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[Q] STOCK 4.0.X Launcher on SGS2

Hi Guys.
Is it possible to use the original android launcher for the Galaxy S2 (ICS 4.0.3.)? If so, where can I get it?
Now TouchWiz is installed and tells me not at all.
Thanks to all

Hoodsey said:
Hi Guys.
Is it possible to use the original android launcher for the Galaxy S2 (ICS 4.0.3.)? If so, where can I get it?
Now TouchWiz is installed and tells me not at all.
Thanks to all
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Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410674
Make sure you install it in system/app

can i do install this apk via root explorer? paste and copy into system/app

Hoodsey said:
can i do install this apk via root explorer? paste and copy into system/app
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yes, and if it does not work after that, try to reboot your phone

Alternatively, you could just download the Nova Launcher from the market. It's also based on the AOSP Launcher, but more customizable. You can make it look and behave just like the stock launcher, though.
It feels a bit more polished than Trebuchet to me ATM.

I found ApexLauncher on Play Store. A little bit better as nova
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slashvanyoung said:
Alternatively, you could just download the Nova Launcher from the market. It's also based on the AOSP Launcher, but more customizable. You can make it look and behave just like the stock launcher, though.
It feels a bit more polished than Trebuchet to me ATM.
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Hoodsey said:
I found ApexLauncher on Play Store. A little bit better as nova
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afaik none of the three support folders or tabs (to emulate new pages in TW) in app drawer, so TW still has some use

Hello guys,
I tried apex and nova .. not bad, but not allow you to create folders in the app drawer: (
Unfortunately this is a big problem .. I prefer the theme golauncher ics (golauncher is free but the theme costs about 1.50 €).
sli

Is there any way to transfer over the tw launcher used in the last few beta roms? I really liked the transition effect of it.
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xSliv3r said:
Hello guys,
I tried apex and nova .. not bad, but not allow you to create folders in the app drawer: (
Unfortunately this is a big problem .. I prefer the theme golauncher ics (golauncher is free but the theme costs about 1.50 €).
sli
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Neither trebuchet... As far as i've seen only TW allows folders in app drawer.

Nova launcher i apex launcher on google play
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euklidis said:
Neither trebuchet... As far as i've seen only TW allows folders in app drawer.
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ADW launcher Ex allows folders too.
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fuk apex and nova, i cannot use some samsung widgets, like email, accu weather, etc.
go launcher ex i used to use, but it is a drain battery. so im tryin to get another one.
im gonna try adw

duendeskt said:
fuk apex and nova, i cannot use some samsung widgets, like email, accu weather, etc.
go launcher ex i used to use, but it is a drain battery. so im tryin to get another one.
im gonna try adw
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On the official ICS with nova all samsung widgets work like a charm...

one x homescren launcher

Guys is there anything like CHT2.0 for one.App that change home screen.Wanna have options like adw launcher but to keep sense app drawer and everthing else just need costum home screen any sugestion TY in advance

marko987 said:
Guys is there anything like CHT2.0 for one.App that change home screen.Wanna have options like adw launcher but to keep sense app drawer and everthing else just need costum home screen any sugestion TY in advance
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nope except that you can replace the app drawer in sense using an app...

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Thanks for quick answer but I dont need to change app drawer Need something for homescreen

Not sure but if you could figure out what the intent is to call rosie (sense app drawer) then you could possibly create a LauncherPro shortcut to open it? Any smali gods out there know if this would be possible?

Dunc001 said:
Not sure but if you could figure out what the intent is to call rosie (sense app drawer) then you could possibly create a LauncherPro shortcut to open it? Any smali gods out there know if this would be possible?
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That's pretty much exactly what I am doing. I use Apex Launcher as my launcher, but I have a shortcut created by xShortcuts that launches Rosie for the photo widget. Unfortunately, I don't think you can call a specific screen - you can only call the launcher itself.

