[q] launchers - HTC Desire S

Can anyone recommend a good Android Kit Kat Launcher for the HTC Desire S. Have tried a few but I don't think they are very good. I am looking for one that will allow me to have more than three home screens.

Gill said:
Can anyone recommend a good Android Kit Kat Launcher for the HTC Desire S. Have tried a few but I don't think they are very good. I am looking for one that will allow me to have more than three home screens.
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you can with the default launcher. just long press on home screen then press widgets (or apps) then press and hold a widget and u see the 3 dots there should be a + on the right of the 3 dots, just drag the widget over to the right and it will add new screen.
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jmcclue said:
you can with the default launcher. just long press on home screen then press widgets (or apps) then press and hold a widget and u see the 3 dots there should be a + on the right of the 3 dots, just drag the widget over to the right and it will add new screen.
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Thanks for your reply. I currently have Android 4.0 so was thinking about putting a launcher on to my phone. Please can you tlel me which launcher is the best to download. I assume that when you mean the default launcher, you mean a phone that has Kit Kat already on it by default?

Gill said:
Thanks for your reply. I currently have Android 4.0 so was thinking about putting a launcher on to my phone. Please can you tlel me which launcher is the best to download. I assume that when you mean the default launcher, you mean a phone that has Kit Kat already on it by default?
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Oh rite, my bad. Anyway, search play store for "KitKat Launcher by KK app team". Its Very good and exactly like the real thing and u add home screens the same way as i said above.

jmcclue said:
you can with the default launcher. just long press on home screen then press widgets (or apps) then press and hold a widget and u see the 3 dots there should be a + on the right of the 3 dots, just drag the widget over to the right and it will add new screen.
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Hello. Have now got KK Launcher. Please canyou tell me how I can make the default messaging app on my HTC Desire S look like a KitKat Messaging app.

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Best home replacement app?

I want to get some themes on my phone but it appears you need a home replacement app, so whats the best one for the x10?
try Helix Launcher. donut version
For me the best one is PandaHome
Hi kingsize93 - Have you tried Helix and OpenHome+ ??
I'd like to hear your thoughts of them all if possible?
Thanks.
Zeam can be a good option as well
Personally I like Home ++ Landscape looks awesome
GDE is the best!
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for me GDE is also the best with the Hero theme. Smooth and cool animation. The cube transition is awesome.
for me Crazy Home is a new home screen replacement for your Android phone with OS 1.6 and higher. Desktops/Screens: Up to 3 separate desktops each with up to 5 screens. Easily scroll through your desktops by swiping up and down. Dynamically add/remove screens or desktops, no restarting needed. Themes/Icons: Each desktop can be set with its own unique theme, so you can have 3 themes set at once! Supports Crazy Home, aHome, and 3rd party Open Home themes in the market. United States of America
from slideme application manager..
model number x10i
firmware version 1.6
baseband version 1.0.14
kernel version 2.6.29-rel [email protected] #2
build number R1FA014
RyanMcLeod said:
Personally I like Home ++ Landscape looks awesome
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Agrééd! I tried them all, Home++ is simply amazing, especially the powerstrip, wow!
Any way to get launcherpro on the X10?
Home++ is wonderful!! But when I tap on the menu icon, there is a too big time latency before the menù is completely loaded!
fenriz84 said:
Home++ is wonderful!! But when I tap on the menu icon, there is a too big time latency before the menù is completely loaded!
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That only happens the first time. They did this to accelerate startup. Go to Preferences>Performance>"Lazy load'' and uncheck
Vin87 said:
That only happens the first time. They did this to accelerate startup. Go to Preferences>Performance>"Lazy load'' and uncheck
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Where's preference menu??
fenriz84 said:
Where's preference menu??
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When you are in the (Home++) homescreen, hit the menu button (left button on the Xperia with four small squares on it) then you'll see a menu popping up with 'preferences' in the lower left corner.
Home++ is the best and nicest looking i came across.
Helix for Donut
I use the donut version of helix and i am very impressed by it.
Where can I get GDE...its not in the app store
i downloaded the panda launcher......but then where can i download themes ....plz post a link>
zyexx said:
Where can I get GDE...its not in the app store
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+1
please post link
thanks

