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Alternate dialer

I think the gnex dialer is beautiful but I hate how it does not have t9 predictive text for finding a contact very quickly. What alternate dialer does everybody recommend?
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Dialer One gives you this option and seems to work fine on ICS.

Check out exDialer - a MIUI style dialer; T9; supports themes (including a nice ICS theme). I had been using DialerOne for 2 years and recently made the move to exDialer with no regrets

I have tried dialer one in the past but just downloaded exdialer with the ics theme and love it, thanks!
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Contapps. Great Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare, and Linkeden integration, too!
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jhalsey205 said:
Check out exDialer - a MIUI style dialer; T9; supports themes (including a nice ICS theme). I had been using DialerOne for 2 years and recently made the move to exDialer with no regrets
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+1 to this. I love it. it even has an ICS theme if you like the light blue color.

TouchPal Dialer is also nice.

jhalsey205 said:
Check out exDialer - a MIUI style dialer; T9; supports themes (including a nice ICS theme). I had been using DialerOne for 2 years and recently made the move to exDialer with no regrets
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This is great!

jhalsey205 said:
Check out exDialer - a MIUI style dialer; T9; supports themes (including a nice ICS theme). I had been using DialerOne for 2 years and recently made the move to exDialer with no regrets
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Sick! Thanks. do I need notigo? Does the zip work in ics?

thescreensavers said:
Sick! Thanks. do I need notigo? Does the zip work in ics?
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Notigo is nice so that it can clear the missed calls. The zip will no longer work with modern versions of CWM but you can still extract the apk from the zip and put it into /system/app yourself and reset the permissions for the same effect.

Can someone extract the main ics dialer's icon and replace the exdialer app icon with it? Then thankfully post the apk here?
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kindiboy said:
Can someone extract the main ics dialer's icon and replace the exdialer app icon with it? Then thankfully post the apk here?
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I second this. the exdialer icon is so ugly

Found a solution, desktop Visualizer when you pick an icon select an app icon.
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kindiboy said:
Found a solution, desktop Visualizer when you pick an icon select an app icon.
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+this
It's exactly what I just finished doing so it looks like I'm still using the stock dialer/contact apps. Couldn't be easier.

Typically I would use an Alt Launcher like Go Launcher, pin the exDialer to the bar, change the icon, then hide it in the main drawer.

Find attached exdialer v59 with main icon changed (the one from default phone app). Resigned. Please uninstall existing version on phone before installing or you will receive a certificate mismatch error.
MD5: 1CB9ED88E9B1D5A468F6D914FEE80D84

Most ROMs have t9 dialing enabled in the stock phone app now. This was a big pet peeve of mine too, and one of the deciding factors to flash Gummy Nex. That, and the enabled AOSP tethering.

I'm using android Revolution that doesn't have t9 dialing plus others may prefer the Exdialer.
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myxcon said:
I'm using android Revolution that doesn't have t9 dialing plus others may prefer the Exdialer.
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Sorry, wasn't being rude, I just wanted to let others know if they like the stock dialer and want t9, they have options
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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?

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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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Kitkat 4.4 launcher on the Galaxy Note 3

I tried the other method on xda and notice that Google now was freezing up on voice command. Here is the method that got it fully working on my Verizon Galaxy Note 3
1. Download and extract the two files.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/j8h0siy229ixsni/4.4 launcher.zip
2. Install both apk files
3. Enjoy
Update: If you are having trouble getting the "Ok Google" voice activation to work, here is something to try.
1. In the Google launcher, go into settings > voice > offline speech recognition.
It may say there are no language packages installed, but in reality, it just needs to be updated. It seems to be buggy, but this is how I got it updated.
2. Select the "all" tab.
3. Install the English (us) package if it will let you.
If it doesn't, download English (UK), select the "installed" tab, and the us package should now show up as installed. To make sure the English (us) is updated, simply uninstall and download it again.
Once this is updated, you should be able to press the home button and see "OK Google" in the Google now search bar. Hope this helps!

Does this include Google now on the home screen like on the Nexus 5?

