Howdy!
Partly because the latest Malaysk rom comes with one installed launcher, and partly because I haven't really been happy with any of the standard "China launchers" I thought it would be a good idea to start a thread with alternatives. I'd like to keep to the car-oriented ones, since there's a million possibilities if we include everything. Feel free to include car-specific themes for common launchers though. Please include theme file or setup instructions if you do.
I tried to find apk's for the other launchers that used to be included by Malaysk, but failed to find them so far. If anyone else can find links for me, I'll include them in the next post.
The Launchers
Jy launcher (2?) - Included in Malaysk 7 - Links anynoe?
Jy Launcher, other version (?) - Attached to this post - Screenshot
AutoMate - Play Store - Screenshot - Full HU version under development. As of now you can't set it as default launcher, but have to run it more like an app.
Car Launcher Pro - Play Store - Screenshot
KLD(/Klyde?) Launcher - Links anyone? - Screenshot
Next Launcher - Play Store - Screenshot
There are some launchers on the filserver here but I don't know much about them and there are no descriptions.
Car specific setups and/or themes for other launchers
Buzz Launcher theme "OnDrive" - Download here - Screenshot - Make sure you read description if you want to try this.
Nova launcher
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I made CUSTOM wallpaper to look like it has a dock.
CUSTOM icon theme named perfect.
Jacks Music widget.
Standard clock widget
Dpi changed to 200 or 220
Icons are at 130-140%
Annoyances:
Volvo to iso converter needed 30Usd
Volvo to coax male radio antenna 20Usd
Volvo fascia for double din 100usd
Can bus not working for steering wheel
Black player
Spotify
Igo nav
nyogtha said:
The Launchers
AutoMate - Play Store - Screenshot - Full HU version under development. As of now you can't set it as default launcher, but have to run it more like an app.
There are some launchers on the filserver here but I don't know much about them and there are no descriptions.
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Yes you can run as default launcher if you have premium, it's in the settings.
Dec64 said:
Yes you can run as default launcher if you have premium, it's in the settings.
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I've got premium, but I don't think the default launcher does anything on the head unit, and it doesn't appear in the "home" setting either. On my pad it works like it should.
nyogtha said:
I've got premium, but I don't think the default launcher does anything on the head unit, and it doesn't appear in the "home" setting either. On my pad it works like it should.
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Works fine for me, runs a touch slow but does run like a launcher. You can run an app (forget the name at the moment) that you can set any app as a launcher, and do it that way, to either avoid issues or premium.
i use google now on all my cars. it works well and the button in on the correct side of the car.
SirOrigami said:
Nova launcher
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Nice and clean Anything car-specific? Mind describing your setup a little?
I would like to get the REAL Joying 5.1.1 launcher. The one that Malaysk uses is actually just a prototype that Joying offered originally as a test and no longer uses on their 5.1.1 builds.
The Joying 5.1.1 launcher looks like their traditional launcher but they have gotten rid of the weather section below the clock, and added function buttons, do access volume, settings, brightness etc. That makes a bunch more sense to me on a device that is not always constantly connected to the internet to get updated weather info.
See this example of what CarJoying 5.1.1 looks like now.
I have tried copying the Launcher2mtc2.apk from the joying dupdate, but it just ends up looking like the old version with the weather at the bottom. There must be some other trick or something they are using to make their launcher have those function buttons.
I wish I could figure out how to make that launcher work like that on Malaysk's build.
nixfu said:
I would like to get the REAL Joying 5.1.1 launcher. The one that Malaysk uses is actually just a prototype that Joying offered originally as a test and no longer uses on their 5.1.1 builds.
The Joying 5.1.1 launcher looks like their traditional launcher but they have gotten rid of the weather section below the clock, and added function buttons, do access volume, settings, brightness etc. That makes a bunch more sense to me on a device that is not always constantly connected to the internet to get updated weather info.
See this example of what CarJoying 5.1.1 looks like now.
I have tried copying the Launcher2mtc2.apk from the joying dupdate, but it just ends up looking like the old version with the weather at the bottom. There must be some other trick or something they are using to make their launcher have those function buttons.
I wish I could figure out how to make that launcher work like that on Malaysk's build.
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Nice! I'd like that as well! Would you mind sharing the apk or links for the one you have anyway? Would like to add it to the first post
nyogtha said:
Nice! I'd like that as well! Would you mind sharing the apk or links for the one you have anyway? Would like to add it to the first post
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Enjoy...attached is the Joying Launcher out of their latest update.
Default launcher issues
What a coincidence that this thread was started today. I was about to start thread on the subject myself when I could not find anything that addressed my needs.
I prefer a launcher that can be customized to taste and looks and feels like the launcher I use on my Note 5, Nova Launcher But Nova isn't suitable for use on the HU because it cannot be configured with the dock on the bottom.
I've tried many other launchers as well.
None of the OEM launchers that come with Malaysk's ROMs can be configured to simulate Nova Launcher with a dock on the bottom.
Most other launchers don't allow a bottom dock, either. Apex launcher promises a bottom dock in the premium version, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to do it.
ADW 2.x beta premium can simulate Nova Launcher best and be configured with a bottom dock. It's not perfect, but it will do.
My beef with ADW is that it's exceptionally slow to load at bootup, and even when you set ADW to remain in memory, it's still slow to paint the screen once you push the home button .
To add misery to inconvenience, it and every other app on the HU now runs at a snail's pace since I updated to the most recent stable Malaysk ROM. It can take up to 10 seconds to get the volume to change after it's turned up or down.
So here are my questions:
1. Is there a solution to the speed loss in general?
2. Does anyone know of a launcher that suits my needs and is quick to load?
3. Would it help to replace the stock launcher(s) in the ROM with ADW?
4. How do I go about replacing an OEM app in ROM with the app of my choice?
Thanks in advance for all of your suggestions.
nixfu said:
Enjoy...attached is the Joying Launcher out of their latest update.
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can I use in Erisin? (KGL)
Why you need the dock?
You use multipel pages?
ibdegen said:
What a coincidence that this thread was started today. I was about to start thread on the subject myself when I could not find anything that addressed my needs.
I prefer a launcher that can be customized to taste and looks and feels like the launcher I use on my Note 5, Nova Launcher But Nova isn't suitable for use on the HU because it cannot be configured with the dock on the bottom.
I've tried many other launchers as well.
