Can I pull launcher2.apk and tweak it? Or is this something that I need source for?
You might be able in this ROM (as it's deodexed though it would depend on what you're trying to tweak) but otherwise, I doubt you'd really be able to do much without the source.
Eventually, I would like to try and figure out enabling homescreen rotation. Think that's something I could do with the deodexed one?
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I remember Apex having that and I used to have Apex. Nova is pretty similar and not sure if it has that.
However, Nova works with Jelly Bean, I am using the ROM that the previous poster put up above.
You can try that
Wasn't really trying to use another launcher. Just trying to see if I can do it, learn a bit while I'm at it.
I would like to know that also, cause im trying to remove google search bar from stock launcher..
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Eventually, I would like to try and figure out enabling homescreen rotation. Think that's something I could do with the deodexed one?
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That I don't think is a odex/de-odexed problem and will most likely require the source for the launcher.
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I would like to know that also, cause im trying to remove google search bar from stock launcher..
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741038
This mod for the stock launcher will do the trick for you
To the OP, there are a lot of mods around for you to change things other than that its just Nova and the other launchers
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I'm looking for the most basic stock 2.2 rom available. I mean really stock Android, no touchWiz or customizations. Removal of Sprint bloatware would be great of course. This is for a Samsung Epic currently running froyo right out of the box. This is for a totally blind user running a screen reader from the Google Eyes Free Project. All of the TouchWiz stuff and customizations make the screen reader perform poorly and it's especially bad with froyo 2.2 due to the TouchWiz stuff.
I'd be grateful if anyone can point me to a rom that would fit the bill. Hopefully, such a thing exists. Thanks for any responses.
Cyanogenmod 7 is the closest to AOSP you can get, but it does have some features not working (yet).
I know its not exactly what you are asking for but I have an idea that is pretty simple to do but you don't have t flash another rom.
I suggest launcher pro from the app market. To all you adw fans out there, I've tried that too but accidentally messed up things in the dock and it wasn't fun fixing them. Anyways, launcher pro could be used as your home replacement. I don't know your level of knowledge so I will explain it. Once it finishes downloading, hit the home key on the bottom four and select as default application then select launcher pro. Now hit menu then settings then general and there's a thing to hide apps you don't want showing in the drawer. Next go into appearance and select dock style for froyo or froyo wide. That is pretty much it. There are a few settings that can be tweaked to turn off the special effects and maximise the drawer's speed in regards to scrolling.
That is my suggestion because it is stable and not necessary to start flashing roms and converting the phone's default file system to ext4, which from my experience was opening a can of worms.
I havent used it, but I believe you're looking for this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922773
It's not stock, it just is themed to look like it.
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Why not just root the phone and use root explorer and take out the touch wiz launcher in the stock rom from the system/app directory.
Here is a post here that shows you all the prgrams that you can safely remove:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=773142&highlight=safe+apps+remove
Then if you want stock, you can't be more stock than this. Maybe this can help you get to what you want.
I appreciate the responses. Someone suggested simply replacing TW Launcher but that isn't really the issue. Apparently TouchWiz changes more than just the launcher. Some of the apps that don't seem to be really stock Android are messaging, contacts and calendar. TouchWiz also seems to do some other stuff under the hood that gets in the way. Perhaps rooting as someone else suggested and removing the problem apps and replacing them with the stock Android ones might do the trick. Surely there has to be a bare bones rom out there but maybe not for the epic.
I have heard great things about Cyanigen but unfortunately it isn't ready yet.
Syndicaterom Frozen is very barebones and quick. It is the cleanest stable rom.
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Syndicaterom Frozen is very barebones and quick. It is the cleanest stable rom.
Thanks for the suggestion, SyndicateRom Frozen looks interesting. May try that one first.
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ralfaro613 said:
marcusant said:
Syndicaterom Frozen is very barebones and quick. It is the cleanest stable rom.
Thanks for the suggestion, SyndicateRom Frozen looks interesting. May try that one first.
Rick
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2nd on srf.
Saying that you were looking for a stock rom is throwing everyone off (or at least me). Stock means you want it like it came factory from Sprint, with all the bloat and garbage attached.
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ralfaro613 said:
2nd on srf.
Saying that you were looking for a stock rom is throwing everyone off (or at least me). Stock means you want it like it came factory from Sprint, with all the bloat and garbage attached.
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Sorry, didn't mean to throw anyone off. By stock what I mean is Android stock, not Samsung stock. Plain vanilla like you might find on a Nexus 1. No bloatware, no customized UI like TouchWiz. Hope that clarifies it. Thanks.
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LunaticWolf said:
Sorry, didn't mean to throw anyone off. By stock what I mean is Android stock, not Samsung stock. Plain vanilla like you might find on a Nexus 1. No bloatware, no customized UI like TouchWiz. Hope that clarifies it. Thanks.
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The term for plain vanilla is AOSP, the ONLY AOSP Rom for the Epic is Cyanogenmod.
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063_XOBX,
Thanks for the correct term. I see now what I'm looking for is Android Open Source Project (ASOP). It looks like CyanigenMod is the only way to go. I wish it was finished. The plan is to work on it this saturday so we may wind up trying Syndicate Mod Frozen to see how that goes and eventually flash CyanigenMod. I'm really anxious for Cyanigen to be completed. Thanks for clearing this up for me.
