[Q] Uber quick way to freeze/unfreeze apps? - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

I use Titanium Backup to freeze my apps and it's great for what it was designed to do.
But I'd like to take things another step. Hoping someone out there knows of a way to do these two things.
1) Is there any sort of widget that will show me the apps I have frozen and let me quickly defrost them? Something where I don't have to go into Titanium Backup and see ALL my apps, or to filter by only frozen apps?
2) Is there any way to have a profile that I can quickly switch between. Such as profile #1 has all my apps unfrozen, while profile #2 has all apps except a select few, frozen.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Haven't seen anything that does either of what you are asking. You can setup filters in Titanium backup and just batch freeze/defrost apps based on the filter.
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Just realized that TB has a widget that allows you to set actions (freeze, defrost, etc) based on a filter, so then all you have to do is tap that widget and it will do whatever you set it to do.
So you could have a filter setup for the apps you like to freeze and then have two widgets, one that freezes and one that defrost said apps.
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d3athsd00r said:
So you could have a filter setup for the apps you like to freeze and then have two widgets, one that freezes and one that defrost said apps.
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I had seen that widget but thought it was only for defrosting. I didn't realize it could freeze also. Thanks.
Still looking for something a bit more all-in-one, but this is a good start. :good:

CZ Eddie said:
I had seen that widget but thought it was only for defrosting. I didn't realize it could freeze also. Thanks.
Still looking for something a bit more all-in-one, but this is a good start. :good:
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I think that is the best you will get.
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Great!
That's something I was looking for since a while. I even supposed that TB would be capable of doing this and it turns out true.
Anyhow, as it took me some time to learn the right way to implement it, I cite the website that helped me out on this.
You can assign labels to these apps in Titanium Backup. Open the app and navigate to the ‘Backup/Restore’ tab. Touch the app in question swipe to the right to access the ‘Special features’ tab and select ‘Assign labels’. From here you can create a new label.
To then create the one-touch widgets long touch on a blank space on your home screen select ‘Widgets’ (this may differ depending on your launcher so the other possibility is that you go to the app drawer and slide over to the ‘Widgets’ category) and then tap ‘Titanium Backup (Actions)’. Then select ‘Action > Freeze all user & system apps (USE FILTERS & EXTREME CAUTION)’ and then select ‘Filter by > the filter you created’. Touching this widget will then disable all those unnecessary apps while leaving their settings intact.
Next repeat the whole widget process again selecting ‘Defrost all user & system apps’ as the action. Then when that crisis does eventually come up just quickly touch the defrost widget and in about 10 seconds all those apps will be back on your phone just the way you left them.
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Source: How to manage resource-hungry apps on Android - apcmag.com
edit: I wanted to post the link, but as I haven't posted 10 posts, I couldn't. Just Google it if you're interested in the original source.

Related

widget similar to Program Monitor

Hello! I think I saw a similar post in the "general" section with no replies but I thought I'd try here.
I'm trying out Launcher Pro and things are nice, except for the fact that I got very used to having the Samsung TW Program Monitor widget around that told me how many programs were running and clicking it took me to the task manager where I could kill individual programs (and not everything at once). Does anyone have any suggestions?
I'm tempted to just go back to the touchwiz launcher...
I would also like to know of an app that is like the tw program monitor, just something simple and easy to use
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The ONLY TW widget i liked was the program manager one!
But it isn't worth going back to Touchwiz from Launcher Pro though.
I've been looking for a suitable widget similar, and will report if i find one.
search for systempanel in the marketplace
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jacjyd said:
Hello! I think I saw a similar post in the "general" section with no replies but I thought I'd try here.
I'm trying out Launcher Pro and things are nice, except for the fact that I got very used to having the Samsung TW Program Monitor widget around that told me how many programs were running and clicking it took me to the task manager where I could kill individual programs (and not everything at once). Does anyone have any suggestions?
I'm tempted to just go back to the touchwiz launcher...
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If you're using launcher pro then you can still access program monitor only thing is that you won't have it as a widget. From launcher pro simply hold the home key until the task manager window pops up. Click on task manager and you're back to program monitor.
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sewhuy said:
If you're using launcher pro then you can still access program monitor only thing is that you won't have it as a widget. From launcher pro simply hold the home key until the task manager window pops up. Click on task manager and you're back to program monitor.
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Thanks but I was hoping for something more widget like. I've also noticed that you can sort of select is as an "activity" in Launcher Pro but it just gives you a shortcut to the widget in like a different dimension and that's not very useful...
Been getting used to Task Manager (an app by Rhythm Software, not the stock one) and it's pretty good. I think by default if you click on the widget before opening the program to mess with the settings it just kills everything which is sort of scary but the settings are easy enough to figure out. Instead of how many programs are running the widget tells you how much RAM is free...same gist I guess!
I don't know if it's the app or some other random thing but the battery life on my un rooted epic drastically increased. I wonder what this program is killing...
Process Monitor Widget
This app is a widget showing how many apps are running and how many of them can be killed based on an user-defined exclusion list.
It is available in Market and still a beta version at this stage.
It has many other features and allows you to record process activities to spot badly behaving apps.
Also can show memory consumption (from SD, internal and live memory) as well as CPU load.
Yea I would like that too. Dont think one widget is worth switching to TW from LauncherPro
Process Monitor as task manager
After many testing, I found out that Process Monitor Widget is more accurate than most other task killers, such as System Panel to name one, which do not take into considerations the deep-sleep time in their calculations!
Indeed you can verify phone/app up-time in the settings/phone info/battery... and in any system panel... After a deep-sleep, the figures are different except in Process Monitor Widget.
Just to let you know

