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Has anyone tried this yet? Just wondering how compatible it is with the x10
It works without any problems but still it is much worse than adw
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NotBillable said:
Has anyone tried this yet? Just wondering how compatible it is with the x10
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I've tried it, it is compatible and working really good on the X10.
However, after trying a few home replacement, I would advise to use ADW Launcher
maxld said:
It works without any problems but still it is much worse than adw
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agree.
ADW Launcher is much better than any other launcher.
ADW is good, can't argue with that. But I really love Helix. Battery life is good with Helix
I like GDE
My favorite is GDE
Next to GDE I recommend ADW. GDE is better in may aspects like, icons replacer, Icon renamer, uninstaller, custom doc, loop screen and smoother drawer handling. and no problem for battery.
quickz
Here goes the quick review, ..by a smartfone noob with the same issue..
trying to find the best home replacement / launcher.
(reporting from android 1.6)
# Launchpad Lite:
is just a little app(window) to launch the apps which were used most recently.
+ length of the history is adjustable.
+ shows running apps highlited.
# Tag Home(Launcher):
is a full home replacement (can be linked to HOME button).
+ TAGS! to categorize your apps! (!=something that each of these lame launchers should have - even the standard com.android.launcher!)
+ 4 static links in the bottom bar.
- just 4x4 icons.
- not too many options.
# ADW Launcher:
is a full home-replacement.
installed as service(?) (not shown in app-drawer of standard-home).
+ up to 7 screens.
+ set icon density for 1 screen! (5x7, instead of 4x4 icons)
+ screens-preview.
+ set desktop finger-gesture actions (up & down)!
+ options!!!
- just 2 static links in bottom bar.
# Zeam Launcher:
is a full home replacement.
+ Bottom bar with many(!) static links (scroll left/right).
+ upto 9 screens.
+ set doubletap & home-btn action.
- just 4x4 icons.
# KS Lanucher:
is a home replacement + app (can also be started as app on top)
different concept ... no icons.
right = categories list, left = apps- & services-list
+ show running apps & services.
+ lists app history & apps by date of installation
- just 1 category for yourself (in free version)
# Helix: (mentioned above)
... not found on market.
# GDE: (mentioned above)
Costs $$, so it hasn't been tested.
+++
Hints for a noob #13:
To get android asking you which home-program you want to use (with option "dont ask again in the future") when clicking the HOME button, follow ...
1.) Open SETTINGS (standard android settings)
2.) Select APPLICATIONS
3.) Select MANAGE APPLICATIONS
4.) Scroll thru list to find the app which is currently configured to be your home-screen.
5.) Open home-screen app.
6.) Click the CLEAR DEFAULTS button, in the section LAUNCH BY DEFAULT.
done.
prost
fjnger said:
# ADW Launcher:
is a full home-replacement.
installed as service(?) (not shown in app-drawer of standard-home).
+ up to 7 screens.
+ set icon density for 1 screen! (5x7, instead of 4x4 icons)
+ screens-preview.
+ set desktop finger-gesture actions (up & down)!
+ options!!!
- just 2 static links in bottom bar.
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You CAN have more than two icons on the bottom with ADW. Disable desktop dots and enabled Secondary Action Buttons. This gets rid of the only "-" for ADW making it nothing but pure awesome!
I would like share this useful information to you guys ..so some one helped
The Android mobile operating system has an impressive set of keyboard shortcuts to help you fly through your phone without digging through the menus. A couple of quick key presses are all you need for most common tasks.
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Scrolling
• Spacebar: Page down in any Web page/document view
• Shift + Spacebar: Page up in any Web page/document view
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Typing
• Alt + Spacebar: Insert a special character
• Shift + Del: Delete the character to the right of the cursor
• Alt + Del: Delete an entire line
• Shift + Shift (press it twice): Activate caps-lock; press shift once more to exit
• Alt + Trackball-Left: Move cursor to beginning of line
• Alt + Trackball-Right: Move cursor to end of line
• Alt + Trackball-Up: Move cursor to top of page
• Alt + Trackball-Down: Move cursor to bottom of page
• Shift + Trackball-Left/Right: Highlight text for cutting or copying
• Menu + X: Cut text (will cut all text on-screen unless specific characters are highlighted)
• Menu + C: Copy text to clipboard (will copy all text on-screen unless specific characters are highlighted)
• Menu + V: Paste text from clipboard
• Menu + A: Select all text in the current field
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Browsing
• Menu + I: Zoom in
• Menu + O: Zoom out
• Menu + J: Go back a page
• Menu + K: Go forward a page
• Menu + R: Refresh current page
• Menu + F: Find on page
• Menu + B: Open bookmarks
• Menu + S: Open social network sharing menu
• Menu + H: View browsing history
• Menu + S: Open browser settings
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Gmail
• F: Forward current message (works only while inside the message)
• R: Reply to current message (works only while inside the message)
• A: Reply-all to current message (works only while inside the message)
• Y: Archive message (works from within message or while on main inbox list)
• Menu + U: Refresh inbox
• Menu + C: Compose new e-mail
• Enter: Open an e-mail (from the main inbox list)
• Alt + Trackball-Up: Jump to top of inbox
• Alt + Trackball-Down: Jump to bottom of inbox
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Apps
• Search + B: Open browser
• Search + C: Open contacts
• Search + E: Open e-mail
• Search + G: Open Gmail
• Search + I: Open calendar
• Search + M: Open maps
• Search + P: Open music
• Search + S: Open text messaging
• Search + Y: Open YouTube
You can also customize the keyboard shortcuts for applications: Just go into "Applications" off the main system settings menu, then select "Quick Launch." From there, you can change any of the above app-controlling hotkeys and add in your own.
How to map apps to keyboard shortcuts under Android 4 ICS
Under the default launcher on my Notion Ink Adam tablet with CM9 / ICS 4.04, I can't find a way to access the keyboard shortcut mapping for apps. At least one other device has this problem -- I found this useful thread giving a workaround involving installing Nova or Apex Launchers to create a shortcut to the QuickLaunch Settings app:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654377
I looked at the logcat in sl4a (Scripting language for android) to find out what app launches the settings: com.android.settings/.quicklaunch.QuickLaunchSettings
So you can also launch the app by opening Terminal and running:
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.quicklaunch.QuickLaunchSettings
I hope that helps someone! I wanted to post a reply to the other thread, but don't have the minimum 10 posts to allow me to post in developer threads.
Norris
Shortcuts
Hello
I'm using Pureness ICS, and there the shortcuts (copy, paste, select text and so on) with the menu or shift button doesn't work.
:crying:
Is there a fix for that?
Thanks, these could prove to be very useful time savers!
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Gauchomatero said:
I'm using Pureness ICS, and there the shortcuts (copy, paste, select text and so on) with the menu or shift button doesn't work.
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Try Ctrl+A/X/C/V instead of Menu.
binding QuickLaunchSettings to Search+Q
norristh said:
... I found this useful thread giving a workaround involving installing Nova or Apex Launchers to create a shortcut to the QuickLaunch Settings app
...
