I have a nexus 4 running android 4.2.2 stock ROM and I was wondering if there was a way to add more pages to my homescreen.. Anyone know? Im new to xda BTW ?
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Welcome to XDA! Best way and stay stock is to use an alternate launcher...search Play for Nova and Apex Launchers.
wideasleep1 said:
Welcome to XDA! Best way and stay stock is to use an alternate launcher...search Play for Nova and Apex Launchers.
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Ok I downloaded it, took a while to get it to my liking but its actually pretty awesome! Thanks
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Hi I got my Nexus 7 on 29 sep. A few days ago I started using Apex Launcher as its a great alternative to the default launcher. Anyways, yesterday I was just getting some general lag on everything, I was wondering if it had anything to do with Apex, I use a custom drawer interface and I only have one page. I'm new to this forum and it would be great if you replied. Thanks, Charlie
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iamcharlie said:
I was just getting some general lag on everything, I was wondering if it had anything to do with Apex
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I have to admit, I used to use Apex on my S2 and found it a bit laggy at times. I decided to remove it and then everything was fine. Can't prove it but removing it worked for me. I haven't used another Launcher on a device since.
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Sorry, lost the xda app and thanks anyways, apex WAS great and has amazing potential but just crashes a lot
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iamcharlie said:
Sorry, lost the xda app and thanks anyways, apex WAS great and has amazing potential but just crashes a lot
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Have you tried nova launcher?
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Are all launchers and themes for rooted devices only?
I believe you can use them without root, you may be missing some features though
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stormricker said:
Are all launchers and themes for rooted devices only?
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You don't need root to switch launcher. Just install a launcher, and press the home-button. You'll get a popup-question that asks which launcher to use, choose the one you want, and select the "Use always" option.
It's resetable of course.
But often you'll get more options with root.
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Thanks for the help. Most launchers are at the play store?
stormricker said:
Thanks for the help. Most launchers are at the play store?
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Yes nova and apex are on the play store
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Got it. I'll do some playing around.
Boy that was fun and easy.
stormricker said:
Boy that was fun and easy.
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First time with Android?
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Anyone try Nova Launcher on N3 yet ?
Nova
Yachats said:
Anyone try Nova Launcher on N3 yet ?
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Yes.So far so good.Very smooth
Yeah no problems at all here I've been using it ever since I got the phone, smooth and fast also transparent notification bar works
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air command
Sorry for the noob question, I'm waiting to get my note 3. The air command from the stylus is not launcher related right? If i change launcher they are still there?
Thanks!
Muffyone said:
Sorry for the noob question, I'm waiting to get my note 3. The air command from the stylus is not launcher related right? If i change launcher they are still there?
Thanks!
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No it's not related to Launcher. Will work with Nova as well as any other Launcher.
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Used a load of launchers all good now using SS launcher with custom theme
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I heard that the Google now launcher was available with the last Google search update but I haven't got it, am I the only one?
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You need the current version of search and the now renamed Google Now Launcher
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z0phi3l said:
You need the current version of search and the now renamed Google Now Launcher
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I have the current version of search but no Google now launcher came with it.
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You will have to download the launcher yourself. Here's the link- http://www.mediafire.com/?3ina0fd8fwki5fo
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gnotelover97 said:
You will have to download the launcher yourself. Here's the link- http://www.mediafire.com/?3ina0fd8fwki5fo
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OK so it's not something that they push to other devices other than the nexus 5?
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jonathanxx1 said:
OK so it's not something that they push to other devices other than the nexus 5?
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Correct
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Installed this so big thanks to gnotelover, but one question.. How can I add more homescreens?
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Select an app or widget, and then move it to the right of the home screen and keep going. A new screen will appear.
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Thanks, been trying that and it doesn't work, nothing happens...
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Thanks, been trying that and it doesn't work, nothing happens...
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You need to move the icon to the edge of the screen to the right, hold it there for a little. It should automatically take you to a new screen.
Thanks guys, human error... I was trying to do it with a widget, but it works with an app, not a widget..
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Is this Google Now Launcher the same as the 0.10.1.920880?
Or what is the version number for this new one?
[Krueger]Dr.Stein said:
Is this Google Now Launcher the same as the 0.10.1.920880?
Or what is the version number for this new one?
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Screenshot of the current version
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Maybe it's just me, but I tried the launcher and find it pretty lame.
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Screenshot of the current version
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Thanks Jhall8. Do you also happen to know how to stretch wallpapers too? I can't get any wallpaper to fill up the screen even very large high def images.
[Krueger]Dr.Stein said:
Thanks Jhall8. Do you also happen to know how to stretch wallpapers too? I can't get any wallpaper to fill up the screen even very large high def images.
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You're welcome. Try this app for wallpaper sizing.
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Jhall8 said:
You're welcome. Try this app for wallpaper sizing.
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Thanks again. I've tried that already but didn't bode well with my favorite walls. Tried clearing data in Google search got rid of the black bar on the right of the wallpaper but stretched way too much. Oh well.
Can anyone confirm whether the latest version of Google Search and/or the latest Google Now launcher goes back to the 6 x6 grid that Google search version 3.1.8920880.arm had? Every time I tried updating to new Search version it cuts off one of the columns which throws my whole homescreen setup and wigets off. I think the updates cut it to only 5 columns
just lou said:
Maybe it's just me, but I tried the launcher and find it pretty lame.
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I agree. Spent 10 minutes playing with it and went back to Holo.
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The gallery shown in the play store looks kind of interesting...any way to add just that to cm?
Just got s5 an was wondering what the best launcher is or is the standard one fine
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Fennybad said:
Just got s5 an was wondering what the best launcher is or is the standard one fine
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It's all personal preference really, depends on how you want your screens set up, how you want the device to look etc. (PS Best threads are against XDA rules, so expect this to be closed)
Oh right ok i didnt know so do i need to be rooted to change launcher
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Nope, can grab Nova /Apex etc from the playstore and test them out, premium features you have to pay for, but in regards to Nova it's superb I've used it for a long time now.