Rick
I may just be asking to be flamed, but I have to know how come the stock launcher (NON TOUCHWIZ) hasn't been put out yet. Yes I know of Launcher pro and others. The sprint ID one that has been removed from the good roms was pretty good. Also Marcuant from the Epic forums has a ICS beta that's awesome and the launcher on it is cool. Anyway to port that or is the Source files from ICS needed to make that happen?
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I may just be asking to be flamed, but I have to know how come the stock launcher (NON TOUCHWIZ) hasn't been put out yet. Yes I know of Launcher pro and others. The sprint ID one that has been removed from the good roms was pretty good. Also Marcuant from the Epic forums has a ICS beta that's awesome and the launcher on it is cool. Anyway to port that or is the Source files from ICS needed to make that happen?
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I'm a little confused as to what you are looking for. If you mean the stock Gingerbread launcher (since that is what we are on) there are a handful of them available in the market.
ASOP Launcher. Or the new ICS launcher. Maybe it's a clone but it's the [email protected] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295515 He has no pics but I did flash the rom on a buddies epic and it runs smooth. The launcher doesn't have the bugs that the other clones do.
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ASOP Launcher. Or the new ICS launcher. Maybe it's a clone but it's the [email protected] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295515 He has no pics but I did flash the rom on a buddies epic and it runs smooth. The launcher doesn't have the bugs that the other clones do.
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The launcher works perfectly on our GS2 FYI.
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.SyndicateApps.ICSv2&feature=search_result
Thanks for the quick responses. I've played with that one before and it's still laggy and the quicklinks on the right doesn't work well. I really just want someone to abstract the launcher out of the sprint id that's stock android so I can use that as my daily. Oh Snap. This one works well. SMS doesnt work.
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Thanks for the quick responses. I've played with that one before and it's still laggy and the quicklinks on the right doesn't work well. I really just want someone to abstract the launcher out of the sprint id that's stock android so I can use that as my daily. Oh Snap. This one works well. SMS doesnt work.
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The one I linked you to is what Marcusant is using in his ICS themed rom. If you wanna use the stock gingerbread launcher, you've already got it. Just clear defaults on TouchWiz launcher and hit home, select it from the menu. Or use the app 'Home Switcher' and select it in there. Done and done.
I love this launcher. Is there any way to reduce the number of screens from 5 down to 3?
Trying to figure out if this is just me or all with JB.
Apex crashes at start with 4.1 for me. Any gotten it to work. Maybe I'm missing something somewhere.
Just have some patience. They will soon upgrade it.
hit the thanks button, Please.
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Trying to figure out if this is just me or all with JB.
Apex crashes at start with 4.1 for me. Any gotten it to work. Maybe I'm missing something somewhere.
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Crashing on my Nexus 4.1, too.
I guess You have to wait. But why would you replace that awesome new Homescreen?
Maybe it has something to do with the new Google searchbar..
yea crashing here also. using nova for the time being. the homescreen for the default launcher is nice but i need my gestures
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yea crashing here also. using nova for the time being. the homescreen for the default launcher is nice but i need my gestures
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Nova Prime (premium features key) supports Gestures.
NovaLauncher already updated to a newer beta to fix issues and enchancements in JB.
Apex has always treated me right. I can get by with this one for a little while.
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Apex has always treated me right. I can get by with this one for a little while.
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+1
Considering JB hasn't been "Officially" released yet I don't see this as an issue. There are still apps that don't work with ICS.
Can anybody tell me how to add scroll/transition effects on my phone? i looked everywhere online and through these forums. Is it even possible? I'm on a GPE rom, rooted and s-off.
A good launcher like Nova will have all sorts of effects like that
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A good launcher like Nova will have all sorts of effects like that
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Yeah I'm aware of that, any way of just installing it without launchers(using my stock one?) should of said that in the OP.
I like nova launcher and all, but I'd really like to be able to use one of the original pull up app drawer, and if it could have some of the Cm theming as well, that would be great. I just kind of miss having it there, and would like it around just because I lived with it for years on my g1 and kind of liked how it worked.
Not exactly what your looking for but if you set it up right (just a single app drawer button activated from the bottom of the screen only) you could achieve something similar:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jun.ace.piecontrol
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yeah...I'm really thinking something like a recompiled version of the android 1.6 stock launcher with an allowance for install on devices with 4.4. If someone wants to attempt this, I think the source code is downloadable from here: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher/ but I don't know how modifying it would work
I'm still looking for one...isn't there source code that someone could modify and compile?
If I provide the source for the 1.6 launcher, would someone compile it for me?
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If I provide the source for the 1.6 launcher, would someone compile it for me?
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idk why you want to use the 1.6 launcher or 2.2.
there are faster and more optimized launchers out that. i.e Nova Prime for KK
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idk why you want to use the 1.6 launcher or 2.2.
there are faster and more optimized launchers out that. i.e Nova Prime for KK
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because I kind of liked them and like the sense of nostalgia that it would bring (plus I want to see what it looks like on a large device
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because I kind of liked them and like the sense of nostalgia that it would bring (plus I want to see what it looks like on a large device
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have you tried zeam launcher? closest you get to stock i suppose