Hello all- When I use an alternate launcher such as Apex, Mini, etc.. the clock widgets on the homescreen never update, they essentially stay on the same time as when I first placed the widget.
Is there some setting that I am missing or is this something Huawei implemented to stop people from using other launchers ?
Has anyone else had this problem ??
Cheers, LL13-
Hi,
I only had this issue with 3rd party apps like Zooper. I needed to protect the app from being closed when the phone goes to standby/switches off the screen ("Settings", "Protected apps", enable the switch for the 3rd party app which should not bee closed when phone goes on standby).
Maybe you also need to enable the same option for the 3rd party launcer as well. I'm using Nova Launcher and it is protected from being closed as well.
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Hey guys,
I'm trying out a few launchers (Launcher Pro in this case) and I was wondering.. Ultimately if you go for a new launcher, you'll always have the stock launcher installed as well.
What happens with the widgets that are on the launcher that's currently not being used ? Do they still update and take their toll on the system ? Or should you remove all the widgets from all the launchers that are currently not in use ? This is a bit of a pain as you have to set it all up again if you wake up one day feeling like switching launchers.
Thanks for any hints
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For example, some widgets are programmed to only do the background updates if the widget "has been installed". By this it means, deployed in a launcher. Now if it's on the launcher that is not currently in used, it may still be doing the updates. Dunno...
mindwalkr said:
For example, some widgets are programmed to only do the background updates if the widget "has been installed". By this it means, deployed in a launcher. Now if it's on the launcher that is not currently in used, it may still be doing the updates. Dunno...
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yes...stupid behaviour..how to get around this? found anything?
As far as i can tell, they are not updating if the launcher isn't the one being used.
Interesting avenue of thought though. You could use a task manager to see if the idle Launcher or Widget app were doing any work, if you want to check for yourself.
well in the meanwhile I resorted to the stock launcher and removed all others so I never got to dig into it too much. But I might just for the sake of curiosity! Battery Monitor Widget writes a history file. It's easy to download it, place it in a launcher, and start using the other launcher without the battery widget. Then after a while check the history file and see if it's been updated lately...
However from an API point of view I'm a complete n00b so I don't know if the Android platform is stopping widgets on unused launchers or if the widgets have to contain code themselves to query if they are in the active launcher and if so... run. This would mean that some widgets might behave as expected and others not..
Action Launcher has a feature called 1-swipe. You can use it with third party launchers but you need active launcher installed. You also cant edit 1-swipe in the other launcher. Means you have to get into active launcher to edit. Is there a alternative to this? Like there must be an app like 1 swipe. See info if you dont know what it is.
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/12/0...le-play-plus-a-free-version-for-all-to-enjoy/
Ok, So I use Go Locker, and i disabled the homekey during lockscreen for security. But I have a problem that I use Nova Launcher, and sometimes when i have apps i sometimes swipe away the launcher, its a bit annoying is there a way to stop the launcher from getting in to recent app list where you switch apps and stuff. I am running 4.2.2. My launcher is Nova. I tried Keep Alive thing in romtoolbox pro app but that doesn't stop from launcher from appearing in the list.
Hi!
On KK roms I've been using app "Tile icon Maker" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tileiconmaker), where I had more than 20 widgets placed on nova Launcher homescreen... and it looked beautiful.
then I installed CrDroid 5.02, I can make the same look, but after some time Nova Launcher starts to report errors that widgets stopped working. So I had to delete the widgets/tiles and deinstall the app. It looks like some kind of memory problem?
The app itself is no longer supported.
Does anyone know of a similar app?
I don't want to migrate to some of the available W7 launchers, because Nova is the best.
Hi all,
I would love the ability to be able to add a simple "All Apps" icon in the center of the dock like the old GEL launcher had. I know that Nova and Action Launcher can do this, but I like the barebones aspect of the Pixel launcher and would like to continue using that. Does anyone know if this is possible? I know there used to be an application in the play store that would add this shortcut to the pixel launcher last year, but that app appears to have disappeared. (I know there are some third party app launchers in the play store, but none of them are blazingly fast)
Only with launcher, sry mate
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Best workaround I could find, which is not really perfect but hey see screenshot
Download Nova launcher but don't set it as default. On pixel launcher, add a widget -> Nova action -> app drawer
You may have some few times you come back through Nova homepage this way when pressing home. Give it a try your self.
If I have some time I could see if there's a better way to do it by properly calling the app drawer..
So -- you can make Nova as bare bones as you want to. Any particular reason why you don't want to use Nova, configured to look and feel just like the Pixel launcher? It seems like the best option for what you want.
I know it doesn't replace a button, but tapping the arrow above the dock takes you to app drawer. How do you feel about this?