ICS Issues....

Well since I don't have enough posts it won't let me post in the Dev section...ugh....anyway, I just wiped and flashed MazWoz-EVO ICS ROM BETA 4 and had to do it a few times because it kept screwing up after I would restore my apps and data via Titanium. I figured since this was ICS and my previous was Gingerbread there were some issues so I didn't restore data this last time and thought all was well.
I can't seem to get the browser to work and I tried Chrome Beta but I already read on the forum that is not working right with this ROM so I'll try something different. But I heard the ICS Browser is really good so I want to try it! Someone else posted the same issue but no response yet:
slikgman: My browser stopped working and i don't know when and why. I keep getting the message "unfortunately, browser stopped working" i am now using Dolphin HD browser. I've tried using the reboot and ROM manager permission fix to correct the problem.
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Then I just went to unlock the phone a minute ago and my background showed up but no icons and none of the home buttons did anything. I could scroll between all the home screens but they were all blank except for my background! Hmmm...maybe I tried ICS too soon...though people on the Dev forum seem to be having a lot of luck with this ROM
Can't really help, but sounds like a bad install. I've been running this ROM for 2 weeks with no issues other than what is stated in OP.
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Can't really help, but sounds like a bad install. I've been running this ROM for 2 weeks with no issues other than what is stated in OP.
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Can I just re-flash the zip or will it force me to wipe again? I just got some of my main apps up and going so I hate to wipe for the third time in the last 12 hours...lol
Also, do you know how to change the lock screen options? I use Handcent for messaging and want to swap out the standard "slide up" to go to Handcent instead of Messaging. I can't figure out how to edit this for the life of me!
Until you've gotten a good install I would always wipe a couple times per the instructions in the OP.
Also, when changing the lock screen icons there is a trick to it. It's discussed many times over in the OP.
Basically (going from memory since I am not running the rom at the moment) you go to the lockscreen changer, if you want to add weather only you use the rosie utility. Otherwise you have to use the other utility option that is there. You can add/change whatever icons you want by tapping the icon and selecting the replacement. The icons on this screen may not update. Once you close the utility the icons and shortcuts should be as you desire. If you go back in it will reset and you will have to do the process over again.
What recovery are you using?
Captain_Throwback said:
What recovery are you using?
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Amon_RA's RA-supersonic-v2.3
Probably a bad download.
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thebbbrain said:
Until you've gotten a good install I would always wipe a couple times per the instructions in the OP.
Also, when changing the lock screen icons there is a trick to it. It's discussed many times over in the OP.
Basically (going from memory since I am not running the rom at the moment) you go to the lockscreen changer, if you want to add weather only you use the rosie utility. Otherwise you have to use the other utility option that is there. You can add/change whatever icons you want by tapping the icon and selecting the replacement. The icons on this screen may not update. Once you close the utility the icons and shortcuts should be as you desire. If you go back in it will reset and you will have to do the process over again.
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Oops, i just realized my response was for "The Express..." rom shortcuts. Sorry about that!
So to change lockscreen shortcuts go to Apps -> Evervolv toolbox -> Lockscreen -> Lockscreen style -> Custom Mapping -> App shortcut -> Applications....and so on.
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Oops, i just realized my response was for "The Express..." rom shortcuts. Sorry about that!
So to change lockscreen shortcuts go to Apps -> Evervolv toolbox -> Lockscreen -> Lockscreen style -> Custom Mapping -> App shortcut -> Applications....and so on.
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I was gonna say! Thanks that's exactly what I needed!
Oh FYI...I sort of figured out the browser issue. All I had to do was go into my Manage Apps, go to Browser and did a Force Stop, Clear Data, and Clear Cache and then went to try it again and it has worked fine since! Weird....
Also, does anyone know where the Car Dock settings are for ICS? I'd like to change the setting to not go into Car Dock mode when docked, since it leaves the phone lit up the whole time. Some ROMs have that option and some don't, but I'd like to know if ICS has that built in and how I get to it.
Another weird thing about this ROM....
If I long press on the home screen to add an app icon, I get the usual list (Apps, Shortcuts, Widgets and Wallpapers) plus choice for Nova Actions. I can add shortcuts and widgets just fine but when I click Apps, it will show me my list of apps but when I select an app it just opens the app! It doesn't add the icon to my home screen! Annoying even though I can still add it there by long pressing the app itself.
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Another weird thing about this ROM....
If I long press on the home screen to add an app icon, I get the usual list (Apps, Shortcuts, Widgets and Wallpapers) plus choice for Nova Actions. I can add shortcuts and widgets just fine but when I click Apps, it will show me my list of apps but when I select an app it just opens the app! It doesn't add the icon to my home screen! Annoying even though I can still add it there by long pressing the app itself.
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When doing this method when you get to the app hold it don't tap it.

