Hi guys,
i have been using default tab home and i want to try other wonderful homes like go launcher and launcher pro.
Could you tell me what do i need to do in order to replace home and once i install new home does it mean it would overwrite my existing home and i would not be able to revert it back to tab default home. Do i need to root my device?
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download launcher pro from market
also try ADW launcher
No, you don't need root.
When you dowload it from the Marketplace, the next time you hit your home key your phone will throw up a list of all the installed Launcher/Home applications asking you to choose which one you want to use. At the bottom will be a checkbox asking if you want to "always" use the application you choose.
If you check the always box and later become unsatisfied with that launcher and want to go back to the old one, you can either download something like "Home Switcher" from the Marketplace, or go into Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications and find your current launcher (the one you last chose to "always" use). Click on the clear defaults button on its page and next time you hit home you'll be presented with the choices again.
Thanks a lot for such a nice reply. I am starting with launcher pro now. Do you have any preferred list of homes?
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Just tried launcher pro. All the nice widget which makes launcher pro so good are in paid version :-(
gonna try something else
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pda_crazy said:
Just tried launcher pro. All the nice widget which makes launcher pro so good are in paid version :-(
gonna try something else
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Panda home is an interesting one to try.
I use ADW Ex myself. I have not used Launcher Pro in months, and never on the tab so I can't speak to its stability or usefulness, but both ADW and Ex have been very good to me on the tab (I like the added features and snappiness of the paid version).
trying out Zeam right now, seems simple and clean. like the swipe to launch feature
For anybody looking for function rather than form, try *Spark. Its in the market
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Hi,
I am fairly new to the Android world and I have some questions for you guys.
So as I said the Atrix is my first Android phone I've already rooted it and done all the modification we, bell users, can do.
There is one thing that I think is really weird and its the widget positioning. Why do all widgets have 1/8 of free space on top, on bottom and on the side? And why is there already "pre-designed" area to put you widget in? It feels to me like I can't place them like I want... Am I doing something wrong or is there an option somewhere to remove that?
I tried searching Google for that but wasn't able to find the right word so I can get relevant results.
I am currently using Go Laucher.
Thanks for you help and sorry if there is some english mistake, english isn't my first language.
It is like a fixed grid, but you can have some more freedom/customization using apps like luncher pro
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I'll try Laucher Pro then!
Thank you!
suleiman.aql said:
It is like a fixed grid, but you can have some more freedom/customization using apps like luncher pro
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or using go launcher create a 5x5 grid, or use desktop visualizer to use custom icons all over, etc etc
LauncherPro Plus allows widget resizing. Get it if you dont already have it.
Stick with Go Launcher because 1) it's free and 2) it allows widget resizing without paying (ala Launcher Pro Plus).
Set your grid to 4x5 tight or 5x5 extra tight and you will have barely any margins on the sides.
I changed to 5x5 and it helped a lot!!
Thanks to everyone!
I've got a question slightly related, is there a way to set up the original homescreen launcher to come up when I press the home button because I got Go Launcher and pressing home only seems to go there and I have to kill it to get back to the original screen.
Shadohw said:
I've got a question slightly related, is there a way to set up the original homescreen launcher to come up when I press the home button because I got Go Launcher and pressing home only seems to go there and I have to kill it to get back to the original screen.
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settings/applications/manage applications/go launcher/clear defaults
Thanks for the reply, I already did that but i can set the default for the home button as as the original launcher as long as I have other launchers installed, the original just doesn't show up in the list of choices. I have Launcher Pro as well as I was testing which I would like better but when I press home the list comes up with only Go & Pro launchers, I guess I'll just have to go with a third party one then it seems the default launcher doesn't get it's own app or whatever.
just uninstall them if you dont want to use 3rd party launcher....its that simple
Shadohw said:
I've got a question slightly related, is there a way to set up the original homescreen launcher to come up when I press the home button because I got Go Launcher and pressing home only seems to go there and I have to kill it to get back to the original screen.
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get home switcher from the market its free i have like four dif ui on my atrix
Want the stock gingerbread look for your Play? Want a landscape supported launcher? Don't have a Verizon Xperia Play?
Ripped from the R800x system. Download and set as your default launcher. If you have root, you can freeze/delete the SE Home launcher to free up space.
Supports landscape mode when you slide down the control pad, and you can use the gamepad to navigate between home screens, open apps, etc. You'll probably want to turn off the auto launch 'get more games' app though (use menu key, settings, disable auto-start on slide)
http://www.mediafire.com/?8i3qpa8ij8tpk1q
Tested and working on unbranded/rooted R800a. Anybody out there with a R800i to test?
Gonna test now
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Hmm nice but nothing adw or launcher pro can't do. This could help some though.
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Yeah this is probably best suited for those who really want the stock gingerbread experience or a nice lightweight launcher.
Bonus though you get a bunch of cool stock gingerbread wallpapers with it... as I just discovered.
