Here's the MyTouch 4G specific discussion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14613522#post14613522 <- (This should be deleted)
Alright, so I did this mock-up to explain:
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This is my idea of a pretty neat launcher. Let me explain.
It's a giant launcher where everything is made up of "panels" which is essentially what a widget would be normally, except instead of small icons and widgets making up a grid, you would rather make up this entire tower of "panels" you can scroll through like so:
Once you reach the bottom (like so), you have the option of adding or entering edit mode in which you can change the placement of panels, configure panels, or add more. Also notice the stationary panels at the top and bottom. I figure the top would could be configurable to look however you like or replaced with another replacement panel made for staying at the top at all times. (i.e. you can't replace it with a Last.FM panel, you would have to go about finding a panel that is absolutely meant to be at the top.)
I figure this could also be a pretty accessible thing for everyone in terms of making new panels. Someone would release the base panel code, and then people can configure it to do some pretty neat things, I figure.
I dunno, this just seemed kind of cool in my opinion. I can think of all sorts of panels and stuff like that too - a Favorites/Folder panel, gallery panel, music panel... etc.
Also, I threw this mock-up together pretty fast. I figure the Facebook and Twitter panels would have more to it, heh.
So whatcha think?
EDIT: On a side note, what I was imagining isn't really widget status where you can interact with it so much - you click on it or the link or whatever corresponds with whatever (i.e. you click on a tweet) and it brings you to where you need in order to comment on it or like it through FB and what not.
EDIT2: I can't develop for Android. I dunno how. I just threw this idea out in the open for everyone.
Your launcher would require lots of scrolling, and apps that only need a single icon would always occupy an entire row.
If you can fit four or five panels in a thin row (such small pannels would resemble app icons) you may be on to something, but else you'll just repeat the flaws of WP7 with its oversized tiles. Bigger is not always better.
rogier666 said:
Your launcher would require lots of scrolling, and apps that only need a single icon would always occupy an entire row.
If you can fit four or five panels in a thin row (such small pannels would resemble app icons) you may be on to something, but else you'll just repeat the flaws of WP7 with its oversized tiles. Bigger is not always better.
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Not necessarily. With what I was thinking you could make folder panels which contain a bunch of apps. You click the folder, then you select the app.
Here's some ideas for panels I pulled out of my brain:
Hmm. Where would the app drawer go? It's a nice idea for a launcher though, I like it
In the first post, there's a panel that says, "Running Apps," and if you slide to the left it would open the app drawer.
wauterboi said:
Not necessarily. With what I was thinking you could make folder panels which contain a bunch of apps. You click the folder, then you select the app.
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Why click twice if one click could do the job?
There's also a "Favorites" panel where you slide left or right and pick the icon. *shrugs* If you don't like it, you don't like it though.
Well, this surely is the most original and most interesting idea for a Android launcher But I must admit it really is clumsy...but...if you figure out a good and easy way to put those panels together and to navigate through them...What if you can move through more screens and on every one of these screens you would be able to built a different tower ? Ex. screen 1 - social tower (twitter, Facebook, ICQ,...) , screen 2 - media tower (camera, music player,..) etc. , also it would be very impractical to make calls if you put dialer in one of the towers so what about a roll UP menu...when you slide down you could see phone stats, maybe some controls, when you slide up (or put a little button like on stock android to bring up apps) a dialer, contacts, sms, etc. will come up ?
Really great idea, i loved it & i really hope someone will make this launcher for Android NihilisticWonder has good points & i am agree..
Yeah, that's what the bottom bar on the first one was for, lol.
But yeah, multiple towers would be pretty damn sexy.
Hmmm this could make the best minimalistic UI
Kinda reminds me of slidescreen (which is a nice launcher replacement, look it up in the market)
but in slide screen there is no app drawer and to go to your apps you push your phones "menu" button
swee08315 said:
Kinda reminds me of slidescreen (which is a nice launcher replacement, look it up in the market)
but in slide screen there is no app drawer and to go to your apps you push your phones "menu" button
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Yep same thoughts
I've been looking for a launcher like this since the day I used Launcher 7 which is a clone of Windows Phone 7 launcher. What I understood when I used it was, vertical swiping is much much more natural than horizontal swiping and homescreens should slide vertically, not horizontally. WP 7 launcher is too basic. What we need is something like you describe.
If SlideScreen had the option to add widgets and icons, we'd get something very close to what we want, but the developers don't seem interested in that. I'm thinking of learning how to code for Android just to make a launcher like this.
Sounds and looks like a good idea, but I wouldn't use it unless it looked very clean. I hate stuff with clutter. This has some real potential though, like a love child of android and wp7.
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I definitely agree with Adyc and the OP. The stock Android launcher and most UIs are boring. I know the developers put a lot of work into them and I'm grateful for that. Even with the plethora of launchers out there, there aren't many that have a lot of good eye candy. I'm tempted to go home abroad really learn how to code for Android after looking at this. This is a great idea. Sounds like it would blend elements of launcher 7 and the honeycomb launcher. If it were to contain some 3d elements (like the selected panels rotating like a carousel or popping out) that would be SO damn sick.
wauterboi said:
Here's the MyTouch 4G specific discussion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14613522#post14613522 <- (This should be deleted)
Alright, so I did this mock-up to explain:
This is my idea of a pretty neat launcher. Let me explain.
It's a giant launcher where everything is made up of "panels" which is essentially what a widget would be normally, except instead of small icons and widgets making up a grid, you would rather make up this entire tower of "panels" you can scroll through like so:
Once you reach the bottom (like so), you have the option of adding or entering edit mode in which you can change the placement of panels, configure panels, or add more. Also notice the stationary panels at the top and bottom. I figure the top would could be configurable to look however you like or replaced with another replacement panel made for staying at the top at all times. (i.e. you can't replace it with a Last.FM panel, you would have to go about finding a panel that is absolutely meant to be at the top.)
I figure this could also be a pretty accessible thing for everyone in terms of making new panels. Someone would release the base panel code, and then people can configure it to do some pretty neat things, I figure.
I dunno, this just seemed kind of cool in my opinion. I can think of all sorts of panels and stuff like that too - a Favorites/Folder panel, gallery panel, music panel... etc.
Also, I threw this mock-up together pretty fast. I figure the Facebook and Twitter panels would have more to it, heh.
So whatcha think?
EDIT: On a side note, what I was imagining isn't really widget status where you can interact with it so much - you click on it or the link or whatever corresponds with whatever (i.e. you click on a tweet) and it brings you to where you need in order to comment on it or like it through FB and what not.
EDIT2: I can't develop for Android. I dunno how. I just threw this idea out in the open for everyone.
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Call me crazy, but what you just mocked up is an Android version of Titanium, the standard launcher for WM6.1 and above.
Hmm, intresting idea.
I might combine this whit some old sketches I made some time ago to look if it can be made into a clean and minimal layout.
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maybe also look at how some things in kite ui have been done.
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Here's my first take on this launcher.
dragonithe said:
Hmm, intresting idea.
I might combine this whit some old sketches I made some time ago to look if it can be made into a clean and minimal layout.
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maybe also look at how some things in kite ui have been done.
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Here's my first take on this launcher.
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That does clean it up some and make it feel more functional
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Below is a summary of each home replacement. I am adding this here to save space in the Tips & Tricks Thread.
TouchWiz brought a lot to the table. Frankly, it exceeded my expectations. That said, I prefer a more stock look. I also like options that developers have added into home replacement apps like Launcher Pro, ADW and Zume.
There are a number of threads debating which is better. I am NOT going to get into that. But, I thought a thread that pointed out the options/differences would help users select the home replacement that is best for them.
Below are my thoughts on the apps. I am NOT an expert on any of them. Please feel free to add stuff that I may have missed. Let’s refrain from debating or why you feel one is the best. To be frank, nobody cares.
LauncherPro:
LauncherPro is maintained by one developer and it’s not open. You can visit his site and pay for Launcher Pro Plus that will give additional features (please see hit site located here for more details on Plus, I am going to focus on the free version that you can get in the market). Full disclosure, I have Launcher Pro Plus. I really don’t need the extra bells and whistles it brings, but I wanted to support him and I would encourage you to do the same.
The developer has pointed out that he built this around a 2.1 base, and that is starting to limit what he can/wants to do (also making it a large app). That said, he will be starting from scratch in an attempt to make it lighter and faster with more options. Ironically, this app is plenty fast and there are options to adjust the speed of items.
I personally think that one of the main advantages is the scrollable dock. You can have up to 5 app icon shortcuts at the bottom. For every screen you have (I only use 3), you get another dock… so I have 15 spots at the bottom to add apps. It’s not limited to just app’s also. I have a shortcut to reboot my phone (Quick Boot app Activity) and a one touch button to call my wife… you get the idea.
Other Notable Features:
- Hide apps from your app drawer
- Choose the number of rows/columns on the home screen (not limited to 4x4) and your app drawer.
- Ability to resize widgets (perhaps only for Plus?)
- Count notifications for gmail/sms/missed calls on the dock icons
- Change the background of the docks and the icons
- Hide the notification bar (no finger swiping to open/close it though from the home screen - but you can set swipe gesture from the dock)
- Ability to switch to the 3d app drawer
- Make backups so you can easily restore your settings (widgets need to manually re-added)
Zeam:
I am new to Zeam so I do not know much about the developer or its progress. What I do know is that it’s a very light (approx 860kb vs LP which is just under 4MB), clean and a fast launcher. Some of the things I have noticed:
- Like LP there is the ability to run in full screen (no notification bar), but you can also set gesture swipes to hide/show the notification bar (unlike LP). There are many more options for the gesture swipes including (Open applications, go to default screen, previews, pull down the notification bar, and opening the dialer).
- You can choose the number of screens and set the default and hide icon labels (like LP and ADW)
- I mentioned swiping up/down could set default actions. You can also double tap the screen to perform an action. I use this to open my dialer for example.
- You can turn off the animation when opening the app drawer. This makes it show instantly, but you cannot adjust the animation speed.
- Like LP you can change the dock background, but you cannot make it a custom background like LP.
- The dock also allows you to scroll and setup as many icons as you want (no limit that I can tell), but adding them and moving them around is not very easy. It’s still very nice to have quick access to many apps and have them not taking up valuable home screen space. LP scrolls in blocks of 5… this dock you can just scroll left to right.
