I am trying to create a custom launcher for my Nexus, and having a hard time getting a widget to go where I want it to go. In the image attached, see towards the bottom center there are 3 different sized empty looking rectangles?
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I want to be able to put the date in one of those, temperature in another and battery percentage in the last one. But, even after I create the widget for these object using UCCW, I can't get the widget lined up with those boxes. It simply snaps to other areas of the screen, typically nowhere near where I want them to be. Is there a way to get them located exactly where I want? This is the first launcher I have created, so somewhat figuring things out as I go, but this one piece has me stuck.
Thanks.
Is it your own launcher? Or widgets on another launcher? I'm fairly sure you can change the grid size in most Play Store launchers. Set it to maybe 10x10 and you can drop things very precisely.
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Set it to maybe 10x10 and you can drop things very precisely.
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I think you are right, I am using Nova Launcher and put my own background with UCCW widget hotspots over it. I am sure I left the grid at the default in Nova, changing to 10x10 will likely work. Thanks.
I use SS-Launcher. No grid, put anything anywhere:
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has anyone seen a live wallpaper that includes a functional clock, preferably something similiar to this clock in the synergy rom (dont know what he's using)
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well thats just the typoclock widget. I would like to see a live wallpaper that functioned as a clock be pretty cool i think
yeah, found it not long after i posted that (the clock that is). i just like the idea of the clock on every page and not eating up widget space.
That would be cool, anyone find it?
You could try and make one yourself with OwnSkin. Look for the app in the market. You can create your own live wallpapers online. Just post it when you're done, of course
http://www.appbrain.com/app/live-watch/ian.aclock
http://www.appbrain.com/app/watch-live-wallpaper-lite/com.gmail.naodroid.watch_lw_lite
OK so I threw together this live wallpaper as a proof of concept. Only took 10 mins and it was my first time using the software. I put a battery percentage on there too, but it got hidden by my dock. So yeah, it's definitely possible.
that looks pretty interesting. i signed up, i'll mess with it later. right now, too tired.
hi i saw from somewhere where you can have numerous docked icons for the bottom row where normally just the 4+1 buttons.
not sure if its an app or widget or rom.
Can anyone verify?
Anything related to the dock, home screen or app drawer is due to the launcher used.
What you're referring is a scrollable dock where you can have many rows of docks when you swipe. Apex launcher has it and many others too.
Im using Nova Launcher and you can set how many apps you want in the dock, plus you can swipe the dock left and right for extra docks.
thanks for the feedbacks!
it got me started on Apex
and i've now also tried Go Launcher as well.
I'll try nova soon.
so far i liked apex more
there are so many random launchers out there its confusing!
just tried Nova.. its almost 95% identical to Apex?! lol
i guess we'll just have to choose one and stick with.
cheers.
thanks guys! this is exactly what i have also been looking for!
after trying few launchers around.
GO LAUNCHER is probably the best so far due to popularity (hence more themes), i can actually make everything look transparent and neat
But there is one really annoying point when used on ICS4 devices, which is that there is no option to disable/hide the menu bar on the bottom of the screen.
here are my screens:
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I've just updated Apex Launcher and it's removed a whole row of my App Icons from my homescreen and made the size of my Widgets bigger so I can't move them up or down to fit the row that dissapeared back in... and they haven't just been moved to another screen either.
It took me ages to get a set-up that I liked and Apex Launcher has fuxed it up!
Has this happened to anyone else?
Before Update:
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After Update:
Suckz Balls...
Perhaps go into Apex Settings - Homescreen Settings - Portrait Grid.
Change the first number value by 1 higher (or possibly 2) and have a butchers then......
wolverine73 said:
Perhaps go into Apex Settings - Homescreen Settings - Portrait Grid.
Change the first number value by 1 higher (or possibly 2) and have a butchers then......
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Weird, it said it was on 5x4 for the portrait grid, so I put it up to 6x4, the icons came back but were floating too high, so I put it back down to 5x4 and it's solved itself...
I wonder why it had done that.
Thank you for your help.
you could do a backup of apex settings, then if ever it were to happen again just restore and all should be good. backup is under apex settings> backup and restore
Hey all!
I would like to make mention of an unbelievable launcher from Chris Lacy called Action Launcher. It is like the TouchWiz vertical drawer on steroids. The drawer slides out from the left, with an alphabetical list like how TouchWiz can be configured. It has many groundbreaking features that I have never seen in other launchers and it's very easy/clean/minimalist. For those who don't like tons of homescreens but still like to use widgets, you can doubletap or swipe an app that has a widget, and it will just simply popup until you press elsewhere. (Similar to Overlays only automatic, less customization, and not persistent.) You can even do this from inside folders on your bottom bar. I've took some screenshots of my setup to show it's awesome functionality. Note: This launcher puts focus on ingenuity over raw amount of customization. It is not a replacement for you customization junkies, sorry; however, I've found I simply don't want to customize much anymore - it's all there! I hope some of you find something you like in this.
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It is pretty cool, but its not free and I haven't seen a lite version. I just downloaded a pirated version to check it out. Many cool ideas, but they didn't work very well. I can't spend money on a work in progress.
After updating to Android 7.0 Nougat on my G5 (LG LS992) all my app icons changed. See attached picture for examples. The LG apps that come installed by default got simple, unique, all white backgrounds(the phone, contacts, and messenger icons at the bottom). User installed apps get one of seven new, all white backgrounds. I place one of each background type on example picture. Some of the backgrounds seem to be in the shape of a letter. There is no discernable pattern to what apps get what backgrounds and I can't find any information about these changes anywhere, no one else seems to be talking about it. Is anyone else seeing this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/picture.php?albumid=13806&pictureid=54691
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I had that same problem and it was driving me nuts because it actually showed those icon labels behind the custom icon pack I was using. I was able to change it by changing the group of icons I wanted to use. I think I did it in Nova Launcher's settings. So if you're using a 3rd party home screen, check to see if you can change it there to Marshmallow's icons, or the system default or something.