So, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before, I hadn't seen it anyplace. I'm running Vicious JB v 4 with nova launcher (free). I noticed that from any screen, if I swipe UP from the bottom of the screen it brings me into the Google Search app/window. Don't know if this is a stock JB feature or what, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
cokm4n said:
So, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before, I hadn't seen it anyplace. I'm running Vicious JB v 4 with nova launcher (free). I noticed that from any screen, if I swipe UP from the bottom of the screen it brings me into the Google Search app/window. Don't know if this is a stock JB feature or what, but I thought it was worth mentioning.
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stock feature
Cool feature. I like it.
Thanks for letting me know.
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Can anybody post a screen rotation animation, one that works?
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I have one for you!!!
get the ADW Launcher. The easiest way that I have found since I can't post links is to go to 4shared website then in the search window type in adw launcher.apk the first on on the list works perfectly. or you can do it on your phone and that saves you a step.
install it
press the home button on your phone. It's going to give you two options one is going to be like TWLauncher and the other will be the ADWLauncher. At the bottom make sure you check the set as default and then select adw launcher.
Press the menu>more>ADWsetting>UIsetting>General Behavior>Animation and Effects>Screen transition effect>Rotate
there are several different transitional effects on that menu so just play with it until you find the one that you love.
Works on Rooted or non rooted phones
I have used this with my phone since I had the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant and pretty much know the ins and outs of this launcher. It's very customizable.
Try it out... I hope it's exactly what you are looking for.
jrturner89 said:
get the ADW Launcher. The easiest way that I have found since I can't post links is to go to 4shared website then in the search window type in adw launcher.apk the first on on the list works perfectly. or you can do it on your phone and that saves you a step.
install it
press the home button on your phone. It's going to give you two options one is going to be like TWLauncher and the other will be the ADWLauncher. At the bottom make sure you check the set as default and then select adw launcher.
Press the menu>more>ADWsetting>UIsetting>General Behavior>Animation and Effects>Screen transition effect>Rotate
there are several different transitional effects on that menu so just play with it until you find the one that you love.
Works on Rooted or non rooted phones
I have used this with my phone since I had the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant and pretty much know the ins and outs of this launcher. It's very customizable.
Try it out... I hope it's exactly what you are looking for.
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i dont think thats what hes looking for. hes probably talking about that screen rotation animation from ics rom. like when you tilt the device it kinda goes like ios effect ya know?
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Yeahh, I have launcher pro. That's called a transition effect. I want the one like the ics or galaxy note.
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I'm wondering if any of you guys experience this. I got my Galaxy s3 almost a month ago. Out of the box, when I double click the home key, it launches S voice. However, after Rooting (or sometime after that), I noticed that double clicking the home screen doesn't launch the S voice anymore. I toggled the setting under S-Voice menu to activate or deactivate double click launch but there's no difference -- still doesn't launch it. I did update my ROM to Kyan ROM hoping changing the ROM will make it work however, it still doesn't work. I even followed the instruction in replacing double click launch form S-Voice to Google NOW, unfortnately, still no luck.
Anybody knows how to check or fix this? Really wanted to use the double click function for Google NOW.
Gotnoypi
AT&T Sgh-I747
KyanROM 1.26
Check kyan's changelog and thread to see if it's been changed or if anyone else is having the same issue... you're running custom software so this needs to be addressed or answered in his ROM thread...
This should be in QnA
Try the home2 shortcut from the play store, works great with stock rooted ICS with Google Now
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I use apex launcher and there is a setting in there for the home button to open any app (I chose the google search app). I have it set up so that first press goes to home page of the launcher and second press opens up google now.
I did use home2shortcut as well but still didn't work. I don't think its purely a kyan rom issue as I had this issue when j was still using stock.
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lordmorphous said:
I use apex launcher and there is a setting in there for the home button to open any app (I chose the google search app). I have it set up so that first press goes to home page of the launcher and second press opens up google now.
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This work around worked. Seems like a great replacement to the touchwiz... wondering what functionality does the touchwiz have that this doesn't have. Also, I'm still hoping I could get a way to make the double click work without APEX Launcher... but yeah, this is a good workaround!
Thanks!
I installed android 4.4 from this site.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/5...-nexus-i9250-android44-kitkat-update-aosp.htm
It is a AOSP build. After installed, I do not see any new features listed in 4.4 reviews. no any difference than before.
I saw some news articles say CyanogenMod has builds came out based on 4.4, but their site does not have a release not show features in each build.
Anybody can find a stable build other than the AOSP and the ones on xda ?
