Hye everyone,
I ran into an issue\bug and I wanted to see if anyone has ran into it or has found a workaround. Using Apex stable paid, I was able to use a a tabletui mode (no settings change) WITH the icons showing text for the app. See attached
When I updated to APex Beta3, there is a new setting called TabletUI mode in Apex tat must be enabled to use Tablet UI. Unfortunately, whenever I turn that option on, I lose all the text for my homescreen icons (see attached)
Anyone find a fix for this? Ive already email Apex support but havent heard back yet
Paranoid Android 1.991 on Nexus 7 (stock dpi)
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APex Settings: 5x6 layout for both port\land
zimphishmonger said:
Hye everyone,
I ran into an issue\bug and I wanted to see if anyone has ran into it or has found a workaround. Using Apex stable paid, I was able to use a a tabletui mode (no settings change) WITH the icons showing text for the app. See attached
When I updated to APex Beta3, there is a new setting called TabletUI mode in Apex tat must be enabled to use Tablet UI. Unfortunately, whenever I turn that option on, I lose all the text for my homescreen icons (see attached)
Anyone find a fix for this? Ive already email Apex support but havent heard back yet
Paranoid Android 1.991 on Nexus 7 (stock dpi)
Trinity Kernel
APex Settings: 5x6 layout for both port\land
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There are no pics.
There is an option at the bottom of the home screen option Page to hide text.... Is that checked?
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It may have to do with the grid size you're using. I believe anything over 7 x 7 will turn off icon/app text.
Where are you finding that Tablet setting up in the beta?
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Guardsix said:
It may have to do with the grid size you're using. I believe anything over 7 x 7 will turn off icon/app text.
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I am using a 5x6, so the text should show fine. The strange thing is its fine beta 2 and below, its beta3 that brought the problems. One pic has tabletUI disabled (wuith text), the other (missing Text) has tabletUI enabled in APex settings
EDIT: added pics to OP.
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Quick question guys...i know a lot of you hate Touchwiz and usually just swap it for ADW, Zeam, LPP or the likes but from watching different videos i dont think its that bad.... apart from it looking slightly iphonish and a bit too colorful...do you guys know of any theme that makes it a bit more focused in terms of colors? For instance i would like to see the 4 buttons at the bottom in one color rather than four different colors...that would make it a bit more professional in my opinion...does this exist?
biggest problem in my estimation is no landscape mode, and no alphabetical sort.. hopefully someone will fix this.
check "TouchWiz AppSorter" from the market
Link947 said:
check "TouchWiz AppSorter" from the market
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doesnt work even with root thx anyway
* No landscape
* No multi dpi
* No default screen (I hate swapping first to last)
* No alphabetical drawer and no vertical
* Only 4x4 grid while I use 6x7 on 192 dpi screen
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stesteste said:
doesnt work even with root thx anyway
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I've uploaded the update today, give it a try!
latest version is 1.4.2 with updated date of 13 may, so it says in android market. According to the reviews doesn't work in touchwiz 4 on the galaxy s2
still am getting this error msg. " cannot access TouchWiz database."
this is with TouchWiz appSorter..
nightranger73 said:
* No landscape
* No multi dpi
* No default screen (I hate swapping first to last)
* No alphabetical drawer and no vertical
* Only 4x4 grid while I use 6x7 on 192 dpi screen
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I don't have this phone although I am planning on getting it. Can you explain more about what is and isn't supported in landscape mode? It looked from some of the videos that there is an "auto rotate" option? Can the phone dialer etc be rotated?
Thanks in advanced,
James
Yes, autorotate exists but dialer and launcher don't work in landscape... they will stay in portrait as most of TW apps
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Are there any mods for TouchWiz?
I would also like to alter the grid for alternate DPI. I found a launcher.xml config file in the TWLauncher saved prefs folder, but I don't have a list of valid settings.
