I've read some posts and watched a few videos on how to get rid of the stupid LeView screen, problem was I saw no explanations for when it won't work.
What do you do when you click the eye icon and nothing happens? Turns out the solution is so easy that people never answered because they probably felt stupid. Luckily I have no shame :silly:
Step 1 ) Hold down any blank spot on home screens (like you would add a widget} but don't go to the LeView page as this is where you get the un-clickable eye icon, 1st click the home icon on the top of page you're at to make it your home screen
Step 2 ) Hold down any blank spot on home screens (like you would add a widget} Now you can go to the LeView page and hit the eye icon to disable it.
For me LeView came set as my home screen making just hitting the eye ineffective.
"Never go full retard" xD
just use any 3rd party launcher should do.
im using Nova Launcher... superb!!
- Use any 3rd party launcher
- Change your ROM (ROM with removed CN Apps)
- System remove APP (needs root) and remove the complete Application. (But i dont know if it works)
Glad to see that this works for disabling the LeView app on the Le Pro 3 as well.
Nothing wrong with the built in Eui Launcher at least for me.
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I was thinking of a nice "concept" of launcher kind of Today plugin of app launcher (like iLauncher , Pocket Plus, etc.).
Usually this kind of app will use TAB and most of the time will consume a lot of screen estate (area).
My idea of a good launcher :
1. Using big icon size
2. Only one row of icon (without TAB), maybe 5 icons max.
3. You can slide that row with your finger to display other icons (shortcuts), with scrolling animation if possible
4. Double Tab of the icon to launch the app (or tab+hold). This is necessary because we need to reserve the single tab to slide the icons.
Is this a good idea or not?
Well, one might ask "I have a lot of shortcuts and it will be annoying if I must scroll/slide a lot".
That's correct, but another idea is to have somekind of "Page container" to hold, let say max 12 icons (3x4) The page will be displayed as a popup ...
Anyway, just my idea
gogol said:
I was thinking of a nice "concept" of launcher kind of Today plugin of app launcher (like iLauncher , Pocket Plus, etc.).
Usually this kind of app will use TAB and most of the time will consume a lot of screen estate (area).
My idea of a good launcher :
1. Using big icon size
2. Only one row of icon (without TAB), maybe 5 icons max.
3. You can slide that row with your finger to display other icons (shortcuts), with scrolling animation if possible
4. Double Tab of the icon to launch the app (or tab+hold). This is necessary because we need to reserve the single tab to slide the icons.
Is this a good idea or not?
Well, one might ask "I have a lot of shortcuts and it will be annoying if I must scroll/slide a lot".
That's correct, but another idea is to have somekind of "Page container" to hold, let say max 12 icons (3x4) The page will be displayed as a popup ...
Anyway, just my idea
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So a sort of HTC home Today app?????
Whats wrong with HTC Home?
Problem with HTC Home:
1. It is TOO BIG (require about 50% of screen estate).
2. It can only hold 1 tab for application launcher (with only 9 max shortcuts).
So, it is pretty useless if you have more than 9 app shortcuts that you want.
My idea is to have just 1 "row" of icons that you can "scroll / slide" through to display next apps/shortcuts.
thebishop1978 said:
So a sort of HTC home Today app?????
Whats wrong with HTC Home?
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gogol said:
Problem with HTC Home:
1. It is TOO BIG (require about 50% of screen estate).
2. It can only hold 1 tab for application launcher (with only 9 max shortcuts).
So, it is pretty useless if you have more than 9 app shortcuts that you want.
My idea is to have just 1 "row" of icons that you can "scroll / slide" through to display next apps/shortcuts.
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Gotcha.
Maybe cool, but not for me, as I do the basics with my fingers, Call, read emails/SMS, launch Calenders, etc and when the need arises just whip out the stylus for the rest.
I say develop it...sounds like a good idea!