- There does not appear to be a way to save your settings like with LP for easy restoring.
ADW:
ADW unlike LP is open source. For that reason alone many people prefer it. Of all the launchers, this appears to have the most options. If you want to tweak colors, resize widgets, change the # of columns/rows and use gesture swipes - this is very inclusive. One thing ADW does not have is a scrollable dock station like LP/Zeam.
I feel like I am being slack for ADW, but to be fair it has so many options I really do not feel like typing them all up right now. It’s easily the most customizable, and thank God it has a feature where you can backup and restore like LP.
Another feature it has that others are missing is the ability to download themes from the market. With LP you can download docks and icons, or use apps like metamorph… but with ADW you have the ability to easily apply full themes. ADW has a large following so there is no shortage.
In closing, I strongly urge you to try them all. Perhaps you will fall in love with one… perhaps you will find features you cannot live without (that TW did not offer), and maybe you decide to support these developers! Please be respectful of others. I know there will be an idiot below posting why so and so is soooo much better, please just ignore them and don’t let my efforts of trying to help those not familiar get spoiled.
If you would like to try these, I would suggest an app called Home Switcher. This is the easiest way to switch launchers and set the default.
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Good job on the writeup s15274n. Hopefully someone else will post in here some of the features you might have accidentally missed. Pretty thorough though.
I have tried them all, with Zeam I would always have problems, so I decided to give up on it and I really haven't tried it any longer. ADW is a great launcher, enough said. And my favorite would be LP I love the 3D drawer, it makes my friends jealous and it always get attention, and one thing you missed about LP is that the full version also comes with Widgets that look like the ones from Sense UI, and also the developer is always improving this launcher, making it my favorite.
^ I didn't miss it, I specifically stated I was going to focus on the free version. I gave a link to his site for people wanting to learn more about LP Plus.
I just realized you can swipe LP docks to do actions... just not swipes on the home screen. I just learned something trying to write for the masses, nice.
used ADW for awhile, but eventually switching to LP full-time because i love the swiping dock and i keep the desktop super cleeeaaaannn with only a few widgets (smooth calendar, switchpro, tajm, weather forecast yr.no, and battstatt)
Nice thread, I use Launcher Pro.. I tried Zeam, but the dock seemed pretty small (Maybe it was just me)
i like ADW the most but it kept FC on me and it would be a struggle to get it back to touchwiz just to reset. Launcher Pro has been very stable for me tho.
I am sticking with the stock launcher for now, my phone seems super snappy compare to launcherpro. Btw, I tried out zeam, but when you delete icons on the launcher, I want it to stay centered ... can you do that?
s15274n said:
^ I didn't miss it, I specifically stated I was going to focus on the free version. I gave a link to his site for people wanting to learn more about LP Plus.
I just realized you can swipe LP docks to do actions... just not swipes on the home screen. I just learned something trying to write for the masses, nice.
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Yep, this is why I use LP. The gesture support means there aren't 15 items in the dock, but 30. It lets you get rid of a ton of apps on your homescreen and have them handy at all times.
One little app you might want to check out is QuickDesk. It lets you have an entire alternate homescreen when you long press the search button (I think you can also set it up to launch on a doubletap of the homescreen). I put all my music apps and controls there, so I can access it from any screen.
I am using Zeam and really enjoy it..I have 7 icons in the bar, thus everything is nicely centered. I also noticed when I flashed Bionix 1.8 and used Titanium Backup to restore Zeam, it backed up everything! Home screens, icons, EVERYTHING was restored..that was really nice
Finding out that I can swype 5 apps docked, making it like 10 in one place is amazing!
I was using launcherpro plus, but JI6 made it run slow. TW launcher runs much faster after JI6 OTA update.
However, I plan on reinstalling launcherpro plus to see if that makes any difference because TW is actually really fast and smooth now on JI6.
Oh, and the new market app is awesome. The downloads section loads almost immediately now.
I've been using Go Launcher lately and been enjoying it, have you tried it out? I've only tried LP+ myself. Find Go to be a bit more responsive.
Time for a redo of the OP. ADW EX changes the game.
Yea cause i just got adw ex and its way better then plain one adw
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I <3 Launcher Pro. It's very smooth and quick on Axura 2.2VE with Voodoo.
So smooth
I've been on cyanogen for a good 6 months now, but there are a few things I still haven't managed to find replacements for that sense did.
One of them was the mechanism you used to set timers and dates. I liked how you could just "roll" the timer/date down to get to your desired number in an egg timer looking graphic, rather than having to key it in on the keyboard, or manually keep tapping the plus/minus graphic, which feels so clunky in comparison.
Another is I liked the way the sense browser would automatically re-format text so that it would fit on your screen when you used pinch to zoom.
I don't suppose it's possible to regain these features in AOSP/CM?
EDIT: Here's what I'm referring to when I mention the time control:
Stock android way:
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Sense way:
I prefer the sense way because I can quickly flick my finger to move up say 15 minutes, instead of having to press the plus key 15 times.
Friendstream was another good one.
Rakeesh_j said:
I've been on cyanogen for a good 6 months now, but there are a few things I still haven't managed to find replacements for that sense did.
