Hey all,
So I am not new to Android, but I am new to using a launcher or anything other than regular apps. I want to try the ADW launcher, but I have some questions since I don't really know anything about how launchers work.
Can someone explain to me the very basics of what installing a launcher will do? Also, if I don't like it or don't understand it, can I uninstall and not have to hard reset?
Is there a how-to for using ADW?
Thanks ahead of time!
Install it thru the Android market place just search adw launcher and if you don't like it uninstall like any other app from the Android market
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So I can just uninstall and not have to do any reset?
Can you explain to me what a launcher does (briefly)?
Sorry for such a basic question, but hey we all have to learn sometime.
Thanks!
go hear its anderwebs dev page the dev for adw launcher. it should be able to tell you everything about the launcher and show you some picture of what it looks like and what it does. but yea just install from android market and if you dont like just uninstall like any other app without having to reset your device just go to market/downloads then uninstall.
http://jbthemes.com/anderweb/
hears a video of it to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5gRgpuQE_k&feature=fvst
the version in this video is 0.7.1 and it is now on 0.7.8 so theres been plenty of new features since then
I really appreciate the info. I installed it this morning, but couldn't even figure out how to change the settings. I read the instructions on adw's page so I might try again.
My calendar widget wouldn't work and there were also only 5 screens instead of 7. Can you have 7?
Maybe I need to mess with it more. I guess I'm just not sure of the benefits of using it. Will it help my battery last longer? Will the MTS be faster? Or is it more of an aesthetic thing?
thnx
I didn't have any problems with it other than lag here and there. It might just need the dev to do a bit of fine tunning, or could be me with my luck. Nice interface. Good features, and a lot of flexibility. I do like sense though and I think I will just deal with all of TMobiles extra crap for the time being. All in all a great replacement though.
Press the menu key while on the home screen, then you can select the ADW settings. You can have 7 screens if you want.
The HTC Sense widgets will not work outside of the sense launcher.
Etype R said:
Press the menu key while on the home screen, then you can select the ADW settings. You can have 7 screens if you want.
The HTC Sense widgets will not work outside of the sense launcher.
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also keep in mind that My Modes function will not work with a launcher program. I tried Helix, ADW, and launcherpro and since they seem to be just a "skin" so the apps don't rearrange and stuff when you change modes. It meesses it up. Then when you uninstall you have to set up modes again. Just FYI, not sure if you use the modes or not.
Thanks for all of the info. I don't use modes, but I do like the widgets, particularly calendar and weather. Being able to see what I have to do every day right on the home screen(s) is very helpful!
http://androinica.com/2009/09/24/dont-like-the-android-calendar-widget-get-a-pure-one/
And for the weather/clock I am using beautiful widgets. There are options out there
Im having problems with adw launcher forceclosing ALOT. it use to happen maybe once a day but but today its happened about ten times. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks.
hi guys!
i'm using go launcher on CNA but i think go launcher is a bit laggy.. aper launcher or others launchers are a lot smoother.. but i really like the way go laucher looks..
so does anyone know if i can use go calendar widget on a different launcher??
i'd like to keep my second desktop like i have it now..
Hi y'all
I'm getting crazy here.
All of the sudden when I reboot or turn on my phone again after it's been turned off, my widgets need to be reloaded again. So I have to press each and every one of them and set them up again.
I use Next Launcher and I have also tried on Go Launcher, both after clearing data and force stopping them.
I use Omega Rom v14 which is tw based and XD6 deodexed rom.
And all the apps of the widgets are installed on internal memory and so is the launcher.
Btw... The only widget I use in Widgetlocker also have this problem.
So I guess it's not a launcher problem?
Please, PLEASE someone tell me how to fix this. It really irritates me!
TYIA
/CK
I'm new to Samsung just come fresh from a Moto G and Nexus 4.
I was wondering if somebody can help me, I love use Nova Launcher prefer it over any launcher, but on my new S5 it doesn't seem to show me widgets for my apps, eg sky news or my calendar any other third party app that has widgets.
I carnt seem to work this out on my its not working my new shiny phone.
please help.
Thank you