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I installed android 4.4 from this site.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/5...-nexus-i9250-android44-kitkat-update-aosp.htm
It is a AOSP build. After installed, I do not see any new features listed in 4.4 reviews. no any difference than before.
I saw some news articles say CyanogenMod has builds came out based on 4.4, but their site does not have a release not show features in each build.
Anybody can find a stable build other than the AOSP and the ones on xda ?
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What new features are you missing? If it's the new launcher than it's ok. You download that separately... Search for "Google experience" launcher...
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What new features are you missing? If it's the new launcher than it's ok. You download that separately... Search for "Google experience" launcher...
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I'm not sure what exactly feature are missing. But the one I installed does not have launcher.
I thought 4.4 should be look like the review here.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/android-4-4-kitkat-thoroughly-reviewed/
see the screenshot of home page. no launcher. the apps shown are here separately installed, not from the ROM.
The left button show in the home screen is an android robot, suppose to be phone button. when I click on it. it says 'app isn't installed'. how can I retrieve phone function?
citrix80 said:
I'm not sure what exactly feature are missing. But the one I installed does not have launcher.
I thought 4.4 should be look like the review here.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/android-4-4-kitkat-thoroughly-reviewed/
see the screenshot of home page. no launcher. the apps shown are here separately installed, not from the ROM.
The left button show in the home screen is an android robot, suppose to be phone button. when I click on it. it says 'app isn't installed'. how can I retrieve phone function?
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Not meaning offense, but you don't even know how to drag the Phone app out of the app drawer and replace the one on the dock? Then you should give up all your effort trying to mimic Nexus 5 looks and revert to a more stable ROM. Your knowledge of Android 4.x (or at least the launcher) is still lacking.
Sent from Samsung Captivate Glide @ CM10.2
CM released the alpha rom which seems to be the most stable 4.4 rom so far
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525351
graphical glitches aka black boxes in web browsing is expected.
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Not meaning offense, but you don't even know how to drag the Phone app out of the app drawer and replace the one on the dock? Then you should give up all your effort trying to mimic Nexus 5 looks and revert to a more stable ROM. Your knowledge of Android 4.x (or at least the launcher) is still lacking.
Sent from Samsung Captivate Glide @ CM10.2
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yes, I got the phone part to work. now, where can I find the launcher ?
citrix80 said:
I'm not sure what exactly feature are missing. But the one I installed does not have launcher.
I thought 4.4 should be look like the review here.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/android-4-4-kitkat-thoroughly-reviewed/
see the screenshot of home page. no launcher. the apps shown are here separately installed, not from the ROM.
The left button show in the home screen is an android robot, suppose to be phone button. when I click on it. it says 'app isn't installed'. how can I retrieve phone function?
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Like I said, that all is the launcher... Just search for "Google experience" launcher (not on the market ofc.) and if you don't want that launcher you can mimic the gradient status bar and navigation bar with an instruction that can be found here on the GN forum
ilans93 said:
Like I said, that all is the launcher... Just search for "Google experience" launcher (not on the market ofc.) and if you don't want that launcher you can mimic the gradient status bar and navigation bar with an instruction that can be found here on the GN forum
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ok. found it.
Hey everyone. I just got a M8, like today, and I'm loving it. I've been happily getting all my apps and everything sorted, but I've hit a bit of a problem with Nova Launcher. It's installed, set as default, I've ported across the settings from my old phone (HTC One X, Sense 5, 4.2.2) and everything looks good, except..... For some reason, when I hit the home button I get no animations. Just a little bit of lag and then the screen just switches to default. The Sense 6 launcher, however, does the nice scrolling thing back to my home page, which I want, but Nova doesn't.
I've hit google, found nothing. Tried all the settings I can think of and nothing jumps out at me (the App Animation setting seemed the obvious, but that didn't seem to help). So, has anybody else had this problem? Am I missing something incredibly obvious? Or is this just the way it is with the M8 and the current version of Nova? It's not enough to really annoy me, but the lack of animation is a bit jarring.
Thanks!
Te Kaihau said:
Hey everyone. I just got a M8, like today, and I'm loving it. I've been happily getting all my apps and everything sorted, but I've hit a bit of a problem with Nova Launcher. It's installed, set as default, I've ported across the settings from my old phone (HTC One X, Sense 5, 4.2.2) and everything looks good, except..... For some reason, when I hit the home button I get no animations. Just a little bit of lag and then the screen just switches to default. The Sense 6 launcher, however, does the nice scrolling thing back to my home page, which I want, but Nova doesn't.