SolusCado said:
That's pretty much exactly what I am doing. I use Apex Launcher as my launcher, but I have a shortcut created by xShortcuts that launches Rosie for the photo widget. Unfortunately, I don't think you can call a specific screen - you can only call the launcher itself.
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Yup that's the way it is possible but man that's pretty much time you loose by opening sense just for having these sense widgets.
And you have 2 launchers running then since sense will be only killed when you reboot again.
Dunno for what you want that sense widgets but I would look at play store and see if there is a alternative widget which maybe has even a themeable skin?!
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jonas2295 said:
Yup that's the way it is possible but man that's pretty much time you loose by opening sense just for having these sense widgets.
And you have 2 launchers running then since sense will be only killed when you reboot again.
Dunno for what you want that sense widgets but I would look at play store and see if there is a alternative widget which maybe has even a themeable skin?!
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I've been looking for a replacement widget for the HTC album widget for a couple years now and have never found anything. If anyone around here knows of one, I'd love to use it!

SolusCado said:
I've been looking for a replacement widget for the HTC album widget for a couple years now and have never found anything. If anyone around here knows of one, I'd love to use it!
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I am not sure and probably mistaken but you should check out go launcher and it's widgets..
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jonas2295 said:
I am not sure and probably mistaken but you should check out go launcher and it's widgets..
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I used Go Launcher for a while, and it has great Messaging and Email widgets... really everything Sense has, EXCEPT the photo widget.

SolusCado said:
I used Go Launcher for a while, and it has great Messaging and Email widgets... really everything Sense has, EXCEPT the photo widget.
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Well my last tip for you is launcher pro.
There has been a launcher pro which was skinned like sense. But dunno if it had that widget...
There was a Rom for the hd2 that's why I know that one.
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jonas2295 said:
Well my last tip for you is launcher pro.
There has been a launcher pro which was skinned like sense. But dunno if it had that widget...
There was a Rom for the hd2 that's why I know that one.
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Yeah; I tried Launcher Pro too. Same issues as Go Launcher.

SolusCado said:
Yeah; I tried Launcher Pro too. Same issues as Go Launcher.
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Okay I am sry I don't know anything else about that
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Landscape view on homescreens.

Can this be done? Is it on in ROMS other than stock? Why would it ever be disabled anyway.

Use apex or Nova launchers. No idea why anyone would stick with the touch wiz launcher

There is a mod in theme/mod section, but it may not work with ota.
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knives of ice said:
Use apex or Nova launchers. No idea why anyone would stick with the touch wiz launcher
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That's it? It's the stupid touchwiz that causes this issue?!

ZenInsight said:
Can this be done? Is it on in ROMS other than stock? Why would it ever be disabled anyway.
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Get the app rotation control. Works great
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shook187 said:
Get the app rotation control. Works great
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Worked!!! It's called "Ultimate rotation control"
I like the Nova launcher too...it's very fast. But I somehow lost the Accuweather time widget when I went to Nova. I tried to get it form the market but it doesn't look the same. Wife's phone so I can't justify changing the appearance that much for rotations sake. Otherwise, if I could have put the same exact Accuweather widget back on, I think I would have left Nova on.
Edit: Spoke to soon. Ultimate is only free for 7 days.
2nd Edit: Found another one called "Rotation locker"

I like Holo Launcher HD. No lag, customizable, more options (like auto rotate) plus you can still use the Note 2 touchwiz widgets if you want.

bhake said:
I like Holo Launcher HD. No lag, customizable, more options (like auto rotate) plus you can still use the Note 2 touchwiz widgets if you want.
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Excellent. Thank you, as that stupid accuweather widget was the first thing she complained about this morning...sigh.

bhake said:
I like Holo Launcher HD. No lag, customizable, more options (like auto rotate) plus you can still use the Note 2 touchwiz widgets if you want.
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I tried the Holo launcher and still couldn't find that stupid accuweather widget. Sigh.
I ended up going with Novo launcher and finding a different weather widget from the Playstore.