So you can also launch the app by opening Terminal and running:
am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.quicklaunch.QuickLaunchSettings
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Thanks Norris! I didn't want to install Nova/Apex for this, so found Manual Intent Shortcuts in market (by IG88) which can create the shortcut as follows:
Action: android.intent.action.MAIN
Component Package: com.android.settings
Component Class FQN (note no /): com.android.settings.quicklaunch.QuickLaunchSettings
I wanted to go deeper and assign a quick launch key (Search+Q) to open the quick launch settings
It's easy: When assigning a key, instead of choosing an application, select top-right "..." menu -> "Shortcuts", choose Manual Intent Launcher and configure as above.
Yay!
Thanks
What is the key to bring up the Menu itself? This is like pressing the soft-menu key on the device itself to bring the Menu of the application.
I have a Logitech K810 which works well. I tried pressing FN, the Windows button, CTRL and ALT and all no go.
Hi,
I am looking for the keyboard combination for launching voice search. I found the Android key code. [Constant Value: 231 (0x000000e7)] but haven't figured out which keys to press for it.
Thanks!
shaooas said:
I would like share this useful information to you guys ..so some one helped
The Android mobile operating system has an impressive set of keyboard shortcuts to help you fly through your phone without digging through the menus. A couple of quick key presses are all you need for most common tasks.
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Scrolling
• Spacebar: Page down in any Web page/document view
• Shift + Spacebar: Page up in any Web page/document view
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Typing
• Alt + Spacebar: Insert a special character
• Shift + Del: Delete the character to the right of the cursor
• Alt + Del: Delete an entire line
• Shift + Shift (press it twice): Activate caps-lock; press shift once more to exit
• Alt + Trackball-Left: Move cursor to beginning of line
• Alt + Trackball-Right: Move cursor to end of line
• Alt + Trackball-Up: Move cursor to top of page
• Alt + Trackball-Down: Move cursor to bottom of page
• Shift + Trackball-Left/Right: Highlight text for cutting or copying
• Menu + X: Cut text (will cut all text on-screen unless specific characters are highlighted)
• Menu + C: Copy text to clipboard (will copy all text on-screen unless specific characters are highlighted)
• Menu + V: Paste text from clipboard
• Menu + A: Select all text in the current field
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Browsing
• Menu + I: Zoom in
• Menu + O: Zoom out
• Menu + J: Go back a page
• Menu + K: Go forward a page
• Menu + R: Refresh current page
• Menu + F: Find on page
• Menu + B: Open bookmarks
• Menu + S: Open social network sharing menu
• Menu + H: View browsing history
• Menu + S: Open browser settings
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Gmail
• F: Forward current message (works only while inside the message)
• R: Reply to current message (works only while inside the message)
• A: Reply-all to current message (works only while inside the message)
• Y: Archive message (works from within message or while on main inbox list)
• Menu + U: Refresh inbox
• Menu + C: Compose new e-mail
• Enter: Open an e-mail (from the main inbox list)
• Alt + Trackball-Up: Jump to top of inbox
• Alt + Trackball-Down: Jump to bottom of inbox
Android Keyboard Shortcuts: Apps
• Search + B: Open browser
• Search + C: Open contacts
• Search + E: Open e-mail
• Search + G: Open Gmail
• Search + I: Open calendar
• Search + M: Open maps
• Search + P: Open music
• Search + S: Open text messaging
• Search + Y: Open YouTube
You can also customize the keyboard shortcuts for applications: Just go into "Applications" off the main system settings menu, then select "Quick Launch." From there, you can change any of the above app-controlling hotkeys and add in your own.
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Got a Sony Bravia Android TV and a generic USB mini keyboard. I want to turn the TV off (standby) with a hotkey or some sort of button on the leanback launcher. Any suggestions?
Hello,
Someone know how to enter to settings?
Curious if there are any keyboard shortcuts to access notifications?
TheShanMan said:
Curious if there are any keyboard shortcuts to access notifications?
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In honor Yes!
i know other keys, and i'm looking for the shortcut to change source
winkey + backspace = exit/back on remote ctrl
alt-tab = switches back and forth between the last used and current app
winkey + space = google search (start typing immediately)
crtl-alt-del = restarts your TV (like a PC did in the MSDOS-era)
if you have a keyboard with media buttons and special function buttons like the sleep button; those all work..
Internet-keyboards from the early days are especially good:
the "Homepage" button brings you back to the startscreen of AndroidTV
the "moon" sleep button puts your tv to sleep, a mode where you can use another device to wake it up very fast with Wake-On-Lan commands
I've found those just by trying out known windows and linux shortcuts i'm used to use...
Highly customizable, performance driven, home screen replacement based on the Android L Launcher.
+ Customizable icon size and icon text size
+ Support ADW icon packs
+ Swipe right to open Google Now
+ Customizable desktop grid and drawer grid
+ Lock, Unlock desktop
+ Infinite scrolling on desktop, drawer and dock
+ Elastic scrolling on desktop, drawer and dock
+ Hide apps in drawer
+ Scrollable dock, customizable dock pages and number of dock icons
+ Dock icon scale, show labels on dock icons
+ Screen orientation
+ Set default screen for desktop
+ Card stack effect for desktop scrolling
+ Show/Hide persistent search bar
+ Show/Hide icon labels
+ Edit shortcut icons and text
+ Enable/Disable wallpaper scrolling
+ Enable/Disable haptic feedback
+ Enable/Disable reset drawer position
+ More than 16 icons in folder
+ Resize any widget
+ Home button and menu button action
+ Customizable desktop/drawer/dock margins
Download it from Play Store
Epic Launcher Prime unlocks the following features:
+ Unread counts, support ADW Notifier and Holo Notifier
+ Folders in drawer, organize apps into folders
+ Gestures support
+ Dock icon swipe gestures
+ Add/Delete folder items quickly
+ Customizable swipe right action
+ Swipe left on last page to open Google Now
+ Support Nova Launcher, Apex Launcher, Go Launcher and LauncherPro icon packs
+ 1x1 widgets in dock
Upgrade to Prime from Play Store
NEED HELP:
I think Epic Launcher is better than other KitKat launchers, but less users than other launchers
If you like Epic Launcher, please make some text or video reviews on Internet, introduce Epic Launcher to more users. This will help me to continue the development.
Thank you.
Tips:
1. Long-press on the empty space of screen will enter the edit mode.
2. To add a new screen, long-press on an icon and drag it to the right border of the screen.
3. To delete a screen, just remove all the icons and widgets on the screen.
4. To re-order the screens, long-press the screen in edit mode and drag it to left/right screen border.
5. To create a folder on desktop, touch and hold an app, then move it over another.
v1.2.2 (2014/06/28)
+ Ok Google support (Kitkat)
+ Android L icons
+ Fix a folder icon bug
+ Other bugs
v1.1.6 (2014/03/23)
- Fix a folder bug in landscape mode
v1.1.5 (2014/03/16)
+ Search bar options
+ Unread counter style options (Prime)
+ Transparent notification bar on Galaxy S4
+ Fix some bugs
v1.1.4 (2014/01/12)
+ Improved desktop locked dialog
+ More scrolling effect (Prime)
+ Add translations (To help translate, pm me)
v1.1.3 (2014/01/02)
+ Backup and restore
+ Swipe actions on any icons (Prime)
+ Add tap action on icons (Prime)
+ Fix some bugs
v1.1.2 (2013/12/25)
+ Icon font (4.1+)
+ New scrolling effect (Prime)
+ Fix a wallpaper picker bug
v1.1.1 (2013/12/22)
+ Spelling errors and label bugs
v1.1.0 (2013/12/21)
+ Color theme (Prime)
+ Customizable icon label color
+ Customizable drawer background color (Prime)
+ Customizable folder background transparency
+ Customizable folder background color (Prime)
+ Add dark ring folder preview background
+ Customizable folder preview background color (Prime)
+ Show/Hide folder name
+ Customizable folder name color
+ Fix some bugs
v1.0.4 (2013/12/21)
+ Customizable folder preview style
+ Customizable folder preview background
+ Show/Hide icon labels in dock
+ Show/Hide icon labels inside folders
+ Change some option names
+ Fix some bugs
v1.0.3 (2013/12/18)
+ Fix icon scale bug when changed icon size
+ Fix dock icon shadow cut off bug
+ Enable/Disable quick actions
+ Hide the apps already in a folder when create/edit drawer folder (Prime)
+ Add keep in memory option
v1.0.2 (2013/12/15)
+ Fix icon pack scale bug
+ Fix home button bug
+ Swipe up/down in drawer (Prime)
+ Other bug fixes
v1.0.1 (2013/12/14)
+ Fix search bar width on Nexus 7
+ Launch shortcut on buttons
+ Launch shortcut on gestures (Prime)
+ Swipe left on last page to open Google Now (Prime)
+ Add a few translations
+ Fix menu button bug
+ Fix crash bugs
v1.0.0 (2013/12/12)
+ Lock desktop
+ Home button and menu button action
+ Drawer margins
+ Dock margins
+ Unread counts (Prime)
+ Folders in drawer (Prime)
+ Gestures support (Prime)
+ Dock icon swipe gestures (Prime)
+ Customizable swipe right action (Prime)
+ Add/Delete folder items quickly (Prime)
+ Support Apex/Go/LauncherPro icon packs (Prime)
+ 1x1 widgets in dock (Prime)
+ Fix some bugs
Beta7 (2013/12/04)
+ Previous launchers warning
+ Show/Hide dock
+ Show/Hide indicator
+ Show/Hide notification bar
+ Smaller icon size by default
Beta6 (2013/12/02)
+ Vertical Drawer
+ ADW icon pack support
+ Fix landscape mode bugs
Beta5 (2013/11/28)
+ Swipe right to open Google Now
+ Quick actions on desktop
+ Edit shortcut icons and text
+ Desktop margins
+ Fix some bugs
Beta4 (2013/11/26)
+ Build in KitKat icons
+ Enable/Disable haptic feedback
+ Enable/Disable reset drawer position
+ Fix some bugs
Beta3 (2013/11/23)
+ Elastic scrolling on desktop, drawer and dock
+ Show/Hide shadow on desktop
+ Drawer background transparency
+ Fix drawer button haptic feedback bug
Beta2 (2013/11/21)
+ Hide apps in drawer
+ Show/Hide icon labels
+ Card stack effect for desktop scrolling
+ Infinite scrolling in drawer and dock
+ Set default screen for desktop
+ Add dock scrolling indicator
+ Fix some crash errors
Emh nice...fast..
Sent from my ST25i using xda premium
Cool Thank You!
This is great? thanks??:thumbup:
Sent from my XT897 using Tapatalk
Really good launcher! Males the kitkat launcher more customizable ???☺?
Sent from my GT-I9000 running Omni ROM KK 4.4
crashed when i try to add widgets.
bnb25 said:
crashed when i try to add widgets.
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Any log?
This theme is overpower! xD
While I wait for 4.4 I will try to disguise the appearance of my i9000
I like this launcher, it is nice and fast. Is it possible to add a vertical drawer + hideable Apps in this drawer?
Thank you very much.
nikaosoft said:
Any log?
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never done that, how do you make a log. It was on the LG spirit 4g
Dominik_s. said:
I like this launcher, it is nice and fast. Is it possible to add a vertical drawer + hideable Apps in this drawer?
Thank you very much.
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Will be added in future.
bnb25 said:
never done that, how do you make a log. It was on the LG spirit 4g
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See this thread: [Tutorial] How To Logcat
hope next version can apply icon pack from Apex,Nova or other theme.
Can you do the OK Google thing with this?
for android 4.x :crying:
still prefer my 4.3 touchwiz, but will try it on my 2nd android phone, but still use gingerbread :crying:
Beta2 (2013/11/21)
+ Hide apps in drawer
+ Show/Hide icon labels
+ Card stack effect for desktop scrolling
+ Infinite scrolling in drawer and dock
+ Set default screen for desktop
+ Add dock scrolling indicator
+ Fix some crash errors
Lack of optimization, but it feels too good
Thanks and good continuation
Urticant2 said:
Lack of optimization, but it feels too good
Thanks and good continuation
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More optimization will be added in future versions.
nikaosoft said:
More optimization will be added in future versions.
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Thanks I will follow this launcher
Multidialer is a complete dialer with various features thinked for improve your calls.
There are a lot of great features, for example:
- Suggestions and t9 algorithm;
- Themes;
- Notification widgets;
- Home screen dialer widget (only plus) and 3 different starred in android widget;
- Left slider with contact list (and pictures);
- Right slider drawer with call logs;
- Top slider with settings (inspired by material design);
- Long click on a contact for a quick preview, then click on the pictures for the contact sheet;
- Shortcuts on the numbers;
- Send sms;
- Adaptive UI, that change if you are in multiwindow mode or normal mode (read after about this samsung's feature);
- Automathic call when you put the phone near your ear.
- 4 gestures over the numeric keypad, with different effects if the text field is empty or full;
- Air gestures, control your phone without touching the screen (worked on some samsung devices);
- Others (check the FAQ menu for the complete list of features and instructions).
The interface is designed for have these functions at your fingertips, with a minimal modern graphic style! Also, the style is highly customizable thanks to a lot of themes and the various options.
*****
This app is also designed for samsung devices that support samsung's multiwindow feature (as galaxy s4, s3, note, note 2, note 3...). In some samsung devices you cannot use the dialer in multiwindow mode. With this app you can use the dialer and another app (like browser, playstore, etc...) at the same time! Thanks to the adaptive ui feature, when you are in multiwndow mode the interface change for improve comfort!
Attention: when you make a call you must use the standard interface. Is impossible to replace it (without root). Is a the way used by system for fired calls. You can see it when push the phone icon in every dialer app. Usually this interface doesn't support multiwindow, so this dialer work in multiwindow, but when you starting a call, you'll see the interface in fullscreen. Unfortunatly I cannot do anything for this, is not an issue.
What is samsung multiwindow? It is a great feature for multitasking. Through this, you can split screen in two parts, in order to use 2 apps at the same time! for enable it (depends if your device has this feature) you must check the
toggle "multiwindow", then push and hold back button. You'll see a sidebar that contains all the app that support multiwindow mode. Drag and drop 2 apps from this to the screen and enjoy multitasking!
*****
Permission explanation:
- Call & read phone state: for making calls;
- Read contacts & read call log: for contacts and call log;
- Write call log & write contacts: for delete calls and modify contacts (is required in some devices);
- Internet & access network state: for advertising;
- Vibration: used when push a button;
- Modify audio settings: for make a call with speaker on;
- com.samsung.android.providers.context.permission.WRITE_USE_APP_FEATURE_SURVEY: for samsung multiwindow on 4.4+ devices.
Free version: https://goo.gl/5VqRJr
Plus version (with more themes, customizable gestures, more widgets and no ads): https://goo.gl/cTRxMv
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Code:
***Disclaimer***
This launcher project is a homebrew learning curve for a future in code development.
I am more experienced in reading code than writing code so bare with the timely updates as this project is a learning
experience for me and for developers looking to develop their own launcher to understand how much time a project like this could take up.
This launcher uses the Google Services API to power google plus features and manage cache data stored from the launcher to improve performance.
It also needs permission to access your INTERNAL/EXTERNAL DATA, MAKE CALLS AND ACCESS CONTACT INFORMATION and
I can guarantee your data is safe as nothing is taken of yours.
This data is only needed to allow gestures to work correctly and the launcher to perform accurately, if you don't agree on to this code, than you can leave this room.
I promise your device is safe in my hands.
Cheers!
INTRO
Background Story: I began development on Sapphire UI a little over a year ago, link. It's purpose was to be an all exclusive launcher built based on HTC Sense's firmware (Version 6 at the time) and provide HTC device owners a new approach in managing their applications on their device, provide helpful backdoors to managing their device and information and be built on an innovative user interface based on Sense. Well things were looking great, untill HTC updated to Sense7. I had 2 options; ditch the api for Sense6 that rom devs were using and create my own based on HTCs code for Sense7 using smalli injection methods and maintain the API through firmware updates or convert the launcher to full AOSP and just keep the lock in the manifest for HTC devices. Ultimately, I lost interest all together because an AOSP app exclusively for a Sense rom just looked like crap and maintaining a homebrew sense api insided an app based on firmware that could update at any time was way to much work for me atm soooo, I got some feedback from my legacy users on the google plus group, took a long break and decided to rebuild the launcher exclusively for Android 5 and above adding exclusive features for touch.
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Mission Statement
To provide my users with an accurately designed launcher experience for the minimum sdk21 powered devices. This means the launcher is built with the latest targeted sdk (24) and is has the standardized tweaks launchers should contain in the launcher market. This launcher is also Fremium meaning its free but allows users to purchase a license code to null out intrusive donation dialogs (Altho a free product to android users, I would like to get funding for my time so i can go bigger). This launcher is also powered by Google Services to provide exclusive Google Plus Features and a faster performance on AOSP devices. This project has a very friendly community on Google Plus and we would like to keep it that way! This project also has an awesome dev that does give aways, one on one time with users to troubleshoot problems and takes request; which is hard to find these days.
Feedback
I enjoy feedback however negative comments keep to yourself. I want a clean thread. If you want to trash talk on Google Plus or Twitter, go for it. I build based on community request and suggestions. What Sapphire is today is based on this awesome community at Google Plus.
Updates
I now will be publishing 2 types of updates.
Stable Builds: Released on Google Play
Alpha or Dev Preview Builds: Released on XDA Labs (now live!)
Current Features
Minimum SDK21
Targeted SDK24
Shared Element Transitions
Unique Launcher Settings Based On Google Design
Homescreen Management
Screen Management
Extended Home Screen Toggle
Notification Counts
Lock Desktop Support
Statusbar Coloring
Navbar Coloring
Launcher Widget Actions
Activity Shortcuts
Immersive Toggleable Search Bar
Bottombar Menus
Instant Share and Post To Google Plus
Google Login
Permission Managemnt
Gestures
Sketches
Swiping
Native Launcher Interface
Icon Pack Support
OTA OEM Wallpapers
Data Management
Basic Homescreen Customization (Grid, icon labels, icon sizes)
Basic Dock Customization (Number of icons, labels, size, ect)
Drawer Customization (---)
Drawer Type (Cards, Vertical, Trebuchet Vertical)
Hide Applications
Basic Folder Customization
Advance Customization for Extended Home Screen Personalization
Advance Toggling and Customization For Searchbar
Navbar Key Customization
Custom Gesture Creation
Google Plus ONE Support
Bug Reporting
Feedback Support
OTA News and Notifications Via Json Reader
Custom Vertical Immersive Drawer
Gesture Listener Action
Dashclock Extension Support
Dashclock Panel Action
Exclusive Tweaks To SDK23+
Source Code:
Previously, the plan was to open source the project to community rom devs. Because of the extensive amount of work ive included in this Launcher and several features being forks of obsolete projects on github and a numerious amount of Android Libs included, i fear the source will be abused on kangs so, this project will not be open sourced howevor i will glady share any snibbet code to any developers and developers who would like to contribute or fix something is welcomed as I've had a few contribute in small ways. Community rom devs are welcomed to use Sapphire Launcher in their custom roms with permission from myself. I made this decision because of the numerous developers work being included and the license that protects it.
2nd Post Regards Changelog
3rd Post Regards Dev Previews
Links
Google Play: Play
Google Plus Community: Link
Changelog
Il try to maintain but its a hassle...better off just checking the changelog viewer in the launcher.
**11.3.0**
--Workspace--
6/28 -Canned Taskbar Concept, Bring Back The Search Widget!
6/28 -Rebuilt Workspace Immersive Search Widget (Custom Search Input, Custom Voice Search, Launcher Menu & Slick Drawer)
6/28 -Search Widget Customization (requires runtime restart)
6/28 -Dashclock Permission Fix
6/28 -Removed Chrome Custom Tab Intents (Were crashing various devices...)
6/28 -Added New Shortcut Maker
6/28 -Shortcut Maker Allows Editing
6/28 -Revamped Runtime Engine
6/28 -Added Toggle To EHS Fab Menu
6/28 -Each Fab Menu Item Toggleable Now
6/28 -Fixed EXS Space issue
6/28 -EHS Drawer No Longer Uses Recent Apps Listing (Alphabetical)
6/28 -EHS Drawer General Maintenance
6/28 -Fixed Home Intent Search Issue When EHS Activated
6/28 -Added Apps Refresh Button To EHS
6/28 -Fixed Rare EHS Search Issue
6/28 -Recoded EHS Search Query
6/28 -EHS Fragment Maintenance
6/28 -EHS Layout Maintenance
7/8 -Set Custom Profile Pic In EHS
7/8 -EHS General Maintenance
7/8 -EHS Actionbar Will Now Hide On FlingScroll
7/8 -Google Plus Post Action Revamped (Simplified for new G Services)
7/8 -General Maintenance To Shortcut Maker
7/15 -Shortcut Maker Maintenance (Removed recent activities from list, takes up memory)
7/15 -Wallpaper Activity Maintenance
7/15 -Horizontal Searchbar Fixed
--Launcher--
7/8 -Dashclock Maintenance
7/14 -General Maintenance To Search Widget
7/16 -Restyled Dashclock Panel
7/16 -Added Transparent Style Background To SDrawer Activity (Should we adjust the sytle?)
7/16 -Fixed A Small Permission Bug In Intro
7/16 -Added 2 New Permissions In Startup
--Settings--
6/28 -Removed Dividers In News Fragment (Style Fix)
6/28 -NEW-Smart Settings Activity Rebuilt From Ground Up
6/28 -Settings Activity Features Android N's Bottombar GUI
6/28 -Re-alocated Several Fragments In Launcher Customization
6/28 -Re-alocated Fragment Route Destinations For Faster Response Time
6/28 -Bottombar Merges With NavigationBar Enabled Devices
6/28 -New Launcher Settings Category Panels
6/28 -API 24 Material Screen Transitions
6/28 -Removed Several Unnecessary Activities And Fragments
6/28 -Vector Drawables Replaced PNG Drawables
6/28 -Shared Element Transistions
6/28 -Revamped Fragment Activities
6/28 -Intelligent Fragment Navigation
6/28 -Smooth Transitional Animations
6/28 -Less Hardware resources used
6/28 -Revamped Changelog Viewer (Scroll to dismiss)
7/8 -Fixed Tablet UI Crash
7/15 -Edited Icon Pack Strings
7/15 -Edited Preference Header Primary Color
7/15 -Revamped Gestures Preference Fragment Style
7/15 -Newly Styled Preference Icons
7/16 -Newly Revamped Download Page
7/16 -Increased Height To Settings Panels
7/16 -Decreased Tab Text Size
7/16 -String Fixes In EHS
7/16 -Adjusted Preferences In Folder Customization
7/16 -General Code Maintanence In Customization Service
7/16 -Revamped Style For Gesture Creation
--Gradle--
6/28 -Removed Jar Package For Dashclock API And Merged Gradle
6/28 -Cleaned Up Gradle For Optimization
7/8 -Updated Google Packages
7/8 -Updated About Libraries Gradle (Is it detecting all the libs?)
7/8 -Updated Target SDK to 24
7/8 -Updated Google Services and JSON File Support
7/8 -Updated Google SignIn Services
7/8 -Updated Java Compiler
**11.2.1**
--Settings--
-Committed Preference Fix
-Fixed Wierd Vector Drawable Glitch
-Fixed License Dialog Activity Bug
-Style Improvements In Feature Settings Page
-Fixed DPI Issue On Plus1 Activity
-Taskbar Disabled On First Start (Saves on resource consumption on setup, plus its not done yet sooo....)
-Taskbar Maintenance (A few bugs have been traced)
-Extended Drawer Icon Size Tweak (Working DPI adjustment settings for Tablets and Phaplets, Higher def on HDPI devices)
-Tweaked FAB Layout Margin
-Tweaked Margins In Extended Drawer Actionbar (Appropriate Fixes expected in future)
**11.2**
--Gestures--
-Committed SDK 23 Permissions
-Revamped Gesture Detector
-Fixed Confirm On Launch Dialog
-Dialog Now Appears Asking User If Sketch Is Correct Or Create One
-Add Sketch Activity Revamped
-Several Sections Of Deprecated Code Removed and/or Replaced
-Manifest Fixes
-Layout and DPI Fixes
-Tablet Gesture Helper Fixes (Tested on Nexus7, got wack readings in dev build)
-Overall Improvements (Will be monitoring activity in Google Plus Group)
-Replaced Color Chooser In Gesture Creator
-Massive Cleanup Of Gesture Recognization Code
--Dashboard--
-Renamed to Extended Home Screen
-Trashed Orignal Card Concept
-Implemented New Active Header (Weather Information, Next Alarm, Clock, Date and Battery Status)
-Under The Hood Maintenance For Active Header (Future Improvments are garunteed)
-Interactive Search Bar (Google Profile Avatar, App Drawer Search, Google Plus Post)
-Vertical App Drawer (Most recently used apps are brought to the front)
-Google Powered Fab (Now, Weather, Voice, Playstore)
-Supports Icon Packs In Custom Firmware (MIUI, EMUI, CYANOGENMOD, Ect)
-Smoother Transistion From Custom Content To Launcher
-Full Customization Added
-When Enabled, Will Be Default Screen
-Added A ChromeCustomTab For Google Weather On Weather Icon(No built in weather yet)
-Ability To Hide Header Content For Taskbar Space
-Default Home Screen Will Set Correctly Until Search Is Innitiated
-Fixed DPI Issues For Icons
-Removed Deprecated Advance Features
--Launcher--
-Misc Code Cleanup, Transistions Polished, Backported API's Removed (For Jellybean and below)
-Color Fixes, Transition Fixes, Layout Fixes, Key Imports, Customization Fixes
-Added Card Corner Radius to Taskbar
-Overview Mode Updated To Transistion To Custom SystemBar Colors
-Removed Context Menu
-Replaced Context Menu With BottomSheet Menu
-Removed Color In Overview Mode, Translucent
-Recoded Dashboard Inflation (Fixed Fragment Crashes)
-Added Material Fab Menu In Dashboard
-Yahoo Weather Intent Switched For Google Weather
-Experimental Dashclock Extensions Panel
-Dashclock Extension Panel Has Launcher Shortcut
-Swept Through Framework For Useless Code
-Added Android Settings Home Manager Intent
-Re-Styled Overview Mode
-Fixed Rotation Layouts (correct me if im wrong)
-Revamped Tablet Layouts
-Revamped Phablet Layouts
-Revamped Digital Clock
-Removed Gbar Widget (we will miss you...not)
-Added Digital Clock Preview
-Removed 24hr Clock Format For 12hr Format In Widget
-Fixed Wallpaper Subject Picker Style
-Wallpapers Archive Reader Now OTA (I can change and add wallpapers at any time, muhahaha)
-Fixed Lock Desktop Bug
-Slick Drawer Has Same Customization As Extended Drawer (White background default)
-Cleaned Up Notification Listener For Android6
-Changed Notification Badge Color To Blue
-New Faster Startup Activity
-Theme Fixes
--Settings--
-Cleaned And Organized, Direct Listening
-Statusbar Custom Color
-Navbar Custom Color
-Changed Changelog Text Color Blue
-Material Icons Added To Launcher Shortcuts
-Recoded Launcher Settings (Material effect, Minimal Syle, Moved Categories, More Responsive)
-Donation Dialog Fixed (Now disappears with keys installed)
-Added Pragmatical Home Set Action In General Settings
-Removed Backer Page
-Replaced Backer Page With Downloadable Content Page
-Replaced Email/Request Page With Share Intent (Thankyou google)
-Replaced Libs Activity With AboutLibraries Activity
-Revamped About Page
-Premium/Onyx Owners Granted Special Title
-Fixed News Internet Bug
-Onyx Member Title Have Priority Over Premium Title
-Onyx License Now Available To Purchase (All proceeds are very thankfull)
-New Notification Gesture Listener
-Added Gesture Listener To Input Customization Array
-Added Dashclock Panel To Input Customization Array
-Added Slick Drawer To Input Customization Array
--Taskbar--
(Taskbar is not finished...Excuse the dust)
-Native Quick Search On Google Logo Click
-All Apps Click On AllApps Button Click
-Short Press On Action Button For Standalone Google Now
-Long Press On Action Button For Workspace Menu
-Enable/Disable Via Launcher Settings
-Change Widget Color Via Launcher Settings
--Google--
-Updated Google Buttons
-Updated Login Page Style
-Cleaned Up Deprecated Code
-Login Should Be Faster And Responsive
--Gradle/Manifest--
-Updated Gradle For New Libraries
-Replaced Glide With Picasso (Smoother Transition?)