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Does this include Google now on the home screen like on the Nexus 5?
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Droid life last week posted the full on 4.4 launcher it was only one file not 2 had Google now built in and all. Was lightning fast but went back to Nova.

amebiasis said:
Droid life last week posted the full on 4.4 launcher it was only one file not 2 had Google now built in and all. Was lightning fast but went back to Nova.
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Can you post the files or link?!
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How do you add home screens to this bad boy?
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troc240 said:
How do you add home screens to this bad boy?
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If you move an icon or widget to the next screen, it will add a screen. To have additional screens, you have to have something on it. If they are blank, they are deleted.

Awesome ... thank you for the info. Great find this launcher is butter
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PrsnlCrcl said:
If you move an icon or widget to the next screen, it will add a screen. To have additional screens, you have to have something on it. If they are blank, they are deleted.
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I absolutely hate this feature what is the point of it? Not much in 4.4 that is likeable in my opinion
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I use TW widgets a lot it sucks they won't render with this launcher
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oneandroidnut said:
I absolutely hate this feature what is the point of it? Not much in 4.4 that is likeable in my opinion
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I certainly see this being a love/hate thing. I like more control of my launcher, so I am sticking with Nova. I do like the swipe to Google Now and the "Ok Google" options, though. I setup a gesture in Nova for Google Now, but don't know of any solutions for the "Ok Google" option. I would LOVE to be able to get the "Ok Google" to work with the phone on or off.

I like this launcher, it does run very smooth but I ended up going back to Nova. I like a little more customization with my launcher and Nova Prime gives me everything I could need and more. It is still a nice launcher though, to bad it doesn't have some more options.

Love it. Had some problems with it crashing or google search crashing randomly so I tried some of the version on the market which are quite good. Some little stability fixes for devices and such but for the most part 100% AOSP.

I was able to install this on my note 3, but I wasn't able to install the 2nd APK. Also, the notification bubbles no longer show up on my email, messages, Facebook, etc..... Does anyone know what could be wrong? I am not rooted.

Notification bubbles are a touchwiz feature that's why they don't show up
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anyway for perfect transparent status bar

Nexus 5 "Experience" Launcher on Nexus 7

I found this today and wanted to share. I searched and couldn't find this on the forum so I thought I'd throw it out there. I did this and only needed to download the Launcher and not the Google Now file. Tried to upload pics but apparently I am unable too as it says I do not have permission.
http://nexus7.wonderhowto.com/how-t...erience-launcher-your-nexus-7-tablet-0149714/
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How do I add and remove home screen pages please?
Edit: never mind I figured it out thanks for the link.

[Krueger]Dr.Stein said:
How do I add and remove home screen pages please?
Edit: never mind I figured it out thanks for the link.
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It took me a while to figure it out as well. For any one else having this issue just drag either an icon or a widget to an adjacent page and it will create it for you.
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Works nicely on the 4.4.1 update. Looks neat
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the keyboard still popups when pressing home buttom .. :/

bogii4 said:
the keyboard still popups when pressing home buttom .. :/
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It's not happening here on stock Rom
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the google experience launcher linked in the OP is outdated, here's the actual one from the 4.4.1 nexus5 rom:
http://dl.androidnext.de/com.google.android.launcher-0.10.1.920880.apk

...and it still gets messed up in landscape mode where widgets/icons on the top row sit behind the search bar.
The workaround is to just not use the top row for anything.

DrDee said:
...and it still gets messed up in landscape mode where widgets/icons on the top row sit behind the search bar.
The workaround is to just not use the top row for anything.
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Google search was just updated and it fixes this issue

Does anyone else have their far right dock icon disappearing after reboot with the new update?
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ejchis said:
Does anyone else have their far right dock icon disappearing after reboot with the new update?
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Yep just re add it
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banny7000 said:
Yep just re add it
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This works, but upon reboot it's gone again, so it's not a permanent solution.

LaRosa217 said:
This works, but upon reboot it's gone again, so it's not a permanent solution.
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Agreed, also having the same problem.
Also, is it just me or did the grid size get a lot smaller?!

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Also, is it just me or did the grid size get a lot smaller?!
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Yes, the grid has gone from 6x6 to 5x5, which is what's causing the issues for us.

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Yes, the grid has gone from 6x6 to 5x5, which is what's causing the issues for us.
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I'm not a fan of the new grid size. It's messing with my setup.

