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Love Sense UI, hate previews... disable?

When you double press the home button with you get the Sense UI overview of all homescreens. Its more useless than usefull and plain annoying if accidentally activated. How can we disable this specific feature without breaking Sense UI?

Easy: Get LauncherPro.
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Tried it and many others - Sense UI fits my needs and my taste better than all.

Simple: Don't do that then.
Also, a third press closes the preview.

I use an app called PreHome that is a great task switcher and launcher that works off the home button. When you press the home button it pops up, a second home press gives the SenseUI home screen. The preview home screen never pops up.

frifox said:
Tried it and many others - Sense UI fits my needs and my taste better than all.
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You know LauncherPro can be customized any way you want, right? It can have the same "taste" as Rosie with far more customization and options.

try adw.Launcher.
i swipe down on my screen to access my "wall of screens".

TheBiles said:
You know LauncherPro can be customized any way you want, right? It can have the same "taste" as Rosie with far more customization and options.
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1. open app drawer, hit search key... no way to filter apps by whatever you typed
2. scrolling between home screens isnt intuitive. if scrolling fast, screen wiggles left/right but doesnt change.
3. app drawer opens up too slow, didnt find the setting for that in preferences either
4. no sense ui widgets
jedwardmiller said:
I use an app called PreHome that is a great task switcher and launcher that works off the home button. When you press the home button it pops up, a second home press gives the SenseUI home screen. The preview home screen never pops up.
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1. app list loads slow. froyo sense ui's task switcher is much quicker/nicer
2. doesn't open sense ui first. having to extra-press home key is same as hitting it again to close previews.
tdusen said:
Simple: Don't do that then.
Also, a third press closes the preview.
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true, that's what i currently do... but hitting home button again before previews finished "zooming" simply re-does that zooming action, sometimes resulting in me pressing it 5 times before finally pausing and letting it finish zooming and then finally exiting the expose-wannabe.
stock evo's 30fps cap (33ms per frame) made me wanna throw this brick against the wall, but the fps uncap to 50fps (20ms per frame) saved me from murdering the phone. thats a mere 13ms difference. that being said, you now can probably imagine how those 2,000ms-just-wasted-for-previews are driving me nuts all i'm looking for is an app that would lock the homekey and put it through a simple filter:
Code:
if($homekey=='single_press' && $foreground='sense_ui' && $current_screen=='home'){
$key_press->ignore();
}else{
$key_press->do();
}
any ideas?

frifox said:
1. open app drawer, hit search key... no way to filter apps by whatever you typed
2. scrolling between home screens isnt intuitive. if scrolling fast, screen wiggles left/right but doesnt change.
3. app drawer opens up too slow, didnt find the setting for that in preferences either
4. no sense ui widgets
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1. You don't even have to open the app drawer to search applications, at least on CM6. Just hit the quick search button and start typing away. You can also hide icons you don't want in LauncherPro.
2. Do you have Parkinson's or something?
3. Preferences -> Avanced Settings -> Opening speed. You can also find all of the other speed and scrolling settings here.
4. LauncherPro Plus has identical copies of the bookmarks, calendar, and contacts widgets with more on the way. There are also superior widgets on the Market that more than replace the HTC widgets.

TheBiles said:
1. You don't even have to open the app drawer to search applications, at least on CM6. Just hit the quick search button and start typing away. You can also hide icons you don't want in LauncherPro.
2. Do you have Parkinson's or something?
3. Preferences -> Avanced Settings -> Opening speed. You can also find all of the other speed and scrolling settings here.
4. LauncherPro Plus has identical copies of the bookmarks, calendar, and contacts widgets with more on the way. There are also superior widgets on the Market that more than replace the HTC widgets.
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1. yup, i'm aware of that feature, but it searches more than just the apps... its more than i need but does the job i guess
2. i navigate ui VERY fast, and many times apps (mobile & PC) have hard time keeping up. i prefer apps/os's to adapt to my style or modify them to what i prefer, not the other way around
3. hmm, paid version? didn't see that in the free one, or i just didn't look hard enough
4. i'm looking for the clock. aka, the flip clock + weather + onscreen animations

You get plus by buying it from the dev's website for $3. Then you just enter the activation code in the app. Beautiful Widgets is the perfect clock replacement, in my opinion. Not only does it have a TON of skins, but you can assign different shortcuts to it. No full screen weather animation, but that's just useless eye candy that lasts 2 seconds when you aren't even using your phone.

ADWlauncher drawer button gone

So I was changing around some of the icons on my homescreen and I accidentally replaced the drawer button that would open up the app drawer with something else and no I don't know how to get that button back. I tried resorting ADWlauncher settings but that didn't help. Im using CM6 nightly build #179

Set your home button to open app drawer...

long press the home screen, create custom shortcut, pick activity, launcher actions, open close app drawer.
BOOM.
you're welcome

seanhassars said:
long press the home screen, create custom shortcut, pick activity, launcher actions, open close app drawer.
BOOM.
you're welcome
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Worked perfectly! Thank you!

