Hello
Just got the Note II. Love it. Upgrade from Note I.
One thing I cannot figure out. Yesterday when I was playing with it, everytime I pull out the pen, there will be an alert at the notification bar saying the S pen is in use or something.
However, whenever I pull out the pen now, that notification is gone. I want it back, do you guys know which setting I should be tweaking? I play with all the setting in the S-pen section. And it still does not work...
The walking away detector thing works and the S note pop ups...but I want that notification bar back....
Please help. Thank u.
Turn page buddy on in the display settings
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Turn page buddy on in the display settings
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Yay! Got it. Thank you!!! Totally did not know the page buddy thing was related. =)
Also, even with page buddy enabled that doesn't work if you use a third party launcher.
I use Nova, hoping I could still get the notification, and the shortcuts in the notification tray. But, none of that works after you reboot with the new launcher.
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quarlow said:
Also, even with page buddy enabled that doesn't work if you use a third party launcher.
I use Nova, hoping I could still get the notification, and the shortcuts in the notification tray. But, none of that works after you reboot with the new launcher.
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I'm on Nova also. Went to TW, pulled out pen to activate, went back to Nova and it was still working.
vibrantliker said:
I'm on Nova also. Went to TW, pulled out pen to activate, went back to Nova and it was still working.
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It will work as long as the TouchWiz launcher is running in the background. If you set Nova as default, when you reboot it will stop working until you open the TW launcher again.
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quarlow said:
It will work as long as the TouchWiz launcher is running in the background. If you set Nova as default, when you reboot it will stop working until you open the TW launcher again.
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Nuts. That's why it's not working for me.
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I'm still waiting note 2 to arrive to Turkey. I'd like to ask has anyone tried GN2 with other launchers like nova or apex. If than, what do u lose?
I think it's hard to pull down notification bar one handedly and gestures included in nova and apex are helpful in this situation.
I think you lose PageBuddy, which is helpful when you pull out the Spen.
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I think you lose PageBuddy, which is helpful when you pull out the Spen.
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I think you got me wrong; I'm talking about pulling down the notification bar with your thumb of right hand when holding phone in your right hand.
In nova you have gestures, swiping down anywhere on the screen is enough.
I use Go Launcher and it runs extremely well. No problems found. Gesture support is included so pulling the notification bar down with a gesture is very useful on this big screen.
I tried Nova but 'Go' is better as it has a lot of extra 'bolt on' apps.
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I am using Apex (paid version) and it's serving me well, with a bunch of decent settings to play with.
I am using nova prime version and its working flawlessly...
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apprentice said:
I use Go Launcher and it runs extremely well. No problems found. Gesture support is included so pulling the notification bar down with a gesture is very useful on this big screen.
I tried Nova but 'Go' is better as it has a lot of extra 'bolt on' apps.
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I use go launcher ex...its the best I have used so far
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DMax99 said:
I use go launcher ex...its the best I have used so far
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i'm using good ol' Launcher Pro and surprisingly smooth and can access notification with home button....
Any launcher works with PageBuddy?
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apprentice said:
I use Go Launcher and it runs extremely well. No problems found. Gesture support is included so pulling the notification bar down with a gesture is very useful on this big screen.
I tried Nova but 'Go' is better as it has a lot of extra 'bolt on' apps.
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Hi...I am also using go launcher..everything is working fine except for 1 thing. With go launcher, when I remove the s pen it dosent pop up the s note page automatically. When I go back to touchwiz this feature works fine. Does this happen on your device too?
Thanks
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iznee said:
Hi...I am also using go launcher..everything is working fine except for 1 thing. With go launcher, when I remove the s pen it dosent pop up the s note page automatically. When I go back to touchwiz this feature works fine. Does this happen on your device too?
Thanks
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I just tried it and can confirm the pop up S-Note does appear without any issue on Go Launcher, when the pen is removed.
I take it you've enabled this feature in the S-Pen settings?
