Any large Launcher for my grandma ? - Galaxy Note 3 Themes and Apps

Any advice? I bought a note3 for her but she complain the phone is too complex,the font and button are so small for her. Any large launcher simple enough for her, like a senior phone?

Big launcher from the play store.
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wuqingabc said:
Any advice? I bought a note3 for her but she complain the phone is too complex,the font and button are so small for her. Any large launcher simple enough for her, like a senior phone?
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shaharda said:
Big launcher from the play store.
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Thanks , but it looks too ugly, seriously for note 3?

We tried easy mode,She was totally confused on slide up/down/left/right......

Woww.. Your grandma is cool. If I bought a smartphone for my grandma, she will turn it into a pests killing device

wuqingabc said:
We tried easy mode,She was totally confused on slide up/down/left/right......
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Well I was just about to suggest you try Easy Mode, there isn't anything easier/bigger then that.
Now I don't usually say things like these, but you bought your grandma the wrong phone. A flagship phablet is not for someone who finds Easy Mode confusing. Consumerism must die.

Windows 7 / 8 Launcher. Very simple.

Easier mode is the best. You need to guide her with heart. If easier mode she also can't accept. Then you need to make everything she need to use in one page.

wuqingabc said:
Thanks , but it looks too ugly, seriously for note 3?
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your granma has note 3 - well done.:good:

twinh3ad said:
Woww.. Your grandma is cool. If I bought a smartphone for my grandma, she will turn it into a pests killing device
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Wow,don't thought that way, what she want is just to be connected with us. Trying to guide her use whatapp to share picture with us.
Still looking for a good app. Why nobody develop an app for those seniors?

shaharda said:
Big launcher from the play store.
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Seems good, but she said its too ugly, "are you kidding me?do you think I'm out of fashion?"

wuqingabc said:
Wow,don't thought that way, what she want is just to be connected with us. Trying to guide her use whatapp to share picture with us.
Still looking for a good app. Why nobody develop an app for those seniors?
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You might root the phone and then in build.prop change screen dpi. Use nova launcher and place everything in one or two pages. Hide dock and status bar(so that she doesn't gets lost) and for battery info use battery widget reborn.
As simple :thumbup:
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XxSTOMPERxX said:
You might root the phone and then in build.prop change screen dpi. Use nova launcher and place everything in one or two pages. Hide dock and status bar(so that she doesn't gets lost) and for battery info use battery widget reborn.
As simple :thumbup:
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too complex for me, bro.
Actually I finally found one she like: Only click and slide down/up, big button and font, colorful, she said that the best so far.
Feels less pressure now Thanks for all your help
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbeasy.largelauncher

blind launcher is what u need
http://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?t=738841

Download Apex Launcher and there is option to enlarge icons

wuqingabc said:
too complex for me, bro.
Actually I finally found one she like: Only click and slide down/up, big button and font, colorful, she said that the best so far.
Feels less pressure now Thanks for all your help
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbeasy.largelauncher
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Name of the launcher is perfectly suits your grandma needs. 'Big' and 'Senior'. Hahahaa!! Glad you finally found it bro

My advice just use the inbuild "easy mode"...
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Easy mode and increase the font size

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.simplymobile.simplephone
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Developing apps for you

