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[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:
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.

jbounours said:
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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Minimize on screen nav-keys

Just saw the Huawei Ascend, they have an option for minimizing the on screen buttons, next to the back button.. Very nice! Is it difficult to make for our Nexus4 ?
Screenshot.. http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/12/huawei-ascend-mate-richard-yu.jpg

AOKP already has a very similar feature.
Sent from my Nexus 4

babalonius508 said:
AOKP already has a very similar feature.
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Not everyone uses AOKP though. I like stock and have been looking for the same exact thing. This is would be useful if it was universal

very nice feature.
i hope the next nexus have something like this..to hide/unhide the nav bar anytime you want while onscreen.. the aokp using time out..can be frustrating at time..

In AOKP you can also have a quick toggle for that previously mentioned auto-hide Navbar feature - so you can turn the feature on before playing a game or whatever (and still have quick access to the navbar buttons): Screenshot.
You can also add an option to enable/disable the navbar from the Power Menu (just straight up disable it, without the autohide): Screenshot.
Though I do agree, having a button on the navbar to quickly minimize it (like the Huawei ascend) would be pretty awesome.

Linsanity said:
Not everyone uses AOKP though. I like stock and have been looking for the same exact thing. This is would be useful if it was universal
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+1
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porfymartinez said:
+1
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I think it wouldn't be a big change to make this in an AOSP rom. So +1 for AOSP!

Theres an app called GMD gesture control which is available for this kind of a feature

drumster said:
Theres an app called GMD gesture control which is available for this kind of a feature
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Can you explane how to do it please?
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Is there a way to add this feture to cm10.1 rom? Maybe an mod or something..
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havlaz said:
Can you explane how to do it please?
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Is there a way to add this feture to cm10.1 rom? Maybe an mod or something..
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Downlaod the app mentioned above GMD Gesture. You have to set it up in settings where it hides the nav bar/status bar on screen unlock, and show nav/status bar on screen off. There seems to be an issue if you dont have the nav bar "showing" while the screen is off, when you get a call your screen will not turn on. It took me awhile to get it set up correctly. Now it works, but if I have my screen on doing anything on the phone and the nav bar is hidden if I get a call I still will not see who it is unless I push the button to turn my screen off the back on. One more thing if you dont use a live wallpaper when waking your screen up your background will be all black for a sec or two then your background comes up. Live wallpapers have no problem. Other than those issues it works fine. I have another gesture setup to manually hide/unhide the nav bar also, if I did want to use it. Oh yea, the nav bar and notification hide/unhide together fyi. Hope you're not to confused after reading that lol.

tippingvan said:
Downlaod the app mentioned above GMD Gesture. You have to set it up in settings where it hides the nav bar/status bar on screen unlock, and show nav/status bar on screen off. There seems to be an issue if you dont have the nav bar "showing" while the screen is off, when you get a call your screen will not turn on. It took me awhile to get it set up correctly. Now it works, but if I have my screen on doing anything on the phone and the nav bar is hidden if I get a call I still will not see who it is unless I push the button to turn my screen off the back on. One more thing if you dont use a live wallpaper when waking your screen up your background will be all black for a sec or two then your background comes up. Live wallpapers have no problem. Other than those issues it works fine. I have another gesture setup to manually hide/unhide the nav bar also, if I did want to use it. Oh yea, the nav bar and notification hide/unhide together fyi. Hope you're not to confused after reading that lol.
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No confusion, and thanks for the reply, but this seems way too broken at the moment. If you have to do this many work-arounds and have this many issues you have to deal with, then the app should be free not $5.56.
I am interested in the single button on the navbar as well. Bump this hoping there is a dev that can mod something here. deodexed/stock.

+1 for single button! Cool

R: Minimize on screen nav-keys
Try full!screen, root, free..
Imho the best
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen

Verizon HTC One - Post Your Home Screen Here

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Share The
- Launcher You're Using
- Wallpaper You're Using
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- Themes Your're Using
And Others
Hit "Thanks" For That Post If You Think That Home Screen Is Beautiful Or Helpful For You

Nova launcher with beautiful widgets!
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Home Lock Screen
So far..
Stock Everything!:good:

Thanks to FlyHalf, here is my homescreen:
More info coming in a later thread.

GrayTheWolf said:
Thanks to FlyHalf, here is my homescreen:
More info coming in a later thread.
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Clever, clever.

