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[Q] Home Screen

Ok, I have scoured many sites (including this one) and have found no solid answer
so, can someone please tell me, does the home screen on the ET4G rotate?
I understand that it doesn't need to rotate, but I don't get why it wouldn't
everything else rotates on the phone except the home screen. I don't like that

gotta use a launcher like go or adw or launcher pro

FINALLY! someone replies
thanks so much

Yep rotates with go launcher for sure
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ravizzle said:
Yep rotates with go launcher for sure
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it's funny that you say this because I was just gonna come in here
and say that I def. like GO better than ADW. loving it right now

I like launcher pro, I feel go launcher just has way too many things and settings.... It also feels slower on my N1
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just wondering, how do I access my apps in GO launcher? :/

[Q] Other Launchers (Nova, Apex...)

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.

cholepuree1 said:
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?

DMax99 said:
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.

brooon said:
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.

jbounours said:
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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.

jbounours said:
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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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Notification not popping up for S-pen

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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C.Flat said:
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.

[Q] TW App Drawer

Is there a mod available to be able to move the TW App Drawer rather than keeping it on the right side? Id like to be able to move it like other launchers. If not put it in a mode to move it when ever, Id like to at least have it in the middle to access with my left hand.

Like what you said, just why don't you go with a different launcher then?
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Like what you said, just why don't you go with a different launcher then?
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Because I like the TW launcher and dont want to lose the built in SPen features that it offers.

spotopolis said:
Because I like the TW launcher and dont want to lose the built in SPen features that it offers.
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Like what exact features? All I use it for is to type, draw, scroll.
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OP, I'm with you.. I like TW and the only thing I would want to change is to move the apps button to the middle of the launcher. But it doesn't look like we have that option unfortunately. I've tried other launchers, Nova was pretty good, but you inevitably lose some cool TW stuff like certain widgets(4x4 calendar was a big one for me). I wasn't willing to live with that, so I stayed stock.

XxLostSoulxX said:
Like what exact features? All I use it for is to type, draw, scroll.
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I like the look an feel of TW. I haven't had a phone that used it before until now, so its a new launcher option for me. I like the TW SPen detach screen and other OEM functions of it that you loose with an aftermarket launcher. That and when I have replaced my launcher in the past I usually delete the other, I dont like keeping apps on my phone that are not going to be used and take up space. The Note 2 is so much more complicated than my OG Evo, its going to be a while before Im ready to just start pulling stuff out and gutting it.
kalapa said:
OP, I'm with you.. I like TW and the only thing I would want to change is to move the apps button to the middle of the launcher. But it doesn't look like we have that option unfortunately. I've tried other launchers, Nova was pretty good, but you inevitably lose some cool TW stuff like certain widgets(4x4 calendar was a big one for me). I wasn't willing to live with that, so I stayed stock.
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Nova is good but I like Holo launcher and Holo locker a lot. I used those on most of my ROMs that I would run. Just like you said though, Ive tried a few mostly Smart Launcher (runs great on my TV Stick), but keep going back to TW.

spotopolis said:
I like the look an feel of TW. I haven't had a phone that used it before until now, so its a new launcher option for me. I like the TW SPen detach screen and other OEM functions of it that you loose with an aftermarket launcher. That and when I have replaced my launcher in the past I usually delete the other, I dont like keeping apps on my phone that are not going to be used and take up space. The Note 2 is so much more complicated than my OG Evo, its going to be a while before Im ready to just start pulling stuff out and gutting it.
Nova is good but I like Holo launcher and Holo locker a lot. I used those on most of my ROMs that I would run. Just like you said though, Ive tried a few mostly Smart Launcher (runs great on my TV Stick), but keep going back to TW.
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Gotcha I understand, but when a launcher is in use the othe js nkt and dont be worried about space back in the day yeah, but now you should have plenty of room haha.
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somehow I moved mine but cant tell you how.. then it was a pita moving it back
I just kept rearranging the icons and it moved
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Does anyone use custom launchers on their note 2 without root?

Does anyone use custom launchers on their note 2 without root?

i used ADW on my old phone and was tempted to use it on the Note 2, but I've held back and tried the stock one for now...

Same. I have been using stock since I got the phone, and I must say. Its awesome!
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I use nova prime launcher on mine, without root, I just love the stock android look lol (and there's a lot of customizations I can do with nova like hide bloatware in the app drawer).

I'm currently using Apex launcher unrooted . I personally like customizing the dock bar and home screens.

laztpn0i said:
I'm currently using Apex launcher unrooted . I personally like customizing the dock bar and home screens.
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Customizing the dock?
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AndromedaGalaxy said:
Does anyone use custom launchers on their note 2 without root?
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I use go launcher and have it setup like coldfustion does in his tutorial video. People that see my phone, love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c39PXAr9_F8

Im rooted now but stock launch is still my fav. Didnt like any other than stock and holo.
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Customizing the dock?
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The dock slides amd gives you more room for apps .

I use nova launcher prime - I can't live without all the gestures and the dock customization.

myktek said:
i used ADW on my old phone and was tempted to use it on the Note 2, but I've held back and tried the stock one for now...
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I used ADW on my old phone(s) as well and immediately installed it on my Note2.
Biggest reason was the ability to increase the number of icon rows & columns on the desktop. A few other minor tweaks that ADW has that I like as well.
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G1(CM7)--> G2(CM9)--> Note 2 T889 stock (root + multiwindow mod)

f4phantomii said:
I used ADW on my old phone(s) as well and immediately installed it on my Note2.
Biggest reason was the ability to increase the number of icon rows & columns on the desktop. A few other minor tweaks that ADW has that I like as well.
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I think im gonna have to try out ADW launcher
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I have been using apex launcher. lots of goodies themes and ways it can look. You can change the dock 10 different ways, can hide apps, has an easy uninstall option with drag and drop, the home screen, dock, drawer any way you like. I just changed it for the first time since I got the phone. used it in my last phone and liked it. to be honest I.don't even know what stock looks like... might want to check it out again. lol

Adw paid version
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I was on apex for a little while but I think the stock launcher is one of the best. I wish it had the dock apex had though. Apex dont like the s pen either

I use Jelly Bean Launcher, Something basic, doesn't lag the phone, and simple
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I have Go, Apex, and Nova Launcher installed on my phone, but that's only to play around with; when I'm serious, I use Touch-wiz. For some reason, the widgets are indispensable.

I use nova prime along with some of the go launcher widgets and the APW widgets.. If you haven't guessed it yet, I come from a long use of the HTC family phones This is my first Sammy but I instinctively have it setup like an HTC UI... :victory:
Would definitely recommend Nova Prime though. Those $5 are so worth it...
Good launcher.. lots of customization options and yet not overwhelming so. Back in the I used to use Launcher Pro (paid) and used to love it except toggling through all the options could give one a headache