None of the OEM launchers that come with Malaysk's ROMs can be configured to simulate Nova Launcher with a dock on the bottom.
Most other launchers don't allow a bottom dock, either. Apex launcher promises a bottom dock in the premium version, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to do it.
ADW 2.x beta premium can simulate Nova Launcher best and be configured with a bottom dock. It's not perfect, but it will do.
My beef with ADW is that it's exceptionally slow to load at bootup, and even when you set ADW to remain in memory, it's still slow to paint the screen once you push the home button .
To add misery to inconvenience, it and every other app on the HU now runs at a snail's pace since I updated to the most recent stable Malaysk ROM. It can take up to 10 seconds to get the volume to change after it's turned up or down.
So here are my questions:
1. Is there a solution to the speed loss in general?
2. Does anyone know of a launcher that suits my needs and is quick to load?
3. Would it help to replace the stock launcher(s) in the ROM with ADW?
4. How do I go about replacing an OEM app in ROM with the app of my choice?
Thanks in advance for all of your suggestions.
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SirOrigami said:
Why you need the dock?
You use multipel pages?
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I like to keep my home screen uncluttered. All I want is the time and the dock. The other stuff is on other pages.
ibdegen said:
I like to keep my home screen uncluttered. All I want is the time and the dock. The other stuff is on other pages.
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Did you see my Picture on the first page of my Nova?
It is very unxluttered
The KLD launcher has the icons along the bottom. See the screenshot in the first post.
SirOrigami said:
Did you see my Picture on the first page of my Nova?
It is very unxluttered
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@SirOrigami:
Thanks for taking the time to help me.
As I said, I use Nova on my Note 5. I prefer it over the others I've tried and would like to use it on my HU. The reason I can't use on my HU is because in landscape mode, the dock is on the right side, as far from my hand as it can get. I prefer to have the dock on the bottom because I can reach certain apps more easily, and because I want look and feel consistency between my phone and HU.
Has this been addressed in an update I didn't know about?
TIA
ibdegen said:
What a coincidence that this thread was started today. I was about to start thread on the subject myself when I could not find anything that addressed my needs.
I prefer a launcher that can be customized to taste and looks and feels like the launcher I use on my Note 5, Nova Launcher But Nova isn't suitable for use on the HU because it cannot be configured with the dock on the bottom.
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To be honest, if your are expecting to customize it with like you can a phone you are going to be disappointed. These head units require extremely stripped down and lightweight launchers, and you will be far better off if you stick to using one of the ones purpose developed to run on them instead of trying out ones designed for phones and tablets.
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Dell Stage Launcher
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IT REQUIRED ANDROID 2.2
( Not sure if it works 2.1 or below )so dont bother asking why it doesnt work, PLEASE READ THE POST
***ICONS DONT COME WITH THE LAUNCHER, IT A CUSTOM ROM (MIUI)*****
it should work on all android phones with a 2.2 WITHOUT ROOT, but it probably look nicer, or better on android phones with a LCD Density 240, like the evo or droid x or etc,
BUT to get the landscape mod like this
you are required ROOT ACCESS AND AN ANDROID PHONE THAT HAS AT LEAST A 4.3 INCH SCREEN, NOT SURE IF IT WORKS ON OTHER PHONE WITH SMALLER SCREENS. BUT IF IT DOES IT MIGHT REQUIRED SMALLER DENSITY.
TO GET LANDSCAPE YOU NEED TO GET THE LASTEST LCD DENSITY App located here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765639&highlight=dell
CHANGE THE DENSITY TO 160 AND LET THE PHONE RESTART. NOW HOLD YOUR PHONE ON LANDSCAPE AND IT SHOULD ACTUALLY SWITCH TO IT,
****WITHOUT THE DENSITY BEING ON 160 THE PHONE WONT RECOGNIZE THE SCREEN SIZES SO I WONT WORK***********
****DONT LIKE HOW IT LOOKS ON MY EVO ON LANDSCAPE CUZ ALL PARTS ALL KIND OF MESSED UP SO I PREFER ON PORTRAIT MOD, IT MIGHT WORK NORMAL ON SOME OTHER ROMS****
ALSO, DELL WIDGETS WONT WORK WITH OTHER LAUNCHER, JUST THE DELL STAGE LAUNCHER,
one problem i had was that the social widget wont let me sign on, not sure if it just me or it requireds something else, if anyone gets it to work let me know, evrything else works perfectly
this was tested on HTC EVO, if it doesnt work for some phones dont bother asking me why it doesnt.
HERES A VIDEO IF U GUYS WANNA KNOW WHAT U DOWNLOADING
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NnvL22Y_gg
ENJOY...
download link:
http://www.4shared.com/file/o0CQSj5u/Dell_Stage_Apks.html
to download unzip the files (7zip) open the folder and drag the apks to ur sd card and than go to ur phone and use astro manager, or any other file manager and install like any other app.
(srry i cant download evry single apk its to big of a file)
download stage launcher apk first, and than the widgets.
update:11/8/10
FOR SOME REASON THE PHONE BUTTON, MIGHT NOT WORK IF UR NOT ROOTED OR ROOTED WITH CUSTOM ROM,
ANY PHONE THAT HAS A SPECIAL NAME FOR THE "PHONE" APK, LIKE DROID'S (blurphone APK)AND SOME HTC WHERE THE PHONE APK ITS NOT JUST NAME AS "PHONE" APK, THE LAUNCHER WONT RECOGNIZE THE "PHONE" BUTTON ON THE DELL LAUNCHER,
THE ONLY WAY I BELIEVE FOR ROOT USER ONLY , TO MAKE THE PHONE BUTTON WORK ITS TO REPLACE THE CUSTOM NAME "APK" TO STOCK "PHONE" APK WITH ADB PUSH OR ROOT EXPLORE, I HAVE NOT TEST THIS METHOD OUT YET MYSELF, SO BACKUP UR ROM BEFORE TRYING, IM NOT RESPOSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE.
(THIS SHOULD BE DONE WITH ADVANCE USERS ONLY, PLEASE DONT TRY TO REPLACE THE PHONE APK IF U DONT KNOW WHAT UR DOING, U WILL MESSED UP UR CUSTOM ROM)
I TEST THIS OUT ON THE CUSTOM MIUI ROM AND EVRYTHING WORKS FOR ME EXCEPT THE SOCIAL WIDGET.