Holy cow I feel like such a noob BUT my.home screen (the one you snap to when you hit the home button) is the center screen when I had 7 screens. So it's screen #4 for those keeping track. BUT! I got rid of 2 screens (7 was just too much) so now I have a total of 5. HOWEVER the home screen is still screen #4! I tried adding and deleting additional screens but it stays at #4. Now, I did this before when I had 5 screens and it was #3. I obviously forgot what I did before to change it... bleh....
are you using the stock launcher?
I know for sure that Launcher Pro, ADW and Zeam let you choose which screen you want to be your home screen. I don't think the stock launcher can be customized like that.
Yeah I know. It's cake on adw and launcher pro. But noooooo, not on Touchpiss...
I've heard ppl complain about the fact the home screen is always #4 (don't know if there's a way to change it). But what I don't understand is, why not just use #4 for whatever you want your "main" home screen to be? E.g., if you use 5 screens, keep 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (so 4 is the one in the middle)... if you have 3 screens (like me), use 3, 4, 5... etc. (That's assuming you want your main home screen in the middle -- but if not, just adjust accordingly.)
[EDIT: I guess I can see how if you want your main screen to be the one on the far left or far right -- not the middle -- and you're using more than 4 screens, it would be an issue.]
This issue has been talked about. I too was looking for a resolve on this. Unfortunately there is no solution other than launcher pro or adw. Sucks I knoe. I wanted to get rid of 2 extra but like you said. It goes to 4 no matter. Hope this gets fixed with 2.2
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You can't change it in the current TouchWiz launcher. Maybe they'll change that in one of the upcoming versions (I hope so).
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there is an app that allows you to change the default screen in the stock launcher
search on the market for SGS Screen Changer.
Hi,
I am fairly new to the Android world and I have some questions for you guys.
So as I said the Atrix is my first Android phone I've already rooted it and done all the modification we, bell users, can do.
There is one thing that I think is really weird and its the widget positioning. Why do all widgets have 1/8 of free space on top, on bottom and on the side? And why is there already "pre-designed" area to put you widget in? It feels to me like I can't place them like I want... Am I doing something wrong or is there an option somewhere to remove that?
I tried searching Google for that but wasn't able to find the right word so I can get relevant results.
I am currently using Go Laucher.
Thanks for you help and sorry if there is some english mistake, english isn't my first language.
It is like a fixed grid, but you can have some more freedom/customization using apps like luncher pro
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I'll try Laucher Pro then!
Thank you!
suleiman.aql said:
It is like a fixed grid, but you can have some more freedom/customization using apps like luncher pro
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or using go launcher create a 5x5 grid, or use desktop visualizer to use custom icons all over, etc etc
LauncherPro Plus allows widget resizing. Get it if you dont already have it.
Stick with Go Launcher because 1) it's free and 2) it allows widget resizing without paying (ala Launcher Pro Plus).
Set your grid to 4x5 tight or 5x5 extra tight and you will have barely any margins on the sides.
I changed to 5x5 and it helped a lot!!
Thanks to everyone!
I've got a question slightly related, is there a way to set up the original homescreen launcher to come up when I press the home button because I got Go Launcher and pressing home only seems to go there and I have to kill it to get back to the original screen.
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I've got a question slightly related, is there a way to set up the original homescreen launcher to come up when I press the home button because I got Go Launcher and pressing home only seems to go there and I have to kill it to get back to the original screen.
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settings/applications/manage applications/go launcher/clear defaults
Thanks for the reply, I already did that but i can set the default for the home button as as the original launcher as long as I have other launchers installed, the original just doesn't show up in the list of choices. I have Launcher Pro as well as I was testing which I would like better but when I press home the list comes up with only Go & Pro launchers, I guess I'll just have to go with a third party one then it seems the default launcher doesn't get it's own app or whatever.
just uninstall them if you dont want to use 3rd party launcher....its that simple
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I've got a question slightly related, is there a way to set up the original homescreen launcher to come up when I press the home button because I got Go Launcher and pressing home only seems to go there and I have to kill it to get back to the original screen.
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get home switcher from the market its free i have like four dif ui on my atrix
Hi
As a complete newcomer to the Android opertaing system forgive me for asking what might be a couple of silly questions!