One of them was the mechanism you used to set timers and dates. I liked how you could just "roll" the timer/date down to get to your desired number in an egg timer looking graphic, rather than having to key it in on the keyboard, or manually keep tapping the plus/minus graphic, which feels so clunky in comparison.
Another is I liked the way the sense browser would automatically re-format text so that it would fit on your screen when you used pinch to zoom.
I don't suppose it's possible to regain these features in AOSP/CM?
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The browser zoom format is in CM settings under interface.
munsterrr said:
Friendstream was another good one.
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Launcher Pro Plus has a friend stream, not free but LP is better than the Sense launcher anyway and is a must have for any Android user.
Rakeesh_j said:
Another is I liked the way the sense browser would automatically re-format text so that it would fit on your screen when you used pinch to zoom.
I don't suppose it's possible to regain these features in AOSP/CM?
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Menu ... settings ... CM settings ... user interface ... reflow after pinch in ...
Award Tour said:
Launcher Pro Plus has a friend stream, not free but LP is better than the Sense launcher anyway and is a must have for any Android user.
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LPP is better than Rosie, but you loose the sense desktop and widgets and the LPP People is NOT as good as the Sense/HTC People widget.
Award Tour said:
Launcher Pro Plus has a friend stream, not free but LP is better than the Sense launcher anyway and is a must have for any Android user.
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I've found that Launcher pro produce alot of lag once you fill screen with widget unlike sense laucher stay silky smooth. Try different tweak suposely to stop the adw and lp laucher lag but it's still there. Sense laucher is what I miss the most when going to CM or any AOSP rom.
HipKat said:
LPP is better than Rosie, but you loose the sense desktop and widgets and the LPP People is NOT as good as the Sense/HTC People widget.
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Personally, I don't miss any of the sense widgets. I don't want anything on my homescreen but a clock. I like clockr. I use three screens.To the left is my calculator widget (used at work constantly), the center (home) just has my clock, to the right is my music widget (used in car daily). I like poweamp. I hide my status bar and don't use a launcher bar at all. I use the hidden dock bar (awd ex) to access gtalk, messages, app drawer, gmail, and browser. Swiping down opens notifications, up reveals the dock, tapping the clock opens the dialer. Add in the honeycomb themed lockscreen, and it doesn't get much cleaner. As you can see, widgets on my homescreen? Nein! Es ist verboten!
tejasrichard said:
Personally, I don't miss any of the sense widgets. I don't want anything on my homescreen but a clock. I like clockr. I use three screens.To the left is my calculator widget (used at work constantly), the center (home) just has my clock, to the right is my music widget (used in car daily). I like poweamp. I hide my status bar and don't use a launcher bar at all. I use the hidden dock bar (awd ex) to access gtalk, messages, app drawer, gmail, and browser. Swiping down opens notifications, up reveals the dock, tapping the clock opens the dialer. Add in the honeycomb themed lockscreen, and it doesn't get much cleaner. As you can see, widgets on my homescreen? Nein! Es ist verboten!
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Words simplistic or primitive come to mind
Miss the sense camera...
Was on vacation for a week (spring break) but anyways I updated the OP for clarification to what I meant. Basically I'm looking for a way to have the wheel style time picker.
The graphics aren't terribly important, just the functionality is better in my opinion because it's easy to go up or down medium distances with just a flick of the finger rather than pressing plus or minus multiple times.
BTW thanks for the reflow tip
You know you can tap the number field and type the number you want on CM, right?
Maybe I'm just a simpleton (JK), but I'm perfectly happy with iOSness (except the notifications), so, for me, MIUI is the absolute perfect mix of both worlds!
Uchennadi said:
You know you can tap the number field and type the number you want on CM, right?
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Yeah, which is good for going long distances in time (say 60 minutes,) but slow for going small to medium distances (say 15 minutes.) But even for longer distances it still doesn't save much time (if any) compared to the wheel method.
Hrshycro said:
Maybe I'm just a simpleton (JK), but I'm perfectly happy with iOSness (except the notifications), so, for me, MIUI is the absolute perfect mix of both worlds!
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I tried miui - not really my cup of tea.
When did you last try MIUI? Up until the latest update, the only problem I have with it is there is no 4g yet.
I installed King's GB rom today, and I think the biggest thing I miss from Sense was the dialer and pressing a couple buttons to pull up the contact I want.
Besides that, it was just nice having matching widgets. The launcher pro ones are nice, but I need a news widget that matches and the calendar doesn't include facebook birthdays, which was my main way of knowing when people's birthdays were (strangely in sense certain facebook birthdays wouldn't show up, but most would).
Rakeesh_j said:
Was on vacation for a week (spring break) but anyways I updated the OP for clarification to what I meant. Basically I'm looking for a way to have the wheel style time picker.
The graphics aren't terribly important, just the functionality is better in my opinion because it's easy to go up or down medium distances with just a flick of the finger rather than pressing plus or minus multiple times.
BTW thanks for the reflow tip
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Also, when that option is not set, you can just double tap the screen to wrap the text. I like this better because the page isn't constantly wrapping making me lose my place on the page.
I missed sense for a while at first. Now I have found better replacements for virtually everything that concerned me. I don't have to use the time/date set to often so my concerns differ from yours.