Double click or gesture to bring up Task Manager?

I don't like to hold the home button to get the task manager. Are there other options like double clicking or maybe a gesture? I'm using Go Launcher EX.
I had Apex Launcher on captivate and saved my settings from there where swipe up would bring up my task manager. It worked on my S3 as well but if i reset my settings to blank i wouldnt be able to save it...
the best thing to do that might work which im gonna try since i just switced to Go Launcher is to bring my settings over to my captivate and then use the task manager as the swipe up gesture and then load the settings saved from there back on my device.
I'm using nova prime and I have double tap to open up recent apps works perfectly
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Check out this app called task changer in the market. You can set swipe gestures to open ics switcher.
os91 said:
Check out this app called task changer in the market. You can set swipe gestures to open ics switcher.
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BEST RECOMMENDATION EVER.
Back in the Nexus S days I'd always hope that a dev would switch out the search key for recent apps, but this app totally makes up for the lack of that hardware key!
THANKS
os91 said:
Check out this app called task changer in the market. You can set swipe gestures to open ics switcher.
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I can't find that app?
task+manager search results:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=task+changer+&c=apps
edit: N/m, Google Play buried it on the second page.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5mdXRvbnJlZGVtcHRpb24udGFza21hbmFnZXIiXQ..
edit 2: I see why now.
* This app is no longer supported. It will be taken off the market in a few months. Thank you for your support.
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So this is how I run my phone. I gesture everything from the right side of the phone since my thumb is always there. Lower half leads to 12 shortcuts that I always use. Swipepad beats going to the homescreen. And top half has multitasking options. Remember to hit the thanks button if you use either of these apps. Both are free
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pacosal.taskchangertitanium
try apex. I have double tap on homescreen to open facebook. Should work for the task manager too
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You could always put a shortcut to the taskbar onto your desktop.
I put all my favorite apps into folders on my launcher.
The stripe at the top left is a slider for my screen brightness.
This keeps my desktop clean for when I use my animated fishtank desktop.
You can also use wave launcher btw. You can just swipe to bring it up
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Thanks everyone. I went with Wave Launcher. Very easy to set up.
CZ Eddie said:
I can't find that app?
task+manager search results:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=task+changer+&c=apps
edit: N/m, Google Play buried it on the second page.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5mdXRvbnJlZGVtcHRpb24udGFza21hbmFnZXIiXQ..
edit 2: I see why now.
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The app is called Task Changer, and search for it by:
"task changer"
With the quotations. Otherwise the stupid play store doesn't give you the exact hit.
I got the Samsung task manager to be a gesture when I swipe up in Go Launcher ex
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grkmaster said:
I got the Samsung task manager to be a gesture when I swipe up in Go Launcher ex
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ahhhh i use apex launcher which also supports gestures but theres no way for it to take me to the built in samsung task manager, i also use swipepad and cant find a shortcut to take me to the samsung task manager....very frustrating =/
I'm not sure if its considered a task manager, but my newest app does contain a Recent Apps feature.
Here's a link to a preview video I made http://youtu.be/UIEIqQYU0ZI
You basically create gestures to do all kinds of things and you're also able to move the little Trigger to quick-activate a gesture.
In the video, you'll see that if I drag my Trigger icon up and release, it'll launch out Recent Apps even if I didn't create a Recent Apps gesture. You can customize that part however you want.
Besides Recent Apps, other features are
Launching Apps
Changing Settings, including a whole Profile
Creating and launching App Panels (In the video I set the drag right action to be launch an App Panel that holds all my apps, so I can access all my apps no matter where I am)
Pulling Notification Bar
Opening a Webpage
And just... a whole lot more. The beginning of the video is a preview of the gestures that can be created.
The app will be released as soon as I am able to fully test out all its features on my Galaxy S III that is arriving tomorrow. Release date should be in the next 2-3 days and no later than the 15th.
erikikaz said:
The app is called Task Changer, and search for it by:
"task changer"
With the quotations. Otherwise the stupid play store doesn't give you the exact hit.
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Hi all,
the Task Changer Titanium is better http://market.android.com/details?id=com.pacosal.taskchangertitanium
Try it for several days and you will see.
BTW, I am the developer.
Thanks
MMontanez347 said:
ahhhh i use apex launcher which also supports gestures but theres no way for it to take me to the built in samsung task manager, i also use swipepad and cant find a shortcut to take me to the samsung task manager....very frustrating =/
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What you can do that i did is you can save your Launcher settings to your SD card and go back to your previous galaxy S and load it there.
I had Slim ICS on my Captivate and had gotten Task manager to install on the phone. Since it became a actual app it showed on my list for gestures. I saved the settings back to the SD and transferred back to the S3 and works .. just dont remove the gesture in the options in your launcher on your S3 or youll have to reload the settings again !
how to input license number?
pacosal said:
Hi all,
the Task Changer Titanium is better
Try it for several days and you will see.
BTW, I am the developer.
Thanks
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Hi Mr "Task Changer Titanium" Developer
I just bought a license and gave 5 star reviews on the app and the license app .... I got the thank-you pop up with the license number, telling me to enter it into the settings ... but I don't see anywhere in the TCT settings to enter it and I am still getting the periodic pop-up saying "you need to buy a license to run this ...."
JUST SO happy to have a touch/capacitive HOME solution again !!!
Thanks for you help
Alice the Brit - in currently sunny, steamy & wet Florida
- wanting to get above minimum posts so I can post pics of home screens and such
Also guy's there's a app made just for the Galaxy S III to provided this shortcut. It's in the Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/...5kcm9pZGFoZWFkLmdhbGF4eXMzX3Rhc2ttYW5hZ2VyIl0.