Hello guys, I am here and wil ldevelop any apps you need to be developed for the Galaxy tab, I am not charging a penny for it, but if you feel like supporting me , donations are always welcome, lets find an idea and if i get more than 3 people asking for the same, i will develop it asap . . . . .
What kinda apps are we talking about here?
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How about a app to record videos with the front camera that would be sweet
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A good text editor like pages on the ipad.
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App that disable keypad light without modifying screen backlight would be great
thanks
can you make a app to do all icon the same size ?? thats the only thing ugly on the android !!!
thanks bro
wallah said:
can you make a app to do all icon the same size ?? thats the only thing ugly on the android !!!
thanks bro
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But all the icons are the same size lol
Look that pls, if you see that not the same size all icons...
Any way to make a netflix application that streams? (It was worth a shot)
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wallah said:
Look that pls, if you see that not the same size all icons...
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They are the same size in escence. Its just the way the dev has scaled the icons. I doubt there's anything you can do to change the size of them in the app drawer.
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wallah said:
Look that pls, if you see that not the same size all icons...
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Use adw with fancey backgrounds. That should make you feel better. They are all the same size, its just that they aren't all squares so it looks funny
swyped from a galaxy far far away...
thanks people, i will start with all asap, i have done few, will post them here soon
Where's My car Dude
Try the is car parking application i just developed
GANJDROID said:
They are the same size in escence. Its just the way the dev has scaled the icons. I doubt there's anything you can do to change the size of them in the app drawer.
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Thanks
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You mean adw ex ???
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For sure it will be a great and success app. (all icon at same size).
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MIUI does something like that for some of it's themes! It basically adds a thick border alongside all icons to ensure all icons are of the same size!
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You mean adw ex ???
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Yeah he does. You'll have a colourful homescreen and icons the same size.
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I am developing a tech rss feeds for android, will put is shortly
GANJDROID said:
Yeah he does. You'll have a colourful homescreen and icons the same size.
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Thanks a lot bro !!!
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android battery bar

ok, a few years back, my windows phone had this really cool app, it was a bar across the top that was 1 or 2 pixels tall, multi colored that displayed the amount of battery left. someone told me it was in a rom, but I can't find it to save my life. maybe one of you has seen it or knows which mod, or anything about it, because I would LOVE to have that stupid little bar back.
Thanks
Pat.
BattLineSvc V2.1
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ok, a few years back, my windows phone had this really cool app, it was a bar across the top that was 1 or 2 pixels tall, multi colored that displayed the amount of battery left. someone told me it was in a rom, but I can't find it to save my life. maybe one of you has seen it or knows which mod, or anything about it, because I would LOVE to have that stupid little bar back.
Thanks
Pat.
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I think you are looking for BattLineSvc V2.1
Don't forget about Thanks
It's built in to Cyanogen mod, if that's available for your particular decide. Not multi color as far as I know though.
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Zalatorisaurus said:
It's built in to Cyanogen mod, if that's available for your particular decide. Not multi color as far as I know though.
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sorry if im mistaken, i dont think this feature is on cyanogen mod. It is however on most of the 'MIUI' roms, i think it is standard on there.
Is this possible to have standalone? This would complete my device.
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GKG4 said:
I think you are looking for BattLineSvc V2.1
Don't forget about Thanks
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if that were an android app I would click on thanks, but it's a windows based app, useless to me now. thanks for the effort though!
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sorry if im mistaken, i dont think this feature is on cyanogen mod. It is however on most of the 'MIUI' roms, i think it is standard on there.
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damn, wish it was standalone.. I'm pretty loyal to my current rom, at least until I get the new samsung infuse or whatever it's called.
+1 here, i still use LvmTopBat in my winmo, in colour and its the best. easy to read and always there.
hoping for a port
I like the tactics here
MIUI has that option.
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kingvaj23 said:
MIUI has that option.
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ok, how do I get it on another rom?
would like this too...
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tried an miui sd build (by 3dak, very smooth build) and the top bar is sweeeet. a thin green line which filles up from the right when its charging, and on lockscreen.
i want, i want, want, but i dont want miui ;-)
it would be worth a few dollars even as a paid app,
anyone???

Touchwiz4.5 for SGN

Hey Peeps ,
So i am trying to Mod the Touchwiz4.5 launcher to somehow make it better for our SGN ...
The things on my priority list are
1. ability to hide the status bar
2. getting bigger icons ....
I've tried to make the icons bigger (see attached pic) and now need to somehow change the code to be able to hide the status bar ......
Will share if i have any news at all....
Can you make an alphabetic sort possibility ?
One useful feature if possible is to lock desktop icons..I find this very useful as in apex launcher etc..another feature is to increase number of screens to like 15 ...some may find this strange but I like to have many pages/screens...thanks
It would be great !!
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It would be awesome to have touchwiz launcher 4.5 on our Note.
It is very fast and responsive compared to the stock one
gaja22 said:
Can you make an alphabetic sort possibility ?
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Up please !
gaja22 said:
Can you make an alphabetic sort possibility ?
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You can do that with the help of an app from the Play Store/Market, called Appzorter.
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Appzorter and TW4.5
RavenY2K3 said:
You can do that with the help of an app from the Play Store/Market, called Appzorter.
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Umm correct me if i am wrong but i think Appzorter only works with the stock touchwiz4.0 and not with 4.5 ....
Icon Size
Guys ,, the icon size(App Drawer) in the attached image on the first post ,,ur opinion ,,,, is that too big or just about ok?
Sounds stupid but coming to touchwiz. Biggest thing that annoys me is not being able to move the app draw icon to thr middle. And also the folders open massive. Even with 2-3 apps in
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Sounds stupid but coming to touchwiz. Biggest thing that annoys me is not being able to move the app draw icon to thr middle. And also the folders open massive. Even with 2-3 apps in
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Umm u can do that even now with the touchwiz4.5_22 version of the launcher .... my app drawer button is right in the middle
gurnishdhillon said:
Umm u can do that even now with the touchwiz4.5_22 version of the launcher .... my app drawer button is right in the middle
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Ermmm how? I am back using using 2.3.6 as i just dont want to loose s-memo
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gurnishdhillon said:
Umm correct me if i am wrong but i think Appzorter only works with the stock touchwiz4.0 and not with 4.5 ....
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I know, I mean for the mean time if h/she's using TW 4, they can use Appzorter to alphabetize the apps.
Any news on the modded TW4.5 launcher? Really loved it on all my android devices a port would be great .
I´m really missing the landscape mode on TW. Is there any possibility to apply an hack for it?!
Try litening rom it has TW working also in landscape and really smoothly ! Envoyer depuis mon galaxy note . .

Insane launcher

I've recently been having lag issues with nova, so I decided to hunt for a new launcher. After trying a few, I discovered next launcher 3d. My mind is blown. I've never ever seen a launcher with so much freedom and so many options. I.e. You could place your home screen icons ANYWHERE if you wish... No grid alignment.
Yeah that could look messy, but it reminds me of the freedom in Windows to put icons wherever you want. Of course there's an option to align to the grid also. Also widgets can be sized to literally any odd size, No adhering to grids. Then there's 3d mode - it transforms the phone into an entirely different monster. It's crazy. There are too many other options to list.
Icing on the cake? Zero lag no matter what transition I pick, even 3d transitions. I'm in love.
Icing is the price
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I usually stay away from anything GO team makes.
baste07 said:
Icing is the price
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Well yeah I agree, and while I don't condone piracy, there are always ways to "try" it out..
siciliano777 said:
Well yeah I agree, and while I don't condone piracy, there are always ways to "try" it out..
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I have no issues with nova, all animatios disabled , and it is still the fastest launcher for the note 3
I have tested the OP launcher extensively and its just a memory hog that uses huge animations sequences to mimick great responsiveness and lag free interface like an IPHONE does.
To me the time I spend watching icons dancing arround and homescreens panes traveling arround in a 3d universe , until they are of some use to me , that is lag.
What's wrong with go team?
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Chinese company, many rumors
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hightoohigh said:
What's wrong with go team?
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Their sms app used to constantly talk back to their servers and run literally hundreds of debug processes so they are both shady and terrible developers.
khaytsus said:
Their sms app used to constantly talk back to their servers and run literally hundreds of debug processes so they are both shady and terrible developers.
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Just because one app is weird doesn't make them bad developers. Could be bad management etc.
Plus, if I recall correctly, the Go team acquired Next launcher, because it used to be SPS Shell or something like that. (Note, the price stayed the same, just a rebrand).
But I guess it comes to personal preference, if you want to see nice effects that don't even lag when they are 3D, vs an uber fast launcher like Nova/Apex
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I found Next to be far too messy when I tried it. (Yes, 'tried'. It's €13,00 and my prepaid credit card does not do refunds.)
Oh yes, the 3D is very flashy, and the nifty little tricks with wallpapers is fun, but it's rather sluggish as a result. Not as snappy as Apex/Nova.
I've been using Apex Launcher Pro since day one. Not a single problem. Nova is known to have issues on the Note 3.
ShadowLea said:
I found Next to be far too messy when I tried it. (Yes, 'tried'. It's €13,00 and my prepaid credit card does not do refunds.)
Oh yes, the 3D is very flashy, and the nifty little tricks with wallpapers is fun, but it's rather sluggish as a result. Not as snappy as Apex/Nova.
I've been using Apex Launcher Pro since day one. Not a single problem. Nova is known to have issues on the Note 3.
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Just curious, what issues does Nova have?
I bought Apex Launcher Pro and love it!
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danieljamie said:
Just curious, what issues does Nova have?
I bought Apex Launcher Pro and love it!
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The only issue I had with nova is it would stutter slightly when swiping between home screens... maybe every 4 swipes I would notice it. I actually like to see the animations, so I prefer to keep the animations speed setting on "relaxed".
On the lightning fast animation speed of course there's no noticeable lag, but IMO on that setting it makes the ui feel older and too basic.
What functionality s-pen, air etc do you lose when you install a launcher?
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snoopycr said:
What functionality s-pen, air etc do you lose when you install a launcher?
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Nothing in that respect, just some Touchwiz Widgets are no longer accessible, like the big calendar one. But that's typical with every manufacturer, some stock launcher widgets can't be used on other launchers.
S-pen works fine on Nova.
Edit: BTW, with Nova (Prime?), you can make the status bar transparent on the homescreen.
There is one Launcher that rules them all. Action Launcher Pro from Chris M Lacy.
Dude it is tottaly wicked. It makes interactiin with your phone so much easier!
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I'm using nova prime on my note 3 and it's brilliant no lag at all used it n my note 2 aswell very stable no force closes over all highly recommend
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danieljamie said:
Just curious, what issues does Nova have?
I bought Apex Launcher Pro and love it!
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There were people who reported Nova kept crashing and lagging.
ShadowLea said:
I found Next to be far too messy when I tried it. (Yes, 'tried'. It's €13,00 and my prepaid credit card does not do refunds.)
Oh yes, the 3D is very flashy, and the nifty little tricks with wallpapers is fun, but it's rather sluggish as a result. Not as snappy as Apex/Nova.
I've been using Apex Launcher Pro since day one. Not a single problem. Nova is known to have issues on the Note 3.
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I "tried" next launcher but I found it too busy. The 3D was amazing but I simply just want to switch to another page I don't need some crazy fx. I also wanted to support the developer after I found a launcher I liked but I couldn't justify $17 for Next. I am happy with nova and haven't had any lag yet.
edit: can someone link me to the nova lag problems or explain what lags ?
I like aviate launcher.

[ICON] Social + Chrome

After people liking the icon I did for whatsapp heres a few for the social apps and chrome.
If i get a good response I may continue to do these icons.
Peace,
Luke.
:UPDATED:
due to it being pointed out that the icons weren't the same size as the OS I adjusted them to fit properly.
LBTaylor1984 said:
After people liking the icon I did for whatsapp heres a few for the social apps and chrome.
If i get a good response I may continue to do these icons.
Peace,
Luke.
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The chrome icon is ever so slightly bigger than the other icons on the home screen.
Shouldn't be as I used the same 128x128 file screenshot please?
Hope this helps.
Ahh I see what your saying I'll update these this after noon
UPDATED!
Thanks once again. Are you open for requests ?
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I am
Awesome man looks so much better now and out of curiousity are the icons for the G3 a weird size then?
Not really, they just need a transparent border to look right
Nice job. These look really nice!
Lorimere said:
Nice job. These look really nice!
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Thanks, if they become popular I will do more.
would love an icon for hangouts
nerval said:
would love an icon for hangouts
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Give me a minute and I'll make it happen
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Give me a minute and I'll make it happen
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Awesome.
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Awesome.
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As requested, please see first post
Thanks!
I tried the Facebook and chrome ones and they are still way too small.
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Can you make a gmail and play store icon please.
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Are these the wrong sizes for anyone else or just me?
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