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Tw with ics app drawer?

Has anyone been working on this? I like the tw widgets and the ease of the ics widget/app drawer. If not i am pleading to the wonderful devs. Is this possible?
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You can flash Calkulin's E4GT 2 Rom. After first boot you can choose to use TWLauncher as your default launcher. If it doesn't work, go to
Settings>> Manage Applications<< Scroll down to "Launcher" and clear default
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527041

I know that.that is not what I'm asking.I'm asking about a blend between ics and tw. Using the general tw launcher with the app drawer from ics that way the tw widgets arent sized all messed up.
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nthornton1990 said:
I know that.that is not what I'm asking.I'm asking about a blend between ics and tw. Using the general tw launcher with the app drawer from ics that way the tw widgets arent sized all messed up.
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modifying the app drawer to behave like stock ics would have no impact on widget size.

the stock tw widgets are obviously not compatible with the ics launcher because they are made for TW. so again i would like to see a modified TW launcher with the ics app drawer....
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nthornton1990 said:
the stock tw widgets are obviously not compatible with the ics launcher because they are made for TW. so again i would like to see a modified TW launcher with the ics app drawer....
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I think there's some confusion going on here. Widgets are not all necessarily launcher specific. There are some that are optimized for a certain launcher (as in TW) but that doesn't necessarily regulate them to only being used on that specific launcher.
If you're looking for an ICS look and feel I'd recommend either Apex or Nova from the Play Store.
My personal favorite is Apex. If you're worried about keeping the widgets looking nice you can long press a widget and then resize it. You also have the ability to customize the number of rows and columns to get it feeling 100% perfect.
Nova has a lot of the same things and some people prefer it over Apex but most of the advanced features require you to buy the pro version.
Here's a screenshot of a TW optimized widget I resized in a variety of ways using Apex.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!

I'm on nova and I changed the number of columns and rows to Max and added force allow to resize Widgets so I kinda have them working
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Nova launcher updated

Now on version 1.1.1
New folder features, app drawer features, etc.
(Oooops. Wrong section, meant to post on themes and apps. Sorry folks)
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Moved. I prefer Apex myself, but I'll give the new update a shot.

Lol, at your mention, i'll give apex a whirl.
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It works great with the Tablet UI mod. Now we don't have to use hacked launchers

Apex is nice but I have been using Nova since beta 1. The vertical scrolling in app drawer and transparency slider are nice additions if you're into that
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I was more into Apex for a little while...but since Nova added (or when I noticed) shortcut activities that blow Apex out of the water its no contest.
Wow. I'm rude. Nobody asked me anything
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I was using adw for a long time and just recently switched to nova thanks to a little persuasion by the "god father" john Corleone. I really like it.
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Question: How do you create folders in app drawer? I don't see a create folder option anywhere.
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bhavi_jp said:
Question: How do you create folders in app drawer? I don't see a create folder option anywhere.
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i dont think you can do that

You can only create folders in the app drawer with Nova Prime. Go to Nova settings, Drawer, Drawer Groups

DataHawg said:
You can only create folders in the app drawer with Nova Prime. Go to Nova settings, Drawer, Drawer Groups
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I was able to create folders using the free version of Nova??

dweeze87 said:
I was able to create folders using the free version of Nova??
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I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.

iniz94 said:
I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.
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You could be right and I agree with you regarding Nova. I love it!!

I like it better than Apex also. With Apex you can only save one backup of your settings and screen configuration. Nova lets you save as many as you want and you can rename the backups. It also does a better job of restoring IMO. In my settings there is a blue Prime banner on the option for Drawer Groups where you create the folders.

iniz94 said:
I'm guessing you have some sort of hacked Prime then because I wasn't able to and I had to buy Prime.
But Nova Launcher is effing amazing. LOVE the folder option in App Drawer and the transparency. Nova is so much more smoother than Apex and these new features and just making it more epic.
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I was going to say it was smoother and maybe a bit faster than Apex. I think people say they like Apex better because they don't have to pay to get the Prime features. I was happy to pay for it since I have used it since beta 1. It was even great in the beginning. It was the only launcher that could pull me away from ADW EX. They did finally add swipe to hide dock which I did email them about because it was the only thing I was missing. I love being able to have a completely clean screen
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DataHawg said:
I like it better than Apex also. With Apex you can only save one backup of your settings and screen configuration. Nova lets you save as many as you want and you can rename the backups. It also does a better job of restoring IMO. In my settings there is a blue Prime banner on the option for Drawer Groups where you create the folders.
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I'm new to all launchers not called touchwiz... does it save all your widgets and shortcuts too?
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How did I miss app drawer transparency??
I love Nova. Perfect upgrade from LauncherPro.

