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[Request] hide apps from drawer.

When I had my adp1 we had advanced launcher which gave me the ability to hide certain apps so they wouldn't show up in the drawer. I hate having font packs and the like appear in my app drawer. I also hate having redundant apps (desktop shortcut plus being in the app drawer)
Is there anything like advanced launcher out there for sense?

I remove the apk's from /system/apps. That will completely remove the app from your phone (so don't do it to apps you want to keep on your home screen) but seems to work well for sprint/htc's crapware.

You can hide them in LauncherPro.

TheBiles said:
You can hide them in LauncherPro.
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Ill probably get flamed for this, but I'm partial to the sense launcher. I don't much care for the aftermarket launchers. In afraid though, that I'm bit going to have a choice

TheBiles said:
You can hide them in LauncherPro.
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...are you sure about this?
If so, how do you do this? I've used lp and bought pro a couple weekday ago, I'm not aware of this feature...

nebenezer said:
...are you sure about this?
If so, how do you do this? I've used lp and bought pro a couple weekday ago, I'm not aware of this feature...
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Menu, Preferences, General Settings, Hidden Apps
Thats how I do it on LauncherPro Plus.

martijua said:
Menu, Preferences, General Settings, Hidden Apps
Thats how I do it on LauncherPro Plus.
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AWESOME! Thank you!
I swear they update LauncherPro faster than I can keep up with it..

nebenezer said:
AWESOME! Thank you!
I swear they update LauncherPro faster than I can keep up with it..
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This is a start, but I would still like to see this integrated into the sense launcher.

Dredge said:
This is a start, but I would still like to see this integrated into the sense launcher.
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Sorry for the diversion
What software were you running on your adp?
I wonder if there's anything in the engineering pc36img.zip that would help..
Advanced Launcher was Sense?

nebenezer said:
Sorry for the diversion
What software were you running on your adp?
I wonder if there's anything in the engineering pc36img.zip that would help..
Advanced Launcher was Sense?
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On my adp1 it was typically an add on that required you to flash it over your rom or theme.

Just wondering, but why do you like Rosie more than LaucherPro? Please don't say "widgets" because there are equivalent widgets in LauncherPro Plus that are idential to those by HTC, and there are a ton in the Market with identical functionality.

I honestly like the way sense looks.

Crap I gotta ask:

In stock launcher...how do you change the apps in the dock?
Thanks

I dont think you can, which is why im now trialing launcher pro and adw. Think im preferring launcher pro ATM, as the scrolling is buttery smooth

Launcher pro runs fastest of all I think once adjusting....the speeds in.preferences.
The Note Widgets are sweet tho!
Damn stupid AW...forcing you into docking apps you don't want there...

rockky said:
In stock launcher...how do you change the apps in the dock?
Thanks
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Open the App drawer, press menu and choose edit. Now you can place apps in the dock ;-)

jakommo said:
Open the App drawer, press menu and choose edit. Now you can place apps in the dock ;-)
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Thanks a lot!
Now I only need to be able to bind a swipe up to the app drawer and then I don't need ADW anymore.

jakommo said:
Open the App drawer, press menu and choose edit. Now you can place apps in the dock ;-)
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It took me a freeking week to realise that one can re-position apps in the drawer and group them in folders.

Dragooon123 said:
It took me a freeking week to realise one can re-position apps in the drawer and group them in folders.
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No ****? Awesome

[Q] Is it possible to create folders in the main app menu?

I just figured out I can make folders on my gsll phone in the app menu. (Not the home screens) I can put all the carrier BS and other app icons I don't want to see in there. It brought my app screens to 3 swipes from 5. Is that a standard Android feature or something Samsung added in with touchwiz? I would be interested in doing the same on my tablet.

That sounds like a Samsung Touchwiz feature. As far as I know, stock app drawer does not support folders/dedicated pages.
However, you can simply get a non-stock launcher such as Apex or Nova and they support app drawer folders, plus a multitude of extra features lacking in the stock launcher

fsured said:
I just figured out I can make folders on my gsll phone in the app menu. (Not the home screens) I can put all the carrier BS and other app icons I don't want to see in there. It brought my app screens to 3 swipes from 5. Is that a standard Android feature or something Samsung added in with touchwiz? I would be interested in doing the same on my tablet.
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That is possible, just use a third party launcher. I think nova has is

OK cool. I will check out those programs. I figured one of those would do the trick but wasn't sure if I was missing something. Thanks!

fsured said:
OK cool. I will check out those programs. I figured one of those would do the trick but wasn't sure if I was missing something. Thanks!
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*if* it works using nova, would you please not forget to click the thanks button?
I am a very 'thanks'centric person, so I'd like to get that bar a bit more to the right lol

fsured said:
OK cool. I will check out those programs. I figured one of those would do the trick but wasn't sure if I was missing something. Thanks!
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Thanks for the thanks
I guess Nova has it?
I've never used third party launchers myself, since I think that the stock launcher on the Infinity is rather cool

[SOLVED] Shortcut to Restart Nova

I've searched high and low, and posted in the Nova forums, but haven't received an answer, so I thought I'd try here, where I hang out the most and know that there are some people with exceptional expertise. Does anyone know how to create a shortcut to restart Nova? I can't find the intent in the manifest. Thanks

Wow. Time flies.