That said, I am definitely looking forward to trying out the new sense on the evo 3d. I love adw ex but I find it does lag when using to many widgets... I finally broke it down to 5 screens, not as many widgets, set vm heap to 24 and scrolling cache to low quality and it is smooth as butter.
nhutpham said:
I installed King's GB rom today, and I think the biggest thing I miss from Sense was the dialer and pressing a couple buttons to pull up the contact I want.
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I used to miss that too, but then someone mentioned Dialer One on another thread I'm not sure why this hasn't been integrated into Android w/o having to run a skin like Sense or an app like Dialer One
I don't miss anything, I actually hate Sense, well the one thing I do miss was the News widget. After all this time I still haven't heard of a scrolling RSS widget. I use LP+ and it's smooth for me.
By the way, is there a guide somewhere that actually explains what CM settings do? For example I would have never known what reflow to pinch was if I hadn't have read this thread. I have seen a wiki that supposedly explains it but it just relists what's in the menu itself which is worthless.
Also is there anywhere that explains what the different governors in SetCPU do? Some are self-explanatory, some aren't.
GO Launcher EX is the extra version of GO Launcher .
Think of an extreme makeover to your phone? Try this out!
GO Launcher EX is the extra version of GO Launcher, one of the most popular stock home replacement app in android market, provides beautiful themes, fast flip speed and tons of useful functions.
- Fancy home screen transition (MENU-preferences-display settings-screen transition)
- Themes supported (MENU-preferences-Themes Preferences)
- Ability of font change.
- Smooth scrolling experience (set the flip speed in display settings)
- Icon popup menu (long press icon on the screen)
- Folder and task manager in app drawer (long press icon to enter edit mode)
- Gesture supported (both screen and dock icon)
- Scrollable & resizable widgets supported (free)
Tips:
- Pinch fingers to enter preview screen and edit home screen pages.
- Long press icons in app drawer to edit location, uninstall apps and create folders.
- If you can't open it, download "ClearDefaultHome" or "Home Switcher".
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I use this launcher its the best, I love the integrated task manager in the app drawer and the ability to make folders!
titch.ryan said:
I use this launcher its the best, I love the integrated task manager in the app drawer and the ability to make folders!
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Thanks for replying
I agree with you
I got it working on my friend's Optimus V and its so cool. But now will soon try it on My new Optimus One
And the best thing: it's free from Market I love Go Launcher Ex.
Update to 1.3.0 is available now.
What's in this version:
Read the blog!
Completely redone the app drawers from scratch to improve memory usage and scrolling performance.
Home screen looping
New theme management screen with added functionality.
New transitions: cube, cube inverse and wheel.
Desktop zoom option when opening the app drawers
Drawer swiping to change app groups (disabled by default).
Experimental Honeycomb compatibility with enabled hardware acceleration.
Better large and xlarge screens compatibility.
nikalai said:
Update to 1.3.0 is available now.
What's in this version:
Read the blog!
Completely redone the app drawers from scratch to improve memory usage and scrolling performance.
Home screen looping
New theme management screen with added functionality.
New transitions: cube, cube inverse and wheel.
Desktop zoom option when opening the app drawers
Drawer swiping to change app groups (disabled by default).
Experimental Honeycomb compatibility with enabled hardware acceleration.
Better large and xlarge screens compatibility.
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Thanks mate for the info
Will update the thread A.S.A.P
nikalai said:
Update to 1.3.0 is available now.
What's in this version:
Read the blog!
Completely redone the app drawers from scratch to improve memory usage and scrolling performance.
Home screen looping
New theme management screen with added functionality.
New transitions: cube, cube inverse and wheel.
Desktop zoom option when opening the app drawers
Drawer swiping to change app groups (disabled by default).
Experimental Honeycomb compatibility with enabled hardware acceleration.
Better large and xlarge screens compatibility.
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This is the update to ADW Launcher EX not Go Launcher EX.
badeaioan said:
This is the update to ADW Launcher EX not Go Launcher EX.
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I found an update for the GO Launcher Ex also
Thanks to you
I'm using this launcher now. Very responsive and smooth scrolling, better than LauncherPro and ADW. Smoother than Zeam as well.
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better and faster than launcher pro?
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better and faster than launcher pro?
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Definitely faster. Launcher Pro still lags a bit, while GO Launcher scrolls smoothly.
Better. I don't really like the Launcher Pro "feel" so this might be a bit subjective...
wpyh said:
Definitely faster. Launcher Pro still lags a bit, while GO Launcher scrolls smoothly.
Better. I don't really like the Launcher Pro "feel" so this might be a bit subjective...
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thanks... downloading!
Nice Launcher, however, I prefer LauncherPro.
My only reason is that I've got used to it and now a change would be uncomfortable.
nicee...speechless
Yep. Amazing app. They keep on adding new features. The circular app drawer is the latest addition. I wanted that badly, and got it without even asking the dev.
hi DJoptimus-One ..i just bought my O1 last evening at RS 9900/- but it has empty sd card 1.82gb/1.84gb with no pc suite atleast when i am browsing via Thinkfree Office & oi file manager & available phone memory is 168mb..is this normal???it has many preloaded apps like layar,ndrive oi file manager etc...the sd card is of Sandisk 2Gb..Is this thesame thing u saw when u bought your O1???& how to start with android market(associate gamil a/c with phone)???