ZenInsight said:
I tried the Holo launcher and still couldn't find that stupid accuweather widget. Sigh.
I ended up going with Novo launcher and finding a different weather widget from the Playstore.
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That's what I did. I changed over to Nova Launcher and also Fancy Widgets to use a weather clock/widget.
I did like the Weather clock on Touchwiz but what bothered me was , having used HTC Sense for quite a while, I am used to touching the time and going to the alarm, but with Touch Wiz, no matter where I touched, I'd goto weather.

I used Apex launcher on stock. It helped until I got a phone call in my car with the phone docked. The Phone app doesn't want to rotate! :/

If you're rooted....check out the MOD TW 360 rotation
I'm running rooted deoxed TW with multi view and the MOD worked fine.

Chuck_IV said:
That's what I did. I changed over to Nova Launcher and also Fancy Widgets to use a weather clock/widget.
I did like the Weather clock on Touchwiz but what bothered me was , having used HTC Sense for quite a while, I am used to touching the time and going to the alarm, but with Touch Wiz, no matter where I touched, I'd goto weather.
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I have another widget I found which is very very nice. I don't think it let's you go to alarm by touching the time though.

ZenInsight said:
I have another widget I found which is very very nice. I don't think it let's you go to alarm by touching the time though.
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Fancy Widgets let you set what program got called depending on what you pressed but I couldn't find a widget that I was happy with.
I ended up using HD Widgets and and used one of their weather clocks. While it doesn't let you specify the programs for where you touch, it has a very nice weather page built in(even allows you to select int weather ino provider) that works when you touch any of the weather and goes to the alarm when you touch the time.
So I'm using Nova Launcher, HD Widgets and also Android Pro Widgets for things like a Timeline widget(I was using APW on Touchwiz too).

Chuck_IV said:
Fancy Widgets let you set what program got called depending on what you pressed but I couldn't find a widget that I was happy with.
I ended up using HD Widgets and and used one of their weather clocks. While it doesn't let you specify the programs for where you touch, it has a very nice weather page built in(even allows you to select int weather ino provider) that works when you touch any of the weather and goes to the alarm when you touch the time.
So I'm using Nova Launcher, HD Widgets and also Android Pro Widgets for things like a Timeline widget(I was using APW on Touchwiz too).
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Nice. I will take a look.

best launcher on JB

always used sense but feel like trying some thing different
will have been asked loads but now we have JB, what are people finding the best launcher, icon sets, fonts
dont want to root my phone as i use apps that will not work on rooted devices
looking for a cool launcher with minimalistic icons and font
thanks for any help

I used apex launcher since it comes with some nice features and widgets. I bought it too so more stuff in it. My fav by far
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XxJibblesxX said:
I used apex launcher since it comes with some nice features and widgets. I bought it too so more stuff in it. My fav by far
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I use nova seen as apex wont work for me on jellybean

cobby911 said:
I use nova seen as apex wont work for me on jellybean
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I use nova!:good:

is there a way to change font on these without rooting,would love google catull font but cant root due to needing apps that wont work on rooted devices

krypthon said:
I use nova!:good:
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My vote goes for Nova too.

combat goofwing said:
is there a way to change font on these without rooting,would love google catull font but cant root due to needing apps that wont work on rooted devices
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anyone i want to use cathull font

Nova. Have been testning almost all of the launchers out there. Allways comming back too Nova.
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Nova Launcher and Apex Launcher are head to head usually. Both are excellent. You can also try Holo Launcher HD or the new Action Launcher Pro. Nova, Apex and Holo are all pretty much the same in terms of features, but Action Launcher is something new.
I use Nova Launcher as I got the paid version for 25 cents during the Google Play 25 billion apps sale. It's fast, works well and has all the features I need.

yeah but Nova launcher has some downsizes...isnt so customable has the others ..but the real benefit(Also) is the Battery..nova consume lowest batter of all launcher..so give it a shot because is a nice launcheer...and also u can try NEXT launcher..because is something different.

