. It's nuts that they put that on the homescreen. Every morning when I turn the phone on, I have to swipe left to get to the homescreen I want to use. I don't want to root, or change the launcher. Back in the day, I was able to choose the homescreen page I wanted.

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