Newest version of touchwiz sorter now works thanks. Now we need a version that auto rotates and has clear backgrounds
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The reason i would stick with stock is after watching countless videos with different launchers i dont see any that runs as smoot as touchwiz and i like the widget resizing...its a bit more intuitive than that of AFW, LPP etc...correctme if i'm wrong
swagr said:
The reason i would stick with stock is after watching countless videos with different launchers i dont see any that runs as smoot as touchwiz and i like the widget resizing...its a bit more intuitive than that of AFW, LPP etc...correctme if i'm wrong
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also the way the music widget works when locked is nice..
although the display on the older froyo sgs was even nicer.
I have a question. Is music widget on lockscreen working with other players? I mean for example AMP Player? I really would like to use AMP Player, but I need to change music fast from lockscreen. Or is there any way how to do that?
stesteste said:
doesnt work even with root thx anyway
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Works now!
Hi,
i'm having a strange problem on my GNex: The font in the context menu (e.g. when adding a widget in Apex Launcher) is black with a dark background. This happens with all launchers i have tested (Apex, Holo HD, Go Ex), so i don't think it is a theming issue (or it is in google stock rom).
About the system: i have a Galaxy Nexus (GSM), and just flashed the factory image from google (Jelly Bean 4.1.1).
Is there anyone else with this problem, and is there a solution?
MrBogus
Have you tried Nova Launcher?
I haven't used apex launcher in awhile but I think there was a setting where you could change the color of fonts and background in their Look and Feel section. That might not be what is called but its something like that.
shugo88 said:
I haven't used apex launcher in awhile but I think there was a setting where you could change the color of fonts and background in their Look and Feel section. That might not be what is called but its something like that.
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Hi shugo88, I'm running the latest version of Apex launcher and I have noticed this problem of black text on dark backgrounds in the direct selection (press and hold) menus. But the option of "Look and Feel" isn't there, but I'm sure I have seen it before. The dev must have removed it in an update
I was just about to post when I noticed it has gone! The text is now white. I flashed an AOKP ROM today (CM 10 based JellyBro) for another reason, so this must have fixed this glitch. Cool.
Have fun. Anil
I've recently installed Apex Launcher on my N7 and am very pleased with the extreme customization options with the exception of one thing, its petty, but it bothers me.
With the Apex Launcher lock screen, there is no option to directly unlock to google now. Does anyone know of a workaround to make that happen?
I have looked all over the Apex options but cannot find any answer. Thanks
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I've recently installed Apex Launcher on my N7 and am very pleased with the extreme customization options with the exception of one thing, its petty, but it bothers me.
With the Apex Launcher lock screen, there is no option to directly unlock to google now. Does anyone know of a workaround to make that happen?
I have looked all over the Apex options but cannot find any answer. Thanks
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AFAIK, Apex Launcher does not have a custom lock screen It still uses the stock one, or whatever custom lockscreen you are using.
Maybe you have installed a custom one? Or are you using a ROM with a customizable lockscreen?
Lockscreen is part of the rom, look in your rom's lockscreen settings if you're on a rom with a customisable lockscreen eg. CM10, AOKP, CNA based roms
What are you talking about? Apex doesn't affect the lockscreen. I m on stock with apex n I can slide it up n unlock to Google just fine.
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You were right man! Some how Holo locker got enabled. Thanks Budd!!
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Instead of starting a new thread about apex launcher I hope I can borrow your thread.
I have a question about Apex and N7, on my other devices I can hide the statusbar, but not on N7.
It works fine with Nova, but it lacks some settings.
Can you all hide the statusbar with apex and Nexus 7?
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Instead of starting a new thread about apex launcher I hope I can borrow your thread.
I have a question about Apex and N7, on my other devices I can hide the statusbar, but not on N7.
It works fine with Nova, but it lacks some settings.
Can you all hide the statusbar with apex and Nexus 7?
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Under behavior settings I have a swipe up gesture set to toggle status bar. Works. I swipe up and status bar shows. swipe up again and it hides.
Not sure if it would help, but somewhere under Apex's options is the ability to use Beta updates instead of Stable. The latest Beta updates were re-build with Jellybean launcher standards instead, which may help with things I guess.
