I can't seem to get the widget's to resize. I'm using ADWLauncher EX. On the infinty which I also had that launcher, if I wanted to stretch out a widget to fill more space I would just hit resize and drag it and the widget itself would get bigger and fill in the space, however on the Nexus the widget won't resize. Does anyone know a solution to this?
Widgets (in my experience) can be resized with stock launcher and Apex Launcher. I imagine Nova Launcher can also do it. Not entirely sure about any other launcher though, or why it wouldn't work with ADWLauncher + Nexus 10 :/
espionage724 said:
Widgets (in my experience) can be resized with stock launcher and Apex Launcher. I imagine Nova Launcher can also do it. Not entirely sure about any other launcher though, or why it wouldn't work with ADWLauncher + Nexus 10 :/
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I am use the Apex Launcher
I can't residze only eWeather HD widget with apex but I can resize it with nova. WHY?
I figured it out, for whatever reason the allow resize widget option became unchecked in adw. Maybe you just need to find that option in apex and enable it.
Varekai said:
I figured it out, for whatever reason the allow resize widget option became unchecked in adw. Maybe you just need to find that option in apex and enable it.
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Where is this option? I can't seem to find it and am experiencing the same problem.
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Nevermind I got it. In case anyone else stumbles upon this thread with the same issue, you go to
ADW Settings > System > Advanced Settings > then check the option called "Overlap Widgets". This will allow you to resize the widgets to your specific liking.
Glad you figured it out.
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Is there a way to get the Tab to display downloaded apps in alphabetical order? My other Android devices all mange to do it.
Ive noticed that if you delete a app, and then download a new one it, that app will get placed in that "empty" spot in alpha order, also there should be a search function like the htc's
If you're talking about the Launcher Tray, TouchWiz (the Samsung Launcher) just plain doesn't do this. You can use a replacement launcher like ADW, ADW EX, Launcher Pro, Home+, Open Home, et cetera. Most Launcher's do, with reason, alphabetize, but Samsung's does not, and has no setting to make it sort.
... or you can manually rearrange the icons. Applications>Soft Menu Button>Edit ... Drag&Drop
just cls cache in apps management
Jarez - could you walk me through the steps to do that? thanks
Mike
The best option is to throw touchwiz away and install LauncherPro, ADW or so... it will make your life happier in the end...
jarez said:
just cls cache in apps management
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hi, can somebody elaborate on the steps to do this. many thanks.
This works: Go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications->All tab->Samsung Home and click on Clear cache.
Note: This will clear your widgets and desktop settings too.
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This works: Go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications->All tab->Samsung Home and click on Clear cache.
Note: This will clear your widgets and desktop settings too.
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When you say clear do you mean remove them? I only want to have them in order not removed completely.
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This works: Go to Settings->Applications->Manage Applications->All tab->Samsung Home and click on Clear cache.
Note: This will clear your widgets and desktop settings too.
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thanks, as this will clear my desktop settings, i think i'll skip it for now....
EDV11 said:
The best option is to throw touchwiz away and install LauncherPro, ADW or so... it will make your life happier in the end...
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This really is the best advice. You're better off getting used to a more advanced launcher replacement early on, than regularly butting up against the limitations of the stock or Samsusng ones until you finally give in and use one. YMMV, but if you use your Tab a lot, you'll appreciate the added features. There are plenty out there, but LP and ADW are the most popular and certainly the easiest ones to find help/info on on the forums.
I would suggest you get ADW Launcher or ADW Launcher Ex (seems to be a tad faster than ADW) if you want to retain the horizontal pagination style of the app drawer. It also sorts alphabetically and has catalogs which let you create icon groups.
I find ADW Launcher Ex is the closest to TouchWiz when configured correctly. It also has the option of coloring the icons' backgrounds similar to what TouchWiz does if a bit off from the original. Then again no launcher is perfect.
I've actually recently fallen in love with the "4D" vertical in ADW Ex. The little flow at the top and bottom is nice, but in general the verticals with the smooth unpaginated view seems to make it faster for me to get where I want to go, especially as an app junkie. It seems like the paginated ones in any launcher are just a bit slower to load too (maybe determining the page breaks, I don't know). I also agree that none is perfect, but ADW is getting there
Does anyone know how I can stop wallpaper scrolling? I wanna just have the full wallpaper inplace withought scrolling?
I think that's an option in ADW Launcher. I know its an option in ADW Launcher EX.
you can't do it unless you get a different laucher, launcherpro can do it too in the options
ld006 said:
you can't do it unless you get a different laucher, launcherpro can do it too in the options
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I do have launcher pro, but all yet it only freezes the wallpaper and not all off it shows?
You'll need to crop the image yourself, most launchers dont have robust options when it comes to editting. Just make the image the same resolution as your screen.
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so being new to android, i find this weird lol. so widgets are only available for apps that you have correct? and you can place either widgets or the app icon on the home screens?
also how do i resize widgets? i've pressed and held on the widget and the only options available are to drag somewhere else.
Pretty much. Note that some widgets are not resizable.
Solutions Etcetera said:
Pretty much. Note that some widgets are not resizable.
