Is there a theme to change "recent apps" style? To have a Miui, Emui, or ios style?
They are great on big screens because they let you see the whole app in big thumbnails all side to side. If you need information from a previous used app, you can see the whole without switching to the app, especially on Miui.
If there is not such a theme, is it even possible to make one or is totally out of scope of Substratum?
I am talking about that for example:
Yeah, I've been looking forward to this one too, but still not available yet...
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to change the bar on the bottome of sense ROMs? It seems like such a waste of space to have a HUGE phone button and a "add to home" button that isn't needed. I know I could install launcherpro or ADW...but I like the sense widgets just not the bottom bar.
I have no idea if it is possible, but if it is the Devs here at XDA can do it
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to change the bar on the bottome of sense ROMs? It seems like such a waste of space to have a HUGE phone button and a "add to home" button that isn't needed. I know I could install launcherpro or ADW...but I like the sense widgets just not the bottom bar.
I have no idea if it is possible, but if it is the Devs here at XDA can do it
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There is a mod to make it flat as opposed to curvey, but thats about it.
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actually I just saw the tread about 2 posts down that is titled "Sense Themes" and they have 5 buttons on the bottom. I don't really like the look of it, but hopefully it will progress.
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actually I just saw the tread about 2 posts down that is titled "Sense Themes" and they have 5 buttons on the bottom. I don't really like the look of it, but hopefully it will progress.
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The screenshot with 5 icons was actually LauncherPro and not sense. You can actually change the launcher to look however you want as long as the png file is the same size as the default launcher. The limitation however is that you cant change how the 3 buttons work on the launcher (app drawer, phone and +).
thats a bummer, I like launcher pro but have a few issues with it:
1. I have an icon on my screen that tells me when I have new SMS and the LauncherPro has an icon in the bar, but it doesn't say if there is a new msg. Kind of redundant to have both.
2. I like the sense widgets, LP widgets are ok but I prefer the Sense twitter/facebook widget, the calendar and the favorites.
Actually, yes! I will be releasing sense bar mods this week. The first one will be a simple app drawer button in the middle. Afterwards, I will be releasing mods that allow third party apps to launch from sense buttons. Here is a simple preview of what I have so far. More to come.
http://i.imgur.com/ia0Q2.png
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Actually, yes! I will be releasing sense bar mods this week. The first one will be a simple app drawer button in the middle. Afterwards, I will be releasing mods that allow third party apps to launch from sense buttons. Here is a simple preview of what I have so far. More to come.
http://i.imgur.com/ia0Q2.png
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Well this is interesting!!! My guess is your doing some pretty heavy recoding, will be nice to see the end results. Keep up the good work!
that would really make my day
We have just finished the first release of Go Launcher.
Uploaded onto Google Market. It seems most of users like it.
We are very glad to hear your opinion. Please help us to make it better. Thanks.
Go Launcher is an amazing home replacement app for Android .
-Extremely smooth scrolling
-Convenient icon pop-menu
-Gesture supported
-Useful app drawer to uninstall apps and kill tasks
-Removable screen previews (Up to 30 screens)
Guys~ Let me explain something most of users may concern about:
1. Q: GO Launcher(GL) restart (redraw) sometimes after quitting from other app?
A: It's android's feature that system automatically kill some processes whenever available memory is low. When you see redraw/restart, it means GL has been removed from memory due to the app you just run which might be consuming too much resource (such as games...).. That's the same reason that GL becomes little bit laggy when system's used memory reachs about 250M. In the next two release, we will consider provide a 'keep-in-memory' option to user (like LP already did). That way, android won't kill GL even in case of low memory and you will get better feel of 'speed'.
2. What are the new features of next release? (tomorrow...)
Q:
A. Support scrollable widget and widget resizing!
B. Icons won't be missing and stay the same spot after upgrading.
C. Much faster switching between tabs in function chart.
D. Fix some crash issues for Droid phones
E. Support folder in app drawer.
F. (available two releases later) Theme save and restore.
Also, recommend 'GO SMS' and 'GO Weather' developed by other folks in Dev team. .New Arrivals.
If you like Go Launcher, recommend it to your friends .