[Q] App to toggle between two apps using gestures?

I ran into an issue recently while using spotify and navigation while driving.
I wanted to keep the screen on spotify but check the map a few times while not taking my eyes off of the road for any length of time.
Long pressing the home button and choosing between the running apps was a pain. I was looking for an app that would just toggle between two chosen apps via a gesture such as a left or right swipe.
An app called "switcher" seemed to be what I wanted but it's no where to be found.
Can some one help find switcher or point me to something that will fill the bill?
You might want to try SwipePad its something like what your looking for. I think it might help
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qo2520 said:
You might want to try SwipePad its something like what your looking for. I think it might help
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You could also probably accomplish that with Tasker.
ewingr said:
You could also probably accomplish that with Tasker.
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I have tasker...how would I do that?
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I have tasker...how would I do that?
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Switching between two different apps will take more thought than I have time to provide, but with the info below, you should be on a good start.
In this example you would create a gesture to load a given app:
Create a profile based on an event; the even would be based on sensor; then you would select gesture or shake
NOTE: The Shake or Gesture will then have settings you play with to get it like you want
Then create a task based on App/Load App
The above would launch an app, or change to that app if running in background. Also, there is a function in the App Task to Load Last App. I suspect a different gesture for that would be used (in a new/different profile) which would then switch back to the previous app.
I haven't tested any of that, but I think the theory is sound.
Let us know how it goes.
Thanks for all the good suggestions; I tried Swipe Pad and it was very good but not what I was looking for. I'll take a look at the tasker thing (thanks very much for that)
In the mean time, I'm using "Car Home Ultra" that lets you assign "big buttons" to functions and I've just assigned an app switch and kill app function...it seems to be working.