Just updated to 4.4.2, wiped, and then installed google now launcher but I'm having a weird issue. A couple of LG apps like email and weather have had their icons replaced with a bugdroid icon. Mind you, this is only when I'm using Google now launcher. When I'm using the stock one, the icons are normal. Anyone know what's up with that?
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Just updated to 4.4.2, wiped, and then installed google now launcher but I'm having a weird issue. A couple of LG apps like email and weather have had their icons replaced with a bugdroid icon. Mind you, this is only when I'm using Google now launcher. When I'm using the stock one, the icons are normal. Anyone know what's up with that?
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i have the same problem
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i have the same problem
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Me too - I'm on the stock rooted UK 4.4 ROM. I installed Nova Launcher & the aforementioned icons are generic. The same happens with Apex Launcher. I tried deleting the icon cache in Nova Launcher under Lab Settings but nothing happened. If I try to edit the shortcuts on the desktop the relevant app icons are blank.
The icons look fine when using the stock launcher.
On holo launcher it lets me edit the icons of items in the dock and on the home page.
Rather than choosing a different image for an item, I can also choose "default icon".
This fixes the icons, but only on the home page and in the dock, not in the app drawer.
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did anybody try the stock widgets to see if they work like task manager because they used to work for 4.2.2
snaketooth2007 said:
did anybody try the stock widgets to see if they work like task manager because they used to work for 4.2.2
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The Weather widget doesn't show when using Nova Launcher.
dwl99 said:
The Weather widget doesn't show when using Nova Launcher.
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does the task manager widget show
snaketooth2007 said:
does the task manager widget show
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Not with Nova Launcher
Anyone have a theory as to why this is happening on third-party launchers?
I've emailed the Nova Launcher dev & will see if he replies
The dev wasn't able to help. Is there a way to extract the stock app icons from the ROM as image files and then we could edit the shortcuts?
dwl99 said:
The dev wasn't able to help. Is there a way to extract the stock app icons from the ROM as image files and then we could edit the shortcuts?
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In Holo launcher I can simply select the icons on the home page and change the images.
When changing I get the option of using a custom image, or use default.
When I select default, the icon works again.
However this fix only works on the home screen, not in the app drawer.
I know this thread is a little old but I just upgraded to KK and was wondering if anyone figured out how to fix this?
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I know this thread is a little old but I just upgraded to KK and was wondering if anyone figured out how to fix this?
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I just found a trick that worked for me, set nova's icon size to 85% in nova settings and the stock icons come back to life
Buzz launcher is working really well, no widget support but I have searchbar, wallpaper, and notifications are coming through fine(I don't have a number icon but they show on lock screen and in drop down) also I just managed to get stock jb camera and gallery working. I've spent a few hours trying every launcher I could get and the best two were go launcher and Buzz launcher, although google now launcher is available and great except for the wallpaper support.
At this point I have a mostly stock(not rooted sadly) up to date 3.6.8 unlocked fire phone. I've added Google play store, installed Buzz launcher and glovebox, and pushed stock jellybean camera and gallery via .apk file. I'm also using chomp sms, gmail, stock dialer, chrome browser and apus booster.
Any suggestions or ideas? I'm loving the hardware but we seem to have a small following and very few developers behind us which means we're on our own.
launchers I have tried and had issues with-
1. Yahoo Aviate, crashes on launch.
2)ADW- worked well bot no widgets or wallpaper.
3)Nova-no wallpaper or widgets but stable.(beta has same issues)
4)Holo Launcher(regular and HD)- no widgets or wallpaper
5)DU Launcher- no wallpaper or widget
6)Themer- wallpaper support but random crashing after sleep
7)Smart Launcher 2-no wallpaper or widget
8.)Action Launcher 3- no wallpaper or widget
9)Everything Me Launcher- no wallpaper or widget, crashing
10) 2Tap Launcher- crashes quickly no wallpaper
11)CM Launcher- no wallpaper, crashing rarely but mentionable
Working launchers
1) Buzz Launcher fully functional except for widgets, my daily driver for now seems to be the most stable so far
2)Google Now- works very well but no wallpaper support but very stable
3)Go launcher- wallpaper works(i couldnt change it from the stock wallpaper but it was better than a black screen, ran well no crashes for two days)
* as of the update on 4/4/15 go launcher no longer has wallpaper at all
4)Lightning Launcher- works perfectly (only last because it is the only paid app I listed)
Useful Apps/Options
Stock JB Camera and Gallery(Will post .apk asap)
Google Play and GApps
Glovebox (sidebar/dock)
Chomp SMS(works well but must be kept running or will not notify)
*I've switched to hangouts for sms and it's working really well(hangouts dialer was less than perfect, but did function)
Also using Google play music and still searching for new options daily while waiting on fire os4
Workarounds
Configured gestures via buzz to launch google now from searchbar, doubletap screen for JB Camera, tied Chrome to as many apps as possible to mimic default browser.