I've noticed a few grid related issues too; most notably the search bar overlays my home screen widgets while in landscape orientation. This is with the "original" download and not the updated one further down this thread. I will have to see if there is any discernable difference between the two. If all else fails, I can always just switch back to Apex launcher
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weezlerox said:
I've noticed a few grid related issues too; most notably the search bar overlays my home screen widgets while in landscape orientation. This is with the "original" download and not the updated one further down this thread. I will have to see if there is any discernable difference between the two. If all else fails, I can always just switch back to Apex launcher
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In my experience, the latest apks (from the op) fix the problem of search bar overlaying widgets on home screen. But you get a smaller grid size.... Gaaaaarrh!!
Somebody has suggested using xposed to set the DPI...

Hi guys,
I have a weird problem this morning. my playstore apps auto updated this morning and after that, my screen was refreshed and my folders and some widgets were missing. I'm not sure if it's because of this launcher or is it the nexus 7 bug itself.
anyone has the same experience?
Thanks!
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jhannbernas said:
Hi guys,
I have a weird problem this morning. my playstore apps auto updated this morning and after that, my screen was refreshed and my folders and some widgets were missing. I'm not sure if it's because of this launcher or is it the nexus 7 bug itself.
anyone has the same experience?
Thanks!
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Exactly the same problem for me. I woke up this morning and all my full screen widgets were gone and one of my folders had disappeared. It also looks like the grid size has changed

Same story here. This morning everything is messed up. I tried to uninstall and install again but it is the same story. How could you not love Google....

Any way to enable tablet ui?

Like in nexus 10 or paranoid android rom. Status bar with nav bar in one place. For stock 4,4 or cm 19,2 stable. Thx!

As of now there is no way to get tablet ui on kitkat. Google apparently removed the code. In previous versions the tablet ui was still there just not being used.
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nrage23 said:
As of now there is no way to get tablet ui on kitkat. Google apparently removed the code. In previous versions the tablet ui was still there just not being used.
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What about cyanmod 10.2 based on 4.3?

Even the new 4.2 for nexus 10 doesnt have tablet ui anymore

Apex launcher, and no doubt Nova, allow you to combine the Nav/notification bar for a slightly tabified ui. They also allow other config options like being able to disable the dock and/or the notification bar for a full screen display.
You could look into Xposed modules for changing DPI, but I have no idea how those work with kitkat.
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ezas said:
Apex launcher, and no doubt Nova, allow you to combine the Nav/notification bar for a slightly tabified ui. They also allow other config options like being able to disable the dock and/or the notification bar for a full screen display.
You could look into Xposed modules for changing DPI, but I have no idea how those work with kitkat.
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Dude, I have tried both launchers and with both I am not able to move nav bar and status bar in one place like in truly tablet ui.

R1_ said:
Dude, I have tried both launchers and with both I am not able to move nav bar and status bar in one place like in truly tablet ui.
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Sorry, I forgot that setting in Apex only disables the dock and puts a persistent search bar at the top. Not very tablified.

Since I accidentially updated to a newer CM10.2 I miss my TabletUI and even more since I saw the new ipad mini retina this weekend. I would do it on my own, but I don't know how.
Please somebody who did it in the past post an TabletUI update for the stable CM10.2 or give me some hints how to make this patch on my own.

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Since I accidentially updated to a newer CM10.2 I miss my TabletUI and even more since I saw the new ipad mini retina this weekend. I would do it on my own, but I don't know how.
Please somebody who did it in the past post an TabletUI update for the stable CM10.2 or give me some hints how to make this patch on my own.
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Just would have include all the the code google removed.
But the best would be to bid farewell to this relict of the past.
(Tablet UI is now dead for more than 2 years so let it rest in peace.)

TDO said:
Just would have include all the the code google removed.
But the best would be to bid farewell to this relict of the past.
(Tablet UI is now dead for more than 2 years so let it rest in peace.)
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Ok, I understand. But I don't want to give up! Why should I buy a tablet with super high resolution and then waste the space with useless notification bars? I made a tabletUI Update for the stable CM10.2 for DEB: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48538860&postcount=104
We will see what the next Android Update brings...

You know that Android 4.4. introduced the immersive mode.
Developer just need to use it in their apps.