Have you found an answer to your question yet?

The launcher?

experience7 said:
Have you found an answer to your question yet?
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No, I wish.

howard bamber said:
The launcher?
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Yes

@PhilipTD
Use Tasker then create a task:
App > Kill app
App > Load app
Then add it as a shortcut on your homescreen or wherever.
Alternatively;
Script > Run Shell
Code:
am force-stop com.teslacoilsw.launcher
may have to tick "use root"
App > Load app

Lethargy said:
@PhilipTD
Use Tasker then create a task:
Script > Run Shell
Code:
am force-stop com.teslacoilsw.launcher
May have to tick "use root", I'm not sure
Probably also have to add another action to the task to start the app again, App > Load App or whatever
Then add it as a shortcut on your homescreen or wherever.
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You just made my year.
THANK YOU!!!!

PhilipTD said:
You just made my year.
THANK YOU!!!!
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Also edited my post above, but it should work exactly the same either way.

Lethargy said:
Also edited my post above, but it should work exactly the same either way.
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Thanks, Bud. Actually, it works fine as is. I just created the task and use a gesture to run it. Nova restarts fine just like when you press the shortcut in Nova settings under "advanced". FINALLY!! And such a simple solution. Where have you been all these 11 months??!!

PhilipTD said:
Thanks, Bud. Actually, it works fine as is. I just created the task and use a gesture to run it. Nova restarts fine just like when you press the shortcut in Nova settings under "advanced". FINALLY!! And such a simple solution. Where have you been all these 11 months??!!
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Only saw the thread because you bumped it lol.
Could you try killing it with Tasker but not restarting it in the task? I'm not sure, but it might restart by itself if its set as the home launcher; if so, restarting it manually with Tasker is not needed and could cause issues if its starting it again.
Also, was root access needed to kill the task with shell? I never had a need to do it so I never tried.

Lethargy said:
Only saw the thread because you bumped it lol.
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That's what I was hoping for. And, lo and behold....
Lethargy said:
Could you try killing it with Tasker but not restarting it in the task? I'm not sure, but it might restart by itself if its set as the home launcher; if so, restarting it manually with Tasker is not needed and could cause issues if its starting it again.
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The task I created included only the script exactly as you suggested, so it's just a "kill" command. I never added anything else to start Nova back up. When the task is run, Nova does, in fact, restart itself without any outside help from Tasker or otherwise. Nova is set as my default launcher.
Lethargy said:
Also, was root access needed to kill the task with shell? I never had a need to do it so I never tried.
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Yes, root access is required; I had assumed as much, so I had checked "run as root" from the beginning. I just went back and unchecked it to test it out, and, you were right, it does not work without root.
I did all this on my N5 because I was reading your post on my N6 and couldn't wait to try it. I'll report back if there's any problem running the same thing on the N6.
Thanks again.

PhilipTD said:
That's what I was hoping for. And, lo and behold....
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PhilipTD said:
The task I created included only the script exactly as you suggested, so it's just a "kill" command. I never added anything else to start Nova back up. When the task is run, Nova does, in fact, restart itself without any outside help from Tasker or otherwise. Nova is set as my default launcher.
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Thought it might do that. If it isn't the default launcher then starting it up again is probably needed, then.
PhilipTD said:
Yes, root access is required; I had assumed as much, so I had checked "run as root" from the beginning. I just went back and unchecked it to test it out, and, you were right, it does not work without root.
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Thought so. App instances are isolated and can't touch other apps without root access. In the case of running it with shell I guess it requires su so it prevent other apps from executing it to kill other apps.
PhilipTD said:
I did all this on my N5 because I was reading your post on my N6 and couldn't wait to try it. I'll report back if there's any problem running the same thing on the N6.
Thanks again.
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No reason it wouldn't work, unless you're on pre-Honeycomb
Enjoy.

@Lethargy, FYI, I finally got around to testing it on my Nexus 6 (was away on vacation). Works great but had to add an action to launch Nova because, unlike on the N5, Nova did not reboot automatically. Thanks again.

Hi,
is there a way to create a shortcut on homescreen to restart the phone using "Activities" in Nova Launcher or otherwise.
Regards

Solved unused app

How to activate hidden app? Similar function as at Honor 8 had.

Gnaget said:
How to activate hidden app? Similar function as at Honor 8 had.
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If I understand your question correctly you can only hide apps if you use the Standard Homescreen, not the Drawer version.
Following this you only need to put two fingers on the homescreen and pull them apart. If it doesn't work (like it did for me) try this app.

Meranico said:
If I understand your question correctly you can only hide apps if you use the Standard Homescreen, not the Drawer version.
Following this you only need to put two fingers on the homescreen and pull them apart. If it doesn't work (like it did for me) try this app.
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Thx I was also need to install the tweak app.

Gnaget said:
Thx I was also need to install the tweak app.
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If this solved your problem, please mark the thread as Solved (and thank my post )