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[Q] App drawer

Here again with another question: is there a better app drawer than the stock one? I saw one with alphabetical divisions, but don't remember where... Any clue?
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LauncherPro. Better app drawer, and better overall home launcher. IMO

go Launcher has a nice app drawer.

psixda said:
I saw one with alphabetical divisions, but don't remember where... Any clue?
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That sounds a little bit like the drawer that LG put on their handsets, which has user-definable sections in the menu.
Also, +1 for LauncherPro.
An excellent little app IMO.

I already installed launcherpro and I like it, but its app drawer hasn't more functions than the stock one (you can simply hide some apps) it just looks cooler .
I'm looking for something more customizable, as the one from LG.
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psixda said:
I already installed launcherpro and I like it, but its app drawer hasn't more functions than the stock one (you can simply hide some apps) it just looks cooler
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You could try ADW Launcher.
But, to be honest, apart from the LG stock launcher, I'm not sure there's anything out that that'll really do what you want.

Thanks step666 I'm starting to think the same thing. So at the moment I'll keep the launcherpro menu with some apps hided.
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Adw is a good option if you want to separate apps and launcher pro plus is hardly any better from my limited experience with both ( about 3 days for each)
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What some of you seem to be forgetting/missing about LauncherPro is that it's main purpose is not to overhaul the App Drawer - it's not called AppDrawerPro.
What it's designed for, it's very good at IMO.
As for ADW, a friend recommended it to me but I found it to be very poor in comparison to LauncherPro.
Yes, it has more features, especially with regards to the App Drawer, but they're not all that well implemented.

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SPB Shell 3d

Im looking for the SPB Shell 3d app, but im trying to get it for free. I tried a bunch of .apk files on 4Shared and all of them say "you have to purchase the app" is there a free working version of this app?
Thanks in advance.
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That app is paid only. There is no free version.
SGSIISE4GT

Really? Damn that sucks lol. well thanks for the info.
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You will find a lot of apk's saying its a cracked version, but they won't work for it. I bought it, but rarely ever use it. If it had more options to play with, then I probably would.

The concept of it is great BUT the UI design is just plain ugly. I would like to theme it myself though.

SPB Shell is cool in concept & design but for me at least, cumbersome in usability & lacking all around in user friendliness.

I use daily, but definitely lacking in options. Biggest so far is no option to increase number of rows and columns, and zero options for app drawer.
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dgn_sandibalz said:
I use daily, but definitely lacking in options. Biggest so far is no option to increase number of rows and columns, and zero options for app drawer.
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This! For anyone running there screen at a higher resolution a 4x4 grid just does not cut it.
Also, not being able to resize widgets, really? This app is $15!

Ok so most of you dont like spb.
Is there any other app out there, thats better than spb?
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DaRealGust0 said:
Ok so most of you dont like spb.
Is there any other app out there, thats better than spb?
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ADW Launcher EX, Go Launcher EX, Launcher Pro, and my new favorite launcher ssLauncher.

Yea I currently got Go launcher on it. Ill try out sslauncher and launcher pro.
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DaRealGust0 said:
Yea I currently got Go launcher on it. Ill try out sslauncher and launcher pro.
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ssLauncher is definitely the most unique of the bunch. There is still one bug the developer is working on fixing and that is clock widgets are not updating. Besides that everything else had been pretty solid with it.

On ssLauncher, are you able to add effects like on GoLauncher?
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DaRealGust0 said:
On ssLauncher, are you able to add effects like on GoLauncher?
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There in effect that flips the pages like a magazine...The main thing with ssLauncher is that it gives you the ability to pretty much put anything, anywhere on the screen. If you want something more organized with a lot of screen transition animations, the other launchers would work better for you.

[email protected] said:
There in effect that flips the pages like a magazine...The main thing with ssLauncher is that it gives you the ability to pretty much put anything, anywhere on the screen. If you want something more organized with a lot of screen transition animations, the other launchers would work better for you.
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yea im looking for something with more effects and animations. thanks for the info though

I thought asking for wares and app cracking/hacking was against xda rules.

