Hi all
I'm using DZO's Aurora ROM since 1.10 or so.
Very happy with it, only issues i felt are with Nova Launcher
sometimes it lags a lot, home takes a long time to get...
I changed to stock launcher, and it seems much better - but i hate it
Is anyone using Aurora with a different launcher? and how do you feel about it?
Thanks
Apex Launcher is pretty good for customising. I think I started using it to get rid of the persistent Google search bar.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
is there a way to copy my NovaLauncher settings rapidly to Apex?
Mark98 said:
Apex Launcher is pretty good for customising. I think I started using it to get rid of the persistent Google search bar.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
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hmarques said:
is there a way to copy my NovaLauncher settings rapidly to Apex?
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Don't know, sorry. Haven't found anything on teh interwebs...
I use Go Laucher (multilingual) and it's the most easier and customizable to use.
I like the option to create folders and organize aps on the drawer, like a folder for games, call, internet, travel, admin, tools, etc...
I tried many launchers and to me, this one is the best.
I use Go Launcher EX for a week now and i find it very easy and fun to customize. It does ofc have shortcomings too. It has made the phone a bit slower for example. But that may be cause its running on stock froyo (the phone is rather new) and when I get the time to root and install a better rom it will be better.
I prefer stock launcher. No lags and super speed
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i ve seen alot of people mentioning that they dont want to have sense on their android( different tastes)
i personally like the looks of sense but it reminds me so much of the windows mobile nightmares that i avoid it.
even though its not same as using sense with winmo...
but for those of you that dont want to use sense,
download LAUNCHER PRO or any other launcher app that is available on the market. once installed the phone will ask you which one would you like to use by default, very simple.
i did that on mattc build and new froyostone build as well...
im posting this because not that many people are aware of this.
i discovered it by accident as well.
u still have sense items like dialer and other aspects of sense even if u download launcher
does launcher pro do landscape mode?
Nevermind... I should know to reasearch before asking by now.
the main reason i dont like sense is even after disabling , there iis still like 10 apps running in the background lol
if you use launcher pro (which I like becuase you can get more icons on the page) you dont have access to the sense widgets, and I cant find a clock I like as much as the standard sense/weather clock (ANYONE??).
i found myself setting up launcher pro to look like my winmo sense. But I still think winmo sense looks way better.
I would love to use sens rather than froyo att his point. but I got used to having my dpis at 180. And I still want my sense widgets and clock but then I wont be able to shrink the resolution much, or fit more icons.
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the main reason i dont like sense is even after disabling , there iis still like 10 apps running in the background lol
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I agree. HTC sense is BLOATWARE even if you just "disable" it.
Is there any way of having this ,I want my daughters to be able to use it but I want to set some content control etc
LEEDROID GINGERBREAD
DESIRE HD using XDA PREMIUM
I dont think Android is designed with multiple accounts in mind. You can have multipe google accounts but not multiple "master" accounts.
You can understand this not being implemented for mobile phones as they are more personal than tablets. I would hope that google look at implementing it at some stage.
Enterproid seem to be making an app for this very purpose though. Not sure when it will be released.
http://www.enterproid.com/features.html
I was wondering if there was a way to use a combination of hidden apps and a password/locked homescreen. Basically you could have one. I'd like to have one homescreen with all my mail and calendar widgets, but be able to keep it out general homescreen rotation. Other homescreens would be set up that were relatively childproof.
Has anyone heard of a locking homescreens independently?
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I was wondering if there was a way to use a combination of hidden apps and a password/locked homescreen. Basically you could have one. I'd like to have one homescreen with all my mail and calendar widgets, but be able to keep it out general homescreen rotation. Other homescreens would be set up that were relatively childproof.
Has anyone heard of a locking homescreens independently?
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Regina 3d launcher has something like this. Works fine on gingerbread but I haven't tried it on honeycomb.
Had similar problems with my kids and their android phones and never really found a suitable solution.
wilbur-force said:
Regina 3d launcher has something like this. Works fine on gingerbread but I haven't tried it on honeycomb.
Had similar problems with my kids and their android phones and never really found a suitable solution.
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Still looking. I've tried to DL Regina, but haven't had much luck. The launcher installed, but only showed up with froyo launcher switcher. It only works in portrait mode, which isn't very nice on my Adam. Also, it's no longer available on the market, although the other pieces of the suite are.
