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Can I theme touchwiz to look like stock Android?

I know there was a way to do this with a rooted s3, could I do the same for the s4? I want the look of stock Android while keeping the great touchwiz features.

Floppy454 said:
I know there was a way to do this with a rooted s3, could I do the same for the s4? I want the look of stock Android while keeping the great touchwiz features.
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If you can do for S3 then it should be possible with S4

Nova theme, and find icons online that look similar, maybe even post a rar with everything for anyone else interested?

NOVA
Denomenance said:
Nova theme, and find icons online that look similar, maybe even post a rar with everything for anyone else interested?
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Just use Nova Launcher with Jelly Bean 4.2 HD theme..its pretty close

redstar299 said:
Just use Nova Launcher with Jelly Bean 4.2 HD theme..its pretty close
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dude how is Nova/Apex launchers working ? Do you have glitches between home scrolling like with S3?
Regards

[Q] What features / widgets do you lose if you don't use TouchWiz?

I know we lose the TouchWiz calendar widgets, but is there anything else? There are some really sweet launchers on the market and I just want to know what I'm losing if I ditch TouchWiz?
Also, how do you tell how much RAM a launcher uses?
Which launcher is most efficient at using RAM?

Neo3D said:
I know we lose the TouchWiz calendar widgets, but is there anything else? There are some really sweet launchers on the market and I just want to know what I'm losing if I ditch TouchWiz?
Also, how do you tell how much RAM a launcher uses?
Which launcher is most efficient at using RAM?
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You'll lose all Samsung widgets.
Why do you care about RAM?
You got 3 gigs.
Anyway. Nova launcher is pretty light.

Neo3D said:
I know we lose the TouchWiz calendar widgets, but is there anything else? There are some really sweet launchers on the market and I just want to know what I'm losing if I ditch TouchWiz?
Also, how do you tell how much RAM a launcher uses?
Which launcher is most efficient at using RAM?
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Nova & Apex are almost like original android nexus launcher so u will get very good responsibility from launcher.
u won't lose any system features like multi-window, pen windows and etc but launcher features (touch-wiz) u will lose just widgets.
about RAM;
this is galaxy devices problem that cannot manage ram so good. so note3 will be smoother by android KK
:good:

You lose the stock camera, s-note, all the samsung add-on stuff like the widgets, s-voice, all that "S" stuff. There are replacements for most of the sansung stuff for AOSP though, and I seriously don't miss TW at all. I'm also gonna recommend Nova launcher as well.

x102x96x said:
Nova & Apex are almost like original android nexus launcher so u will get very good responsibility from launcher.
u won't lose any system features like multi-window, pen windows and etc but launcher features (touch-wiz) u will lose just widgets.
about RAM;
this is galaxy devices problem that cannot manage ram so good. so note3 will be smoother by android KK
:good:
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Are you saying Galaxy devices don't have good memory management?
What makes you say that?
kabuk1 said:
You lose the stock camera, s-note, all the samsung add-on stuff like the widgets, s-voice, all that "S" stuff. There are replacements for most of the sansung stuff for AOSP though, and I seriously don't miss TW at all. I'm also gonna recommend Nova launcher as well.
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I think he (she...?) was talking about changing just the laumcher. Not the whole ROM.

You only lose the Samsung widgets.
Spen, Action Menu, Camera and everything else remains fully functional, as do all the gestures and the Samsung apps themselves. (S Note and Calendar do still work fine as an app.)
I'm using Apex. Wonderfully fast. Nova is also good, it's just a matter of preference between the two.

[Q] Best Launcher For Note 3?

Im sorry if this question has been asked and answered for several time. I did google but it seems i cannot find the answer. I just wanna ask what is the coolest and latest launcher for our Note 3 that not drain my Note 3 battery too much? I've been using TSF Shell and all it's apps and widget for a while now, looking cool tho but i think i want to try another launcher. Any recommendation? Thank you.

Personally I use Apex, as it's clean and fast. Nova is pretty much the same.
Next is also a very, very awesome one. Full 3D.

personally....
I still love TW launcher.

ShadowLea said:
Personally I use Apex, as it's clean and fast. Nova is pretty much the same.
Next is also a very, very awesome one. Full 3D.
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antique_sonic said:
personally....
I still love TW launcher.
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Yup its true i like tw launcher the most. But you know, sometime we might want to change the feeling of the screen. I loved to theme my note 3 to impress my friend I recently downloaded nova. It look cool tho with kitkat experience theme, but then, when i try to restore my tw layout, it only restore the page layout not the apps drawer. But im gonna hit Apex and Next and see how it goes. Thanks guys.
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I would probably use TW more if it allowed some scaling of the grid size. My Timely clock widget is so massive it covers a third of my screen and on a screen over 5,5 inches that is just too much. I've waited for Samsung to add scaling since the Note 1 and now I just don't use TW anymore.

I use Nova launcher and I'm very happy with it.