12MaNy said:
I thought asking for wares and app cracking/hacking was against xda rules.
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It sure is but a 1 poster won't know that.

Urgh...take your warez requests elsewhere please

Screenshots

Well I didn't see one. Every community that I've been on always has a social scene where people compare there customizations. I figured this would be a good place to start, so post them screenshots up son!

My AppAware profile
http://appaware.com/user/4f64a47681188edb4600016f
Samsung Captivate Glide
http://s1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/incidentflux/Samsung Captivate Glide/

Hey, I tought it might help to tell people how to take a screenshot. Press home and lock keys at the same time.
Sorry, it just took me actually going to the samsung site to figure it out! And I thought I would spare someone the trouble.
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ajt1995 said:
Hey, I tought it might help to tell people how to take a screenshot. Press home and lock keys at the same time.
Sorry, it just took me actually going to the samsung site to figure it out! And I thought I would spare someone the trouble.
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Yes but certain Roms do not have the screen shot app installed as they consider it bloatware so if it does not work (when pressed you hear a camera shutter sound) if no sound it does not work on your Rom. No worries you can then install the APK to get it back up and running. I think Some people posted it.

INCePTiON and GO launcher
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Touchwiz with Inc3ption Rom. I don't like GoLauncher because the home button on the screen that comes with an ICS theme.

Touchwhiz

I'm confused, why does everyone have advanced task killer?
http://lifehacker.com/5650894/android-task-killers-explained-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
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Vinay, what htc clock is that?
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Aquethys said:
Vinay, what htc clock is that?
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"Sense Flip Clock & Weather" - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.droid27.senseflipclockweather
Lot of Customization options are available..

ajt1995 said:
I'm confused, why does everyone have advanced task killer?
http://lifehacker.com/5650894/andro...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them
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Not everyone, I don't find them useful, although some came along as part of some paid apps I bought.

Just got mine last week. Had a Sony X10(gave it to my sister) and loving this phone. Gonna keep it stock til 4.0
ADW Launcher Pro, Beautiful Widgets: Red Cashmere
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New one Holo Launcher, Sense 4 Clock Port
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Keep it simple... all my favorites are right where I can reach them. Only three home screens, to reduce memory footprint.
Yes, I love touchwiz (why else would I have this phone?)
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Here is Mine !
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Holo Launcher
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Fresh ones
Any thoughts on these?

Looks cool what is it? Which Launcher?

hey there
dudejb said:
Looks cool what is it? Which Launcher?
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The launcher is just a good old GoLauncher.

Someone should post some pic of the ice update!

What is lost using Apex or Nova

What widgets, functionalities, and/or apps is lost from touchwiz by using nova or apex launcher?

I use nova, haven't noticed any features missing.
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The only thing I haven't figured out how to do with Apex that I can with TouchWiz launcher is change the wallpaper of both the home and lock screens. Can it be done?

Yes, just go to security I believe. The options are at the top.
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So smart stay, direct call and other features still work?
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circuit.007 said:
So smart stay, direct call and other features still work?
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Well technically touchwhiz is still running even when you install a third party launcher so you shouldn't be missing any built in functions like smart stay, direct call, etc. I haven't noticed any functionality loss due to installing Nova at all.

Thanks for the input. What about widgets. Coming from Sense, a lot of widgets were lost when I used a third party launcher.

I use apex.... And yes you loose the touchwiz widgets. There were only a few from what I remember as I hated touchwiz after 3 days, it wastes so much screen relistate. So you loose the touchwiz calendar, email, clock, and photo widgets..... I'm just going off memory though there might be more.
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The only thing I miss is being able to organize my app drawer into folders. I have yet to find anything with
APEX that allows me to do that. But there may be something out there to accommodate folders, but I'm not aware of it. If anyone does know or if it's built in, please let me know!

Comando156 said:
I use apex.... And yes you loose the touchwiz widgets. There were only a few from what I remember as I hated touchwiz after 3 days, it wastes so much screen relistate. So you loose the touchwiz calendar, email, clock, and photo widgets..... I'm just going off memory though there might be more.
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you don't lose the clock widget...