THANKS TO THIS GUYS WIT THIS ARTICLE, AND IF U NEED MORE INFO CLICK HERE.
http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/11/unreleased-dell-stage-ui-running-on-htc-evo.html#more
downloading now.
Hey,
this Launcher runs on HTC Desire with stock Density
I have 2 Questions.
1. Can you Include the Widget in the Launcher apk?
2. Can you export only the Widget for another Launcher?
looks cool ima have to try it
dj-darkside said:
Hey,
this Launcher runs on HTC Desire with stock Density
I have 2 Questions.
1. Can you Include the Widget in the Launcher apk?
2. Can you export only the Widget for another Launcher?
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all launchers required there own framework...so thats why any launcher u used like launcher pro, adw, sense, etc cant used there widgets.
same with this launcher, Widgets wont work without the Dell Launcher.
and i believe if u included the widgets wit the launcher, the widgets wont work, its a good thing dell separate the widgets, so now it work for must phones.
Very nice I'm impressed landscape mode doesn't hold well with lcd density. I get a lot of force close but good app might keep around for a while with some work this could be a launcher to be recon with
sent from 1786 on stone
anyone tried this on the samsung epic?
@ aalopez10
wow it's really nice thanks
all of widgets installed on my phone with Android 2.1 - Rooted
but i can't install main Launcher "StageLauncher-release"
can u please make another compatible version with Android 2.1?
regards
Confirmed working on the Droid X. A little laggy at first, and it crashed in landscape (Tried again and worked fine, but the widgets are squished.).
Landscape worked on my Droid 1 stock density, surprisingly. I'm overclocked to 1.25GHz if that makes a difference.
EDIT: It works, but the widgets stay squished when I switch back to portrait and I get some random FCs.
McRib overload
10chars
seems to be lots of launchers based on launcher pro, ADW etc
even the SE x10 launcher mimics the design.
wouldnt surprise me if they are ripping the base code and adding their own extra's
Rastaman-FB said:
seems to be lots of launchers based on launcher pro, ADW etc
even the SE x10 launcher mimics the design.
wouldnt surprise me if they are ripping the base code and adding their own extra's
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[technically...Launcherpro & ADW were based off launchers themselves. You lose.]
eh its alright
on the vibrant
but you have to change the density so low on the phone that the keyboard is really really tiny
squidbutt said:
eh its alright
on the vibrant
but you have to change the density so low on the phone that the keyboard is really really tiny
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How Did you get it to work i have the samsung vibrant aswell but when i try to install the stage launcher.apk I get a parsing error im using astro file manager but the widgets are installing just fine though. Could you please assist or anyone assist me on getting this to work please and yes my phone is rooted and i am using the stock rom. thanks
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[technically...Launcherpro & ADW were based off launchers themselves. You lose.]
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i lose? this isnt some type of argument or competition its just something ive noted
Its like the manufacturers cba thinking of anything so they bolt it on to a pre-existing look and feel as its easier
launcher pro and adw took the home part of the design from the n1 right? after that everything is pretty much unique
this launcher along with x10 looks pretty much the same as launcherpro/adw
only the widgets and addons that are different.
so sweett.. i wish i could
Just installed fine on my HD2 using meejay's froyo sense. It was crashing when i was using a 180 density (my usual) but hasn't crashed since i changed to 160, also landscape worked in 180. It seems it is playing nice with all my other launchers as well.
worked alright on my non rooted evo, kinda laggy between screens...but alright.
It works completely fine on my rooted Evo, but on the bottom dock, when I click the phone icon it either crashes on me, or "Application is not installed on your phone"
After trying several different launchers, LauncherPro was my favourite one which was near perfect.
It looks great, runs fast and is excellent on battery...
I have just one issue which is really bothering me and this launcher is the only one giving me this problem.
It's hard to explain the problem but it's an issue with the screen wallpaper. When setting a wallpaper, whether it be stock or your own, it will then appear to be zoomed in like crazy and appear blocky/blurry...
The only way to put the screen wallpaper back to normal is by switching your home screen to another then switching back.
However, when doing this the home screen wallpaper will eventually return to it's strange looking state.
Even when disabling screen scrolling or using wallpaper wizardrii the home screen wallpaper will still return the way it was before, zoomed in like crazy and will scroll even though it's been disabled.
This is a definate bug in the launcher but it seems I'm the only one getting this.
Anyone have any suggestions other than to change my launcher?
As stated before I really love this launcher and would like to resolve this problem.
Thanks.
I just found out how to take screenshots of my Note homescreen and will now show you a before and after pic, the second pic obviously looking strange...
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Now for the BAD looking home wallpaper:
try using a 3rd party gallery to set up ur walls. i used Quickpic (free from the market and a great galley browser too) to set up my wall using lp as launcher with no issues. Maybe that could help.
cybermessiah said:
try using a 3rd party gallery to set up ur walls. i used Quickpic (free from the market and a great galley browser too) to set up my wall using lp as launcher with no issues. Maybe that could help.
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I will give this a try & let you know what happens...
Strange thing is my wallpaper looks perfect when it's set. It's only after a few hours it will suddenly change and appear ugly.
kanej2006 said:
After trying several different launchers, LauncherPro was my favourite one which was near perfect.
It looks great, runs fast and is excellent on battery...
I have just one issue which is really bothering me and this launcher is the only one giving me this problem.
It's hard to explain the problem but it's an issue with the screen wallpaper. When setting a wallpaper, whether it be stock or your own, it will then appear to be zoomed in like crazy and appear blocky/blurry...
The only way to put the screen wallpaper back to normal is by switching your home screen to another then switching back.
However, when doing this the home screen wallpaper will eventually return to it's strange looking state.
Even when disabling screen scrolling or using wallpaper wizardrii the home screen wallpaper will still return the way it was before, zoomed in like crazy and will scroll even though it's been disabled.
This is a definate bug in the launcher but it seems I'm the only one getting this.
Anyone have any suggestions other than to change my launcher?
As stated before I really love this launcher and would like to resolve this problem.
Thanks.
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Hello
I do not have any problem between Launcher Pro and the wallpapers on my GS Note...
Are u using the free version of this launcher or the paid one (Launcher Pro PLUS 0.8.6 ?
The issue persists & it ONLY happens with some third party launchers but not the stock launcher.
The problem never occured with ADW Launcher EX or GO Launcher EX but happens with BOTH SPD Shell 3D & Launcher Pro.
Even when changing the screen from portrait to landscape the image zooms and scrolls then appears blocky.
Any suggestions as to why the screen wallpaper keeps doing this with these two bwowsers?
It's a shame as SPD Shell 3D & Launcher Pro are the ONLY launchers that run quickly and smoothly.
Both ADW Launcher & Go Launcher run slower and lag.
Why is launcher pro so bad on the note?????
Ive had LauncherPro for over one year on my Galaxy Tab. I was hoping it would work like butter on my new Galaxy Note, but no!!!!! Its never smooth and always jerky no matter every conceivable setting I try.. specially the app drawer.. its like a slow-motion lag lag lag movie!! Shocking I've tried different ROMs and there are no services in the background.. I cant comprehend.. the Galaxy Note has a dual CPU running at 1.4GHz versus the Galaxy Tab with a single core at 1Ghz (both running Gingerbread), yet, performance of LauncherPro on the Note is horrible.. its basically unusable.. anyone else has similar issues and is there a fix? This is so strange.. And Launcher Pro has been abandoned so developer doesn't even bother to reply to nay questions anymore.. I actually PAID for this software shortly after which development stopped... last time I ever buy any software for Android..
I am in the same boat. I paid money for LP, ADW Launcher and SPB. I tried 3 different roms: KKA stock, KL3 rooted and now Rocket Rom v.11. With EVERY custom launcher i have the same issue: when opening and closing the app drawer everything gets choppy and jerky. I really cannot understand why... Any hints or tips?
P.S.
I already tried to set transitions to fast in spare parts + but it did not helped.
silvehosszu said:
I am in the same boat. I paid money for LP, ADW Launcher and SPB. I tried 3 different roms: KKA stock, KL3 rooted and now Rocket Rom v.11. With EVERY custom launcher i have the same issue: when opening and closing the app drawer everything gets choppy and jerky. I really cannot understand why... Any hints or tips?
P.S.
I already tried to set transitions to fast in spare parts + but it did not helped.
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Though hard to believe, there must be something SPECIFICALLY in the way graphics are handled and the way the graphics drivers resolve & perform specifically with the resources of the drawer open/close animation.. I cant comprehend as this is not a hardware or Gingerbread issue, this seems to be pinpointed an isolated matter with the Galaxy Note.. only Samsung and/or developers of the launchers can find a precise solution for this.. the OS is similar to hundreds of other hardware and the Galaxy Note's CPU & GPU processing is at the very top of most so, there is not a bottleneck there.. really strange but frustrating..
Yup, extremely frustrating, if someone has doubts, I will try to record on video the phenomenon to be able to prove and/or offer some starting point in solving the issue...
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
The one thing that helped me was to adjust the display density down to 240. (The default density for 800x480 devices)
Sent from my iPad GT-N7000 using xda premium
Use wallpaper wizardrii from market to set the wallpaper your problem will be solved
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LordManhattan said:
The one thing that helped me was to adjust the display density down to 240. (The default density for 800x480 devices)
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Which LCD density chaging app RU using?
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rajpreez said:
Use wallpaper wizardrii from market to set the wallpaper your problem will be solved
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hmm what type of magic that this app do 2solve the problem? Too many negative reviews to try it.. I use QuickPic to set wallapers & hardly think that can be core of the performance problems..
pS - And I never ever use LiveWallpapers because I know those R killers..
I use the most popular one. Just search for "density" and choose the second one i think.
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Glad I'm not the only one having issues with launcher pro. I liked the app so much I bought it for my old HTC Desire, it worked great and I never had any issues. Trying to get it working on my Gnote has been problematic.
It loads, but as soon as I try to use the Launcher Pro calender widget it crashes and FC's. Happens every time. I'm using the paid version of the app on the Stock Gnote ROM with the over the air ICS upgrade. It's really annoying.
I've sent error reports and emailed the developer - but not had a reply as of yet. I'm wondering if development has been discontinued?
Noodled24 said:
Glad I'm not the only one having issues with launcher pro. I liked the app so much I bought it for my old HTC Desire, it worked great and I never had any issues. Trying to get it working on my Gnote has been problematic.
It loads, but as soon as I try to use the Launcher Pro calender widget it crashes and FC's. Happens every time. I'm using the paid version of the app on the Stock Gnote ROM with the over the air ICS upgrade. It's really annoying.
I've sent error reports and emailed the developer - but not had a reply as of yet. I'm wondering if development has been discontinued?
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Check the last update date. Federico (the dev) has left the building, and he doesn't work on the launcher anymore. People have been waiting for an update for more than a year, but he keeps saying that he's busy with a re-write of LP. He said that like 14 months ago, so in other words; nothing is going to happen.
Install a new launcher and keep moving forward. LP is dead.
Launcher pro does'nt work well, and is not optimised for ics.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
Launcher pro is Apex launcher?
LordManhattan said:
Check the last update date. Federico (the dev) has left the building, and he doesn't work on the launcher anymore. People have been waiting for an update for more than a year, but he keeps saying that he's busy with a re-write of LP. He said that like 14 months ago, so in other words; nothing is going to happen.
Install a new launcher and keep moving forward. LP is dead.
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Ah. That's not good.
Do Google leave unmaintained apps in the PlayStore indefinitely? Seems like people could be paying for it - then after a couple of days realising there are bugs and nobody to fix them.
Hi guys,
I'm used to having blinkfeed and a favourite contacts widget on my HTC One but can't have either of these on OPO.
Therefore I only want to use one home screen for now, and don't want the "limit reached" animation showing up when I swipe left or right on the home screen.
Is it possible to turn that off?
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The reason I ask is because I have the earth 3d gyro wallpaper installed and the animation really ruins the effect!
Thanks.
No one have any idea?
This might seem like a stupid question, but why are you swiping left/right if you only have one home screen? There should be no need to do that, so if you stop it'll stop happening.
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Haha, true.
But as I said the wallpaper I want to use allows scrolling which rotates you around the globe, that's why!
Ok, that makes sense. I don't think you can disable the animation on the stock launcher, you might need to try a third party launcher.
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I was also looking for a way to disable this effect, it's annoying. But i don't want to use a third party launcher because the stock one is better than all of them in my opinion!
V3-571G said:
I was also looking for a way to disable this effect, it's annoying. But i don't want to use a third party launcher because the stock one is better than all of them in my opinion!
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Explain how the stock launcher is better with less features please.
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Explain how the stock launcher is better with less features please.
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Okay sure, although it may have less features than some of he other launchers it's built specifically for use with CyanogenMod on this phone, so it should be pretty stable. And also, i noticed when i used third party launchers on my Moto G that a lot of them try to make you to buy additional items and themes. Personally i prefer the stock launcher because it's very simple and looks rather nice.
V3-571G said:
Okay sure, although it may have less features than some of he other launchers it's built specifically for use with CyanogenMod on this phone, so it should be pretty stable. And also, i noticed when i used third party launchers on my Moto G that a lot of them try to make you to buy additional items and themes. Personally i prefer the stock launcher because it's very simple and looks rather nice.
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The Trebuchet launcher for CM11S is the same as the Trebuchet launcher for CM11, it's just skinned a little differently. So stability is a moot point. It's pretty hard for a launcher to be unstable anyway.
No launcher 'makes' you buy anything. Even the free versions of Apex and Nova have way more options than Trebuchet does.
Trebuchet looks just like Apex and Nova do, apart from a couple of really different ones all launchers look the same, you have home screens and an app drawer.
Long story short, Trebuchet is a 'base model' launcher, it isn't better than the big third party launchers, not by a long shot. Saying Trebuchet is better than the third party launchers is like saying a Honda Civic is better than a Mercedes.
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The Trebuchet launcher for CM11S is the same as the Trebuchet launcher for CM11, it's just skinned a little differently. So stability is a moot point. It's pretty hard for a launcher to be unstable anyway.
No launcher 'makes' you buy anything. Even the free versions of Apex and Nova have way more options than Trebuchet does.
Trebuchet looks just like Apex and Nova do, apart from a couple of really different ones all launchers look the same, you have home screens and an app drawer.
Long story short, Trebuchet is a 'base model' launcher, it isn't better than the big third party launchers, not by a long shot. Saying Trebuchet is better than the third party launchers is like saying a Honda Civic is better than a Mercedes.
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Okay well i see your point, i just prefer how Trebuchet comes stock with CyanogenMod on the One, i wouldn't really want to change it.
I just like how well laid out the Google launcher is, i'm not referring to the homescreen or app drawer, just the way it appears when you hold down on the homescreen to access the quick options which change wallpaper and widgets. And then you've got the swipe up gesture to reach the settings. It's been a while since i used third party launchers such as Nova, but they never seem to be as pretty or animated. Of course this may have changed since then.
It's funny you should mention about the Honda Civic because i actually have a one myself! And actually, i'd rather have this than a lot of the Mercedes out there. (I'm talking about like the old crappy 1980-2005 models though!) The newer ones are much nicer; a nice C63 in dark red would be my dream car!
V3-571G said:
Okay well i see your point, i just prefer how Trebuchet comes stock with CyanogenMod on the One, i wouldn't really want to change it.
I just like how well laid out the Google launcher is, i'm not referring to the homescreen or app drawer, just the way it appears when you hold down on the homescreen to access the quick options which change wallpaper and widgets. And then you've got the swipe up gesture to reach the settings. It's been a while since i used third party launchers such as Nova, but they never seem to be as pretty or animated. Of course this may have changed since then.
It's funny you should mention about the Honda Civic because i actually have a one myself! And actually, i'd rather have this than a lot of the Mercedes out there. (I'm talking about like the old crappy 1980-2005 models though!) The newer ones are much nicer; a nice C63 in dark red would be my dream car!
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It's very subjective of course, everyone has an opinion and a right to express it [emoji1]
I'm not saying Civics are bad cars, they're pretty good (not my taste though because I really don't like FWD cars), I'm just saying Mercedes make a very high quality product. I think I'd like an SL63, the AMG version though. I'd take any AMG though to be honest.
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Saying Trebuchet is better than the third party launchers is like saying a Honda Civic is better than a Mercedes.
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It's more like you buy an Honda and replace the chassis with one from Mercedes.
Now tell me that this works as good as staying on stock?
Browsing through various forums make me believe that there are less people having issues with the stock Launcher then the ones with custom Launcher.
Might me everyone trashed the stock Launcher? Don't know [emoji317]
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Satras said:
It's more like you buy an Honda and replace the chassis with one from Mercedes.
Now tell me that this works as good as staying on stock?
Browsing through various forums make me believe that there are less people having issues with the stock Launcher then the ones with custom Launcher.
Might me everyone trashed the stock Launcher? Don't know [emoji317]
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It's nothing like that at all. A chassis is the frame of the vehicle, the thing that gives it its structural integrity, its solidity, the thing that the entire car is built around. A launcher is nothing like that, not even in the slightest, you'd be talking about the kernel or the code if you were trying to liken something to a chassis.
Show me links of people having serious problems caused by a launcher, I doubt you can provide any, because launchers don't cause serious problems usually (or problems at all).
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It's nothing like that at all. A chassis is the frame of the vehicle, the thing that gives it its structural integrity, its solidity, the thing that the entire car is built around. A launcher is nothing like that, not even in the slightest, you'd be talking about the kernel or the code if you were trying to liken something to a chassis.
Show me links of people having serious problems caused by a launcher, I doubt you can provide any, because launchers don't cause serious problems usually (or problems at all).
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Dude, you where the one saying changing the Launcher is like buying a whole new car.
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djbenny1 said:
Haha, true.
But as I said the wallpaper I want to use allows scrolling which rotates you around the globe, that's why!
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Xposed gel settings for root users
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Thanks for this.
I've installed it and there are some great settings in there that I will use, but I don't see one for disabling the animation.
Can you point me in the right direction?
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djbenny1 said:
Thanks for this.
I've installed it and there are some great settings in there that I will use, but I don't see one for disabling the animation.
Can you point me in the right direction?
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General/disable scrolling
Use up down gestures to scroll earth
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Dude, you where the one saying changing the Launcher is like buying a whole new car.
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No, I was using different cars as an example of varying levels of quality and feature sets. Are you going to provide links to back up your claim the launchers are causing problems?
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General/disable scrolling
Use up down gestures to scroll earth
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That didn't work
I just installed Nova launcher. Problem solved.
So your ready to change the default launcher but google isn't letting playing fair (shame shame google).
Don't worry I gotcha. Lets jump into it. There's two methods you can try and they both work about the same
it's all up to you, now is a good time to remind you that you take all responsibility for what your doing
to your Nexus player.