Jaani said:
hi DJoptimus-One ..i just bought my O1 last evening at RS 9900/- but it has empty sd card 1.82gb/1.84gb with no pc suite atleast when i am browsing via Thinkfree Office & oi file manager & available phone memory is 168mb..is this normal???it has many preloaded apps like layar,ndrive oi file manager etc...the sd card is of Sandisk 2Gb..Is this thesame thing u saw when u bought your O1???& how to start with android market(associate gamil a/c with phone)???
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Ya its normal bro,btw i didnt get sandisk card , i got only normal micro sd card but i got lg pc suite IV in card, if u want to use android market-associate gmail a/c with phone,if u dnt have signup for gmail a/c
Tried for a while, but i still prefer LauncherPro it's faster and snappier for me.
One think that I think that would te a good improvment is the tabs for the apps|recent|task manager being a little thinner, I think that they are stealing large space from the drawer. I felt the app drawer a bit too compact
Themes incorporation is really cool btw!
Gratz
I'm testing it for the last 5-6 months, and I can say that it's an great launcher, improving from version to version, BUT I still prefer LauncherPro, for one, but one crucial thing.
And it is the App Drawer.
So to be more specific, I have SE Xpera Mini Pro (remember, it's that small phone, with display resolution of 240x320 pixels), and I never liked the appearance and design of default home launcher of Xperia. And I decided to test LaucherPro, and I was amased by the way it looks and the way it works. Smooth, fast, customisable, and so...
So then I found out about GO Launcher and decided to test it. And, at the first look I was amased even more than with LauncherPro, but then I found out that app drawer is rendering icons in very bad way, because of its tight space. Upper tabs (all / recent / running) are taking too much space, so icons are placed very tightly, and if you don't turn icons labels off, they are overlaying icons below them, and it looks very very ugly.
Developers could solve this by including option to remove upper tabs or by including 3x3 grid option in app drawer. But neither of that is ever included.
And I never had this kind of problems in LauncherPro, so I have to stick with LauncherPro for now, untill they solve this, or untill I change my phone.
Cheers.
very beautiful.i like it
I just bought a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) and I'm really disappointed with the ICS UI. It just seems totally cluttered and awkward. I'm right-handed so I have to reach across the screen to press BACK. I keep accidentally hitting the ScreenCap button (which is kinda hilarious because I don't always realize it happened until my attempts to 'click' on the screenshot result in black drawing/tracings). I'm also disappointed that so many Android apps are tablet-unaware but that's not Samsung's fault.
Anyways, what other choices do I have? (Don't say ipad; [email protected]!# Apple) I'm comfortable with rooting but have no idea what's available on the Tab 2. Jelly Bean is supposed to come out next week so I'll probably wait for that, but I'm not hopeful that the UI will change much.
- Can I edit the default UI? First and foremost I want to get rid of that unwanted ScreenCap button, but I couldn't find anything in the Settings to let me remove it.
- Can I install an alternate theme or launcher?
- finally, are there any ROMs for the Tab 2 and do they have a different UI than stock? (Do I even need a ROM specific to the Tab 2 or can I use ROMs for the original Tab 10.1 ? )
Thank you for any suggestions!
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I just bought a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) and I'm really disappointed with the ICS UI. It just seems totally cluttered and awkward. I'm right-handed so I have to reach across the screen to press BACK. I keep accidentally hitting the ScreenCap button (which is kinda hilarious because I don't always realize it happened until my attempts to 'click' on the screenshot result in black drawing/tracings). I'm also disappointed that so many Android apps are tablet-unaware but that's not Samsung's fault.
Anyways, what other choices do I have? (Don't say ipad; [email protected]!# Apple) I'm comfortable with rooting but have no idea what's available on the Tab 2. Jelly Bean is supposed to come out next week so I'll probably wait for that, but I'm not hopeful that the UI will change much.
- Can I edit the default UI? First and foremost I want to get rid of that unwanted ScreenCap button, but I couldn't find anything in the Settings to let me remove it.
- Can I install an alternate theme or launcher?
- finally, are there any ROMs for the Tab 2 and do they have a different UI than stock? (Do I even need a ROM specific to the Tab 2 or can I use ROMs for the original Tab 10.1 ? )
Thank you for any suggestions!
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How do you mean "cluttered"? If you're talking about the homescreens just delete the items you don't want...
Basically all the tabs have the same screen layouts and app drawers so they are all as awkward as each other but at least with android you can place your app shortcuts and widgets wherever you like on the screen....
Your next point "I'm right handed".... if you only have one hand then I'm sorry to hear of your disability and sorry to say that there is no way of of changing the layout of the control buttons short of a complete re-write of the system which nobody would be inclined to do... and I appreciate that it could be difficult for you to reach across the screen If you have two hands then it should be easy enough to use your brain to tell your left thumb to press the return button
Screen capture button cannot be removed but if you're happy rooting then install titanium backup and freeze the app, that way when you touch the button nothing will happen...