Thanks m8. My goal now is a full vanilla gingerbread rom
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thanks axiomjunglist, nice post, pushed it to /system/ and works well, i'm sticking with Launcher pro plus though, but its nice to have
Now the question is how do we make it fully stock? I tried the dialer but seems to not work well. I got the settings(black), calculator, keyboard and messaging app all to work by installing the apk form the Verizon system dump. Besides getting the dailer to work, is there anything more to make it stock?
emann56 said:
Now the question is how do we make it fully stock? I tried the dialer but seems to not work well. I got the settings(black), calculator and messaging app all to work by installing the apk form the Verizon system dump. Besides getting the dailer to work, is there anything more to make it stock?
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try pushing them to /system/app/ i did it with the launcher
AndroHero said:
try pushing them to /system/app/ i did it with the launcher
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So far so good, some I pushed to /system/app/ and some I had to install like any other apk. Just about everything works except 2 things. The dialer/phone app the ui was messed up so I had to go back to the SE version and 2nd the settings does work but some options force closes on you. ie. brightness and volume. Besides that everything else works.
I have no idea if this works for people who are not rooted. If anybody can test that would be cool...
axiomjunglist said:
Want the stock gingerbread look for your Play? Want a landscape supported launcher? Don't have a Verizon Xperia Play?
Ripped from the R800x system. Download and set as your default launcher. If you have root, you can freeze/delete the SE Home launcher to free up space.
Supports landscape mode when you slide down the control pad, and you can use the gamepad to navigate between home screens, open apps, etc. You'll probably want to turn off the auto launch 'get more games' app though (use menu key, settings, disable auto-start on slide)
http://www.mediafire.com/?8i3qpa8ij8tpk1q
Tested and working on unbranded/rooted R800a. Anybody out there with a R800i to test?
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1) Can I use this if I'm on an R800a without root?
2) If 1) is true, how do I install it?
3) Can this mess with my phone and can it be reversed?
(sorry for the noob questions)
Works great on a 2.3.2 rooted r800i.
Just installed the apk like normal an froze the se home launcher.
The music widget is gone though when using this launcher.
awoken said:
Works great on a 2.3.2 rooted r800i.
Just installed the apk like normal an froze the se home launcher.
The music widget is gone though when using this launcher.
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Hmm... good to know. I had recently switched over to the free Google Music player and that has its own widget so I didn't notice SE's music player widget gone. Unfreezing/restoring SE Home brings it back. It seems like they tied the widget into the launcher unfortunately...
The_Newtype said:
1) Can I use this if I'm on an R800a without root?
2) If 1) is true, how do I install it?
3) Can this mess with my phone and can it be reversed?
(sorry for the noob questions)
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I'm 99% positive it will work for a non-root user. Just download and install. When you hit the home key it will ask what you want to use for as a launcher, just pick the new launcher and check 'use by default' if you don't want that message every time you hit home. If you don't like it just go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> All -> Launcher -> Uninstall. It will default back to the old SE Home launcher next time you hit the home key. You can't screw it up because as a non-root user you cannot delete SE Home launcher.
axiomjunglist said:
Hmm... good to know. I had recently switched over to the free Google Music player and that has its own widget so I didn't notice SE's music player widget gone. Unfreezing/restoring SE Home brings it back. It seems like they tied the widget into the launcher unfortunately...
I'm 99% positive it will work for a non-root user. Just download and install. When you hit the home key it will ask what you want to use for as a launcher, just pick the new launcher and check 'use by default' if you don't want that message every time you hit home. If you don't like it just go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications -> All -> Launcher -> Uninstall. It will default back to the old SE Home launcher next time you hit the home key. You can't screw it up because as a non-root user you cannot delete SE Home launcher.
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Works perfectly. Thanks a lot for posting this-
awoken said:
Works great on a 2.3.2 rooted r800i.
Just installed the apk like normal an froze the se home launcher.
The music widget is gone though when using this launcher.
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the music widget onlt works wil SE's launcher
The_Newtype said:
Works perfectly. Thanks a lot for posting this-
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No problem, glad it works for non-root, thanks for testing!
could we get landscape mode in launcher (with accelerometer) with the last firmware???
Can someone please re-upload the file. The link on the first page is broken.
Thanks in advance
Agreed ^^^
Link is down! Me wants it! Please!
Attached it!
This might be a silly question. But since I upgraded my evo 4g to the latest ova my home switcher no longer works and all I get is the standard sense interface rather than my launcher pro.
I've tried several of the home launcher setting Apps from the market, but they fc and won't let me reset my default launcher.
Is there an easy way to do this somewhere in settings?
I did a search and failed to find this question for the evo 4g.
Thanks
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miniaturepeddler said:
This might be a silly question. But since I upgraded my evo 4g to the latest ova my home switcher no longer works and all I get is the standard sense interface rather than my launcher pro.