Firstly, there seems to be a few (three?) home screens. Can I make one of these always appear first when I switch on the Nexus7.
Secondly, when I purchased it a couple of weeks ago there seemed to be a whole host of widgets present, some of which seem to do nothing. Where do these widgets come from and what are they supposed to do. I have tried searching the web for information on this but have come up with nothing that really explains what widgets are.
Any help would be appreciated.
There should be a stock 5 home screens on Jelly Bean. The one in the middle (3rd) will be the default one. This can't be changed unless you use a custom launcher, like Nova Launcher. Then you can play around with them however you like.
As for the widgets question - which widgets are you talking about? As far as I know, there are no widgets which do "nothing"
I am not entirely sure about what you mean when you talk of widgets, but here goes:
Widgets do all sorts of things, from being toggle switches to news widgets. The ones on the screens when yo first get your tablet are Google widgets. If I remember correctly they are mostly play store and media related. You can remove them easily by touching and holding the widget for a second and dragging it to the 'remove' icon that appears on the top of the screen.
Yo can install and remove widgets the same way you would install a program from the play store, widgets can be accessed through the apps menu and dragged onto any of your virtual screens.
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ynrozturk said:
There should be a stock 5 home screens on Jelly Bean. The one in the middle (3rd) will be the default one. This can't be changed unless you use a custom launcher, like Nova Launcher. Then you can play around with them however you like.
As for the widgets question - which widgets are you talking about? As far as I know, there are no widgets which do "nothing"
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Thanks for the information. IT doesn't seem like 5 screens but I will move my icons to it and see if that does the job.
As for the widgets, this may have been covered in the next reply. Some of mine do nothing if I "click" on them and look like web pages or similar.
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I am not entirely sure about what you mean when you talk of widgets, but here goes:
Widgets do all sorts of things, from being toggle switches to news widgets. The ones on the screens when yo first get your tablet are Google widgets. If I remember correctly they are mostly play store and media related. You can remove them easily by touching and holding the widget for a second and dragging it to the 'remove' icon that appears on the top of the screen.
Yo can install and remove widgets the same way you would install a program from the play store, widgets can be accessed through the apps menu and dragged onto any of your virtual screens.
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Thanks for the information - very helpful.
Ega43 said:
Thanks for the information. IT doesn't seem like 5 screens but I will move my icons to it and see if that does the job.
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There are definitely 5 home screens but only 3 have widgets placed on them when you take it out of the box for the first time.
Roland
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Sorted, thanks. Moved my widgets to the third home screen which now opens by default.
Fresh install of 4.4 on my Nexus 7(2012). Also installed the new Google launcher apk, but I can't add any more home screens. Tried dropping an app to the right but a new home screen never appears.
Anyone else experience this?
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erics88 said:
Fresh install of 4.4 on my Nexus 7(2012). Also installed the new Google launcher apk, but I can't add any more home screens. Tried dropping an app to the right but a new home screen never appears.
Anyone else experience this?
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Hi, erics88...
Yes, I have had the same problem... I think it's a bug in the LAUNCHER.APK itself... which is actually just a 'stub', that calls upon Google Search (which is now the real home launcher). And based on my experiments, the only way to make it work correctly, is to first enable Google Now.
Try the following... go to the GOOGLE SEARCH BAR at the top of the screen... and begin to type in some search word or phrase... You should see, in blue text, the words 'Get Google Now'... tap on this, and you'll be taken to a screen where you can optionally opt in to Google Now. Tap on the blue 'YES, I'M IN' button at the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
A dialogue box should then appear, asking which Google Account (gmail account) to use. If you have more than one (as I have)... tap on the one you want to use. Press the BACK BUTTON to take you back to the launcher home screen.
You should now have Google Now 'cards' as a screen in it's own right (at the far left)... and dragging app icons toward the right hand edge of the screen should now dynamically create more home screens.
Apologies for the convoluted explanation... but it's really tricky explaining this stuff in a way that is understandable.
Anyway... hope this helps.
