Hey guys,
I saw that "Lockdown Pro" has an option to hide the app icon from the launcher, so if you want to launch it you need to press some code on your dialer like *##123##* or anything else of your choice.
I liked it
Is there an app to this to another apps?
For example, lets say I want to hide my "Flappy bird" app icon from the launcher (or any other app) and launch it with some code in the dialer.
Thanks,
Casteel
hmmm...
No such thing...?
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Hey Everyone,
I am trying to find an app or setting or tweak that will change my app menu on my droid 2 to list view rather then icon view. Anyone know where I can find one?
I think the only way to do that is to get a new launcher.
I know LiveHome is such a launcher that has this feature.
is there an app that changes app names? I found "App name editor" but that only changes app names on your "home screen" or "desktop(s)" as i call it. I'd like to change the name in the app screen. for instance "hide my sms" doesnt do me much good if the name implies exactly what its doing. any such app?
I don't know of any app like that, but I would imagine you're going to have to use a 3rd party launcher to be able to edit app names in the app drawer. You may want to check out LauncherPro - it looks very similar to the stock launcher, but lets you customize all sorts of things. One feature is the ability to hide certain apps from showing up in your app drawer at all. Would this solve your problem, and you could still put a link to the app on your homescreen (with a changed name or even without the name, just the icon).
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I don't know of any app like that, but I would imagine you're going to have to use a 3rd party launcher to be able to edit app names in the app drawer. You may want to check out LauncherPro - it looks very similar to the stock launcher, but lets you customize all sorts of things. One feature is the ability to hide certain apps from showing up in your app drawer at all. Would this solve your problem, and you could still put a link to the app on your homescreen (with a changed name or even without the name, just the icon).
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ADW Launcher EX has a edit option which can rename app name & change icon.
Maybe try that.
Tehouster said:
ADW Launcher EX has a edit option which can rename app name & change icon.
Maybe try that.
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in the app drawer, or just on the homescreen? I know LauncherPro can do both on the homescreen, don't know about the app drawer.
the orange bandit said:
in the app drawer, or just on the homescreen? I know LauncherPro can do both on the homescreen, don't know about the app drawer.
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ADW just on homescreen.
Haven't found the solution for the app drawer :/
Is there any way to show a launcher in the app drawer? I would like to get ADW to show so I can make a shortcut in Launcher7. If I can't do it through an app would it be possible to do it through editing the apk? If yes, then what would I have to change?
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I don't know if this helps but go launcher has an icon in the app drawer, it doesn't have much use but it's possible to put an icon there, if i click it, it just goes back to the main screen because the launcher was launched...
Tried but can't figure it out. If you have two dialer app and tap the phone shortcut on Launcher Pro dock, it'll ask you to pick one dialer to launch. If I set one as default dialer app, then the default app will be launched when I tap the shortcut.
How do I add similar shortcuts for other apps? For example, I'd like to add a shortcut for messaging that will ask me which one to launch if I have two messaging apps but have not set the default. After I set the default messaging app, the shortcut will launch it when tapped.
Thanks!
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Long press one of your shortcuts or one of the plus signs in the hidden dock and hit change shortcut, then select applications and choose your app. then hit default icon.
If you want the shortcut on your home screen, long press and hit shortcuts... then the same as above. Doing it this way won't ask you for a default because you are choosing the app you want for that shortcut, not sure there is a way to do it like your asking.
Thanks, but this is not what I want. I want to launch the default app, not a specific app.
The phone shortcut has the behavior I want.
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Have you tried going to Settings/Applications, find the app you want, select it, the scroll down and use the Reset Default or Clear Default option?
That should make it ask you next time you try to use one of the similar apps which you want to use and the option to make it default.
Hello,
anyone know how to remove an application icon in Android without having to uninstall it?
From where?
Home screen - just drag and drop it on the X
App Drawer - Depends on your launcher, stock launcher does not support hiding apps, custom ones generally do.
Don't need the app? Disable the app in app settings.
Make an icon invisible? That's potentially harder, launchers which let you choose custom icons for an app allows you to set an invisible icon (icon filled with hex code 00FFFF I think?)
Unicon lets you set icon themes system wide (so they even show up inside apps), but does not let you do it on an app-per-app basis as far as I know. Also requires root.