Just started a few minutes ago:
- Nova Launcher
- Multi Live Wallpaper
- Most widgets are done in UCCW
- Working on the Voxis Theme
This is gonna take some time.

For now it's setup identical to the way I had my Rezound....
Nova Launcher
UCCW clock and battery widgets

GrayTheWolf said:
Thanks to FlyHalf, here is my homescreen:
More info coming in a later thread.
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Oh dip, I'm liking those blue icons!!! Can't wait to see what that is!!!
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mpetruzz said:
Oh dip, I'm liking those blue icons!!! Can't wait to see what that is!!!
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its a build of cyanogenmod but not public yet IIRC
here's mine haha - pretty bare until bootloader unlock makes a reappearance so I can avoid having to set a ton up again...

Wish I was rooted so I could do more...
I followed the ColdFustion example:
Homepage. All of the home screens have rotating wallpaper:
App page (Each box is an app)
Weather and music page:
Library page:
App launcher (since almost everything is hidden on the homescreens, and I don't have a dock)
Another app launcher category so you get an idea of how it works:
In transition between two homepages. The animation is sick:

cryptyk said:
Wish I was rooted so I could do more...
I followed the ColdFustion example:
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I'm planning on doing that same setup once I have root. Dont wanna lose anything major when I unlock the first time.
That's nova launcher right?

Here is my stock home screen. Complete with homemade wallpaper.

Completely stock (since it can't be unlocked just yet) with Beautiful Widgets and Elixir
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crazyg0od33 said:
I'm planning on doing that same setup once I have root. Dont wanna lose anything major when I unlock the first time.
That's nova launcher right?
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Yea - It's Nova. You don't need root to do that setup. It's actually amazing how much you can do with a unrooted phone. Even the stupid icons in the status bar don't bother me anymore because I have Nova hide the status bar completely.

No I know I don't need root for that, I just don't want to lose all of my progress when I unlock the bootloader. But yeah you can still do a lot even without root
Sent from my locked Verizon HTC One

crazyg0od33 said:
No I know I don't need root for that, I just don't want to lose all of my progress when I unlock the bootloader. But yeah you can still do a lot even without root
Sent from my locked Verizon HTC One
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It could be a week, it could be never.

GrayTheWolf said:
It could be a week, it could be never.
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well now that we know that that guy was using pre-release code to make unlocking a 'cakewalk' it may be faster...someone gave him a system dump of post-release stuff

Nova Launcher with Click UI icons.
The background is a stock HTC that I edited.

Great looking screens everyone. Does anyone know what the screen pixel size is for wallpapers?

m4rk0358 said:
Great looking screens everyone. Does anyone know what the screen pixel size is for wallpapers?
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Just download this zip file. 550 HD wallpapers in 1080x1920 resolution, portrait orientation. Some really nice wallpapers in here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317477
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Changed mine up again. I think this will hold me off for a while.
Nova Launcher
UCCW "elegante"clock widget
UCCW "Soft Battery" battery widget
"Black Touch Theme" icons

[FRAMEWORK] Change extra settings on the LG G2 (Sprint)

I wanted to switch my bottom buttons to the familiar HTC order, "Home, Menu, Back" but LG does not offer this option. While finding a solution, I found a pretty cool program that most probably already know about, but some might not. It allows you to do what I needed to do, plus much more.
CREDIT: First and foremost, all credit goes to rovo89 and his thread located here. Be sure to send him "thanks."
Step 1: Goto the Google Play Store and download, "G2 Xposed" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinyroar.xposedlgg2).
Step 2: Download the Xposed Installer APK and install it.
Step 3: Launch the Xposed Installer.
Step 4: Go to the "Framework" section and click on "Install/Update."
Step 5: Reboot
Step 6: Launch the Xposed Installer again and go to the "Modules" section (you will also get there if you click on the notification warning you that the module is not enabled yet).
Step 7: Enable the LG G2 module by checking the checkbox.
Step 8: Reboot.
Step 9: Enjoy.

Works great! I've been hearing a lot about xposed but never knew where to find it or if it would work properly with the ls980. Thanks a bunch! I finally have my recents key again!
Sent from my LG-LS980

Already have Xposed installed using the G2 module listed in the OP. Its great being able to get rid of the volume slider and the Quick Settings bar that take so much of the notification window real estate.