You can install alternate themes and launchers if rooted by installing roms from the dev section and depending on what they are based that might remove the screen cap...
The tab2 forum is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1596 and there are roms there I believe. I think there was some chat a while back with people mixing and matching roms from original tab and tab2 but I cannot swear to that..
Have fun and hope you get what you want from your tab2
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Settings -> Display -> Fast start
(don't know if this is the right translation because i have it in portuguese)
You can reprogram screenshot button (disable it or even assign an app)
jpl69 said:
Settings -> Display -> Fast start
(don't know if this is the right translation because i have it in portuguese)
You can reprogram screenshot button (disable it or even assign an app)
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Nice one! Didn't know that was there fast start = quick launch in English menu
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Chameleon Launcher: http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/02/chameleon-android-launcher-beta/
bsmith1051 said:
I just bought a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) and I'm really disappointed with the ICS UI. It just seems totally cluttered and awkward. I'm right-handed so I have to reach across the screen to press BACK. I keep accidentally hitting the ScreenCap button (which is kinda hilarious because I don't always realize it happened until my attempts to 'click' on the screenshot result in black drawing/tracings). I'm also disappointed that so many Android apps are tablet-unaware but that's not Samsung's fault.
Anyways, what other choices do I have? (Don't say ipad; [email protected]!# Apple) I'm comfortable with rooting but have no idea what's available on the Tab 2. Jelly Bean is supposed to come out next week so I'll probably wait for that, but I'm not hopeful that the UI will change much.
- Can I edit the default UI? First and foremost I want to get rid of that unwanted ScreenCap button, but I couldn't find anything in the Settings to let me remove it.
- Can I install an alternate theme or launcher?
- finally, are there any ROMs for the Tab 2 and do they have a different UI than stock? (Do I even need a ROM specific to the Tab 2 or can I use ROMs for the original Tab 10.1 ? )
Thank you for any suggestions!
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Apex launcher. I think is the best for ics. Or Nova launcher according to others. Make your choice. That said, the stock touchwiz is a major upgrade from HC imo.
Sent from my amazing 10.1 galaxy tab
Thank you for all the replies. (I'm ignoring the insulting one.) I will look into the Fast Start settings. I had thought that was the pop-up shortcuts when you swipe from the bottom>up.
I think you can use apex or nova launcher:good: it's he best homescreen replacer for ics
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Can I edit the default UI? First and foremost I want to get rid of that unwanted ScreenCap button, but I couldn't find anything in the Settings to let me remove it.
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Settings -> Display -> Quick launch.... ?
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I will look into the Fast Start settings. I had thought that was the pop-up shortcuts when you swipe from the bottom>up.
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There are settings for that too...
TouchWiz is, IMO, the best stock tablet UI today.
-Mod- said:
Settings -> Display -> Quick launch.... ?
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yes thats the settings to reprogram the screen capture button to any other action.
Nova launcher
Try nova launcher, and it's free and a LOT smoother.
Things will change though when Jelly Bean arrives to your tab.
Try cm10....no touchwiz......really smooth
Try sslauncher. I used it on my S2, and now on my S3 and tab. You can add / remove any pages you want and edit absolutely everything. No widget sizes are pre-defined and you can put anything anywhere. They are what you want them to be. Takes a while to get used to but I can't use anything else.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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In Pakistan people have this weird habit to see your phone and I love to customize my phone as much as possible so when people see my phone and by see I mean thoroughly check my phone they usually say “this feature is cool how can I get this on my android” or “how can I make my android look as awesome as yours” okay I’m exaggerating but still they usually say something similar. So I thought lets put the entire setup of my android here. Before we start you need to have your android rooted and bootloader unlocked otherwise some of the things can even break your device. Most of the things will work on any android by any manufacture though some of the things I’m going to include require stock android or near stock android operating system. If you are using a nexus device or Moto X, G or E or some other device running stock or near stock android then you don’t have to worry about anything. So lets start:
Lockscreen
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I like to customize every element I can of my android phone. Changings start from the lockscreen. Here on the lockscreen I’m using an Ultimate Custom Clock Widget called Peek instead of normal android clock. Doing this is possible even without root. You just need a device running android 4.2+. However if you have an android below that version you can use Widget Locker and get the same look.
You can use any clock widget I usually use the widgets made by different developers for UCCW and Zooper.
Ultimate Custom Clock Widget: http://bit.ly/13zxcgY
Peek UCCW: http://bit.ly/WKTIaE
Wallpaper: Reddit.
You can also use an app called “Android L Lock Screen” It gives notifications on the lockscreen though I don’t use it because it doesn’t allow changing the clock widget but still it’s a pretty good app.
Navigation Bar
The reason why I like onscreen buttons more than capacitive buttons is because you can mess around with onscreen buttons. The main icons of the navbar have been changed. You can use SoftkeyZ though I’m not using softkeyZ here these icons were inside a theme pack called Flux. If you swipe the navbar to the right you can access toggles and the music player on the left this is done by an xposed module called Xtended Nav Bar this is so handy I hardly ever have to access the quick toggle page in the notification panel.