Rgrds,
Ged.
Nope - maybe need to re-install
Thanks for the help. My apologies for not giving all the details.
I have the Google Now cards showing up on the left screen but no matter what I try, I can not get a third screen. I used the same apk files on my Galaxy Nexus (rooted stock 4.3) and the Google launcher & Search work great, but I have the same issue. Only 2 Home screens and can't create another one by dragging an app icon towards the right.
Maybe I have a corrupt apk file. I'll try removing the launcher and search from both of my devices. Then I try to located the apk files from a different source. I'l post an update later this evening (EST)
Thanks again!
just a reminder.. make sure u have at least 1 shortcut in the 2nd home screen before trying to add a 3rd screen..
i tried million times to add a 3rd screen in vain when i left the 2nd screen empty (just wanna leave it blank and add some widgets later)..
a bug? i think so.. maybe google think otherwise..
iamelton said:
just a reminder.. make sure u have at least 1 shortcut in the 2nd home screen before trying to add a 3rd screen..
i tried million times to add a 3rd screen in vain when i left the 2nd screen empty (just wanna leave it blank and add some widgets later)..
a bug? i think so.. maybe google think otherwise..
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Hi, iamelton...
I don't think it's a bug - I think it's intentional. Home screens are created dynamically, as and when you drag app icons to the right hand edge of the screen to create them.
Consider this... let's suppose you have five screens (excluding the Google Now screen), all with app icons on them... and the last screen contains just one app icon. For whatever reason, you either delete it, or drag it to the left in order to drop it onto screen number four. Screen number five vanishes.
Similarly, if you delete everything on the middle screen (screen number three in my five screen example), all the other screens will be 'pushed' to the left by one. The middle screen now no longer exists, because it is empty.
With Google Experience Launcher, unlike third party launchers such as Apex, Nova or Go Launcher, it's impossible to create launcher screens that are blank. They must have something on them... whether that be a widget, shortcut or an app icon.
To put it another way... in GEL, a launcher homescreen only exists if something is occupying it.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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Hi, iamelton...
I don't think it's a bug - I think it's intentional. Home screens are created dynamically, as and when you drag app icons to the right hand edge of the screen to create them.
Consider this... let's suppose you have five screens (excluding the Google Now screen), all with app icons on them... and the last screen contains just one app icon. For whatever reason, you either delete it, or drag it to the left in order to drop it onto screen number four. Screen number five vanishes.
Similarly, if you delete everything on the middle screen (screen number three in my five screen example), all the other screens will be 'pushed' to the left by one. The middle screen now no longer exists, because it is empty.
With Google Experience Launcher, unlike third party launchers such as Apex, Nova or Go Launcher, it's impossible to create launcher screens that are blank. They must have something on them... whether that be a widget, shortcut or an app icon.
To put it another way... in GEL, a launcher homescreen only exists if something is occupying it.
Rgrds,
Ged.
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yeah i understand the "ideal" embedded in the new GEL..
its just my own preference that i dont like the idea of dynamic screen handling..
say i wanna add a new screen in between screen no.3 and no. 4.. cant imagine an easy way to do this..
can only think of first adding a new screen 6, moving all apps from 5 to 6 (but leaving 1 in screen 5 to prevent the screen from being deleted), moving all apps from 4 to 5 (leaving 1 in screen 4 again), then adding my intended apps to screen 4, moving the 1 previous app in screen 4 to 5, and finally moving the 1 previous app in screen 5 to 6.. great now im done..
can u do better to beat me?
Thanks everyone for the help. I just started over with a new 4.4 install and used pa_gapps-modular-mini-4.4-20131118 instead of the launcher apk. Now I can add more screens, but I have a feeling my main screen might have been empty when I was trying to add a third screen earlier.
Might go back and try the launcher apk on my Galaxy Nexus 4.3 phone just to test this out.
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UPDATE: Doh! yep, you need to have a icon/widget on your main screen before you can add a third screen.
Thanks iamelton!!!
Or just use Nova Launcher from the play store !