So the first method is the no root method (which I give 75% of the credit to vlasp for a post he made). Very
simple install the launcher that you would like to use but more importantly it has to have the ability to be
set as the default launcher. Some launchers don't have this ability it's very important. Next connect your
nexus to your computer and open up a command prompt and type this:
Code:
adb shell pm hide com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
If you want to undo it type this
Code:
adb shell pm unhide com.google.android.leanbacklauncher
I made a very poor quality video here showing how's it's done.
So the second method requires root.
First thing of course is to install the launcher you wanna use and update the leanback launcher (if you still
want to use it). Open up Es file explorer and mount everything as read/write. Now navigate to /system/priv-app
and delete the folder leanbacklauncher. Reboot and that's it.
HOW TO HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TO
If you still want access to the leanback launcher and/or have settings in the app drawer download the settings
and/or leanback shortcut attached to this thread and install it. You'll now have the a settings and/or
leanback launcher shortcut in your app drawer.
Thanks to breakthecircuit and unvaluablespace for some great ideas.
If you have an icon that you think would look better than the ones included in these apps post them on here and
check them out. If they look good I'll switch them out
If your curious about the app-release it's just a standard launcher built from the sdk with some slight modifications.
<rant> marshmallow and android tv are terrible<rant>
This does work, so thank you for that. The big downside tho is that you have no access to the system settings app if you are using XBMC Launcher as I am in my case.
This is what I did:
Before deleting/renaming the apk for LeanbackLauncher, i pulled a copy of it to my laptop with ADB. I then installed XBMC launcher and configured it. I then renamed the leanbacklauncher.apk and rebooted the system. Kodi started just fine. I then sideloaded the copy of leanback launcher i pulled earlier, so that it shows up as a launcher option when i press the home button. Unfortunately it doesn't show up in the Android Apps section of Kodi, so we'll have to try something else.
What i'm doing now is restoring the Kodi backup I made from my FireTV.
In the favourites.xml i added this:
Code:
<favourite name="LeanbackLauncher" thumb="androidapp://sources/apps/com.google.android.leanbacklauncher.png">StartAndroidActivity("com.google.android.leanbacklauncher")</favourite>
I have no idea whether or not my favorite will work as it is still restoring, and it's a fairly large backup. I will edit this post when the restore finishes to update whether this is a viable solution. With any luck, we can keep Leanback as a backup so we can manage apps and settings and use kodi for everything else.
EDIT: So that didn't work. I will keep playing with it and update if I find something.
You gave me a great idea. Thanks Here's an app called settings. it's 24kb installed and all it does is open system settings
mved app to first post
darthcircuit said:
This does work, so thank you for that. The big downside tho is that you have no access to the system settings app if you are using XBMC Launcher as I am in my case.
This is what I did:
Before deleting/renaming the apk for LeanbackLauncher, i pulled a copy of it to my laptop with ADB. I then installed XBMC launcher and configured it. I then renamed the leanbacklauncher.apk and rebooted the system. Kodi started just fine. I then sideloaded the copy of leanback launcher i pulled earlier, so that it shows up as a launcher option when i press the home button. Unfortunately it doesn't show up in the Android Apps section of Kodi, so we'll have to try something else.
What i'm doing now is restoring the Kodi backup I made from my FireTV.
In the favourites.xml i added this:
Code:
<favourite name="LeanbackLauncher" thumb="androidapp://sources/apps/com.google.android.leanbacklauncher.png">StartAndroidActivity("com.google.android.leanbacklauncher")</favourite>
I have no idea whether or not my favorite will work as it is still restoring, and it's a fairly large backup. I will edit this post when the restore finishes to update whether this is a viable solution. With any luck, we can keep Leanback as a backup so we can manage apps and settings and use kodi for everything else.
EDIT: So that didn't work. I will keep playing with it and update if I find something.
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Has anyone tried this but with a different launcher like halauncher? thats the one i use but i downgraded back to lollipop cuz i was having too much issues with marshmallow, so i cant try it personally. but it sounds like xbmc launcher is just not seeing it as an installed app. i wonder if halauncher would? personally i wouldnt mind keeping halauncher as my default home launcher and just getting into leanback launcher and settings when needed.
I don't think leanback launch like settings app has a launcher or leanback launcher activity so if you wanted it to show up you would have to use an app like the settings app app I made that opens it up. Or something that makes shortcuts or a regular home screen.
I fixed it!
So, the settings app is genius. Thanks a bunch for that. It will probably do all that I need it to, but I really like having the old launcher too just in case. So here's what I did:
-Decompiled leanbacklauncher.apk with apktool
-Edited the manifest so it launches the activity like a normal app
-recompiled/signed the apk
-sideloaded
-Profit
The apk i've attached makes the app show up in Kodi's "Android Apps" list and allows me to launch leanback back to the launcher.
The downside of this is that Leanback is no longer a launcher option, so it cannot be made a permanent launcher again without uninstalling my apk and reinstalling the official one.
I've included the original launcher as well in case anyone wants it.
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darthcircuit said:
So, the settings app is genius. Thanks a bunch for that. It will probably do all that I need it to, but I really like having the old launcher too just in case. So here's what I did:
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What skin are you using? That looks awesome to me. Way better than the standard kodi theme (and several of the popular 3rd party ones I've tried).
breakthestatic said:
What skin are you using? That looks awesome to me. Way better than the standard kodi theme (and several of the popular 3rd party ones I've tried).
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It's called Eminence. I like it a lot.
It's in the default skin repo.
EDIT: Asadullah! I just noticed you updated your first post, so thanks for all the work you did That is marvelous!
darthcircuit said:
So, the settings app is genius. Thanks a bunch for that. It will probably do all that I need it to, but I really like having the old launcher too just in case. So here's what I did:
-Decompiled leanbacklauncher.apk with apktool
-Edited the manifest so it launches the activity like a normal app
-recompiled/signed the apk
-sideloaded
-Profit
The apk i've attached makes the app show up in Kodi's "Android Apps" list and allows me to launch leanback back to the launcher.
The downside of this is that Leanback is no longer a launcher option, so it cannot be made a permanent launcher again without uninstalling my apk and reinstalling the official one.
I've included the original launcher as well in case anyone wants it.
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Hey, great work, but it does not work on my shield
Does it need to be rooted to function?
I accessed it on a USB drive through ES Explorer, but it could not install it unfortunately.