-Cleaned Up Manifest and Res Folders
-Started Vector Drawable Importing
-Higher Compression Enabled
--Android 6.0+ Permissions--
-Read External Storage (For performance caching, debugging, and gestures)
-Write External Storage (For creating gestures and saving them)
-General Maintenance (More Permissions will be added as needed)
--Update--
**11.1**
-Revamped Material Dashboard Interface
-Underground Development For Dashboard Inhancements
-Removed Fab Menu
-Added S Badge (Alpha Concept)
-Added Set Default Home Option in General Settings
-Categorized Sapphire Dashboard and Sapphire Badge (Cleaner)
-Added Donation Snackbar Notification (Working on toggle)
-Added Icons To Preferences
-Added Material Google Shortcuts In Dashboard
-Updated Weather Card (Prepping for weather data)
-Manifest Fixes For Android M
-Removed Serveral Permissions Dealing With OEM (Deprecated)
-Added Sapphire UI Wallpapers (Requires a data connection)
-Added Permission Utils For Android M Storage (Not yet active)
-Misc Style Fixes
-Fixed A Bug Where Launcher Workspace Would Randomly Freeze On Android M
-Patched Shared Preferences
-Extended Screen Maintenance
-App Intro Maintenance
-Added Legacy HTTP Access For Wallpaper Access Over URL (Its old...but it works)
-Disabled Sapphire Dashboard On First Start (Just because of ForceCloses)
--Hotfix--
**11.0.2**
-Redid First Startup Graphics
-Fixed Email String In Request
-Fixed Shared Preferences (OnDemand Tweaking)
-Tweaked Changelog Layout For Tablets
-Changed String Titles In Workspace Menu
-Removed Polish Warning In Preferences (Hopefully its not needed anymore...)
-Fixed Plus One View (An increasing amount of users broke the view...GOOD JOB!)
-Patched Bug Reporting Feature (Sorry Google if you got spammed with bug reports...)
-Added Gradient ImageView Below SearchFrame In Dasbhoard (So we can see the navbar better)
-Removed Native Android Wallpaper Picker (Lets get creative)
-Added Simple Wallpaper Picker (Paper Wallpapers coming soon)
-Patched Complex Gestures (Android M will disable them as they are not ready yet, A standalone update is being scheduled)
-Small Fixes For Dock On Phablets
--Hotfix--
**11.0.1**
-Values Of First Startup Set To True For Fab Menu and Dashboard (Initially false but got undesirable results)
-Corrected LauncherModel Values Regarding Preferences
-Added Sdrawer Widget Shortcut
-Patched AutoInstaller
-Added Lenova Permissions (Widget Support?)
-Added Samsung Permissions (Widget Support?)
-Re-Enabled Google Plus Feed Sharing In Dashboard
-Fixed Color Drawable
-Added Yahoo Weather URI To Weather Icon In Dashboard (Untill A Final Concept For Weather Goes In Affect)
-Re-Aligned Parent Layout In Dashboard
-Revamped Dashboard for future content (Google Search Frame now located at the bottom with a padding to scale on screen nav buttons)
-First Startup Concept Finished (Il improve device screen sizes later...)
-Added Orientation To Sdrawer
-New Email Added For Support
-Updated License
-Updated Library Usages
-Rewrote Default Workspace
-Patched Launcher Settings SharedPreferences (Almost have it fixed...maybe in future update we can apply customization without Polishing)
[Version 11.0.0]
*Milestone Release*
--Workspace--
*Rebased Trunk
*Heavily Modified Workspace/Hotseats/Favorites/Shortcuts/IconCache/Model/Render/Framework/LauncherState/AppState and more...
*Heavily Modified Runtime for best possible performance and compadibility
*Re-Engineered Launcher Source
*Removed Private AOSP APIs
*Ported Slim Rom Launcher Tweaks
*Ported Trebuchet Overview and Set Homescreen
*Revamped Tweak-Enable/Disable Fabrication menu
*Icon and Grid customization added to Homescreen
*Tweak-Swap to a Vertical Drawer, Cyanogenmod Drawer or Google AOSP Card Drawer
*Tweak-Hide Apps
*Tweak-Change Grid Size of App Drawers
*Tweak-Icon Customization and Drawer Background Tweaks
*Tweak-Icon Notification Count
*Smart Folders ported from Slim Rom
*Tweak-Folder Customization
*Tweak-Drawer Customization
*NEW-Swipe and Gesture Input Ported From Cyanogenmod Launcher
*Tweak-Customize Input of Back/Home/Menu Buttons (Based on ADW Launcher)
*Revamped Smart Grid
*Revamped Workspace Code
*Removed Deprecated Code With Android 6.0.1 Compile
*Fixed XML Layout Parsing Bug
*Fixed Icon Pack Parsing
*Icon Pack Support (Exclusives Coming!)
*Added Workspace Shortcuts (Based on Slim Launcher Code)
*Revamped Device Profile Detector
*Revamped Fabrication Menu
*Re-Engineered Hotseat Placement
*Added Support For Custom Shortcuts For Buttons and Gestures
*Interface Enhancements
*Fixed Set Wallpaper Bug on Android M
*Tweaked Custom Shortcuts In Widgets
*Heavily Modified Cell Layout
*Heavily Modified Launcher Runtime Engine
*Added Gesture Helper
*Added Application Helper
*Added Color Helper
*Added Shortcut Helper
*Modified Receivers
*Removed Google Search Global Updater (We dont have a widget for this...be gone with you!)
*Custom Material Animation Frames Added
*Revamped Debugger Service (Future Send Feedback button?)
*Optimized Preload Icon Service
*Heavily Modified SearchDropTargetBar (So we can save some apartment space)
*Fixed Gesture Detector Theme
*Added Gesture Detector Workspace Shortcut
*Background work for simple custom gesture shortcuts (Coming soon)
--Fab Menu--
*Native Drawer Swapped For S Drawer
--Widgets--
*Added Google Plus Post Dialog (Almost Done 1/19/15)
*Added Support For Media Upload On Widget (Almost Done)
*Added Support For New Smart Grid
--Settings--
*Re-Engineered Launcher Settings
*Re-Engineered Shared Preferences
*Injected Slim Custom Properties To Sapphire Launcher
*Fixed Several Bugs Interfering with Android M
*Added Several Patches For Compadibility (Mostly For Unlocked Devices with Android 5.0+ Ports)
*Moved Homescreen Gestures and Settings to Gestures and Buttons
*Cleaned Up Categories
*Added Get Themes Helper
*Added Google Plus One Button (Ratings are good to...)
*Cleaned Up Deprecated Code
*Custom Launcher Settings Service Detects Changes Automatically (Sapphire Engine)
*Icon Theme Engine
*Android M Theme Fixs
*Custom Keys Added
*Optimized Fragments
*Revamped Support Category (Readying for Customer Care and Feedback Program)
*Added Share Option (Offline 1/21/15)
*Added Restart Option
*Added Clear Data Option
*Added Share to Google Plus option
*Added Report Bug Feature
*Added User Feedback Options (Prepare for spamming...sigh...)
*Updated Helpers In System
*Updated
*Added S Drawer Light Settings In Drawer Category
*Added Notification Strings To Each Category
*Bug Reports send as Crashes (May add choice in later update)
--Gradle--
*Updated Android SDK Properties
*Updated Google Plus API (Updated permissions for Android M and Sign In Activity)
*Updated Android Support
*Updated Build Tools
*Updated Google Services
*Updated Graddle Wrapper
--Google--
*Rewrote Google Sign Activity Based On Google Example (With Android M fixes)
*Updating Dashboard Google Code
--Dashboard--
*Re-Enabled For New Base
*Revamped Custom Content Container Service
*Swipe RTL Added To Dashboard (woohoo!)
*Revamped Overview Gesture Service
*Custom Content Counts As Screen (Overview Mode automatically sets as default screen1)
*Added Toggle In Settings (It wont hurt my feelings I guess...)
