Hi, I am interested in developing themes for Android devices and wanted to know how do you make a theme support multiple launchers? I know how to make a theme work with a single launcher like Go Launcher, Nova Launcher, ADW Launcher, etc. but I want to know how to package the theme to work with all these launchers without having to make separate files. Any advice, tips and resources are greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
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I can't seem to find anything solid on this subject.
I'm wanting to make my own themes for eaither ADW.Launcher, or the stock Samsung Home launcher.
Any information on how to do this? Are there any theme making templates or programs out yet?
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I'd like to make a go-to guide for alternative home launchers (both from the Market and from outside of the Market), and I'm looking for some input on which launchers I can feature.
I only recently discovered that there are several more than I knew about initially, and I'm interested in collecting information about as many as possible.
Currently I know about the most popular launchers:
ADW Launcher and Launcher Pro for example. But I'd like to know if there are any others that you prefer? Anything that makes them different from the rest? Your favorite features of each launcher?
Thanks so much for your help!
I was wondering if there is a dev out there that created/could create a mod or an app that will allow me to create a folder in the app drawer like in Go launcher.
I love sense and i don't want a different launcher and this is the only problem that bugs me about the sense launcher and i don't wan't to have folders on my 'desktop' because I rather have widgets or icons there
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definitely won't happen.
why not??
it is very organized and not everybody wants to have folders on the desktop screen
salea656 said:
I was wondering if there is a dev out there that created/could create a mod or an app that will allow me to create a folder in the app drawer like in Go launcher.
I love sense and i don't want a different launcher and this is the only problem that bugs me about the sense launcher and i don't wan't to have folders on my 'desktop' because I rather have widgets or icons there
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Nova Launcher prime, possibly apex launcher pro. both require ICS
I don't want to change my launcher i want to keep the sense launcher
salea656 said:
I don't want to change my launcher i want to keep the sense launcher
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Find me the source code for the Sense launcher and I'll add that feature for you...
Or, you can try to add the function yourself...
On a serious note, you're most likely not going to get that feature unless you can find a way to back port it by use of apktool. Obviously you're a small voice in a big crowd and it's not likely that any knowledgable developers are going to take on the time consuming project to please you.
I don't mean to offend you, I'm just sarcastic...
Now, if you do want that feature then there have been some viable solutions offered to you in this thread already.
Hi guys, I'm not sure is this is the correct section to place this questions but I would appreciate if anyone would help me out.
I've created 5 Icons Packs so far using the Apex Icon template and it works prefect with ADW, Apex and NOVA Launchers. The issue i'm having is that I can't get it to work with Holo, Go Launcher, and Launcher Pro. I have tried modifying the manifest.xml and got it to work with Holo but it crashes when you try to change individual icons. I would greatly appreciate if someone help me out with this.
I have been using Go launcher happily for a while. Was going to buy it. I started getting into theming when I found the mycolorscreen site.
Many of the stuff I see on that site people use Nova Launcher. I am curious as to what makes it so much better for theming than go launcher?
I have read before about bloat in Go launcher, haven't noticed any issues with it though, I suppose that could change when I start slapping widgets on?
So my question mainly.
What's your preference for theming launcher?
Also, I'm using many apps that go 1:1 with Go launcher. Go locker. Go SMS. etc. Are there apps to replace these? I can assume I'll find bugs if I use them without go launcher.
Any other recommended apps good for theming?
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I have been using Go launcher happily for a while. Was going to buy it. I started getting into theming when I found the mycolorscreen site.
Many of the stuff I see on that site people use Nova Launcher. I am curious as to what makes it so much better for theming than go launcher?
I have read before about bloat in Go launcher, haven't noticed any issues with it though, I suppose that could change when I start slapping widgets on?
So my question mainly.
What's your preference for theming launcher?
Also, I'm using many apps that go 1:1 with Go launcher. Go locker. Go SMS. etc. Are there apps to replace these? I can assume I'll find bugs if I use them without go launcher.
Any other recommended apps good for theming?
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Themer is probably the king of the launchers when it comes to theming. There is a whole forum dedicated to it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/themer and the app is available from here.
I don't think you will lose functionality of Go locker or Go SMS if you use a different launcher. A lot of people use Apex, Nova, and Holo launchers because they are also easy to theme, with icon packs and what not...but still nothing compares to themer when it comes to changing the look of your launcher.