On Jelly Bean, what you lose is the ability to just toss items off the homescreen. You physically have to drag items to the "x" to remove them. You also lose the auto organizer feature when you drag widgets around.
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For some reason in apex, it makes my widgets 5x(X) even though they're normally 4x(X)
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lxetuo said:
The only thing I haven't figured out how to do with Apex that I can with TouchWiz launcher is change the wallpaper of both the home and lock screens. Can it be done?
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While you can't do that in Apex Launcher (as of the time I am writing this), you can always go to Settings->Wallpaper (It will be under the device category) to change the lockscreen/homescreen/homescreen&lockscreen wallpapers.

Using Apex or Nova also does not allow the badge functionality you have on touch wiz. You know, the little red icons when you have a missed call or email message. It's a bummer as I do like this function; however, Nova is super awesome due to its gesture function.
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cjrivera04 said:
Using Apex or Nova also does not allow the badge functionality you have on touch wiz. You know, the little red icons when you have a missed call or email message. It's a bummer as I do like this function; however, Nova is super awesome due to its gesture function.
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Actually you can..at least with the Pro version of Apex that I have.

munnarg said:
Actually you can..at least with the Pro version of Apex that I have.
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Yep me too... Phone calls, emails, etc.
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I've got the paid version of Nova, and badges work just fine. Even for Gmail.
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SmokeRob said:
The only thing I miss is being able to organize my app drawer into folders. I have yet to find anything with
APEX that allows me to do that. But there may be something out there to accommodate folders, but I'm not aware of it. If anyone does know or if it's built in, please let me know!
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Nova Prime ($4 in play store) has "Drawer Groups". I have all my apps categorized into communication, games, multimedia, shopping, and system tools. Those folders show up at the top of the drawer, and all the un-categorized apps show up below it.
I think it's still not as good as the ADW Launcher that was built into CM7 that I was using on my DroidX. With that I could make shortcuts on my home screen to an individual category, so the kids could easily get to games and only games.

mrvirginia said:
you don't lose the clock widget...
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Did you have to get the pro version to not lose the clock widget? I tried the free version, and wasn't able to get the clock/weather widget
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esoteric1311 said:
Did you have to get the pro version to not lose the clock widget? I tried the free version, and wasn't able to get the clock/weather widget
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I like the weather widget. I tried like 4 different launchers and it was not available on any of them. If anyone can figure how to make it work in nova or any of the other launchers, I'll switch over from touchwiz.
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(Dev help) Motorola Photon Q launcher and widgets

I'm trying to get the new Motorola photon q launcher to work on the epic touch running jelly bean. Everything seems to work just needs to be resized. Also the circle widget is really nice and would be great if someone can get it to work with other launchers. Here are the files and thank you in advance for helping on the development for this great launcher and widget.
http://db.tt/oCjFZtXY
http://db.tt/uZAAOaB2
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What have you tried
I am interested in this as well. Have you pushed the app to yhour system/app directory and changed the permissions to match everything else in there?

They install fine. The only thing is when the widget comes on the launcher screen it says that you cannot use with third party launchers. I don't know how to edit the permissions of the widget itself
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Talk to a really smart friend today and he was saying that it's in the code of the widget.
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jason1231 said:
Talk to a really smart friend today and he was saying that it's in the code of the widget.
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Anyway to edit the widget and the launcher? Because I really like both of them.

dakota.breeden said:
Anyway to edit the widget and the launcher? Because I really like both of them.
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Took a look at the widget on the photon device and i must say it is pretty cool looking. You would have to attract the attention of whoever took time to port the clock and weather widget from the HTC devices.

Anyone, anyone?????? My wife is looking for this to add to her GS2

Search the Google play market for Rings Digital Weather Clock or One More Clock Free. The widgets o are looking for are in there

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=factory.widgets.bubbledigitalweatherclock here's a link for the widget. Looks pretty good
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I tried the launcher out..same as Nova but enlarged on our device..change youre dpi and it should work well
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