I've tried several of the home launcher setting Apps from the market, but they fc and won't let me reset my default launcher.
Is there an easy way to do this somewhere in settings?
I did a search and failed to find this question for the evo 4g.
Thanks
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Go to settings > applications > find htc sense and click "clear defaults"
There is also an app in the market called "DefaultApp Reset" that makes the whole process easier for future reference.
or, uninstall LPP, reboot, then reinstall it and you should get the pop up asking you which launcher you want to use
... or buy ADW EX and after the installation you will be prompted to choose a new default lol.
Mattyskin thanks that was what I was looking for.
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Hi friends,
Anyone got a good launcher other than Go ,ADW, Launcher Pro, etc ....one good for the transformer and that does not have a dock on the left, or bottom.
The main thing I am trying to do is get rid of 5 scrollable screens, I just want 3. Any modification ideas??
MasterfullDON said:
Hi friends,
Anyone got a good launcher other than Go ,ADW, Launcher Pro, etc ....one good for the transformer and that does not have a dock on the left, or bottom.
The main thing I am trying to do is get rid of 5 scrollable screens, I just want 3. Any modification ideas??
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You can remove the dock with ADW. But you have to add a shortcut to open the app drawer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vtlab.launcher&feature=search_result is a honeycomb optimized launcher I believe. check that out. ive never used it though
zephiK said:
You can remove the dock with ADW. But you have to add a shortcut to open the app drawer.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vtlab.launcher&feature=search_result is a honeycomb optimized launcher I believe. check that out. ive never used it though
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From the description:
"VTL.Launcher - Tablet Optimized - Scrolling Docks - Scrolling Widgets - And More
***NOT FOR HONEYCOMB YET***
Pretty sure it is only optimized for Gingerbread on larger screens. I tried this one about a month ago and was really disappointed.
ssj4vegita2002 said:
From the description:
"VTL.Launcher - Tablet Optimized - Scrolling Docks - Scrolling Widgets - And More
***NOT FOR HONEYCOMB YET***
Pretty sure it is only optimized for Gingerbread on larger screens. I tried this one about a month ago and was really disappointed.
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Aww that sucks. I just remember reading a article about it but never really looked into it. Looking forward to it's release. bummer
You can get rid of screens using ADW just select edit and select the screens you do not need. You can also hide the dock but add a short cut for the app panel on the desktop.
Hi Everyone
Ok thanks for your advise, I have loaded ADW and successfully configured it nicely, however I removed my old system launcher, and put this ADW launcher in the system app section. Now everytime I boot, the thing reinstalls wiping my settings....
Does anyone have experience if you make ADW a ststem app, why does it reinstall each time you restart (wiping all user settings) and is there a way aroun d it? an odex file maybe?
why do you want it to run as a system app?
because its better than stock app...do remove stock app to replace with this makes life easy and bloat free...Also if someone with no understanding of programming deletes this app (wife or Kids or my parents) then I have to do a CWM recovery----I dont want to do that....
Set ADW as your default launcher and use an autorun manager to stop the stock launcher from running at boot-up. Problem solved.
Ishman said:
You can get rid of screens using ADW just select edit and select the screens you do not need. You can also hide the dock but add a short cut for the app panel on the desktop.
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You can also usethe gestures to open apps. I swipe up for that and swipe down for hiding dock bar.
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boglwe said:
You can also usethe gestures to open apps. I swipe up for that and swipe down for hiding dock bar.
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Thanks for the info..!
I used up for "open app drawer" and down for "show information panel" or whatever the small dock at the lower right is called.
I'm going to be using a launcher instead of touchwiz. Is there anything that can go wrong by freezing touchwiz?
re: launchers
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I'm going to be using a launcher instead of touchwiz. Is there anything that can go wrong by freezing touchwiz?
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No need to freeze or uninstall touchwiz launcher.
Just find a launcher you like (or more than one launcher)
and each time the phone goes to home screen it will
ask which launcher to use.
Once you find your favorite launcher and the phone asks
you which to open, checkmark the little square where it
says "use as default".
After doing that the phone will launch what every laucher
you selected to be default each and every time unless you
change the default in settings (Application manager)
Good luck!
Misterjunky said:
No need to freeze or uninstall touchwiz launcher.
Just find a launcher you like (or more than one launcher)
and each time the phone goes to home screen it will
ask which launcher to use.
Once you find your favorite launcher when the phone asks
you which to open checkmark the little square where it
says "use as default".
After doing that the phone will launch what every laucher
you selected to be default each and every time unless you
change the default in settings (Application manager)
Good luck!
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Wouldn't touchwiz waste more battery coupled with another launcher
No. It does not become active while another launcher is being used.
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graydiggy said:
No. It does not become active while another launcher is being used.
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Thanks. Didn't know that xD
katsumex said:
I'm going to be using a launcher instead of touchwiz. Is there anything that can go wrong by freezing touchwiz?
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Try Nova Launcher