I've hit google, found nothing. Tried all the settings I can think of and nothing jumps out at me (the App Animation setting seemed the obvious, but that didn't seem to help). So, has anybody else had this problem? Am I missing something incredibly obvious? Or is this just the way it is with the M8 and the current version of Nova? It's not enough to really annoy me, but the lack of animation is a bit jarring.
Thanks!
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try nova beta http://novalauncher.com/beta/
Te Kaihau said:
Hey everyone. I just got a M8, like today, and I'm loving it. I've been happily getting all my apps and everything sorted, but I've hit a bit of a problem with Nova Launcher. It's installed, set as default, I've ported across the settings from my old phone (HTC One X, Sense 5, 4.2.2) and everything looks good, except..... For some reason, when I hit the home button I get no animations. Just a little bit of lag and then the screen just switches to default. The Sense 6 launcher, however, does the nice scrolling thing back to my home page, which I want, but Nova doesn't.
I've hit google, found nothing. Tried all the settings I can think of and nothing jumps out at me (the App Animation setting seemed the obvious, but that didn't seem to help). So, has anybody else had this problem? Am I missing something incredibly obvious? Or is this just the way it is with the M8 and the current version of Nova? It's not enough to really annoy me, but the lack of animation is a bit jarring.
Thanks!
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If you go to App Animation and set it to Jellybean, this works for me
try nova beta http://novalauncher.com/beta/
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Thanks, but the changelog on the site suggests I'm using the latest version of Nova anyway..
If you go to App Animation and set it to Jellybean, this works for me
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Tried that, but does nothing
It really is weird, especially when I can't find ~anybody~ having the same problem on this device. It's almost like Nova freezes up slightly when it would normally be running the animation, as if it's conflicting with Sense 6 or some way the home button is rigged up.
Bizarre.
Right now, my options are either live with it (it isn't that annoying after all, it just bugs me) or go back to Sense (which runs lovely, but i can't get on with the vertically scrolling app drawer).
Te Kaihau said:
Right now, my options are either live with it (it isn't that annoying after all, it just bugs me) or go back to Sense (which runs lovely, but i can't get on with the vertically scrolling app drawer).
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Are you on Sense or GPE or another ROM?
I use Nova and leave the app animation on system default. The animation works just fine (not to say that you don't have an issue but just to let you know that it should work). Do you have animations on your stock launcher (sense/google now launcher)? If not, then perhaps there is an issue with your device that may require a reset and reinstall?
nycebo said:
Are you on Sense or GPE or another ROM?
I use Nova and leave the app animation on system default. The animation works just fine (not to say that you don't have an issue but just to let you know that it should work). Do you have animations on your stock launcher (sense/google now launcher)? If not, then perhaps there is an issue with your device that may require a reset and reinstall?
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Thanks for your reply.
I'm on Sense, completely stock. Nova was one of the first things to go on when I got the phone too. To be honest, I've just been using the Sense launcher in the last week and I'm getting used to it. Not as nice as nova, but pretty smooth and simple. Now, there are other things about KitKat that are annoying me even more. Really starting to consider rooting, althoughI've never done it before and I'm a little nervous. Maybe I should practice on my One X?
nycebo said:
Are you on Sense or GPE or another ROM?
I use Nova and leave the app animation on system default. The animation works just fine (not to say that you don't have an issue but just to let you know that it should work). Do you have animations on your stock launcher (sense/google now launcher)? If not, then perhaps there is an issue with your device that may require a reset and reinstall?
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Um. Okay. I just switched to Nova and now the animations are working..... No idea what I did. Only thing I can think of is maybe turning off fastboot last night before a reset, although I'm sure I tried that last weekend......
Whatever. Happy now ?
Just got my Note 4, and installed Hybrid-x 2.2. Really liking it so far.
Though I've always used Nova Launcher, I thought I'd give TouchWiz a shot. But the fact that the home screen won't rotate into landscape is so lame, and it reminds me why I stopped using TW on the S4 and Note2.
I tried a couple of the Rotation apps in the marketplace, but neither would let the homescreen rotate. Anybody figure out a way to accomplish this?
Thanks!
mike
Outside a different launcher no
resarfekim said:
Just got my Note 4, and installed Hybrid-x 2.2. Really liking it so far.
Though I've always used Nova Launcher, I thought I'd give TouchWiz a shot. But the fact that the home screen won't rotate into landscape is so lame, and it reminds me why I stopped using TW on the S4 and Note2.
I tried a couple of the Rotation apps in the marketplace, but neither would let the homescreen rotate. Anybody figure out a way to accomplish this?
Thanks!
mike
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This worked for me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not.../twhome-lollipop-landscape-secthemer-t3083895