GEL with the xposed module xposed GEL settings
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[Q] Galaxy Note 4 Custom rom without TouchWiz

I'm wondering if there ever be a Galaxy Note 4 without the touchwiz. I really like Note 4 spec, but ii can't stand the touchwiz.

You can use a different launcher without flashing a new rom.

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vangocambo said:
I'm wondering if there ever be a Galaxy Note 4 without the touchwiz. I really like Note 4 spec, but ii can't stand the touchwiz.
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remember if you flash another rom u will lose special s-pen functionality
and Note without S-pen means ... idk what does it mean!
so if u don't like touch-wiz u can install launcher :good:

Nova is perfect launcher for me

TouchWiz will always touchwiz.
Geeks Empire said:
remember if you flash another rom u will lose special s-pen functionality
and Note without S-pen means ... idk what does it mean!
so if u don't like touch-wiz u can install launcher :good:
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I actually tried Nova and Google Launcher. It is still TouchWiz underneath. Actually i can careless of the S-Pen. I like the note line cause of the screen and the spec. LOL...Maybe i give it a try with the Note 4 since it will come with the new TouchWiz. Hopefully they optimize it.

So, if we install Nova, TW is still there, and we do not lose any of the Note 4 TW functionality?

Correct if you run a 3rd party launcher TW is still running in the background but not an issue in terms of the perceived lag crap people claim. Different launchers offer different benefits and you can use custom icons to make your phone pop. You will retain all of the Notes S-Pen functions and anything else TW offers under the skin.

What I would lose not using Touchwiz UI?

(never used touchwiz before)
Maybe S-Pen menu won't appear?
What about multiple windows on a single screen?
etc.
How deeply touchwiz was integrated in Note 3 case?

If you change your launcher - all TW funcionality: multiwindow, s-pen will work too I recommend google now launcher. Simple and fast

darkkain said:
If you change your launcher - all TW funcionality: multiwindow, s-pen will work too I recommend google now launcher. Simple and fast
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I use Nova now and I'm happy. But my phone is Nexus and I don't loose any phone's functionality with Nova, because Nexus phone doesn't have any.
Thanks for answer.

bat0nas said:
I use Nova now and I'm happy. But my phone is Nexus and I don't loose any phone's functionality with Nova, because Nexus phone doesn't have any.
Thanks for answer.
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I have a nexus 5 and note 3. Touchwiz is necessary for all major advertised features such as the multiwindow, spen window, ultra power saving mode etc. So yes without touchwiz you are losing a fundamental part of the phone. however, in my instance I run touchwiz and aosp roms on my note 3. I have duplicated many features that is touchwiz based on a stock android rom. It takes multiple apps and doesn't work exactly the same but does overall the same things. With the note 4 there are many more features in the Spen so you will be taking a bigger hit switching from touchwiz to stock android.
Edit: Also, the stock touchwiz camera is lost and A LOT of its features such as 4k video recording. and it seems the quality on the touchwiz cam is better than google or aosp camera. There are some close alternatives for the camera however.

Well... that pretty much answers my question.
Thanks.
Touchwiz for me then.
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You will loose the lag also.

Lose.

Hi,
I used TW for a few days and now switched to Nova.
Really can't find anything that doesn't work compared to TW.
Both sidebars (nav keys and app shortcuts) work, stylus menu works.
Anybody noticed any Note (3 or 4) features that doesn't work with a non stock launcher?
Thanks!!

_INSPIREed said:
I have a nexus 5 and note 3. Touchwiz is necessary for all major advertised features such as the multiwindow, spen window, ultra power saving mode etc. So yes without touchwiz you are losing a fundamental part of the phone. however, in my instance I run touchwiz and aosp roms on my note 3. I have duplicated many features that is touchwiz based on a stock android rom. It takes multiple apps and doesn't work exactly the same but does overall the same things. With the note 4 there are many more features in the Spen so you will be taking a bigger hit switching from touchwiz to stock android.
Edit: Also, the stock touchwiz camera is lost and A LOT of its features such as 4k video recording. and it seems the quality on the touchwiz cam is better than google or aosp camera. There are some close alternatives for the camera however.
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I would have to disagree with almost all that is said here.
Verizon N4 : Thank me if I helped ya

xtrandrix said:
I would have to disagree with almost all that is said here.
Verizon N4 : Thank me if I helped ya
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care to elaborate

The topic is about using a custom launcher on the stock Note 4 ROM.
So all the features you mentioned (mukti window, spen, ultrapower saving etc) works perfectly fine with Nova launcher.
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bat0nas said:
(never used touchwiz before)
Maybe S-Pen menu won't appear?
What about multiple windows on a single screen?
etc.
How deeply touchwiz was integrated in Note 3 case?
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bat0nas said:
The topic is about using a custom launcher on the stock Note 4 ROM.
So all the features you mentioned (mukti window, spen, ultrapower saving etc) works perfectly fine with Nova launcher.
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Gotcha. I misunderstood your first post. When you referred to the "touchwiz ui" and how deeply touchwiz was integrated, I assumed you meant if you were to flash an aosp rom instead of a custom launcher :good: