Is there a mod for the TW Launcher that can put the correct badge counter on the gmail app and chompsms? They only work on the stock apps...
I am using Apex Launcher and it works perfectly for this.
I have seen that TW Launcher has been modded before for this purpose.
I like Apex but TW Launcher is much smoother and visually appealing (at least for me). I would love to go back to TW Launcher but this is the only issue that keeps me from going back.
On Apex Launcher I can choose which App to show the badge counter....
Same thing with the lockscreen. I wish to change the shortcuts for the lockscreen and their badges.
Thanks
Have you tried nova? With Tesla unread add on?
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No... will do now...
I am using Apex...
Nova is looking nice!!!! super smooth... much more than apex... even flipboard is now smoother!!!!!
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how can i use the touchwiz calendar app in nova launcher? or what alternatives do i have?
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how can i use the touchwiz calendar app in nova launcher? or what alternatives do i have?
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The Best calendar app I
ever used is from Jorte...Fully Functional...so many options and widget sizes...Im tellin ya you'll like it ...Blows TW outta the water... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.johospace.jorte&hl=en Will work on any rom includin ICS...
I use Pure Grid Calendar. Brilliant. Scrolling. Detailed. OhEmGee I <3 it.
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i went with pure grid calendar widget... that one you said was pretty good but installed a whole new calendar.... i just wanted a widget
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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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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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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used to have GO launcher on captivate, tried apex and nova, but do not like the limited feature set, i.e. no folder creation in app drawer.
how is holo launcher? the ICS theme would work fine for me.
What's your phone?
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galaxy s3
iam_ultrasonic said:
used to have GO launcher on captivate, tried apex and nova, but do not like the limited feature set, i.e. no folder creation in app drawer.
how is holo launcher? the ICS theme would work fine for me.
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Nova does folders in app drawer (Nova settings, Drawer, drawer groups) - yeah, you have to pay for it, but it's worth it
BTW Go launcher works fine.
Really tried to give new TW a fair shake finally relented back to Zeam from the 'ol SlimICS on Captivate. That ROM had just changed to Lightning launcher which looked interesting and was as speedy as it's name implied. Still found myself back at Zeam there too.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1696712
Hi guys,
I'm currently switcher over to start using nova launcher however I can't get the calender widget to act right. I love how it looks on TouchWiz, however when I use the widget over on nova launcher it's pretty terrible and overall different. On touchwiz, the Calender widget displays as a month view which is really nice, and I can easily add things to the calender without launcher the calender app.
On Nova Launcher, I'm finding that the calender widget is different, and instead of having a month view, it just shows the present day.
Any advice or Calender widget apps to recommend?
There are numerous calender apps on the market. Try a few of them.
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There are numerous calender apps on the market. Try a few of them.
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Thank you for recommending a few...
I use retro date. It's part of the retro clock app.
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Nvm. It just links to stock calender. I'm using adw launcher and the Callender widget looks the same as stock tw, but only a 2x3 size
I'm trying out Business Calendar and liking it so far. I'm trying to find replacements for all the TW features I like so I can jump to CM10 when it gets a little more stable.
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I like handcent, maildroid,and quickpic. Fwiw.
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which one would you recommend? pro and con of each?
i really like touchwiz annimation when opening up app drawer. And the touchwiz widget
i tried apex on s3 and it was smooth but it doesnt include the touchwidget widget like the calender month and the weather widget
is there a way to get the touchwiz widget on apex or nova?
Why would you want someone to ditate your life? lol
Give me death or give me liberty lol
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which one would you recommend? pro and con of each?
i really like touchwiz annimation when opening up app drawer. And the touchwiz widget
i tried apex on s3 and it was smooth but it doesnt include the touchwidget widget like the calender month and the weather widget
is there a way to get the touchwiz widget on apex or nova?
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Cyberianrazr said:
which one would you recommend? pro and con of each?
i really like touchwiz annimation when opening up app drawer. And the touchwiz widget
i tried apex on s3 and it was smooth but it doesnt include the touchwidget widget like the calender month and the weather widget
is there a way to get the touchwiz widget on apex or nova?
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Nova and apex are almost the same but it has gesture support, wider range grid and has support for icon packs to change the looks of icons and no. No touchwiz widget on third party launchers
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I used nova over stock, never used apex. However when sliding between homescreens there would ALWAYS be a lag upon the first swipe to a not yet visited screen, which bothered me a lot but eventually decided to just root and flash a cm10 based rom. Still would prefer nova over touchwiz, especially allowing the ability to modify the transition speed, makes it feel much snappier. Apex may have the same settings though.
Apex vs Touchwiz Power Consumption
From My Power Consumption statistics:
Apex Launcher
Time of display on: 20m Time of CPU in use 9s
Touchwiz home
Time of display on: 28m Time of CPU in use 4s
Apperently, Apex consumes much more battery accourding these stats.
Cyberianrazr said:
which one would you recommend? pro and con of each?
i really like touchwiz annimation when opening up app drawer. And the touchwiz widget
i tried apex on s3 and it was smooth but it doesnt include the touchwidget widget like the calender month and the weather widget
is there a way to get the touchwiz widget on apex or nova?
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Cyberianrazr said:
which one would you recommend? pro and con of each?
i really like touchwiz annimation when opening up app drawer. And the touchwiz widget
i tried apex on s3 and it was smooth but it doesnt include the touchwidget widget like the calender month and the weather widget
is there a way to get the touchwiz widget on apex or nova?
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You could get Google's calendar widget, which is as good or better than Touchwiz'. Also you could get fancy widgets for weather, or weatherbug, or accuweather.
I'm using Holo launcher by the way. I think there's not too much difference between any of them.
I use Nova, works great. Never used Apex so I cant say. Touchwiz is okay but I dont really like it.
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I use Apex. I just need a grid that's at least 6 tall by 5 wide.
I tried Nova, too, and they are indeed almost the same. Nova did some things better but I switched back to Nova because of the app drawer - infinite scrolling within a tab. It was just too annoying to not have it with Nova.
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Since S2 i am on apex. Never thought of looking another option .
For widgets there are alot of options in play store.
I use Xperia more smooth to me second favourite is nova consume less battery to the others
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