Xtended Nav Bar: http://bit.ly/WKV0Ch
Flux Theme: http://bit.ly/WKV1Gn
Home Screen
I like to keep the home screen as simple as possible. Just a few icons, a clock and the rest of the space empty to enjoy the wallpaper. The clock widget is another UCCW widget called “Bebas Clock”. Notice how the navigation and status bar are not visible? That’s because immersive mode is on. Immersive mode or Expanded Desktop hides the status bar and the navbar so the apps can take the center stage. The status bar is not entirely gone you can still swipe down to open it and with Paranoid’s Hover and Halo you don’t really need to use the status bar at all. Hover gives you heads up notifications and halo can store the notifications. To get hover and halo you will need to flash a custom rom, which has those features. Or instead of hover you can use Android’s own heads up notification system. Android 4.4 had heads up notifications officially but at the last second they removed it out, although they kept the code alive in the framework. Cyanogen Team actually found this and well the developers turned it on. You don’t really need cyanogen rom to get heads up notifications you just need android 4.4x. Just install the Xposed Module “Heads up notifications” to get it working.
This is actually Google Now Launcher the default one which comes on all stock android phones. The annoying thing about Google Now Launcher is that you can’t remove the search bar and you don’t have much control over the settings. The solution comes by some very amazing developers. There’s an Xposed Module called Xposed Gel Settings and that allows you to change almost everything in Google Now Launcher including icons, removing the searchbar, hiding apps in the app drawing and even controlling the grid size of the app drawer and homescreen without losing Google Now screen.
Bebas Clock: http://bit.ly/1zp29WH
Heads up notifications: http://bit.ly/1zp2mZZ
Xposed Gel Settings: http://bit.ly/1zp2xo1
Icon Pack: http://bit.ly/1zp2R6m
Wallpaper: Reddit.
Notification Panel
You might have noticed the different Icons of Toggles they are from the theme “Flux” and doesn’t that blurred notification bar look awesome? That is done by an xposed module called “Serajr Blurred System UI” and I used another xposed module called “Xblast Tools” to get the notification header translucent.
Serajr Blurred System UI: http://bit.ly/1zp4TDw
Xblast Tools: http://bit.ly/1zp5pkZ
Multitasking
It was sort of annoying to me that every time I wanted to open an app I would have to minimize the app I’m using, go in to the app drawer and then open the other app that’s such a long process. The app sidebar you can see in the screenshot is available everywhere in the system. Whenever I want to open a new app I just quickly swipe from the left choose the app and done. I’m actually using here an app called Glovebox though if you are using a custom rom then see in settings a similar system called “App Bar” will be there. You can use an xposed module “Xblast Tools” to get the app bar aswell.
On the other screenshot there’s android L multitasking or recents panel. That’s actually not the same one from Android L this one is built by Paranoid Android its available on Paranoid Android 4.5. If Paranoid Android team officially supports your device then if not already your device will get Paranoid Android 4.5 with Android L recents in a few weeks.
Glovebox: http://bit.ly/1zp7FJ0
Xblast Tools: http://bit.ly/1zp5pkZ
Paranoid Android: http://bit.ly/1zp8664
Acdisplay
Acdisplay is one of my favorite apps of all time. When you get a new notification it shows them on a beautiful minimalistic screen its like notification peek from Paranoid and Active display from Moto X. The good thing about this is that its completely free and I haven’t faced a bug yet. Its completely awesome you have to try it.
Acdisplay: http://bit.ly/1zpa2eT
That pretty much sums up my whole phone. Some of my favorite apps are Pocket, Reddit Now, Sound Cloud, Link Bubble and Google Keep. If you have any questions or want to suggest an app please comment down below.
I usually post things like this on my blog here: http://geekmyday.wordpress.com/
And i post things I'm testing on my facebook you can follow me here: https://www.facebook.com/talhaambidextrous
Nice! Thanks for the tips.
wallpaper
Elrom said:
Nice! Thanks for the tips.
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can u pls post the wallpaper from the first pic?
Nice post man. Your setup is minimal and clean.
Very nice
lifetimes said:
Very nice
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thanks but please unquote
Elrom said:
Nice! Thanks for the tips.
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your welcome
Saphire007 said:
can u pls post the wallpaper from the first pic?
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sure here you go https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97664160/B2OwCLp.jpg
nirmalbalaji said:
Nice post man. Your setup is minimal and clean.
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hahahha thanks
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.net.grumpyweather
You will also like this app i think.
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Beautiful.
Thank you so much for this thread! Really helped me find the right xposed modules for the customization I need. Also can you tell us where exactly on reddit you get your wallpapers from? Or if you can post your wallpaper collection? We seems to have similar visual preferences.
Link for the wallpaper ?
hottu_doggu said:
Thank you so much for this thread! Really helped me find the right xposed modules for the customization I need. Also can you tell us where exactly on reddit you get your wallpapers from? Or if you can post your wallpaper collection? We seems to have similar visual preferences.
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thankyou so much i didn't really expect that so many people would like it i usually use wallpaper section of reddit to find wallpapers but i can give you the link to these ones too
lockscreen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97664160/B2OwCLp.jpg
homescreen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/97664160/zDM1fiR.jpg
ThunderZeus said:
Link for the wallpaper ?
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here you go
lockscreen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...60/B2OwCLp.jpg
homescreen: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...60/zDM1fiR.jpg