EDIT: I now see that this was for the Nexus Player, i did not notice, i google myself to this thread..
I did have to root my nexus player for that to work, yes. I had to remove leanback from the system apps and install mine by itself. I'm sure something similar can be done with the shield tho.
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I did have to root my nexus player for that to work, yes. I had to remove leanback from the system apps and install mine by itself. I'm sure something similar can be done with the shield tho.
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The adb hide method will work with xbmc launcher right, that has the ability to be set as default launcher?
Andy4Shurr said:
The adb hide method will work with xbmc launcher right, that has the ability to be set as default launcher?
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I honestly haven't used the xbmc launcher one thing you could try to be certain is to install the launcher on the first page and xbmc then run the adb hide command push the home button and if the xbmc launcher is there your good to go and you can uninstall the other launcher
darthcircuit said:
So, the settings app is genius. Thanks a bunch for that. It will probably do all that I need it to, but I really like having the old launcher too just in case. So here's what I did:
-Decompiled leanbacklauncher.apk with apktool
-Edited the manifest so it launches the activity like a normal app
-recompiled/signed the apk
-sideloaded
-Profit
The apk i've attached makes the app show up in Kodi's "Android Apps" list and allows me to launch leanback back to the launcher.
The downside of this is that Leanback is no longer a launcher option, so it cannot be made a permanent launcher again without uninstalling my apk and reinstalling the official one.
I've included the original launcher as well in case anyone wants it.
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I'm running into errors when recompiling my android tv apps using apktool. I'm on the latest build. Did you experience any issues when recompiling?
EDIT: I just didn't clear my old framework files from userdata, all good now!
I couldn't get the modified Leanback Launcher app from the nexus player to install on my shield tv so I have just extracted mine from the shield, decompiled it and copied the manifest info over from yours darthcircuit. I've recompiled and signed it and it looks to be ok but I'll test it all properly when I'm back home later. If this one works on my shield tv I will provide links for anyone else that is interested.
Andy4Shurr said:
I'm running into errors when recompiling my android tv apps using apktool. I'm on the latest build. Did you experience any issues when recompiling?
EDIT: I just didn't clear my old framework files from userdata, all good now!
I couldn't get the modified Leanback Launcher app from the nexus player to install on my shield tv so I have just extracted mine from the shield, decompiled it and copied the manifest info over from yours darthcircuit. I've recompiled and signed it and it looks to be ok but I'll test it all properly when I'm back home later. If this one works on my shield tv I will provide links for anyone else that is interested.
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I'm glad you got it figured out i don't know if i would have been much help. I was mostly guessing when i decompiled and recompiled. I'm no dev by any stretch. Yay for the powers of google-fu.
I'd be interested in trying your leanback launcher. Mine works fine it seems, but it also seems to try to start listening to the mic when i open the app.
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I'm glad you got it figured out i don't know if i would have been much help. I was mostly guessing when i decompiled and recompiled. I'm no dev by any stretch. Yay for the powers of google-fu.
I'd be interested in trying your leanback launcher. Mine works fine it seems, but it also seems to try to start listening to the mic when i open the app.
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Mine installed ok, no errors like before, but it just closes instantly. So back to the drawing board with that. I've not had time to look at it since but I'll take another look asap.
I'm not a dev either, I have done some basic programming in various languages but I'm not at a level or have much experience with linux/android.
UPDATE: I just thought I'd come back and let people know that since I had the MM update on my 16GB Shield TV this method and the leanback apps work fine, so that seemed to solve the issues for me! Thanks for all the info on here
Hi, this doesn't seem to work for me. Says 'hide' in an unrecognised command
vibez said:
Hi, this doesn't seem to work for me. Says 'hide' in an unrecognised command
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Are you running it from your computer or in terminal?
Have you tried the home switcher app in the store?
Anyone tried running this on a Sony Android TV? It runs MM 6.0.1 , so presumably it could work.
The problem with Google's Leanbacklauncher for Android TV's is the priority setting of "2" in the intent filter:
<intent-filter androidriority="2">
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.HOME" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>
Apparently only system apps can have priorities higher than "0". If / when they do, Android will take the higher priority apps over lower ones.
does the root variant work for you with newest leanback version?
What is "Navbar Weather"?
It's weather app that shows forecast in unique way - on navigation bar via eg. chart. So to use it you obviously have to have navigation bar in your smartphone.
How does it work?
I've been using Huawei Mate 9 for over a year now. It always pissed me off that I had to put a widget on the home screen to check the weather forecast. But hey, why not use navigation bar for the weather forecast? So I decided to develop some small app for my Mate 9, that can show weather chart for next 5 days (in 3 hours intervals) on Navbar. It's still in beta stage (please report me abut any bugs or new ideas in this thread before you rate it). It works pretty good for me, but for sure I know that there is a lot work to do.
So far Navbar Weather was tested only on my Mate 9, but it should work also on any other smartphone with Navigation Bar. It it also confirmed that app works on: Huawei Honor V10, Moto X4 (May 2018 Android 8.1), Samsung Galaxy devices with navigation bar.
Installation
Google Play link: Navbar Weather - forecast at your Navigation Bar
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Permissions:
App need permission to get localization of your smartphone (to get localized weather forecast data) and permission to display over other apps (it's obligatory to place weather forecast at your navigation bar).
This is pretty slick!!
Confirmed working on Moto X4 on May 2018 Android 8.1.
2 questions
1) Nova doesn't seem to allow the overlay when on home screen/app drawer, any way to allow that?
2) Each time i go in the app the Navbar Weather switch is off and can't turn it on unless i set location even though it's already being displayed.
SchmilK said:
This is pretty slick!!
Confirmed working on Moto X4 on May 2018 Android 8.1.
2 questions
1) Nova doesn't seem to allow the overlay when on home screen/app drawer, any way to allow that?
2) Can I force one graph to be displayed at all times, instead of changing by time or by switching apps?
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Thank you!
1) I need to investigate that, right now I'm on EMUI, never tested it with Nova. Let me investigate that, I'll try to answer you asap.
2) Just go to settings and select desired Forecast Data Types. You can select e.g. only temperature to force one graph. Also you can turn off Chart Carousel - then you can switch between charts by pressing home button
Lorbas said:
Thank you!
1) I need to investigate that, right now I'm on EMUI, never tested it with Nova. Let me investigate that, I'll try to answer you asap.