Im currently using Atom, on ICS i got better battery life than nova.
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This tread will be better as pool but anyway
I use APEX

why dont u guys use SENSE LAUNCHER ? I like sense beecause it has alot of widgets..and if i change it with NOVA..or apex some widgets will dissaper

nemer12 said:
why dont u guys use SENSE LAUNCHER ? I like sense beecause it has alot of widgets..and if i change it with NOVA..or apex some widgets will dissaper
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The only widget which i miss is the Gallery widget.
Everything else I can find elsewhere.
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i use Nova with different icon packs. i also recommend SS launcher if you are looking for something different.

Personally I just found next launcher quite expensive but a pretty cool launcher and very polished
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Nova Launcher has never let me down...

TSF SHELL:good::good::good::good:

Love next launcher betty slick,can you use nova or apex themes with them
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if you wanna be DIFFERENT, try ssLauncher :good:

Which launcher is this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YginQUkrJ50
It just looks.. So Awesome..:drool:
offer: If anyone can give a shot making it look exactly as on the video,
and tell me the exact parts, $20 bucks goes to him/her : D

Sv: Which launcher is this?
The link doesn't work here
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This one ?

dr.ketan said:
This one ?
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Item not found?
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Gnarfsan said:
The link doesn't work here
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It should work :cyclops:
dr.ketan said:
This one ?
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404 error!:crying:
kryptoner said:
Item not found?
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Same here:highfive:

tian105 said:
It should work :cyclops:
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I have tried on my phone and on the PC in Firefox and Chrome. Same issue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YginQ...4Jr
Dots in the video ID.

Gnarfsan said:
I have tried on my phone and on the PC in Firefox and Chrome. Same issue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YginQ...4Jr
Dots in the video ID.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YginQUkrJ50
sorry about that!
should be now fixed!:good:

Cool, what do you like about the Launcher?
If it's the slide effect you like, you will find it in several different launchers these days. Im pretty sure ADW and Apex launcher has them. Maybe even GoLauncher?
The rest is just a live wallpaper and icon setup
Edit: OOPs... a wallpaper and a widget. I don't know how he got it on the lock screen though.
Bazooka launcher perhaps?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avatarrom.bazooka&hl=da
Could also be another lock screen replacement like Widget Locker etc.

Gnarfsan said:
Cool, what do you like about the Launcher?
If it's the slide effect you like, you will find it in several different launchers these days. Im pretty sure ADW and Apex launcher has them. Maybe even GoLauncher?
The rest is just a live wallpaper and icon setup
Edit: OOPs... a wallpaper and a widget. I don't know how he got it on the lock screen though.
Bazooka launcher perhaps?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avatarrom.bazooka&hl=da
Could also be another lock screen replacement like Widget Locker etc.
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may be one of these lockscreens
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...yLDIwMCwiY29tLndpZGRpdC5sb2NrU2NyZWVuMjQ3NiJd
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.masconsult.lockscreen&feature=search_result

Marques use Nova launcher

yahyoh said:
Marques use Nova launcher
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Nova Launcher Prime

Sv: Which launcher is this?
Btw., he makes some really good videos

Go Launcher prolly...

If anyone can give a shot making it look exactly as on the video,
and tell me the exact parts, $20 bucks goes to him/her : D

nova launcher,accordian transition animation, and some creativity

The stuff he has done can be achieved using
Nova launcher
You can find instructions for something similar in this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c39PXAr9_F8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This one uses go launcher but most of the steps can. implemented in nova
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plskillme said:
Go Launcher prolly...
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worst launcher ever IMO :silly:

yahyoh said:
worst launcher ever IMO :silly:
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agree..for me soo much features can make it "heavy"

yahyoh said:
worst launcher ever IMO :silly:
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It's not, if it was people have downloaded it in the first place and continue to use it.
Check their rep here;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5nYXUuZ28ubGF1bmNoZXJleCJd
rashid.fairus said:
agree..for me soo much features can make it "heavy"
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There's always an "on & off switch" for features you don't like.