Awesome thanks for this.
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Does anyone know if this plays nice with XBlast Tools?

Messing around with it - cool options so far.
What if I want to remove all changes and go back to stock look? Do I just uncheck the module?
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When I installed this I started to get some lag on my phone. Uninstalling it made it go away. Anyone else experience this?

arehm said:
When I installed this I started to get some lag on my phone. Uninstalling it made it go away. Anyone else experience this?
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Nope. Zero lag for me. It must be something else on your phone.
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Does this only effect the default launcher or can it be used on top of other launchers such as Nova?

This is absolutely perfect. With the G2 Module and GravityBox Module, it feels pretty close to PA or AOKP.
TechNinja49 said:
Does this only effect the default launcher or can it be used on top of other launchers such as Nova?
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It seems to work just fine with any launcher. I'm using it with Aviate right now.

TechNinja49 said:
Does this only effect the default launcher or can it be used on top of other launchers such as Nova?
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The changes are made to the system files. Completely independent of the launcher.
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hey i'm in need of stock rom i flashed a file and now my phone is bricked can anyone point in the direction of a stock rom or firmware that i can use or adb push thanks

riggsandroid said:
The changes are made to the system files. Completely independent of the launcher.
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Nice to hear.

I keep getting systemUI had stopped hmm any idea?
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I keep getting systemUI had stopped hmm any idea?
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Good thing I backed up before installing this it hosed my OS...
I will look back at this once it gets some what better All I did was change the size of the nav bar and all hell broke loose lol

I have the premium version and as long as im in the app i change the color of the Nav bar but when im not in the app the color doesnt stick.
I have rebooted and it doesnt help, Any one else see this?
Heres screenies in the app and my home screen

Worked like a charm for me, no problems. Gracias.
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benny3 said:
I have the premium version and as long as im in the app i change the color of the Nav bar but when im not in the app the color doesnt stick.
I have rebooted and it doesnt help, Any one else see this?
Heres screenies in the app and my home screen
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The only time my nav and status bar change colors is when I'm in an app. When I'm on the home screen they both are black.

I might ad I am using spring LS980 also how do I remove the gap after making the nav bar smaller see attached photo I am rather OCD and this drives me NUTS

gitit20 said:
I might ad I am using spring LS980 also how do I remove the gap after making the nav bar smaller see attached photo I am rather OCD and this drives me NUTS
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This. I can't seem to get rid of the gap in the launcher. It's pretty noticeable with nav bar height at 30 percent haha
Sent from my Sprint LG G2

So are y'all confirming Xposed works on stock rooted phones?
I didn't think stock kerenels came with init'd enabled.

Post Your Home/Lock Screens Here

Be the very first to post your home and lock screens!
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Really? Why is this always the first thing anyone does when they get a new phone?
"Must post my screen for the internet to not care !"

Really? Why is this always the first thing anyone does when they get a new phone?
"Must post my screen for the internet to not care !"
Blah blah blah blah blah!
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LOL!

Nova, black, Android news, boring I know sorry. Quiet black Pixel 128gb.

...

loving N to be honest at the moment...

Just waiting until Nova releases Pixel-style search and app drawer options. Stock until then.

This is me so far.
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xX5UN5H1N3Xx said:
Just waiting until Nova releases Pixel-style search and app drawer options. Stock until then.
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The current beta of Nova (5.0.0b6) can do this now. I swipe up from the dock to reveal the app drawer, which I've configured to be a box with the most recently used apps on top.

Lockscreen is boring. Nearly pure black besides notifications.
My Home Screen helps me be a productive phone user.
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What lock screen are you using? Since Ambient Display doesn't ever turn back on after the notification comes in, I'm looking for an alternative. I miss moto display already.

Google pixel launcher

xX5UN5H1N3Xx said:
Just waiting until Nova releases Pixel-style search and app drawer options. Stock until then.
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How did you change the date to weather on the home screen?
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Pretty basic, calculator is top priority when your a Service Advisor
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Hemotherapy said:
How did you change the date to weather on the home screen?
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Did you update the launcher? I don't remember ever having just the date there

Hemotherapy said:
How did you change the date to weather on the home screen?
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This came for me in an update from Google

Here's mine!

I tried sticking with stock launcher as long as I could but went back to smart launcher 3.

ourjim said:
This came for me in an update from Google
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Huh. Weird. I just updated it and it's still only showing me the month, day, and year :/
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