I wish someone would take this on in some of the popular tablet launchers. hint, hint....
I was on LauncherPro when I was running Darky Extreme Edition V9.5 and have a lot of problem with crash and hang. I thought it was the problem with Darky Extreme Edition V9.5. A few days ago I upgrade to Juwe's Smart Edition base on GB and install launcherpro and have the same problem. It crash and rebooted once, and I have message from Launcherpro everytime I reboot my SGS telling me that LauncherPro has crash and I have weird problem like widgets not starting.
I am on Darky Extreme Edition V10.1 and decided not to use LauncherPro and try out Go Launcher and so far i haven't have any hang or crash anymore.
Anyone having problem with LauncherPro crashing and hang? Might want to try out other launcher.
I´ve used all the roms that you mention plus a lot more, and never had a single problem with LP.
Same here. Latest LP hangs on my XWJVH. With TW I have no problems at all.
I have used LP forever but now it hangs.
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a good time to switch to GO Launcher EX then!! I've gone back and forth a few times, and really prefer Go Laucher....
DanDroidian said:
a good time to switch to GO Launcher EX then!! I've gone back and forth a few times, and really prefer Go Laucher....
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+1
I also bought LP, ADW Ex & SPB 3D, but I still prefer Go Launcher EX
lightning69 said:
I was on LauncherPro when I was running Darky Extreme Edition V9.5 and have a lot of problem with crash and hang. I thought it was the problem with Darky Extreme Edition V9.5. A few days ago I upgrade to Juwe's Smart Edition base on GB and install launcherpro and have the same problem. It crash and rebooted once, and I have message from Launcherpro everytime I reboot my SGS telling me that LauncherPro has crash and I have weird problem like widgets not starting.
I am on Darky Extreme Edition V10.1 and decided not to use LauncherPro and try out Go Launcher and so far i haven't have any hang or crash anymore.
Anyone having problem with LauncherPro crashing and hang? Might want to try out other launcher.
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First of all, are you using legal / free, market copy of launcher pro?
Did you try to clear data in LP?
Is this is the only launcher you have?
What widgets do you have on your screen?
For me it's just a corrupted data problem. Fresh install (with no data / no backup restore) should solve the problem.
Absolutely. Go Launcher EX includes all the features you're used to from LP and ADW plus a bit more. Also it's free and really smooth. I don't regret the swith to Go EX, although I paid for LP and ADW EX. The only thing that was missing is LPs Bookmarks Widget but I installed Colorize Widget instead.
LP has given me problems for months now. Fresh flash, fresh install, clear data and cache. I've had problems with the dev quite alot on multiple issues. Zeam and Go are what I switch between now. No problems, just miss lp's widgets.
I find it hard to believe, that we all have the same phones, same copy's of app, and yet not for all of us it works. Well, maybe not that hard to believe, but after fresh flash mentioned above? Srsly?
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I find it hard to believe, that we all have the same phones, same copy's of app, and yet not for all of us it works. Well, maybe not that hard to believe, but after fresh flash mentioned above? Srsly?
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People on the captivate side are having problems, too. Not many besides noobs use it.
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People on the captivate side are having problems, too. Not many besides noobs use it.
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This just confirms that issues are not generated by hardware. And I don't believe that app don't work on fresh rom with clean install from market. I'm trying to imagine all the noobs that have no issues...
dj_deez said:
This just confirms that issues are not generated by hardware. And I don't believe that app don't work on fresh rom with clean install from market. I'm trying to imagine all the noobs that have no issues...
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This is my first android phone. I didn't know there was a lag with efs until I switched to ext4. Example of noob naivity
I've had the same problems with LauncherPro, however in my case they were surely caused by some of my "optimization"-attempts.
This weekend I decided to play around with my system again (Tweaky ROM 4.1), thereby surely reverting some of the changes I have made before and voila! No more lags.
Unfortunately I no longer recall what exactly I have changed (mostly I did app-housekeeping), however the bottom line is that the the lag is gone without flashing a new ROM.
been using LP with darky's 10.1 for like 3 days and no probs so far....
will keep you guys posted if something comes up
Possible solution
Hi guys, I think I found the solution (for me). I had the same problem, after restard, force close and I had to wait for like a minute for Launcher Pro to respond. I have TitaniumBackup Pro so I used the "make system app" for the LauncherPro and uninstalled the included in the rom one. So it worked. You could give it a try, because for me clearing cache and other propositions didn't work
There is somewhere an fix for that. I could not find it anymore.