I like Nova Launcher prime allot. I purchased it after flashing a ROM that included the free version (I believe it was Venum ICE), and have used it as my daily launcher since.
I was wondering if anyone else has lost the ability to have the wallpaper scroll since the last update. Everything seemed to be working great until I updated it the other day. Out of nowhere, the wallpaper quit scrolling.
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blackcanopy said:
I like Nova Launcher prime allot. I purchased it after flashing a ROM that included the free version (I believe it was Venum ICE), and have used it as my daily launcher since.
I was wondering if anyone else has lost the ability to have the wallpaper scroll since the last update. Everything seemed to be working great until I updated it the other day. Out of nowhere, the wallpaper quit scrolling.
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Same here BC. I think it started with FD16 and doesn't seem to matter which launcher you use. I tried installing Apex too and it didn't work with it either.

I stated to use Apex Launcher and installed an AOKP rom which had Nova preinstalled, I haven't look back sense. Nova +1

[Q] Why use any launcher over GO Launcher on Rooted Phone (Calk EG4T V 1.6 ROM))?

Can anyone help me with why I should use any launcher over GO Launcher? I have rooted and installed the new Calkulin V1.6 ROM.
Thanks!

Personally I feel as if Go Launcher was not specialized for Android 4.0, so I stuck with NOVA launcher. BTW you should give that a shot, I didn't like it at first, but I grew into and now its running great. I also run Calk's E4GT 2 v1.6, and it is great. It should come with NOVA launcher if you didn't apply the barebones converter.
Here's a link if you did:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en

TPizzle said:
Personally I feel as if Go Launcher was not specialized for Android 4.0, so I stuck with NOVA launcher. BTW you should give that a shot, I didn't like it at first, but I grew into and now its running great. I also run Calk's E4GT 2 v1.6, and it is great. It should come with NOVA launcher if you didn't apply the barebones converter.
Here's a link if you did:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=en
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Is there any to pull my screens from Go Launcher into Nova? Also, dumb question, how do I pull up the app drawer in Nova???

jamiebburg said:
Is there any to pull my screens from Go Launcher into Nova? Also, dumb question, how do I pull up the app drawer in Nova???
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You can't transfer screens across different launchers, at least not to my knowledge, the format isn't really standardized. If you don't see the app drawer, hold onto any empty space in the launcher until a menu comes up. Select Nova Actions and the app drawer should be there. You can drag that into the dock so it stays there.

Go feels bloated and slow to me, switch back to regular or tw and its faster and smoother.

I use adw ex because go lags n freezes and doesnt have the draw animations I like
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Really? Go never lags or freezes and I have about 30 themes installed and tons of apps.
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Go launcher also lags and freezes for me. I use adw ex

I don't like GO because it looks tacky and it's really bloated. All the widgets just seem to suck battery. ADW EX all the way
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Actually I take that back. I'm loving Launcher 7 right now!
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Trebuchet or Nova
If you want as close to pure ICS as possible, download the Trebuchet launcher. If you want a few more features, I like Nova Prime. I've tried Go! Launcher several times, and although themes are plentiful and there are some impressive transitions, I always get bored of the fluff and extra menus and choose something more minimalist. In my case, I flashed to ICS because I wanted to have a simpler bloat-free experience, and intentionally adding more seems counterproductive.

If you're rooted, I say why use any rom other than blu kuban? Best experience I've had to date.
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Apex to me seems to be the best as of right now and really stable. I even bought the pro key

I use Nova Launcher because it's really smooth, polished, and has a ton of features. I used to use GO but it has sooo much bloatware. Why does a Launcher need to have its own App store, Lockscreens, messages, etc.? GO runs really smooth, but the features and different aspects just make it look unorganized in my opinion and cluttered.

I used Apex launcher (Pro) because I'm running ICS as well and not only is is built for ICS (love the widget drawer!), but damn near has the same customization features of ADW Ex and it's quite speedy and smooth (which I use when I'm on GB).

AJC9000 said:
Apex to me seems to be the best as of right now and really stable. I even bought the pro key
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+1, I use Apex all the time for my 4.0 roms

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I use launcher 7. I love it, haven't had any problems.
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What home replacement is everyone using these days?

I am still on ADW EX. It's still pretty good but with no updates looks to have been abandoned.
What is everyone else using? One thing I am looking for is a home replacement with 6 custom dock slots. As I have 6 things (phone, contacts, google voice, google talk, messages, email) that I always want available to me.