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apprentice said:
I just tried it and can confirm the pop up S-Note does appear without any issue on Go Launcher, when the pen is removed.
I take it you've enabled this feature in the S-Pen settings?
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My apologies...what i really meant was the page buddy feature was not available when extracting the s-pen with go launcher..the pop up s note works fine when selected in the s pen settings on either launcher.
Thanks.
I was asking the question (on another forum) about "what we loose" if we use another launcher.
So you can confirm everything works ? (except Samsung widgets I imagine)
What about default gestures like Covering the screen, sweeping for a screenshot, shaking for updates, moving the hand over the GN II to wake up
Anyone else having the "shadow bug" on Apex? How can it be fixed please?
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I use go launcher ex...its the best I have used so far
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Do you know what bothers me on Go launcher Ex? Indeed, it IS the best launcher I´ve seen so far as well, but what still makes me using another launcher (Nova) is the App Drawer. It doesn´t matter which theme I´ve tested...the drawer always looks cheap or is lagging on Go launcher Ex.
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Do you know what bothers me on Go launcher Ex? Indeed, it IS the best launcher I´ve seen so far as well, but what still makes me using another launcher (Nova) is the App Drawer. It doesn´t matter which theme I´ve tested...the drawer always looks cheap or is lagging on Go launcher Ex.
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You can use an alternative app drawer like this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=JakedUp.AppDrawer
Works fine with go Launcher ツ
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Gregz78 said:
I was asking the question (on another forum) about "what we loose" if we use another launcher.
So you can confirm everything works ? (except Samsung widgets I imagine)
What about default gestures like Covering the screen, sweeping for a screenshot, shaking for updates, moving the hand over the GN II to wake up
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The gestures all work including those you mentioned and split screen, so do all features with the S-Pen. Anything that's a Touch Wiz feature such as Samsung Widgets, Page Buddy don't. There's little that don't and you get more pros than cons using another launcher.
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Anyone else having the "shadow bug" on Apex? How can it be fixed please?
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Salut!
Yes I had the problem using APEX either on stock or omega 3 ROM. Was very obvious with transparent widget i.e. APW and very annoying.
There is a fix for the S3 saw that from another thread were a member stated that fix should work for our NOTE 2.
So I gave it a try...
The fix is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1894633
Somehow using CWM and that s3 fix ZIP did not work for me. So I used root explorer extracted the libhwui.so renamed the original one in /system/lib and copied the extracted one
And voila indeed fixed after rebooting
There might be some side effect i.e.: in EMAIL when scrolling there can be flickering flashing on some mail with HTML/images but it seems only if DEVELOPER option force GPU rendering is checked...I'm not 100% sure on that one but noticed it on some mail
So I confirm the statement of the XDA member the S3 FIX is functional on the NOTE 2 but possibly with some side effects....
Cheers
Jean-Marc
Hmm I'd better stay away from side effects and wait to see how it goes with a later fix maybe
Using Nova Prime. Good.
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Anyone else having the "shadow bug" on Apex? How can it be fixed please?
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What, may I ask, exactly is this shadow bug? I have been using Apex and it seems to work flawlessly with no problems.
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Hi guys.
I am keep getting this error 3-4 times a day !!
I have to restart to resolve, is this any known issue???
Using stock ROM, no root nothing..didnt touch any settings !!
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Same here, it happens quite a bit and im not really sure why. I have mine rooted, what about you?
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xartic12 said:
Same here, it happens quite a bit and im not really sure why. I have mine rooted, what about you?
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try deleting the cache and data for the touchwiz in settings/application manager/ all apps
you will need to redo your widgets and icons on homescreens
pakure said:
try deleting the cache and data for the touchwiz in settings/application manager/ all apps
you will need to redo your widgets and icons on homescreens
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Yeah I had the same issue guys, especially when flipping between apps or functions.