*Added Custom Key For Toggle
*Added Slick Drawer
*Implemented Light S Drawer Settings
--Launcher--
*New Icon
*New Milestone
*Rebased on Launcher3 android5.1.1.1 r33
*Workspace Custom Settings Based on Slim Rom Launcher
*Overview Mode Based on CyanogenMod Trebuchet Launcher
*Smart Grid Based on Omni Rom Custom Settings
*Theme Management Based on Custom Rom Community Devs (Thanks for the help!)
*Custom Content Service Rebuilt
*New Setup Screen
**Old Changes Have Been Archived**
-Version10 Changelog Archived
[Version 11.0.0]
*Milestone Release*
[Version 10.9.2]
--Dashboard--
+Deadly Crash On Android 5.0.1 Fixed? (Calendar View Removed)
[Version 10.9.1]
--Dashboard--
+Removed Attatchment Share (I will bring it back, patience)
+Removed Google Plus Cover Photo and Profile Photo (Caused crash when device lost data, will look into a fix)
+Improvements to Post Google Plus (Working on a new method and intent for posting and sharing)
+Google Card (Appears after google login)
+Added Google Login button in dashboard (Located in Time Card)
+Started Work on Material Date View (Will be ready in next update)
+Fixed Number of Followers (Enable to be public in google plus profile if value is 0)
--Workspace--
+Android M Performance Patches
+Google Plus API Bug Fixes (Login would crash launcher workspace)
+Google Color Theme Fixes (Will improve settings later)
+Backbone Code (Started to write structure for future improvements)
--Gradle--
+Updated Gradle Properties (Faster build times for me, nothing for you)
+Sapphire UI Google Services Warning Added (Launcher will warn users if their google services is outdated and proceed to push the update)
--Settings--
+Added PlusOneButton In Hyperlink (Just for looks)
+Added Workspace Summary Hints
[Version 10.9]
--Gradle--
+Patched Android SDK23 Build
+Updated Build Tools
+Patched Google Services API
+Patched Google Plus API
+Security Patches
+Compilation Fixes & Compression
+Overall APK Size Compression Increased
--Workspace--
+5 App Dock
+Rebuilt Launcher onBinding
+Reconstructed CustomContent Detector
+BackPorted Kitkat Launcher3 Custom Content Page onCreate Method
+Modifed Workspace Loader
+Updated Dynamic Grid
+Re-Alinged Launcher Configurations
+Added Sapphire Dashboard Version 2.0 As Extended Home Screen (Holy Balls Batman)
+Fixed Orientation Bug
+Moved All Apps Button To Fabrication Menu (Working on alternative app drawer for Dasbhoard)
+Removed Beta Dashboard From Launcher
+Changed Fab Color To White (White goes with anything...right?)
+New Google Color Fab Icons
--Dashboard--
+Revamped To Version 2.0
+Completely ReWritten From Ground Up
+Concept Based On Cyanogen Home Extension (Code is no way, shape, or form the same)
+Live Cards
+Persistant Cards
+Profile Cards
+Google Plus API Revamped Integration
+Security Patches
+Fragment Adaption
+Converted To Home Extension
+Added Google Now Search Card
+Added Settings Shortcut
+Added Google Profile Shortcut
+Added All Apps Shortcut
+Added Calendar Card
+Added Locale Card
+Google Bar Card (Post with attatchment isnt working porperly, report back)
+Circle Button Widgets
+Re-Added Google Now Quick Search
+Re-Added Google Now Voice Search (With OK Google Detection)
+Home Nav Button (Navigates back to workspace)
[Version 10.0.8]
--Workspace--
+Added GBar Widget (Google Plus Feed, Play Store Launch, Post To Feed)
+Added Digital Clock Widget (Still Work in progress, more features?)
+Misc Fixes For Widget Preparations
+Removed Experimental Code For Intent Shortcuts
+Cleaned Up Launcher Preferences
+Under The Hood Work For Dashboard V2.0 (Full Revamp coming soon)
+Google Plus API Maintenance
+Manifest Fixes
+Orientation Fixes (Activities are supposed to listen to device orientation lock, lets see if it listens...)
+Added Dashboard Settings Page (empty, for now)
[Version 10.0.7]
--Workspace--
+Fixed Orientation Bug (Now listens to system orientation toggle)
+Fixed Widget Icon Cache(Fixed a bug where icon cache would clear in widgets and shortcuts)
+Fixed Med Bug (Fixed rare bug where Launcher would freeze in Android M upon swithing tweaks and checking out the Dashboard)
+Tablet Fabrication Menu Fixes (removed graphic bar for Tablets)
+Added 10inch Tablet Support
+Added 7inch Tablet Support (officially)
User Note: If launcher freezes after applying tweaks, press the restart launcher preference. Make it a habit to press this preference after applying grid tweaks. Sometimes android will not notice the changes fast enough.
[Version 10.0.6]
--Workspace--
+Fabrication Menu Icon Added
+Under The Hood Maintenance
+Rebased Launcher Code on Latest Android 5.1 Launcher3 Git
+Modified Device Profile Grid Background Data
+Heavily Modified AppState Background Data
+Updated Theme For Shortcut Creator
+Changed Theme To Dialog For Shortcut Creator
--Manifest--
+Cleaned Up Permissions Not Needed
--Settings--
+Under The Hood Maintenance and Changes
+SharedPreferences Maintenance
+Style Updated
+Added Workspace Settings
+Added Workspace Rows and Columns Preferences
+Added Extended Workspace Toggle (hide fabrication menu)
+Removed Orientation Toggle (Broke launcher tweaks, lets just use the android orientation toggle)
+Added Google Play Developer Page
+Added Launcher Restart Dev Option
+Cleaned Up Helper Code
+New Material Pager Interface
+Organized Menu Options (Look! Your menu is different now)
+Added Google Play HyperLink
+Updated Toolbar
+Easiely Become a Sapphire Backer
+Added Backbone for Dasbhoard and Exclusive Settings For Future Update
+Settings Page Fully Updated And Revamped For Stable Release
--Dashboard--
+Brightness Control Requires Automatic Brightness Control Off
+Removed Changelog Menu Option (Moved)
[Version 10.0.5]
--Workspace--
+ Compiled SDK Raised To 23
+ Landscape Support Added
+ Tablet Support (Optimizing)
+ More Optimization for Android M
+ Launcher Base Code Optimization
+ Misc Android M Deprecation Patches
+ Android M Bug Fixes For Gestures
+ Android M Bug Fixes For Launcher Initialization
+ New Fabrication Menu Icons
+ New Launcher Icon
--Settings--
+ Toggle-able Orientation
+ License Dialog
+ Revamped Chagelog Viewer
+ Revamped Lib Viewer
+ Removed Bookmarks For Gesture Creation (Deprecated for Android M)
+ Added Android OS Identifyer In Preferences Below Compiled SDK
+ Fixed String Values
--Dashboard--
+ Replaced ImageViews with KenBurnsView
+ Teal500 Color to Sapphire Menu Title
--Community Notice--
+Thankyou for your cooperation and community feedback! Please please please, keep the feedback coming! PM me on hangouts if you want to. Take advantage of the forums, post your thoughts on Google Plus Groups, get involved!