Well.. there is a lot of launchers out there.
I myself try to remain stock, like on cm9 trebucht I mod the dock by to represent sense 4.
Honestly I don't really like them anymore but it still is a decent launcher and thats Go Launcher.
I believe there is a launched thread here somewhere in xda. Might have to dig a bit, most launchers designed before and after GB have pretty much stopped. Either they were in too deep or just stopped working on it.
I'd love to use honeycomb launcher but unfortunately syndicate is a horrible development team, they are slow with updates and usually never fix the bugs.
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I still love go launcher ex. I just recently went back to sense because of a new touch of blue install, but still using go on my Toshiba thrive.
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For ics, nothing beats apex.
Adw for gb, adw ex just had an update in dec. Just my two cents, I can't handle sense, so slow and boring. Go seems to be a resource hog. For miui, I like ftl launcher, gives you an app button and it still themes the apps.
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GO is what I use. They have lots of options and update constantly...sometimes too constantly.

My current favorite is Holo Launcher. It's pretty much of a newcomer, but it's pretty lightweight, good and fast, and gives a great ICS experience on a Gingerbread ROM. It has a scrolling dock with up to 7 items per dock page.

I use nova.. apex lags for me
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Sidnese which
On Gingerbread I use Go Launcher EX and on ICS I use Apex Launcher.

i8qbert said:
GO is what I use. They have lots of options and update constantly...sometimes too constantly.
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haha soo true. I used GO launcher back on my tablet when it was stuck on honeycomb, cuz the stock launcher was horribly slow, but I love the ICS launcher, so i was on that

I'm on Go Launcher EX. Has never lagged for FC'ed yet...no issues.

With Go Launcher can I set 6 custom dock icons?

I'm still rocking LPP. I like it. I have 5 static icons and 5 swipe actions as well using those icons. It still works fine for me.

360 launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qihoo360.launcher
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Hand76 said:
With Go Launcher can I set 6 custom dock icons?
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Yes. Latest version of Go Launcher Ex allows for this customization.

On GB, I used Go Launcher w/ ICS Theme, and on ICS, I usually use what's built in - usually being Trebuchet. Apex comes with AOKP builds/milestones, and seems pretty reliable - just like Trebuchet. I don't think there's that much of difference, because ICS is just so damn sexy out of the box. xD
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Hand76 said:
With Go Launcher can I set 6 custom dock icons?
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Seems so - pretty sure you can have scrolling docks with both Go and ADW. I think they both support folders too.

adw for now
Go launcher for a while, but just haven't put it back on yet.

I use Zeam Launcher; it's lightweight, configurable enough, and fairly no-frills (which for me is a big plus).
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go launcher

Right now i'm running the stock launcher for CM10 on mine (albino's build)

Gonna be a dirty boy and Double post. I just switched to Nova Launcher. On Albinoman's 4.1 rom for the Dinc it's buttery smooth in any animation setting. I tried Go-launcher, but I got overwhelmed by all the tie-ins it tried to make me do "go launcher widget, go launcher theme, go launcher icons" etc. Nova seems to strike a good balance between basic'ness and customization/animation.

Launcher with drawer sorting (not apex)?

I was wondering what other launchers there were out there that can sort the app drawer by install date (descending, system apps first) other than apex. Ive used apex for a while now and switched the holo launcher HD because I noticed it was much smoother and snappier. The only thing I dislike about holo launcher is no option to sort app drawer (other than alpha asc). I've been searching around Google but I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss anything.
I noticed trebuchet (packaged with cm10) will sort by install date descending but when I backed it up via tb and tried it on my ROM (aokp) it would only sort by install date ascending (putting system apps last). Anyone know why this is?
And are there any other launchers that are small, light, and fast like holo launcher that will sort drawer by install date descending?
Edit: I know this sounds picky but the aosp based ROMs are becoming extremely smooth and I'd like to actually have a launcher that takes advantage of it.

Nova might do what you want.
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d3athsd00r said:
Nova might do what you want.
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Nova doesn't have drawer sorting. Thanks for the reply though

It doesn't do sorting but it has a function to display new apps.
Click on the apps icon
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GoLauncher EX

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Old, slower than APEX

there is no known launcher to this day exept from apex and go that can sort the app drawer by date. i'm guessing holo or nova might be the first ones apart from apex and go to introduce it. i would suggest checking out holo regularly because its great and it's fast as crap too