Arranging icons in the homescreen - Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

A quick and maybe dumb question: Is there a way to arrange icons in the homescreen just by sliding one on top of the other, like the iPhone?
Thanks in advance!
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Thats exactly what you do.
Press and hold the icon the drag it round to where you want it then let go.
Drag it down to the bin icon to remove it.
To place an icon on the home screen, go to the apps screen and press and hold the icon you want on the home screen. Only let go when you see the home screen appear.
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Sorry if I haven't made myself clear, what I mean is if it's possible to drag an icon on top of another so they switch places.
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as far as I know it is only possible in the TouchWiz App Launcher (when you are in the edit mode),
but you can't change places on the homescreen like on the iPhone. (not with standart launcher)

This was something I was surprised by as well... it's like having one of those puzzle sliders at times to get everything where I want it!

Davey Boy said:
This was something I was surprised by as well... it's like having one of those puzzle sliders at times to get everything where I want it!
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Exactly!
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Davey Boy said:
This was something I was surprised by as well... it's like having one of those puzzle sliders at times to get everything where I want it!
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Indeed
Even more annoying to me is the fact, that folders don't close when the home button is pressed / an app is launched. I think that's quite irritating...Oo

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[Q] Changing the menubar

Is there any way to change the menu bar.. i'm not satesfyed with the shortcuts..
stianjaco said:
Is there any way to change the menu bar.. i'm not satesfyed with the shortcuts..
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What do you mean by the "menu bar"?
I guess he's talking about the bar at the bottom.
Yes, it's possible!
Press the Applications icon at the bottom, then press the menu button, press on edit, and you are now able to drag new icons to the bottom bar.
Thank you!
I gotta say... I REALLY, REALLY LOVE THIS PHONE!
After discovering this, I'm not gonna change my launcher yet, I got a paid version of LauncherPro, but i like the horizontal scrolling in the appdrawer.
grontoft said:
I guess he's talking about the bar at the bottom.
Yes, it's possible!
Press the Applications icon at the bottom, then press the menu button, press on edit, and you are now able to drag new icons to the bottom bar.
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stianjaco said:
Thank you!
I gotta say... I REALLY, REALLY LOVE THIS PHONE!
After discovering this, I'm not gonna change my launcher yet, I got a paid version of LauncherPro, but i like the horizontal scrolling in the appdrawer.
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You can set the appdrawer horizontal or vertical with launcherpro so you can still use it
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blackcmos said:
You can set the appdrawer horizontal or vertical with launcherpro so you can still use it
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Please tell me how to do that, cause that's not possible in my version?
I was using using go launcher at that moment its looks just like launcher pro but u prever go launcher
Sorry for the inconvinience
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blackcmos said:
I was using using go launcher at that moment its looks just like launcher pro but u prever go launcher
Sorry for the inconvinience
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That's okay mate, just thought I was retarded Has looked in every menu hehe.

Nemus Launcher!

Crazy fast and smooth, light weight. could use a couple of more options, but thought Id let you guys know if you were looking for a new launcher, its good.
Is this in the market?
Yeah, its awesome!
yup in the market
Running it now, prolly the best launcher I've ever used
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between this and the arc launcher.
Thanks for the heads up on this launcher...very nice!
I like it, and I really like how icon press highlight isn't a gigantic box.
Sweet launcher!
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I love it. It's definitely fast, and I like how you can change the app drawer to scroll vertically instead of having to swipe side to side.
meh. The icons changing grey while scrolling in the app drawer is annoying. Dock is fugly and can't edit it to 3 (without plus signs) or disable all together. Built in task manager doesn't show all "running" apps so that's pointless. Just lacks the in depth options that adw ex has that I like. Might check it out again after 7 updates .
good day.
went back to ics 4.0... too many wake locks.
Did anybody else notice that if you swipe up on the dock in the home screen it flips up to show a lock button and settings button? The lock locks out your apps you have set with a password in the launcher settings,i thought this was cool
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i'm just familiar with go launcher, so theres many others, or are we not talkin about the same thing here?
Bangout82 said:
i'm just familiar with go launcher, so theres many others, or are we not talkin about the same thing here?
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Theres defintely more than go launcher
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Oh yes, I bounce around between 6 now lol. Nemus is very cool.
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you can actually change option for that.
chopper the dog said:
meh. The icons changing grey while scrolling in the app drawer is annoying. Dock is fugly and can't edit it to 3 (without plus signs) or disable all together. Built in task manager doesn't show all "running" apps so that's pointless. Just lacks the in depth options that adw ex has that I like. Might check it out again after 7 updates .
good day.
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Nemus huh
I gotta check it out.
nice launcher
but just test it and delete it
becuase cant diable the scrollable dock and move the app drawer button to other location beside in the middle
hope so i want it too