[Version 10.0.4]
--Workspace--
+ Improved Feedback
+ Improved Transistions
+ Replaced Google Now Fab with Fabrication Menu (Google Now, Dashboard, Gesture)
+ Removed Google Search Text
+ Fixed Overlapping View Glitch (during development)
+ Rebased Launcher Base Structure
+ Added Gesture Support (Launch Activities, shortcuts, settings)
+ Added First Run Cling with Google SignIn Option
+ Modified Cling Behavior
--Dashboard--
+ Matierial.Light.DarkActionbar added to Submenus
+ Added Random Backdrop to NavDrawer
+ Display Slider Adjust Dasbhoard Brightness (Working on system wide change...)
+ Optimal Display Adjustments
--Settings--
+ Added Gesture Support
+ Ability To Create and Maintain Gestures
+ User Gesture Adjustment Settings Added
+ Background Work for Card Management
+ A TON of adjustments for Gesture Support for Android L+
--Launcher--
+ Android M Support?
+ Added Misc Permissions (Regarding Gestures)
+ Added Users Information Practices
+ Updated Manifest for Android L Support
[Version 10.0.3]
--Dashboard--
+ Added Placed Holders (Cards, Features, Settings)
+ Updated OpenSource License Viewer
+ Updated Libraries Viewer
+ Updated Launcher Settings Activity
+ Added Media Uploader to Gbar
+ Updated Gradle Build
+ Optimized Google URL Imports
+ More Fixes For Android M
+ Fex Fixes For Android L
+ Open Beta
[Version 10.0.2]
--Dashboard--
+ Google Plus API Fully Integrated
+ SignIn Is Optional And Will Replace Banner With GPlus Banner (Maybe...)
+ First Run Activity Added
+ GBar Added (Activates After Google SignIn)
+ GPlus Shortcut In GBar
+ Play Shortcut In GBar
+ Post From GBar
+ Share Sapphire UI From GBar
+ Added Snackbar Notifications
+ Preparing For Open Beta
+ CircularImage Lib Added
+ Bitmap Resolution Optimized
+ Experimental Icons (Tablet Resolution Is Off On Nexus7, WIP)
NOTICE: Profile Banner may get moved to a different location depending on user feedback
[Version 10.0.1]
--Workspace--
+ Quick Search Bar (qsb) revamp
+ Google Now Standalone Shortcut Added
+ AppCompat Fixes
+ Memory Leak Fixes
+ Faster Transitions Between Widgets and App Drawers
+ Sapphire Shortcuts (WIP)
--Dashboard--
+ Several Interface Fixes
+ Added Usage Activity
+ Added Google Activity
+ Updated Changelog Activity
+ Behind The Scenes Maintenance
+ Google API Maintenance
+ Code Cleanup For QS Card (Readying Display and Sound Slidders)
+ Manifest Fixes
--Launcher Preferences--
+ Cleaning Up
+ Light Theme
[Version 10.0.0]
+ Rebased Launcher on AOSP 5 Launcher3 Branch
+ Removed Privated APIs
+ Optimized Application For SDK22
+ Re-Added Custom Shortcut Creator (Access through Widgets)
+ Revamped Sapphire UI's Dashboard
+ Material GUI Cards & Interface (Background Widget Coding)
+ Fixed Initial Memory Leak
+ Drawer Added To Dashboard
+ Added Changelog Viewer
+ Optimized Settings
+ Added QS Card (Sound and Volume Seekbars wip)
+ Optimization for X64bit Systems
+ Excuse The Dust...
+ More To Come
+ Thankyou Very Much For Testing Alpha Testers!
Attention Users
Sapphire Launcher is no longer receiving major updates. It will continue to receive support updates that will garuntees firmware compatibility, bug fixes and minor adjustments.
A sequel launcher is currently in development and will not recieve a xda developer thread. This launcher project will consume the majority of 2017 and be a premium product of GocalSD. Follow the Google Plus Group for frequent updates and information. Follow me on Twitter for updates as well.
Thankyou for using Sapphire Launcher and supporting my work! Things are about to get interesting in 2017. Sapphire Launcher has always been my bread and butter as a developer, now its time to move onto something bigger and better.
Great launcher!
Thanks! Works very well for alpha!:thumbup:
Nx Biotic said:
er em... plural... lol
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everyone makes errors, no prob
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kreumadragon said:
Great launcher!
Thanks! Works very well for alpha!:thumbup:
"linkss"?
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er em... plural... lol
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Very Good
new update available in 30mins. I know its an alpha but the theme in the dashboard was driving me nuts so i put together a random wallpaper generator using Google Now wallpapers. Minor fixes to Dashboard interface as well.
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Why only on HTC devices? You can use HTC Sense on all other devices too.
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kreumadragon said:
Why only on HTC devices? You can use HTC Sense on all other devices too.
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This reboot project is not just for Sense devices,its for all android 5 devices. The deprecated version was sense exclusive. And that's a negative, with the given resources anyway. Prism can be installed on aosp devices yes, but devs outside of htc do not have the resources to build a sense powered app for non-sense powered devices. You can create built in resources to run a sense interface but its way to much work.
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Nx Biotic said:
This reboot project is not just for Sense devices,its for all android 5 devices. The deprecated version was sense exclusive. And that's a negative, with the given resources anyway. Prism can be installed on aosp devices yes, but devs outside of htc do not have the resources to build a sense powered app for non-sense powered devices. You can create built in resources to run a sense interface but its way to much work.
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So I always have to download manually, or do you can add an Updater later?
Maybe you create a separated topic for all that?
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So I always have to download manually, or do you can add an Updater later?
Maybe you create a separated topic for all that?
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For now as i mention updates are available, use the manual update preference. I am currently looking into an ota update function untill i roll this into google play but its not working correctly atm.
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This week, im going to focus on a few things that are of priority.
-Materialize custom shortcut activity
-Revamp Launcher preferences
-Gesture Support
-Replace Google licensed material
Getting you the updates is a priority so, Im going to be focused on readying this launcher for its re-launch on google play so i dont have to worry about making an ota method prior to google play launch. Just need to remove Google stock graphics and items licensed for their products only.
Remember, I do post alot of previews on the google plus group and ask alot of questions and post over their for feedback.
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Nx Biotic said:
This week, im going to focus on a few things that are of priority.
-Materialize custom shortcut activity
-Revamp Launcher preferences
-Gesture Support
-Replace Google licensed material
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Sounds nice!
Could you please link the "longpress "
menu with menu button?
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kreumadragon said:
Sounds nice!
Could you please link the "longpress "
menu with menu button?
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You mean link it to a hardware or softkey menu button? I could but not many devices have that unless it has a custom navbar.
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You mean link it to a hardware or softkey menu button? I could but not many devices have that unless it has a custom navbar.
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Hardware, maybe changeable in settings?
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Hardware, maybe changeable in settings?
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Not hard to do just deprecated code. il see what i can do
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Working with qsb bar this weekend. The google search bar widget is something of the google now launcher so im taking a ADT approach. Those of you who have android tv may notice the search bar looks similar to your interface. Going to be adding another FAB menu button to access other goodies that doesnt instruct our workspace view
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Hey man.
Need help with translating? I'll translate your app to French. Gimme the strings if you're interested
This might appear in the nightly tonight. Make sure its running for you.
Header card now is your Google Plus card. Shows just your name in the Dashboard. May grab profile banner picture for drawer background. Going to be implementing Google Plus here soon.