If you aren't committed to TouchWiz I'd recommend looking at another launcher, such as Nova. It's working like a charm on my Note II pre and post root.
Have you set the animations in developer options to off? If so, then that's probably the culprit. Set it back to 0.5x or 1x and reboot. My touchwiz used to crash too when I turned off the animations.
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Have you set the animations in developer options to off? If so, then that's probably the culprit. Set it back to 0.5x or 1x and reboot. My touchwiz used to crash too when I turned off the animations.
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No..
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That's as bogus as not being able to delete a page while it's disabled as well. Why should we look into a new launcher when the one developed for the phone doesn't even function properly? I almost feel like a complete restore may do the trick.
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MohJee said:
Have you set the animations in developer options to off? If so, then that's probably the culprit. Set it back to 0.5x or 1x and reboot. My touchwiz used to crash too when I turned off the animations.
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I had the same problem, I don't know why Touchwiz crashes whiout animations, I had to set animations to 0.5x, it barely lags but haven´t crashes since then.
As of now my Touchwiz is not crashing after doing following changes:
0. I AM ON STOCK ROM.
1. MAKE SURE HEPTIC FEEDBACK IN ON.
2. DO NOT INSTALL/USE ANY OTHER FONTS.
try and let me know !!
TouchWiz was crashing on mine too. I realised that actually I don't like it anyway so I've switched to Nova which is much smoother. It also imports your layout from TouchWiz.
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Hello All....I cannot get any of my Page Buddys to come up. For example, the S Pen Page Buddy does not come on when I remove the S Pen, and the Earphones Page Buddy does not display when I plug headphones in.
I went to Settings - Display - Page buddy, and I ensured it was turned on and checkmarked, yet nothing happens when I plug in head phones or remove the S Pen. Has anyone seen this happen before?
I'm running the stock unrooted ATT android version 4.1.2. Everything else is working perfect on this phone.
Thanks for any help and advice.
-Mike-
Not making any assumptions here, are you using Touchwiz, or have you installed a 3rd party launcher like nova or apex?
It only works on stock launcher. Touchwiz
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It only works on stock launcher. Touchwiz
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Ahhhh....that's it. I'm using the Nova Launcher Premium (which I like very much). I temporarily went back to Touchwiz and the page buddy worked. I'm back at Nova Launcher again. I like the Nova Launcher too much to switch back to Touchwiz. Thanks all for your help!
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Ahhhh....that's it. I'm using the Nova Launcher Premium (which I like very much). I temporarily went back to Touchwiz and the page buddy worked. I'm back at Nova Launcher again. I like the Nova Launcher too much to switch back to Touchwiz. Thanks all for your help!
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I need to find a way to undo my page buddy because it launches a default player now that I no longer want to use. I can't get it turned off.
odearja said:
I need to find a way to undo my page buddy because it launches a default player now that I no longer want to use. I can't get it turned off.
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Clear data on that player
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I'm currently running MROM with holo launcher and this app, holo locker. It's an AOSP jellybean lockscreen, and it runs pretty well. For those who are still using GB, this is a great way to make your phone look and feel up to date. Enjoy.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobint.locker
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That seems pretty neat, you know if it works with the other launchers? Im using ADW-EX.
Thanks.
Mr. Sparkle said:
That seems pretty neat, you know if it works with the other launchers? Im using ADW-EX.
Thanks.
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Yes, just tested.
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Runs very smoothly, does yours have delay where it shows the homescreen for a brief moment before the lockscreen appears?
Not all the time.
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Frustrated with bot Holo and Go Lockers. It seems like at first they work fine (maybe not, this might happen from the begining), but then the OEM/AOSP lockscreen starts showing up before the Holo/Go lockscreen. I've uninstalled both until I find out how to fix that. Send emails, but haven't got any replies yet.
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Frustrated with bot Holo and Go Lockers. It seems like at first they work fine (maybe not, this might happen from the begining), but then the OEM/AOSP lockscreen starts showing up before the Holo/Go lockscreen. I've uninstalled both until I find out how to fix that. Send emails, but haven't got any replies yet.