Second Screen Shortcuts add up to 6 [UPDATED 12-15-15]

Add up to 6 shortcuts to second screen. This means one more. I tried to do 7, but I simply don't have enough screen space with proper padding to squeeze in 7.
I can only confirm this working on the pure stock rom. Try on others, but do a backup first.
Another finding is you have to use the stock launcher to add it. The reason this is, is because you have to drag and drop it into second screen from the homescreen or app drawer. Once you have it set you can go back to using your launcher of preference.
Installation:
Flash attached zip through recovery or unzip it and move to system\priv-app\ConeShortcut and set perms rw-r-r. I am also including the original app in .bak format in case some forget to backup their original.
Again as of now I can only confirm working on the stock rom and using the stock launcher to set. Second screen is tied into so many aspects of the system so it is a very tricky thing to work on.
As you can see from the screenshots if you try to add it from the settings menu you will only have 5 options. If you look at the preview screen you can see my 6 apps and that I'm able to shuffle them around.
Thanks, I applied this mod to the rom I'm using the No-NaMe ROM!! And it's working flawlessly. Keep them coming.
Just wondering if you can get this mod to work on the other second screens such as recent or contacts.
Works great. Hope this is a gateway to other mods for the second screen.
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Works great. Hoe this is a gateway to other mods for the second screen.
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Hoes are the gateway my friend ?
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Flashed this on Pure Rooted Stock and now I can t add applications? In fact, I do not even have the option, it actually deleted it
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Flashed this on Pure Rooted Stock and now I can t add applications? In fact, I do not even have the option, it actually deleted it
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Hmm. This kinda happened to me a while back.. Had to clear data on second screen and app shortcuts through tb. Also had to start back with the original apk.. I'm going to look into it tonight. Shouldn't be happening..
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Hmm. This kinda happened to me a while back.. Had to clear data on second screen and app shortcuts through tb. Also had to start back with the original apk.. I'm going to look into it tonight. Shouldn't be happening..
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Thanks, what app actually controls the second screen.. Xposed may cause problems with it as well
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bdorr1105 said:
Thanks, what app actually controls the second screen.. Xposed may cause problems with it as well
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Everything.. App shortcuts, signature, second screen apk, build prop, system ui, framework res, and the stock launcher. It's pretty much incorporated into every major aspect of the system somewhere.
I was thinking that too becauae after I updated to xposed 79 I started having some issues too..
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Everything.. App shortcuts, signature, second screen apk, build prop, system ui, framework res, and the stock launcher. It's pretty much incorporated into every major aspect of the system somewhere.
I was thinking that too becauae after I updated to xposed 79 I started having some issues too..
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Well damn so what app cache did you clear or did you wipe from recovery
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bdorr1105 said:
Well damn so what app cache did you clear or did you wipe from recovery
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Restore original.. Wipe second screen and app shortcuts data in titanuim and reboot..
Should work to get it back..
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Restore original.. Wipe second screen and app shortcuts data in titanuim and reboot..
Should work to get it back..
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Thanks, if you ever get it working with xposed I will be happy to try it
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I wonder if the settings menu can be modified to fit the extra shortcut as well. Also I wonder what other things could be done with the second screen. Seems to me like the default features are somewhat limited. What I would like to see is functioning widgets on the second screen.
Using apex launcher, if you tap and hold the background, you get a menu that pops up to add things to the home screen , if you select "shortcut" and then "activities" you get a list of all sorts of menus, many of the menu items aren't functional, seems there are a lot of settings and features that are included in the base Android version being used, and the features were removed, however the hidden menus for these features still exist through these "activities" shortcuts, many developer options can be accessed. For example there's a hidden menu to change notification LED settings, to change LED color etc, even though the v10 has no notification LED. There's a whole drop-down section for second screen, including a "background chooser". The background chooser opens up and lets you crop an image to the exact dimensions of the second screen, however when you apply the settings, nothing happens. It seems LG was in the process of developing further features but stopped... Maybe we can take the next step
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Using apex launcher, if you tap and hold the background, you get a menu that pops up to add things to the home screen , if you select "shortcut" and then "activities" you get a list of all sorts of menus, many of the menu items aren't functional, seems there are a lot of settings and features that are included in the base Android version being used, and the features were removed, however the hidden menus for these features still exist through these "activities" shortcuts, many developer options can be accessed. For example there's a hidden menu to change notification LED settings, to change LED color etc, even though the v10 has no notification LED. There's a whole drop-down section for second screen, including a "background chooser". The background chooser opens up and lets you crop an image to the exact dimensions of the second screen, however when you apply the settings, nothing happens. It seems LG was in the process of developing further features but stopped... Maybe we can take the next step
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Most likely some things will be implemented on the next v series phone. The code has been written just not intiated..
Why should we wait and hope it gets done on the next phone, and then spend all our money on it... Why not just initiate the code ourselves? If I had more coding knowledge, and a more structured chain of thought... Lol I have the processing power to figure this stuff out, just not enough ram..
Does anyone have the orig. apk or zip file. The Fav. App Tab disappeard and i need the original file t fix the issue.

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