Dock Apps

Hi guys
I would like to know if it's possible to change the default dock apps....
I would like to replace the message app with chompsms' Is it possible without replacing launcher

Yes you can change the dock icons (except applications I think)
I replaced contacts with "Internet" and messaging with "Music". All done with stock launcher.

How?
Long pressing on any of the docked icons and trying to drag them off does nothing, and you can't drag a shortcut from the home screen on to the dock, either?
EDIT: Got it, had to go into applications and then edit from there. I'm such a tool.

DVC1985 said:
How?
Long pressing on any of the docked icons and trying to drag them off does nothing, and you can't drag a shortcut from the home screen on to the dock, either?
EDIT: Got it, had to go into applications and then edit from there. I'm such a tool.
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Could you be more specific ? I opened "application" and pressing the dock's app now appear "remove" but even if i drag them...they're still there.
Thank you in advance

1. On Home Screen press "Applications"
2. press "menu" and select edit
3. Now you can drag any app into dock position and replace default icons
3. press "menu" again and select "Save"
All done

Sorry for the OT question, but I think it's related. Can you change icons in the TouchWiz launcher, both the 4 buttons in home and in the "applications" menu? That's my only gripe about it, ugly icons.

yeah the 4 icons at the bottom are part of touchwiz which i havent seen away to replace with other icons yet.
Seen people talking about using a different launcher which i assume is related to this in someway but im not to sure.

Resets
If I change my dock apps, it resets when I restart my phone.
Anyone with a solution?
Thanks

is there a way to mod and put a folder instead of 1 app ?

echoes. said:
Sorry for the OT question, but I think it's related. Can you change icons in the TouchWiz launcher, both the 4 buttons in home and in the "applications" menu? That's my only gripe about it, ugly icons.
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exar_kun said:
1. On Home Screen press "Applications"
2. press "menu" and select edit
3. Now you can drag any app into dock position and replace default icons
3. press "menu" again and select "Save"
All done
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Thank you.. Been searching for this for a while

I have this (launcher resetting itself after USB connect or reboot)
happening too!
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477837)
Did you find a solution?

Can I remove the 4 icons at the bottom of my phone?

Hello,
I'm not sure if it is a Samsung thing or not (I'm coming from Sense on a 3D). Can I remove the 4 icons that are always at the bottom or change them?

Yes you can remove them, and yes you can change the "Phone", "Contacts", and "Messaging". You cannot remove the applications icon to my knowledge.
1) Click on the app drawer
2) Press the menu capacitive button
3) Press edit
4) Find the icon you want in your dock, press and hold as you drag it over the icon you wish to replace (in the dock).
5) Press the back capacitive button
If you want to remove them totally (except the app drawer icon)...
1) Click on the app drawer
2) Press the menu capacitive button
3) Press edit
4) Press and hold the icon you wish to remove, and drag it up into the list of apps
5) Press the back capacitive button

boe said:
Hello,
I'm not sure if it is a Samsung thing or not (I'm coming from Sense on a 3D). Can I remove the 4 icons that are always at the bottom or change them?
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Or for ultimate modification, to satisfy your craving for customization try an alternate Launcher.
Launcher Pro
Go Launcher
ADW Launcher
Etc.
Search the Market for these...so much fun to set your phone up the way you want to!

Thanks for the info. I've never rooted an Android before but I think this phone will be sweet once it is rooted.

boe said:
Thanks for the info. I've never rooted an Android before but I think this phone will be sweet once it is rooted.
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Good thing about the alternative launchers is that there's no need to root to use them! And you can go back to original state very easily. This is THE SAFEST way to mess with the look of your phone!

boe said:
Thanks for the info. I've never rooted an Android before but I think this phone will be sweet once it is rooted.
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Sweet once it's rooted? Ha! This phone is the first android of the 4 i've owned that I don't even feel like I 'need' root. It's that good.
However, as soon as they lose the wifi issue ill be a rooting fool.
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Bandage said:
Or for ultimate modification, to satisfy your craving for customization try an alternate Launcher.
Launcher Pro
Go Launcher
ADW Launcher
Etc.
Search the Market for these...so much fun to set your phone up the way you want to!
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or for the minimal in customization and modification try Launcher7.
...I actually paid for that one. I found that I spend so much time customizing my home screens and launchers to make everything 'just right', but, once I have it set up I never use any of it. So I go with Launcher7 because the WP7 interface is bloated, in your way and clunky but the most basic and most essential things are right there...and I actually rarely use anything but that during my day (at work).
Though I've gotta admit that if TW had a 4D app drawer and a few more home-screen transitions (or _any_ other) I don't think i'd bother changing launchers.