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A few more screen caps
(From Left to Right)
Google Now Launcher
Buzz Launcher
Buzz Launcher and my app drawer
Jelly Bean Stock camera(gallery also installed and working)
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Homee launcher works, widgets, wallpaper, etc. But most themes are a bit feminine for my tastes. Been using it for a week or two pretty neat overall.
A new launcher that supports some widgets and wallpapers
Dodol Launcher from the play store
To get wallpaper to show you must go into advanced settings and enable exclusive wallpaper. As far as widgets go it's pretty limited and seems to only support it's own built in one's
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Some pictures of Dodol Launcher and Google play music both working well
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Launcher Lab
Launcher Lab works perfectly except for no widget support, you can however use its built in widgets. its fully customizable so getting a native look isn't hard.
4.6.1 with Miui Express from xda. All widgets working - No fc's. I like it
hydromän said:
4.6.1 with Miui Express from xda. All widgets working - No fc's. I like it
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Thanks hydromän for the information and screen shoots!
You has installed the latest version of Miui-Express?
Could you please post the correct link of the "Miui Express" APP from xda, that you installed on your Fire-Phone with FireOS 4.6.1??
http://www.mediafire.com/?rw6bik313owhof9
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http://www.mediafire.com/?rw6bik313owhof9
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Thanks hydromän for the link!
+1 for miui express..no issues
Here is the newest MIUI EXPRESS 2.7.0 also Working
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByX9qJT3j0wGY3htUDhFTTBDNFU/view?pli=1
Or update via Launcher Settings
FTL Launcher from PlayStore is running also well with all widgets
Lock Screen
Or update via Launcher Settings[/QUOTE]
Hydroman, this works perfect. Being a former Mi phone user, this is like going native. Only issue is lock screen not working. Still default fire lock screen takes effect. Any suggestions?
am i the only person who doesnt get notifications with launchers, you know when you get a small number near messaging, phone, whatsapp etc??
russy23 said:
am i the only person who doesnt get notifications with launchers, you know when you get a small number near messaging, phone, whatsapp etc??
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I am getting my notifications from Hangouts, Facebook,XDA App, and all my mail accounts. But I've been using NotifierPro Free since before 4.6.1 update. I'll uninstall it and let you know some time tonight or tomorrow morning if I'm still getting them.
On non rooted? My fav Holo Launcher Plus.. Notifications bubbles on Icons Are Working there.
On rooted with notification bubbles:
Nova with Missed It!
Google Now Launcher with Xposed Gel Settings and Missed It!
Viperise152 said:
I am getting my notifications from Hangouts, Facebook,XDA App, and all my mail accounts. But I've been using NotifierPro Free since before 4.6.1 update. I'll uninstall it and let you know some time tonight or tomorrow morning if I'm still getting them.
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Ok i was still getting notifications after I uninstalled NotifierPro Free. I did notice on occasion that my phone would get a bunch of notifications all at once. I reinstalled Notifier i actually like how it works. FYI I am 4.6.1 rooted running the Google now Launcher.
So weird..i just cant handle not seeing the notification little numbers..lol..like if u dont hear the phone you wouldnt know u have a whatsapp as the little number isnt there..
Ive never rooted, shudnt matter shud it
My Setup
HoloLauncher 2.1.1, Weatherbug, Battery Widget, ACalendar+, Power Toggles.