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Unless you use a third-party launcher such as Nova and Apex that allows you to resize widgets that are normally not re sizable.
Being able to resize a widget depends upon if that function was added by the developer. Most of the widgets supplied with Android Pro Widgets (paid version not sure about free) are resizeable by long pressing them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rdr.widgets.core
Not all apps have a widget, and keep in mind that some widgets use more battery based on how often they sync
Hi there,
I got mine yesterday, very fine at least.
BUT, for me it´s not possible to DEactivate the default stock launcher and to activate the APEX Launcher as default.
I´ve installed apex, restored all my settings from old phone, that works.
But each time I left the menue, the app drawer, whatsever I´m back in the stock launcher and I have to select apex launcher manually.
In the settings menue there is no option to set apex as default
In the apex settings menue there is an option to select the default launcher, BUT there is only the stock launcher selectable, apex is not even listed as an option.
Any ideas to solve that?
Actual stock rom installed, play store and google apps, all is running fine, but not the launcher
juanitolo said:
Hi there,
I got mine yesterday, very fine at least.
BUT, for me it´s not possible to DEactivate the default stock launcher and to activate the APEX Launcher as default.
I´ve installed apex, restored all my settings from old phone, that works.
But each time I left the menue, the app drawer, whatsever I´m back in the stock launcher and I have to select apex launcher manually.
In the settings menue there is no option to set apex as default
In the apex settings menue there is an option to select the default launcher, BUT there is only the stock launcher selectable, apex is not even listed as an option.
Any ideas to solve that?
Actual stock rom installed, play store and google apps, all is running fine, but not the launcher
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You have to go to "Settings" then "Apps" and down on the middle side is "Default Apps" then you select "Launcher" and set the one you want as Standard.
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Go to settings. Then apps. In the bottom you Will see default apps. Go in. In launcher you can select of all you have. I have the original, google launcher, pixel and Nova.
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You have to go to "Settings" then "Apps" and down on the middle side is "Default Apps" then you select "Launcher" and set the one you want as Standard.
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Faster than me.
Aarghh its that easy
I shouldn´t work till 2 am and try to figure out things like that.
Thanks that was the trick
juanitolo said:
Aarghh its that easy
I shouldn´t work till 2 am and try to figure out things like that.
Thanks that was the trick
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Cant blame you, i would've thought the same thing, i had a very hard time getting the Letv le max to work with another launcher, but they fixed that
Nova launhcer just jumped straight into the settings for me on this one
hi guys,
i have a question about an icons pack, when i use it with my launcher, everything work normally but some icons, i don't like them and if i open the icons pack app i find that there are other icons for example icon for "Phone" app there is 8 different designs and settings app has 6 other designs ...ect. but how to change the default one by the other in the icons pack app ?
i hope you understand my question.
With Nova prime hold and drag any app too edit on the top of the screen. Then in that box that pops up just selecting the icon picture will bring you to the icon pack selection. Then from in there the individual icon you want. I'm sure most launchers work in a similar manner. Just look up your launcher on google or youtube and how to change individual icons will get you a tutorial.
Exodusche said:
With Nova prime hold and drag any app too edit on the top of the screen. Then in that box that pops up just selecting the icon picture will bring you to the icon pack selection. Then from in there the individual icon you want. I'm sure most launchers work in a similar manner. Just look up your launcher on google or youtube and how to change individual icons will get you a tutorial.
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Thank you, but i think this option doesn't exist on pixel launcher that i use
What do you think ?
Enable developer options and can change the icon shapes.
Exodusche said:
Enable developer options and can change the icon shapes.
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it's already enabled, and i don't talk about icon shapes
Chouiyekh said:
it's already enabled, and i don't talk about icon shapes
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I figured that just want to throw it out there just in case you where. Yeah that's not possible with a stock launcher as I mentioned before if you can invest in Nova launcher Prime. You can virtually do everything you've ever wanted to do. It's even easy to replicate pixel launchers if you want. And as mentioned in my previous post change each apps icons to whatev
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Chouiyekh said:
it's already enabled, and i don't talk about icon shapes
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I figured that just want to throw it out there just in case you where. Yeah that's not possible with a stock launcher as I mentioned before if you can invest in Nova launcher Prime. You can virtually do everything you've ever wanted to do. It's even easy to replicate pixel launchers if you want. And as mentioned in my previous post change each apps icons to any icon you want within the packs you have installed.
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I figured that just want to throw it out there just in case you where. Yeah that's not possible with a stock launcher as I mentioned before if you can invest in Nova launcher Prime. You can virtually do everything you've ever wanted to do. It's even easy to replicate pixel launchers if you want. And as mentioned in my previous post change each apps icons to whatev
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I figured that just want to throw it out there just in case you where. Yeah that's not possible with a stock launcher as I mentioned before if you can invest in Nova launcher Prime. You can virtually do everything you've ever wanted to do. It's even easy to replicate pixel launchers if you want. And as mentioned in my previous post change each apps icons to any icon you want within the packs you have installed.
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is there any way to manipulate the icon pack apk and change the default one or leave only the preferred one