We will keep working and make the best launcher for you !
Please check updates from Google Market.
Any feedback please email to [email protected] in case I might be missing questions here in forum. Thanks!
*** UPDATED version 1.2 *****
-New app drawer folder：Drag icon overlay to create new folder
-Supported scrollable & resizable widgets
-Supported customized icons (test function)
-Fixed crash issues in Droid & Droid X (thanks Adam’s help)
-Fixed icon disappearance and livewallpaper
Great so far! But I cant change icon in Dock,...only few Launcher icons are choices. Where is option to chose it from gallery?
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Great so far! But I cant change icon in Dock,...only few Launcher icons are choices. Where is option to chose it from gallery?
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Glad you like it. Choosing dock icon (even app icon) from gallery will be in next release. Actually, it will not be just use gallery pic. It's beyond that. :--)
Great work! Looks very promising. Thank you so much.
Can you add the option to turn off vibrations when adding icons, removing home screens etc.
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Waaaaay MIUI... Liking it though
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I like you app drawer (or function chart as you call it). But it would be nice if there is a possibility to have less apps on one site (for example only 6 on second page). This isn't possible now, because when you move an app to another page one from the next page comes to the page you moved an app away.
Is there any way to make scrollable widgets work ?
Screen Shot?
Yeah i like this launcher, MIUI Style I love it.
Ok, i'm a big fan of LauncherPro, but I must say that GO Launcher really has a lot of potential. IT IS AWESOME and very refreshing.
Anyway, I think it would be even more awesome with some adjustment
some of the settings are quite... confusing i think. I expected "turn on screen rotation" to turn the screen orientation but instead it is actually the drawer's mode... which is weird.
also, I can has bigger homescreen icon? :< or something like same size icons of MIUI roms.
Resizing widgets would make this launcher awesome.
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BTW i think it still need polishing... FC on me.
but as I said, i would love to see this launcher improving.
Missing animation between homescreen and preview.
Got a FC when i start Go Launcher from the drawer.
Drag and Drop to Dock, native folder support and multilanguage would be nice
Very promising launcher! Keep it up devs!
Just my 2 cents, would it be good if the function chart (or app drawer) can be made into a loop (similar like the dock)? So after the last page we'll return to the first one (without having to flip back several times).
Another minor issue on my HTC Legend (mdpi) the font size on "Add to desktop" looks way too big imho. Maybe you can consider to polish the text as well (e.g. Shortcut instead of ShortCut, Homescreen settings (I think more appropriate as compared to setting)).
Just my 2 cents
Looks real cool. The only thing that keeps me with launcherpro is widget resizing.
Another essential thing that I miss is an option to use images as custom icons for docked apps.
Also I'd highly recommend speeding up the "function chart" scrolling speed.
One more thing that comes to my mind is that item from a homescreen is deleted only when dragged over trash icon. Would be way more convenient if the action was performed when dragged over dock (not only trash icon). That's "cosmetics" tho ;]
Apart from that, incredible work. Love the MIUI style.
Keep up the good work!
Can someone post some screenshots?
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Can someone post some screenshots?
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Screenshots from AppBrain attached.
added to favourites...
I agree with everyone... VERY promising... i would love to see folder support in the app drawer as well as hiding apps (or hiding folder) I'll keep my eye on it for sure.. cant quite take over launcher pro plus yet
im just wondering what you all think about the launchers like metro ui, zune home, spark*, slidescreen, etc... all the launcers that are just different from what is normally seen, at least from what i see. whats your opinion on them and do you know about any others?
Actually I just switched from touch-wiz for the Samsung to generic Android in Paragon 5.1 and really like it. Naked!
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I like LauncherPRO, mostly because it has five icons to the bottom that can be swiped sideways to show an additional 10 icons (all customisable) and you can either tap the icon or swipe upwards to initiate a second function. (Like have a maps icon, tap it to launch maps or swipe upwards to run Navigation.) These, of course, can be edited to do whatever you want.
yeah i do too but im talking about completely different launchers the whole interface
What?