Customizing Dock Icons

Is it possible? I really like the stock Messaging app, but for ease of Emoji etc, I like to use Go SMS. Unfortunately it comes with a hideous stock icon, and trying to change it while keeping it in the dock is proving to be quite difficult.
Any ideas without running a third party launcher? I'm trying to keep the phone as light as possible.
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nick_sixx said:
Is it possible? I really like the stock Messaging app, but for ease of Emoji etc, I like to use Go SMS. Unfortunately it comes with a hideous stock icon, and trying to change it while keeping it in the dock is proving to be quite difficult.
Any ideas without running a third party launcher? I'm trying to keep the phone as light as possible.
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Surprised this hasn't been answered yet. Anyway, it's fairly simple. You can only change your docked apps when you have the app drawer open. Simply open the app drawer first, then move the current app in the dock and drop it into the drawer. You can then move any other app from the drawer into its place. Hope that helps.
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Surprised this hasn't been answered yet. Anyway, it's fairly simple. You can only change your docked apps when you have the app drawer open. Simply open the app drawer first, then move the current app in the dock and drop it into the drawer. You can then move any other app from the drawer into its place. Hope that helps.
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Sorry, but this doesn't really help me as I can't change the icon for Go SMS when it is in the dock. Using an icon switching app seems to only let me create a Go SMS shortcut with stock Messaging icon on a homescreen, not in the dock or app drawer, which is what I need
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nick_sixx said:
Sorry, but this doesn't really help me as I can't change the icon for Go SMS when it is in the dock. Using an icon switching app seems to only let me create a Go SMS shortcut with stock Messaging icon on a homescreen, not in the dock or app drawer, which is what I need
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If you have root download desktop visualizer from the play store very easy to use
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To put it simply:
I want Go SMS in the bottom dock, but with a different icon.
How?
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Download desktop visualizer open app pick the icon image you want then pick what app you want it to open click ok it will create the shortcut you want on the homescreen drag to dock done
here is the icon
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jerrycoffman45 said:
Download desktop visualizer open app pick the icon image you want then pick what app you want it to open click ok it will create the shortcut you want on the homescreen drag to dock done
here is the icon
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You can't drag icons to the dock on the One...
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nick_sixx said:
You can't drag icons to the dock on the One...
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oops i get mine tomorrow and just reread what you posted sorry have been up 20hrs i know that is no excuse but i do apologize i must have sounded like a ass
jerrycoffman45 said:
oops i get mine tomorrow and just reread what you posted sorry have been up 20hrs i know that is no excuse but i do apologize i must have sounded like a ass
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No problem!
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***nevermind*** you already stated above that you can't drag icons to the dock on the One.

4.3 Lock screen widget bug

Has anyone had problems with the lock screen widgets. I apply a widget but my phone won't unlock. When I swipe to unlock it just go right back to the lock screen. It just loops over and over. The only way to unlock the phone is to swipe on one of the shortcuts on the bottom of the screen to go to app from the shortcut but not the home screen.
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2ndaccord said:
Has anyone had problems with the lock screen widgets. I apply a widget but my phone won't unlock. When I swipe to unlock it just go right back to the lock screen. It just loops over and over. The only way to unlock the phone is to swipe on one of the shortcuts on the bottom of the screen to go to app from the shortcut but not the home screen.
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No problems here....which widget did you use? I just used Google Now Cards and its working for me just fine.
Yep, happened to me too with dashclock widget. Will download a new lock screen to try. Probably a stock android one on the play store.
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neswii said:
Yep, happened to me too with dashclock widget. Will download a new lock screen to try. Probably a stock android one on the play store.
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Just loaded Dashclock widget....still no issues. Though I don't like having 2 clocks on my lock screen...looks lame lol.
slayer69 said:
Just loaded Dashclock widget....still no issues. Though I don't like having 2 clocks on my lock screen...looks lame lol.
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Looks pretty bad yeah, I used the analog clocks instead, still doesn't look good. But the problem is the widgets are not clickable. I read something about them not being scrollable too, which may explain why they're not clickable. I'm looking for a lock screen replacement that allows for widgets but no dice yet. Only that ugly lockscreen widget app.
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neswii said:
Looks pretty bad yeah, I used the analog clocks instead, still doesn't look good. But the problem is the widgets are not clickable. I read something about them not being scrollable too, which may explain why they're not clickable. I'm looking for a lock screen replacement that allows for widgets but no dice yet. Only that ugly lockscreen widget app.
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I have noticed on some widgets that I can click on them, but wont see that their are opened until the phone is unlocked.
slayer69 said:
I have noticed on some widgets that I can click on them, but wont see that their are opened until the phone is unlocked.
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Yep, that's what I mean. That's the problem I'm getting. They offer like 7 different lock screens yet they don't offer the stock android one. Still looking for a replacement lock screen. If anyone has any ideas let me know.
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How can I add a lockscreen widget on my HTC stock one
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noneed2aim said:
How can I add a lockscreen widget on my HTC stock one
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To add lockscreen widgets, go to settings > personalize > lock screen and change it to widgets
Any widget I used gets stuck in a loop and I can't unlock the phone. I had "battery widget reborn" and when I try to place it even on the home screen it locks the screen and it gets stuck. Maybe it's a bug in "battery widget reborn"?
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I noticed to get the widgets to work, you have to drag down on the widget (you'll see a blue box being dragged down,) then you should be able to use it.
I ended up getting widget locker. It's actually pretty awesome. Thanks to HTC's 25 bucks haha. 3 bucks ain't so bad either. Now I have a stock lock screen with better widget support.
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I figured out the problem. I had to uninstall "battery reborn" app. It was causing a glitch in the lock screen. My widget now works like it should.
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What ru using for widgets in your launcher?

