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Hiding apps?

Is there a way to disable the visability of any given application in our menu of applications?
I like the boobs butts and babes application but get tired of my phone turning into a play ground for these people who need to make a call. Enough said.

I use apps organizer instead of the tray. If the tray gives the ability to categorize and hide apps, I will go back, but till then I will stick with apps organizer.
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saurabh159 said:
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I was wondering the same thing as the OP. I don't need my app list cluttered by icon packs for Bettercut. Thanks, I'll try this out.

Let me know how that program works for you.. I saw some of the reviews with the link and think maybe its not what im looking for.

As I recall that app doesn't actually remove it from the tray, just makes you put in a password to launch it.

More launchers installed = slower?

I happened to like sammy TW but I was wondering if I install LauncherPro, would it affect the performance in general? I know that they do not run at the same time but would it have any negative effect to have multiple launchers at a time?

extra launchers run in the background, but there shouldn't be any negative effects

deaffob said:
I happened to like sammy TW but I was wondering if I install LauncherPro, would it affect the performance in general? I know that they do not run at the same time but would it have any negative effect to have multiple launchers at a time?
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you can force close tw if u think it's running. Just go to manage applications and select it from the list.
From my understanding though, when you install launcher pro and assign the home button to always use it, tw doesn't run in the background or even start with the phone.

chronster said:
you can force close tw if u think it's running. Just go to manage applications and select it from the list.
From my understanding though, when you install launcher pro and assign the home button to always use it, tw doesn't run in the background or even start with the phone.
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Not only does twlauncher always run, it runs as a foreground app 100% of the time.
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Yep, I'm trying systempanel lite from the market as a way to monitor processes & it always shows TW running & you can't keep it off unlike senseUI.
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there is a way to do it, you have to put the Launcher of ur choosing into the system/app folder and if u change the tw30launcher.apk file name to tw30launcher.old(this way u dont have to delete it and u can just change it back to .apk when u want to start using it again) it will not let tw run in the background cuz it wont be able to read the file. When u first change the file name tw will fc like crazy all u have to do is restart ur phone and it will just boot into the other launcher by default. I'm doing this with LauncherPro and LP seems to run faster being in the system folder than in the data folder anyway =D. this all can be done with Rootexplorer

I suggest you try that before reccomending it.

already done it, it was done already some time back I can't remember if the thread is in dev.or themes but it would be one of the earlier post. I said it causes fcs at first until restart so I did give warning on that but it works with no problems and I'm not the first to do this
edit: it is in development and the thread is called "Replace stock launcher"
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This was my thread actually, and your statement is correct. You will fc until reboot, then all will be well. The running launcher integrates, and moving it results in bedlam for a second.
Just make sure you have the replacement launcher in the system/app directory before you move touchwiz out.
This is an old trick, just a new phone.
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What happens when you move LauncherPro to system/app and then try to update it from the market when a new version comes out?
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ivorycruncher said:
What happens when you move LauncherPro to system/app and then try to update it from the market when a new version comes out?
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The work around is to pull down the update and pop it into the system/app directory.
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Reader.apk ?

When I am reading a book and I launch Softkeys home there is a app on the desktop called Reader.apk. When you select it, you go back to the book you are reading. I would like to put this app in my Zeam launcher tool bar, but can't figure out how or if it can be done. When I am in Root Explorer I can see the app under System/App. It is not an app listed when I launch the Applications from Zeam. The only time I see it is when I select Home when using Softkeys.
Any thought on how I can get this app, Reader.apk, to work in Zeam Launcher tool bar??
Thanks

Any suggestions?

Are you running rooted stock and if so what version?
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Running Nook 1.2 rooted with Manualnooter 4.5.2

No suggestions?

Bobioden said:
No suggestions?
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Reader.apk is the stock b&n reader, and is protected from being used outside of the stock experience, including in other launchers. It cannot be copied to work outside of stock and will not appear outside of the b&n interface even tho you are rooted

Thank you, that was all I wanted to know.
I can't believe it took 6 days for someone to give me that simple answer.

I can't believe it took 6 days for someone to give me that simple answer.
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[Idea for developers] I suggest dev an app which...

Hi there, well I thought about something that I would like to have on my phone
Maybe you have many apps installed...and you have many icons on the "list of apps" from your launcher. Its my case, and some of that app´s laucher icon I dont use it because maybe I dont use this app too much
So would be great an app which you can "transform" the icon from the app list to a widget. I mean, to hide the app to the menu, and If you want to launch the app, go to widgets and here is it. Do u understand me? what do you think?

Well javi, I'll give you a simple solution which u may not know yet that most of the launchers like ads support catalogs in which u can manage the apps u want inn your app drawer and when u need them u just need to switch catalog.... go and try ADW launcher if urs doesn't support it.
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Omg its true! I use ADW and I didnt know it
Tried and works perfect, just I wanted. Thanks mate for the suggest! thanks

Never mind.... just raise my thanks meter. Then even I will bethankfull to you.,..
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Of course xD Even I will thank you again mate

Make app into system app

Is there any way to make an app like "Where's My Droid" a system app? I like the app, but if I do lose it, anybody that finds it can see the app and uninstall it. If it were a system app, the icon wouldn't be on the screen or in the app drawer.

Blufx1 said:
Is there any way to make an app like "Where's My Droid" a system app? I like the app, but if I do lose it, anybody that finds it can see the app and uninstall it. If it were a system app, the icon wouldn't be on the screen or in the app drawer.
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[Must be rooted] You could manually move the apk from data / app to system / app using Root Explorer (or similar).

Thanks. I am rooted. I'll get root explorer and move it. Will it have to be installed again or is it a done deal?

Blufx1 said:
Thanks. I am rooted. I'll get root explorer and move it. Will it have to be installed again or is it a done deal?
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Just move the apk and reboot.

I'm on it. Thanks again

For some reason I couldn't find it, but looking in Titanium Backup/Special Features, I found you can choose make system app. All's well now, but I'd still like to remove it from the app drawer, but still be able to access it. Is that possible?

Blufx1 said:
For some reason I couldn't find it, but looking in Titanium Backup/Special Features, I found you can choose make system app. All's well now, but I'd still like to remove it from the app drawer, but still be able to access it. Is that possible?
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You'll need to decompile and modify it -- which is not easy to do. Or you can use one of those "hide app" apps in the market.

levizx said:
You'll need to decompile and modify it -- which is not easy to do. Or you can use one of those "hide app" apps in the market.
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I'll try that. Thanks

Easy. Root. Titanium Backup.
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Blufx1 said:
For some reason I couldn't find it, but looking in Titanium Backup/Special Features, I found you can choose make system app. All's well now, but I'd still like to remove it from the app drawer, but still be able to access it. Is that possible?
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Install go launcher ex and use its hide apps feature

rajavivekmishra said:
Install go launcher ex and use its hide apps feature
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Point (11. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49128321&postcount=1

aviwdoowks said:
Point (11. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49128321&postcount=1
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What do you wanna say?
I replied for making the app invisible/hiding the app from the app drawer

rajavivekmishra said:
What do you wanna say?
I replied for making the app invisible/hiding the app from the app drawer
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Wrong quote, sorry.
Xperia launcher too will hide apps, btw.