2) Just go to settings and select desired Forecast Data Types. You can select e.g. only temperature to force one graph. Also you can turn off Chart Carousel - then you can switch between charts by pressing home button
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Found it, thanks! I'll try a few other launchers as well.
ADW 2.0 overlay is allowed.
SchmilK said:
Found it, thanks! I'll try a few other launchers as well.
ADW 2.0 overlay is allowed.
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Just checked out Nova with default installation and it seems to work fine with Navbar Weather on my Mate 9. Maybe it's some styling settings, I'm going to test it. Thank you very much for your feedback!
What weather provider is used in the app?
wonsky21 said:
What weather provider is used in the app?
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Currently for free I can use only Openweathermap.org, which can take some serious traffic.
Working fine on my Note 8.
But it closes when you get rid of the window in the task manager.
Nastrahl said:
Working fine on my Note 8.
But it closes when you get rid of the window in the task manager.
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Thank you for your feedback! Now I know it works on Note 8.
Yes it closes when you get rit of the window in the task manager because some users complained they're can't close it normally. If you wish to let it run try to lock app with lock symbol at the task manager. Hope it helps
Lorbas said:
Thank you for your feedback! Now I know it works on Note 8.
Yes it closes when you get rit of the window in the task manager because some users complained they're can't close it normally. If you wish to let it run try to lock app with lock symbol at the task manager. Hope it helps
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You are welcome.
Strange feedback you had because this kind of apps are meant to be left running (plus, you have a toggle on the main screen) ; like a widget you want it to be running and refresh informations even it you close the app, or else you just go to the internet for one time information about the weather.
For what I understood of the behaviour of android and its task manager now, it's only an badly made alt+tab like app switcher, not really a manager. If I close all the windows all it does nothing but not having a window history, and apps are still running and updating in the background, leaving doze and manufacturer's auto close/optimising built-in features to deal with what apps and when they have to run and be closed.
Maybe I'm wrong and it actually does more?
I just notice it follows the windows animations (using Nova launcher), so it appear somewhat in the middle of the screen before reaching the bottom when animation of complete. I don't know of you can force it to sick at the bottom?
Thanks!
Nastrahl said:
You are welcome.
Strange feedback you had because this kind of apps are meant to be left running (plus, you have a toggle on the main screen) ; like a widget you want it to be running and refresh informations even it you close the app, or else you just go to the internet for one time information about the weather.
For what I understood of the behaviour of android and its task manager now, it's only an badly made alt+tab like app switcher, not really a manager. If I close all the windows all it does nothing but not having a window history, and apps are still running and updating in the background, leaving doze and manufacturer's auto close/optimising built-in features to deal with what apps and when they have to run and be closed.
Maybe I'm wrong and it actually does more?
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There is many more strange feedback, like - "it doesn't work on my smartphone that doesn't have navigation bar"
Apps without any background or foreground services are destroyed if you close them in task manager. Navbar Weather is running together with foreground service that is responsible for forecast at navigation bar. Right now there is couple of lines of code inside main app that tells foreground service to shut down if main app is closed/destroyed. I can change that easily, so I'll try add something to settings so you can select if you wish to run navigation bar weather forecast even if main app was closed. Thanks for pointing me out that
Nastrahl said:
I just notice it follows the windows animations (using Nova launcher), so it appear somewhat in the middle of the screen before reaching the bottom when animation of complete. I don't know of you can force it to sick at the bottom?
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You mean those app opening animations available in Nova Launcher? Right now I'm using it and it seems to work normally at my smartphone. I'll try to test Nova with Navbar a little more, maybe there are some style settings that cause this.
Thanks!
Lorbas said:
There is many more strange feedback, like - "it doesn't work on my smartphone that doesn't have navigation bar"
Apps without any background or foreground services are destroyed if you close them in task manager. Navbar Weather is running together with foreground service that is responsible for forecast at navigation bar. Right now there is couple of lines of code inside main app that tells foreground service to shut down if main app is closed/destroyed. I can change that easily, so I'll try add something to settings so you can select if you wish to run navigation bar weather forecast even if main app was closed. Thanks for pointing me out that
You mean those app opening animations available in Nova Launcher? Right now I'm using it and it seems to work normally at my smartphone. I'll try to test Nova with Navbar a little more, maybe there are some style settings that cause this.
Thanks!
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Thanks for pointed that out, I didn't know. That would be great.
I remember that some Samsung device doesn't have a nav bar because they got sensitive buttons under the screen on the frame, but I don't know how it behave at all then.
About Nova, I thought it happened with every opening animations but i was wrong, story.
But it actually happens every time when I press the home button from the home screen to open the search bar. It goes strange when the keyboard is popping out.
Nastrahl said:
Thanks for pointed that out, I didn't know. That would be great.
I remember that some Samsung device doesn't have a nav bar because they got sensitive buttons under the screen on the frame, but I don't know how it behave at all then.
About Nova, I thought it happened with every opening animations but i was wrong, story.
But it actually happens every time when I press the home button from the home screen to open the search bar. It goes strange when the keyboard is popping out.
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Please try out new 0.8.7 version of Navbar Weather I think it works now as it should, so even when you kill application in task manager Navbar Weather won't disappear.
That's right, devices with sensitive buttons under screen are not supported, if someone enable Navbar Weather - chart just won't appear.
About Nova, it looks like could be keyboard problem.
Lorbas said:
Please try out new 0.8.7 version of Navbar Weather I think it works now as it should, so even when you kill application in task manager Navbar Weather won't disappear.
That's right, devices with sensitive buttons under screen are not supported, if someone enable Navbar Weather - chart just won't appear.
About Nova, it looks like could be keyboard problem.
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Awesome, it's working flawlessly.
Do you have a roadmap? To avoid asking obvious questions about what do you plan next?
Thanks
Nastrahl said:
Awesome, it's working flawlessly.
Do you have a roadmap? To avoid asking obvious questions about what do you plan next?
Thanks
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Great to hear that
Right now I'm planning to add UV index forecast, Weather Alerts (don't know yet how to put that on navigation bar, but it's just a plan right now), Air pollution forecast and in future - more weather providers to choose from. Currently trying to fix some bugs
Thank you very much for your support, if you have some ideas how to improve Navbar Weather - just let me know
App version is now 0.8.9.9, so most of bugs were fixed. Also now you can turn on UV Index forecast, which is really helpful to protect your skin.