From the looks of your first post, it sounds like you're referring to launchers, but from the look of this last post, it looks like you're talking themes or ROMs or something a bit more drastic.
sorry. im probabably being too vague. so most of the popular launchers have screens that you go through and are pretty much the same (go launcher, launcher pro, adw launcher). all these are really similar other than their different ways of customization. im looking for launchers that drastically change the interface, like metro ui for example it changes the interface to the windows 7 interface, slidescreen changes it to some interface with a bunch of information, as do the others
The only Launcher I have experience with that changes fairly drastically are SlideScreen and Spark, but you're already mentioned all of them. Sorry.
Tried slidescreen for a while but it felt gimmicky. I simply stick with LP or ADW.
This is probably a lame thread, but maybe others have similar issues and we can whine about them, because we're lucky and can afford to waste time worrying about our homescreen setup on our smartphones, and not where our next meal is coming from. (wow, where did that come from?)
It's not in any way a development/tech problem, it's just aesthetics: I get so frustrated trying to find a cool wallpaper that still alows me to see the apps/widgets on my homescreens cleanly! I always wind up reverting to a semi-boring wallpaper like a black grid because with busier wallpapers of things I'm actually interested in, they clash so much with my homescreen items that I can't read half my widgets! So just curious as to how you all have your homescreen set up? Do you have a busy wallpaper with minimal apps/widgets? Or do you use a bland "backdrop" wallpaper so that you can see/use the apps/widgets cleanly? This has always been a peeve of mine, because both elements (wp and widgets) seem essential to customizing your phone, and yet it's so hard to get them to play nicely together for a clean, visually pleasing display.
I'm currently using Regina Launcher and have five independent wallpapers.
I just use a "blah" one for busy work spaces and use good one for lesser crowed screens.
That's actually not a bad topic. There are tons of images I'd like to use as a wallpaper but I run into the same problem you do. I always end up settling for something not as bright, so i can see my widgets/apps clearly. Recently though, i just started editing my images to a darker tint so the white lettering stands out. This brings up the concept of integrating text color editing into the existing top launchers.
hmmm...
The one stickied thread in the themes section has a whole host of options with both minimalist and "busy" wallpapers. Some just don't work well, but there are compromises. Its more about finding the right Widgets/launcher to compliment your style.
Yeah, I know, it seems like a silly thing to complain about, you just gotta make it work however fits your tastes/needs. And you're right, the launcher is a big part of it, I've been using stock sense since getting the phone, but finally decided to try a replacement for various reasons, and I'm loving launcher pro plus, it's got many of the sense-type widgets, plus they work better lol, not to mention the dock and other things. Between that and a little finagling, I think I've found something that works.
If you use ADW then you can change the background box to whatever color and transparency you want to. I do this for some of my wallpapers so that the icons stick out.
Thanks for the tip! But honestly, I think I'm sticking with Launcher Pro Plus, I spent the $ already, and it's the only replacement I've tried that can truly top Sense, IMO.
I tend to use brighter more vibrantly colored wallpapers and i run into this issues once in a while. But i usually just place icons and widgets around the spots that make things hard to read or add a shaded box behind the widget.
And considering the amount of time we spend on our phones, it's pretty easy to remember what icon are for what apps. I stopped displaying names a long time ago. Now I even use icon sets not made for android and just use random icons for apps that in some way relate to them.
Part of the appeal of the stock launcher is the animations and the seamless use of gestures that are natively found on Android 10. However, what grinds my gears is the inconsistent and blurry icons that are found sometimes on the icons.
See my attached photo - I want to know if Chase is responsible, or is Samsung responsible for this terrible and blurry icon? The Dunkin' app looks terrible too.. Certain icons look great, while some look awful. Even certain samsung icons look blurry (their shop app). Changing DPI doesn't really do anything either.
I'm currently on a hex theme, but even on the stock theme there are blurry icons.
I really wish FNG wouldn't stop working when going back and forth between the cover screen and the main screen, then I'd just enjoy Nova launcher with FNG, but I think we might have to wait until Android 11 where Google removes the issue that doesn't allow apps to truly hide the navigation bar until we can use Nova/3rd party launchers with FNG.
/rant
Its the App Dev. Not Samsung.