cds0699 said:
Yes you can remove them, and yes you can change the "Phone", "Contacts", and "Messaging". You cannot remove the applications icon to my knowledge.
1) Click on the app drawer
2) Press the menu capacitive button
3) Press edit
4) Find the icon you want in your dock, press and hold as you drag it over the icon you wish to replace (in the dock).
5) Press the back capacitive button
If you want to remove them totally (except the app drawer icon)...
1) Click on the app drawer
2) Press the menu capacitive button
3) Press edit
4) Press and hold the icon you wish to remove, and drag it up into the list of apps
5) Press the back capacitive button
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Took me forever to figure this out but you have to select "customizable grid" for the view type to be able to change the dock. Then when you're done you can change back and have them sorted alphabetically. That's also where you can put apps in folders and add home pages.
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cds0699 said:
Yes you can remove them, and yes you can change the "Phone", "Contacts", and "Messaging". You cannot remove the applications icon to my knowledge.
1) Click on the app drawer
2) Press the menu capacitive button
3) Press edit
4) Find the icon you want in your dock, press and hold as you drag it over the icon you wish to replace (in the dock).
5) Press the back capacitive button
If you want to remove them totally (except the app drawer icon)...
1) Click on the app drawer
2) Press the menu capacitive button
3) Press edit
4) Press and hold the icon you wish to remove, and drag it up into the list of apps
5) Press the back capacitive button
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I should have written back that I don't know what the app drawer is or I'm doing something wrong. I have applications always sitting in the bottom right of my screen. I want to move that to the center of page 2 and put my flashlight where applications is always visible now.
Or perhaps there is a way to remove all four or have it pop up like a task bar so it isn't always wasting the bottom portion of any page?

[Q] Apex: how to cancel TableUI mode? (solved)

i was playing around with Apex Launcher and decided to try its TabletUI.
but once i enabled it, i found no way to call up the Apex settings to cancel this mode.
now im left with a few blank screens (as i have no shortcuts added yet), no dock, and just the 3 virtual buttons (which do not help)..
any one can enlighten me? tia..

Press the menu button then apex settings .. or find the apex icon in the app drawer
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XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
Press the menu button then apex settings .. or find the apex icon in the app drawer
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which menu button? i only got "Back", "Home" and "App List" buttons..
i tried tap, long tap, double-tap on these 3 buttons, and none of the actions can bring me to the apex settings..
when i pressed "Apex icon" in the app drawer, i was returned to the home screen again..

Hit the 3-dot menu button in the app drawer. Nova has a menu button on the home screen search bar

irishrally said:
Hit the 3-dot menu button in the app drawer. Nova has a menu button on the home screen search bar
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Yep, 3 dot menu in app drawer --> apex settings --> homescreen --> its near the bottom

thx for ur replies.. i got similar answer from apex thread..
forgot to mention that my way of entering the app drawer is by clearing apex data and return to stock launcher..
when in tablet mode, i cant find the "menu" (6-dots) button in the home screen..
and i figured out why i couldnt see the button that enters app drawer.. cos its on the google search bar!
and before turning on the tablet ui, i had disabled the option "Show persistent search bar" in apex settings..
that pretty much ended every possible way of returning to the apex settings when in tablet mode (along with disabling tap, double-tap & long-tap actions)..

iamelton said:
thx for ur replies.. i got similar answer from apex thread..
forgot to mention that my way of entering the app drawer is by clearing apex data and return to stock launcher..
when in tablet mode, i cant find the "menu" (6-dots) button in the home screen..
and i figured out why i couldnt see the button that enters app drawer.. cos its on the google search bar!
and before turning on the tablet ui, i had disabled the option "Show persistent search bar" in apex settings..
that pretty much ended every possible way of returning to the apex settings when in tablet mode (along with disabling tap, double-tap & long-tap actions)..
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Double tap the home screen you should see a menu. Or just long press the home screen and add the Apex actions /Apex settings".

thx for all the replies, and to prevent others from repeating my mistake, here is a summary of what i did (and what should be avoided)..
(1) disable "Desktop double tap" & "Desktop long press" actions in Apex Settings -> Behavio(u)r settings
(2) disable "Show persistent search bar" in Apex Settings -> Homescreen settings
(3) enable "Use tablet UI mode" in Apex Settings -> Homescreen settings
this series of settings will effectively make ur N7 stuck in tablet mode, and the only option now is "Notification bar -> Settings -> Apps -> Apex Launcher -> Clear data"

XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
Press the menu button then apex settings .. or find the apex icon in the app drawer
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I meant the hardware capcivate (or however you spell it lol) menu key
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XxSHaDoWxSLaYeRxX said:
I meant the hardware capcivate (or however you spell it lol) menu key
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is there such a key in nexus 7?!