The idea of using another launcher on the gear, really makes it worthwhile.
Those of you who are using a different launcher, what are some of the widgets you are using?
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PhilPan said:
The idea of using another launcher on the gear, really makes it worthwhile.
Those of you who are using a different launcher, what are some of the widgets you are using?
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My favorite is the binary clock found here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.pooley.binaryGlow24
And my 007 Goldeneye face I made in WatchStyler
CWeaver34 said:
My favorite is the binary clock found here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.pooley.binaryGlow24
And my 007 Goldeneye face I made in WatchStyler
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+1
CWeaver34 said:
My favorite is the binary clock found here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.pooley.binaryGlow24
And my 007 Goldeneye face I made in WatchStyler
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Maybe it's late. Maybe I'm just not as smart as I think I am. How the hell do you read that thing? lol
Mi|enko said:
Maybe it's late. Maybe I'm just not as smart as I think I am. How the hell do you read that thing? lol
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Just like this: http://www.wikihow.com/Read-a-Binary-Clock
CWeaver34 said:
My favorite is the binary clock found here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.pooley.binaryGlow24
And my 007 Goldeneye face I made in WatchStyler
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Could you upload the background for Goldeneye? Man I miss playing that game. Missed it so much I have it loaded on my Gear just to show it can do it.
daryldc1991 said:
+1
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PhilPan said:
The idea of using another launcher on the gear, really makes it worthwhile.
Those of you who are using a different launcher, what are some of the widgets you are using?
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I am using UCCW got tired if the lack of customization that watch styler had. UCCW is way better, more options.
have you found out to see the uccw menu on the gear? i want to lock the watch faces when you touch them..
Tasker+Zoom
menu
lfaitas said:
have you found out to see the uccw menu on the gear? i want to lock the watch faces when you touch them..
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or LMT
lfaitas said:
have you found out to see the uccw menu on the gear? i want to lock the watch faces when you touch them..
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Pie or UDN (Currently using UDN)
yes i also used udn and works fine!
almulder1092 said:
Pie or UDN (Currently using UDN)
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I'm sorry to ask such a basic question...but once you have Pie or UDN installed how do you lock the UCCW widget? Is it in the UCCW app or is it on the homescreen when you're looking at the widget? I really appreciate everyone's help!
I have 2 different screens set up in Nova and I change between them depending on if I'm at work or not. The one I use at work has Simple Calendar widget to show me my schedule as well as the time above it using Minimalistic Text widget.
The one I use when not at work is more minimal/stylish and just has a battery bar up the top and time in the middle. Both are Minimalistic Text widgets.
I also use LMT to give me a menu, home and back button when I swipe up from the bottom edge. I set the swipe zone to 1 pixel so you can't see it and you don't accidentally tap it when tapping icons in the dock.
I also set up the home button to toggle the dock in Nova. Before I did that, I found I would often accidentally turn the watch on with a motion and tap one of the dock icons if I was standing with my hands behind my back or arms crossed or something.
richlum said:
I have 2 different screens set up in Nova and I change between them depending on if I'm at work or not. The one I use at work has Simple Calendar widget to show me my schedule as well as the time above it using Minimalistic Text widget.
The one I use when not at work is more minimal/stylish and just has a battery bar up the top and time in the middle. Both are Minimalistic Text widgets.
I also use LMT to give me a menu, home and back button when I swipe up from the bottom edge. I set the swipe zone to 1 pixel so you can't see it and you don't accidentally tap it when tapping icons in the dock.
I also set up the home button to toggle the dock in Nova. Before I did that, I found I would often accidentally turn the watch on with a motion and tap one of the dock icons if I was standing with my hands behind my back or arms crossed or something.
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How do you get the Minimalistic Text widget setup on your Gear? I created a widget on my phone, then exported it, then moved it to my Gear, but can't get Minimalistic Text on my Gear to recognize it. Can't figure out how to her to the menu to Import it.
Any help appreciated.
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I think you have to create/add a widget on your home screen first, then go into the Minimalistic Text preferences from the app drawer.
Select the widget you created, then from the menu options select import.
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Using this, and yes the entire thing is a widget.
richlum said:
I think you have to create/add a widget on your home screen first, then go into the Minimalistic Text preferences from the app drawer.
Select the widget you created, then from the menu options select import.
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Thanks. Problem was, because of the theme I'm using, I couldn't see the Menu or Save buttons. Just started poking around and finally found them. All is well now.
Thanks for your response.
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Lokifish Marz said:
Using this, and yes the entire thing is a widget.
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What widget is that?
UCCW and this

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