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What rom are you on right now, and can I assume you set the lockscreen security to none in the rom before applying your custom lockscreen?
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What rom are you on right now, and can I assume you set the lockscreen security to none in the rom before applying your custom lockscreen?
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I was on CM7 and don't remember ever seeing a way to turn off the lock screen altogether.
Now I'm on miui and using magic locker, working fine.
I think it may have something to do with choosing the locker as the " default launcher"
The magic locket makes it apparent that you need to do that for it work properly.
TheAtheistReverend said:
I was on CM7 and don't remember ever seeing a way to turn off the lock screen altogether.
Now I'm on miui and using magic locker, working fine.
I think it may have something to do with choosing the locker as the " default launcher"
The magic locket makes it apparent that you need to do that for it work properly.
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In cyanogenmod settings > tablet tweaks(?) You can turn off default lock screen.
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I tried the other method on xda and notice that Google now was freezing up on voice command. Here is the method that got it fully working on my Verizon Galaxy Note 3
1. Download and extract the two files.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j8h0siy229ixsni/4.4 launcher.zip
2. Install both apk files
3. Enjoy
Update: If you are having trouble getting the "Ok Google" voice activation to work, here is something to try.
1. In the Google launcher, go into settings > voice > offline speech recognition.
It may say there are no language packages installed, but in reality, it just needs to be updated. It seems to be buggy, but this is how I got it updated.
2. Select the "all" tab.
3. Install the English (us) package if it will let you.
If it doesn't, download English (UK), select the "installed" tab, and the us package should now show up as installed. To make sure the English (us) is updated, simply uninstall and download it again.
Once this is updated, you should be able to press the home button and see "OK Google" in the Google now search bar. Hope this helps!
Does this include Google now on the home screen like on the Nexus 5?
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Does this include Google now on the home screen like on the Nexus 5?
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Droid life last week posted the full on 4.4 launcher it was only one file not 2 had Google now built in and all. Was lightning fast but went back to Nova.
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Droid life last week posted the full on 4.4 launcher it was only one file not 2 had Google now built in and all. Was lightning fast but went back to Nova.
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Can you post the files or link?!
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How do you add home screens to this bad boy?
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How do you add home screens to this bad boy?
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If you move an icon or widget to the next screen, it will add a screen. To have additional screens, you have to have something on it. If they are blank, they are deleted.
Awesome ... thank you for the info. Great find this launcher is butter
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If you move an icon or widget to the next screen, it will add a screen. To have additional screens, you have to have something on it. If they are blank, they are deleted.
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I absolutely hate this feature what is the point of it? Not much in 4.4 that is likeable in my opinion
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I use TW widgets a lot it sucks they won't render with this launcher
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I absolutely hate this feature what is the point of it? Not much in 4.4 that is likeable in my opinion
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I certainly see this being a love/hate thing. I like more control of my launcher, so I am sticking with Nova. I do like the swipe to Google Now and the "Ok Google" options, though. I setup a gesture in Nova for Google Now, but don't know of any solutions for the "Ok Google" option. I would LOVE to be able to get the "Ok Google" to work with the phone on or off.
I like this launcher, it does run very smooth but I ended up going back to Nova. I like a little more customization with my launcher and Nova Prime gives me everything I could need and more. It is still a nice launcher though, to bad it doesn't have some more options.
Love it. Had some problems with it crashing or google search crashing randomly so I tried some of the version on the market which are quite good. Some little stability fixes for devices and such but for the most part 100% AOSP.
I was able to install this on my note 3, but I wasn't able to install the 2nd APK. Also, the notification bubbles no longer show up on my email, messages, Facebook, etc..... Does anyone know what could be wrong? I am not rooted.
Notification bubbles are a touchwiz feature that's why they don't show up
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anyway for perfect transparent status bar