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adw with samsung widgets

does anyone know if this is possible, i would like to use adw but still be able to use the standard samsung widgets,

No. Samsung widgets are part of TouchWiz launcher.

Yeah i tried this myself and mole, samsungs widgets are exlsuive to its launcher. I always said if its part of the phone's software, it should be able to run on any other home replacment with scrollable widget options.
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i only need the buddiednow widget, i wonder if you can install it as a regulart APK and if then it would show up on ADW.

[Q] Center widgets and transparent app drawer icons

I have been looking for a threads that may cover transparent icons in the app drawer as well as centering or stretch widgets. Is there a rooted hack for it. I have tried LauncherPro which does all of the above but slows down my tablet and for me is a bit buggy.

Try ADW launcher, it does that and it runs great on my Tab. I also use it on my SGS.

BoostedSR20 said:
Try ADW launcher, it does that and it runs great on my Tab. I also use it on my SGS.
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Thank you. ADW Launcher works great with all my widgets they are all centered now. All I have left is trying to find is a black Google widget.

Or Zeam Launcher, that is your other alternative. And this way, we listed all launchers with scrollable widget support .

Alternative launcher

I love using adw.launcher or launcherpro, but I can't add a widget to the home screen.... any ideas?
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I would love an answer to this as well. I installed Launcher Po but likewise could not get widgets to show.

All home replacement launchers cannot not have widget with S7. Its a known issue, I thought by removing default launcher would help but ended with same result, maybe with custom roms it will fix this issue.
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I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out what I was doing wrong.
I've uninstalled both ADW and launcher pro multiple times trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Then I thought maybe it was to do with the changes Telstra made as mine is rebranded and has apps I cant uninstall.
I have noticed that the icon for the widget is different in the default home screen to in the other launchers.
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Widgets just won't work for now. I've tried adw, launcher pro, zeam, etc, etc...just live with the native launcher if you want any widgets for now.

LauncherPro is great for me but yes, no widget use apparently. We are awaiting a new ROM to flash after CWMod comes here.

ScooterG said:
Widgets just won't work for now. I've tried adw, launcher pro, zeam, etc, etc...just live with the native launcher if you want any widgets for now.
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if you root the device you can uninstall all of the telstra crap...
on the subject of telstra, how **** is it that telstra prepaid cannot tell you how much 3G data you have used for the month... its a bloody joke.

I had the same problem with ADWlauncher and Widgetlocker. After installing AppWidgetPicker it works with widgetlocker. Don't know about the launcher because i removed it. You can find AppWidgetPicker here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780828
Edit: tested with ADW and it works!

With 2. 2 All the widgets work
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in my s7Slim any launcher not work... touchscreen freeze at reboot... and is necessary to disinstall the alternative launcher with the Hi Suite or an hardreset.. The touchscreen driver in all in one with the original launcher??? ...in my old Ideos s7 i don't ave the same problem...

[Q] Using Xperia-Widgets when using other launchers?

After installing ADW Launcher EX, i noticed that the Music-Widget, Timescape Widget, and the Picture & Video Widget don't show up in the widget list.
Is there a way to use these widgets within ADW Launcher?
I tried many other widgets from all over the markets, but couldnt find good alternatives for Music and Picture-widgets.

Montechristo1979 said:
After installing ADW Launcher EX, i noticed that the Music-Widget, Timescape Widget, and the Picture & Video Widget don't show up in the widget list.
Is there a way to use these widgets within ADW Launcher?
I tried many other widgets from all over the markets, but couldnt find good alternatives for Music and Picture-widgets.
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They only work with the Sony home launcher. The widgets depends on something in the launcher. It's the same on htc phones some widgets only work with the native launcher as they depends on the sense overlay of the UI wich is only there in the native lancerer. All 3rd party launchers depends only on the android fw and therefore does not support the different overlays of UI's done by the different company's afaik.
Regards Dousan...

This sucks These widgets are great, but i want my launcher to be more flexible and customizable, so i installed ADW....
So i think i have to search again for some alternatives

Montechristo1979 said:
This sucks These widgets are great, but i want my launcher to be more flexible and customizable, so i installed ADW....
So i think i have to search again for some alternatives
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Poweramp has the best music widget i dont use a picture one though
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I already tried out nearly all music-apps/widgets, but there is no widget having the feature(s) i want. It's especially the progress-bar when playing a song and showing how long the song is.

I was wondering this as well, Sucks that you can't get the widget. I was using Winamp for a while, that worked well and has wireless sync with my PC. Only problem is that when using the bluetooth headphones (mw600) the controls always open the default music player.

Dousan said:
They only work with the Sony home launcher. The widgets depends on something in the launcher. It's the same on htc phones some widgets only work with the native launcher as they depends on the sense overlay of the UI wich is only there in the native lancerer. All 3rd party launchers depends only on the android fw and therefore does not support the different overlays of UI's done by the different company's afaik.
Regards Dousan...
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yeah, they require the SE Framework, and as such won't work with other home launchers!

You could try MIUI music player. Search in the generel android themes and app section.
Regards Dousan...

I tried it, but it doesnt have this feature.

do you use different launcher or S8 Touchwiz launcher?

Do you use S8 Samsung experience or different launcher? if you use different launcher, which one? and why?

I've always used Nova. Has way more customization settings and I can mix and match different icon packs. The stock galaxy launcher just doesn't compete.

It looks like I am getting older, as on the S8 I do not use Nova, which I used since the days of HTC Sensation.

Using nova, love it. Can do a few of the things i lost without root & xposed.

Use nova now as with a few others my delete shorcut button when you hold your finger on an icon had stopped working.

Using Nova on every smartphone. Stock ones doesn't fit my needs.

I use Nova also. Stock launchers have too little options to customize.

I like stock. It has some functionality that Nova doesnt have (like multiple app cards even if they are not full, i.e. you can have a an app card for just one app if u want.) and ability to move any app icon anywhere. Nova is alphabetical only, and forces you to have folders at the very top.
I still use nova though.

Nova it is.

Nova prime on my every device

I have been using ActionLauncher3 for a few years and see myself continuing to use it for the foreseeable future.

I used Nova (Prime) on my S5, S6, and S7, but with the S8, I'm using the stock launcher. The reason I hated Touchwiz before was that the app drawer button couldn't be moved, but the new swipe up app drawer gesture on the S8 works for me.

holy jesus nova is popular for no reason, like its a stock launcher that you can change the icons on

I use lawn-chair from here https://github.com/deletescape-media/lawnchair
Open source and pretty good

i used Evie Launcher seems cool

I was using nova for a long time, but since s8 I'm staying with touchwiz, now I'm using modded touchwiz, it had some some features i was missing from nova like double tap to sleep, and has everything I need.

Pixel Launcher or TouchWiz

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I was using nova for a long time, but since s8 I'm staying with touchwiz, now I'm using modded touchwiz, it had some some features i was missing from nova like double tap to sleep, and has everything I need.
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Is this modded TouchWiz for root only?

timrock7 said:
holy jesus nova is popular for no reason, like its a stock launcher that you can change the icons on
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I don't think you have a clue what Nova can actually do. Looks are deceiving. It still is one of the most powerful feature wise.

timrock7 said:
holy jesus nova is popular for no reason, like its a stock launcher that you can change the icons on
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except you can easily remap gestures on the screen (with prime), customize notification labels (tesla), completely change look and feel of homescreen/app drawer/dock, add multiple dock pages, change margins, persistant search bar, overlap widgets, add folders to app drawer, stick dock to the top, backup settings and import on different devices. did i forgot something?
i think you are right, theres no reason for it to be popular, it's like a stock launcher.