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The rom hasn't made any difference with this issue, but for the sake of information, I'm currently running GalaxyTask 14 full with ADW ex launcher. I love this launcher, but every time I restore with titanium after changing roms, all of my widgets break. I have to delete all of them off the screen and then re-add them. Is there some type of fix for this issue?
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The rom hasn't made any difference with this issue, but for the sake of information, I'm currently running GalaxyTask 14 full with ADW ex launcher. I love this launcher, but every time I restore with titanium after changing roms, all of my widgets break. I have to delete all of them off the screen and then re-add them. Is there some type of fix for this issue?
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Mmmm...It's always been like this for me both on my phone and tablet. I'd feel like an idiot if someone posted here saying that there is indeed a way to restore widgets properly because I've been using ADW for a loooong time. O.O
Ive never tried it since I like to re install everything clean, try using the backup and restore settings in ADW, backup ADW settings and backup desktop configuration, they get saved to the SD card though so make sure you have a copy on your puter or on your external SD
When you make a backup to adw settings you get a message which says "due to android limitations it is not possible to save Widgets" or something... so there is not a solution. Been using adw since 2.1, but never used it on the tab though...
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When you make a backup to adw settings you get a message which says "due to android limitations it is not possible to save Widgets" or something... so there is not a solution. Been using adw since 2.1, but never used it on the tab though...
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And there goes my suggestion
One thing that annoyed me deeply under Gingerbread was the fact that I would carefully arrange my apps icons along the apps pages, as I needed them to be, only to find out, a couple of days later, that the system "rearranged" some of them by its own will.
I struggled with this a bit and then just gave up thinking that the move to Honeycomb would solve the problem.
It didn't!...I am having the exact same problem with this new 7.7
Is there a solution to this?
It is kind of critical that icons stay where we want them to when their number starts to proliferate...This is exactly the kind of thing that can give Android a bad name, in what respects to user-friendliness......I don't think iOs suffers from a shortcoming as basic as this one...
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Are you using a different launcher or still TouchWiz? If you aren't try any of the better known launchers (i'm using Go Launcher HD).
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Are you using a different launcher or still TouchWiz? If you aren't try any of the better known launchers (i'm using Go Launcher HD).
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I am staying with TW until ICS comes around...I intend to change it afterwards.
Am I to understand that this specific problem is "launcher-dependent" ?
Thanks!
XK
In my experience, the icon self-rearrangement happened when I go to the "My apps" or "Frequent" pages. In other words, as long as I remain in the "All" page, the icons seem to stay without this self-arrangement.
I use a program called appzorter for this. It works well in keeping the TW launcher and my sanity.
robroy90 said:
I use a program called appzorter for this. It works well in keeping the TW launcher and my sanity.
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Ah...Thanks!
I'll give it a try.
XK
XDAKhan said:
I am staying with TW until ICS comes around...I intend to change it afterwards.
Am I to understand that this specific problem is "launcher-dependent" ?
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From what i've noticed. The app drawer is part of the launcher, so it would reason why I haven't seen it happen in the other launchers i've tried (I also noticed this in TouchWiz with the Tab 7 Plus I tried before going to the 7.7).
If you are willing to switch to a different launcher after ICS, I strongly suggest you try before hand. If nothing else, it doesn't hurt to try, they can be easily removed.
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I use a program called appzorter for this. It works well in keeping the TW launcher and my sanity.
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Under description, it says "Honeycomb devices are not supported yet."
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Under description, it says "Honeycomb devices are not supported yet."
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No, it seems to work ok, under HC...
It sorts out the apps in alphabetical order and further allows to group them into separate "System" and "Installed" groups, if wanted.
For the moment, it will do...
(Thanks Robroy90!)
XK
There came a point for me where the app drawer was not useful due to all my apps. Instead I use folder organizer and put my apps in specific folders.
Originally i put those folders on my desktop/docks but realized they were redundant after i added them to a SwipePad panel.
Now my desktops and docks are less cluttered and i only need to swipe in from the side of the screen to get instant access to my apps organized in those folders. I ignore my drawer now.