[APP] QuickDesk Beta

QuickDesk Beta in the Market get it now !!
Looks pretty slick.
What is it?
Ogglord said:
What is it?
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by double tapping the home button, you can bring up a custom 5x4 screen that lets you place shortcuts/widgets on it that opens over top whatever app you're running
seems like a really great idea
Re: QuickDesk Beta
Great idea, very useful. Must have app
This is...sexy. I am enjoying it. It took me a few seconds to figure out how it worked, but once I got it, It's sexy. hehehe.
Oh man. Genius. Thanks dude.
EDIT: landscape mode would be nice.
Hrm, just tried on 2.2 and it doesn't seem to work unless I set it up wrong. When I tap the home button twice it just takes me home lol.
Chopes said:
Hrm, just tried on 2.2 and it doesn't seem to work unless I set it up wrong. When I tap the home button twice it just takes me home lol.
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you need to set it as your default launcher, then in quickdesk, you can set up your launcher as whatever you want
Jep4444 said:
you need to set it as your default launcher, then in quickdesk, you can set up your launcher as whatever you want
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So, basically, clear defaults, and when you press home, and it says what launcher do you want to use, instead of launcher2, adw, or launcherpro (whatever you're using) you press "QuickDesk" then you double tap the home button, bring up quickdesk (you have to tap pretty quickly) and then press options - preferences. Then click 'default home' and set it back to your launcher. There, you can also change the delay for the double tap. Default is 300 miliseconds.
It's a cool app! Now I m thinking of moving the apps from my ADW apps dock to the QuickDesk, so I hv access to those apps anytime, anywhere!
Thanks for the great app!
Re: QuickDesk Beta
I got it set as: long press search button
Re: QuickDesk Beta
lou2s said:
It's a cool app! Now I m thinking of moving the apps from my ADW apps dock to the QuickDesk, so I hv access to those apps anytime, anywhere!
Thanks for the great app!
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I did exactly that, the dock is useless with this app and much faster to access
rori~ said:
I got it set as: long press search button
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Me2, and Home key assign back to ADW Launcher itself, with dock disabled.
Is it like Power Strip?
Edit // market didnt work some minutes ago.. now it does. Its not like power strip
I'm loving this app. Thanks for the notification!
I can't make a decision between this and power strip.
I love this app! Very useful!
Sexy as hell
Very nice, two suggestions, add the option for a notification bar, and have it close on widget selection.

[Q] LauncherPro on X10

Hellow all,
yesterday I decided to change my launcher on my X10
and I found launcher pro on the market
I also installed home switcher (it asked me to install if I can't open launcherpro)
well... what I want to ask is
1. Is it ok to have two launcher in my X10?
because when I installed launcherpro and reboot for the first time, it just went into a forced close loop for about 3 times..
I have set the launcherpro as my default launcher
2. Does the battery decline very fast under laucherpro?
I installed launcherpro, home switcher and adfree yesterday and the battery just declined from 20% to 8% in about two hours
I had never seen this before...
can somebody please help me
I have launcher pro on my x10 and it works great. I dont use home switcher. And no, no battery drain.
how can you open up launcherpro when there is the original one without home switcher?
brian10321 said:
how can you open up launcherpro when there is the original one without home switcher?
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Yes, you can
Tehouster said:
Yes, you can
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could you please explain how to open launcherpro when there is the original launcher?
I believe it'll help a lot
thx
Install it, tap home button, choose LauncherPro
Tehouster said:
Install it, tap home button, choose LauncherPro
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I tapped on the home button(the middle one right?) but nothing happened...
why???
my X10 is .435
brian10321 said:
I tapped on the home button(the middle one right?) but nothing happened...
why???
my X10 is .435
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You should get a option to choose between Launchers.. go to apps-manage apps-find the launcher(default), clear the default action- go back to homescreen-enable chosse launcher as default-pick launcherpro.
Tehouster said:
You should get a option to choose between Launchers.. go to apps-manage apps-find the launcher(default), clear the default action- go back to homescreen-enable chosse launcher as default-pick launcherpro.
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Is it done in root explorer?
I cant find the launcher(default)
Is it in the system/app?
I found only SemcHomeL.apk
Go to Settings->Applications->Manage applications->Find Launcher(not LauncherPro), tap on it-> Clear defaults..
Then tap the home button, and choose LauncherPro
Tehouster said:
Go to Settings->Applications->Manage applications->Find Launcher(not LauncherPro), tap on it-> Clear defaults..
Then tap the home button, and choose LauncherPro
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I got it!!! Thx a lot
brian10321 said:
I got it!!! Thx a lot
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No problem!
Tehouster said:
You should get a option to choose between Launchers.. go to apps-manage apps-find the launcher(default), clear the default action- go back to homescreen-enable chosse launcher as default-pick launcherpro.
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This!
All you do is go to Settings \ Applications then find your default home launcher and clear everything, then when you hit the home button, it will ask you which home app you want to use.
I did it step by step, don't judge me!

How do I delete the homepage with the widgets?

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......
billinaz said:
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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Duly.noted said:
Titanium backup lol
Sent from my SCH-I605 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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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?

Smart key programming

Can I program the home key for my smart key single press?
Yes, just select your launcher for the shortcut.
I'm using emui, do you know if I have a launcher?
pointt said:
I'm using emui, do you know if I have a launcher?
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You always have a launcher, the one that comes with the phone is called Huawei Home, but had a look now and couldn't find it among the apps you can choose from.
So you'll need a custom launcher for that. I'd recommend Action Launcher. Nova and Sapphire is quite nice as well.
Thanks, not quite my home screen, but a very good solution that will probably turn out better than using my home screen.
this smart key button feature is not working on nougat beta. does anyone have a patch or something to get this to work again?
agala978 said:
this smart key button feature is not working on nougat beta. does anyone have a patch or something to get this to work again?
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wait official OTA , Will be Fixed .
It's so annoying that there is a system process which is the H home app yet we can't find it in the list. I really like the stock launcher and I don't want to have to change to another one.

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