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[Q] app drawer launcher in notification tray?

I'm working on my wife's and mother-in-law's NCs for Christmas. I don't want to replace the stock nook launcher, because both will be doing a lot of reading on the devices, and LauncherPro might make it a bit harder to use for the mother-in-law.
Is there an app that can launch just the app drawer from the notification tray? Since the stock nook launcher doesn't update new apps until you reboot, I thought that something sitting in the tray that could open all the apps on the device would be handy.
I've been looking all morning and was hoping that somebody here knows of something like that. Thanks!

Found something: in case anybody else has a need similar to mine, here is a two-app solution that I figured out.
App 1: Appicker. This app is sort of like an app drawer, it has some better features but it works just fine for launching apps.
App 2: Quick Launch. Quick launch is what makes the magic happen. It lets you set an app to launch with certain button presses. I went into the settings of this app and set Appicker to launch when I double click the home button.
Note: Appicker could be replaced by any other app launching app that you find that's better. I saw some others, like TaskOS, and I'm going to compare them all.

Let us know if you find a better solution. I'm outfitting a NC for a Christmas gift myself.

I went with adw launcher and configured it to open the app drawer with an upswipe.
Between that and the library tab being in the middle of the launcher I think my 80 yr old mom has it figured
Galaxy Tabs.....Worth every penny!!

the best way is to install soft keys...press the 'n' and have home set to soft keys.
then install your fav launcher and have the 'n' to always open that launcher.
wen you press the 'n' it will take you to the downloaded launcher but wen u press the soft keys home button it will take you to the original nook color home
this is wut I did for my moms nook color

johnnydeathmatch said:
Found something: in case anybody else has a need similar to mine, here is a two-app solution that I figured out.
App 1: Appicker. This app is sort of like an app drawer, it has some better features but it works just fine for launching apps.
App 2: Quick Launch. Quick launch is what makes the magic happen. It lets you set an app to launch with certain button presses. I went into the settings of this app and set Appicker to launch when I double click the home button.
Note: Appicker could be replaced by any other app launching app that you find that's better. I saw some others, like TaskOS, and I'm going to compare them all.
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Sorry if I'm reviving the dead here but I just found this post. Dose anyone know of something similar to Quick Launch but that's free? I don't have a google acc. set up to accept payments

KidVulcan said:
Sorry if I'm reviving the dead here but I just found this post. Dose anyone know of something similar to Quick Launch but that's free? I don't have a google acc. set up to accept payments
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SoftKeys is free, it works great. If you have some other need that it can't serve, post what it is. HTH.

Car Kit / Car Home

What is this app about?
Can be closed after answered ;-)
Thanks!

It makes the basic functions such as contacts, music, phone, navigation easy to access by making big buttons. So you don't have to concentrate on finding shortcuts on your homescreens or in the menu.
Works pretty good when in a car cradle.

This car app is an custom lg app, the standard app is cuatomisable and has multiple screens. It looks like lg edited the android 2.1 version instead of the 2.2 > version. I hope they will change this in the update, so I can place others apps in the car kit app, like traphic jam info.
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Xperia z charging dock launching tune in radio

Hi this is driving me mad!! I have the official Sony charging dock and it launched tune in radio. I have checked smart connect and cannot see any links to start it why is this happening and how do I stop it. I installed invisible dock but that launches instead.
Thanks for looking

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s.watling said:
Hi this is driving me mad!! I have the official Sony charging dock and it launched tune in radio. I have checked smart connect and cannot see any links to start it why is this happening and how do I stop it. I installed invisible dock but that launches instead.
Thanks for looking
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Same her! But do you installed the app
If! Maybe you have to in preference and disable auto turn on when charting or in dock! If there is this option
Sfk
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Only setting I can see is the smart connect and it's not on in there my galaxy had a setting in the main settings for dock but not on my sony
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I get the same here - Can't find any settings in tune in radio and it's definitely not in my list of actions in the Smart Connect app

Please help us..
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Please help us..
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The only solution i Can find!! Is uninstall the app (tunein radio)
:-/
Sfk
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If I rrmember correctly first time I docked my phone, it asked me what app do I want to run at dock. And default app was sense me library. Dunno why you did choose tunein in the first place. There should be dock setting which you could change it I guess
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I find a solution to this problem
Just set the event in Sony Smart Connect as show in attach screenshot and it will stop Tune In Radio or any other apps from launching automatic when connected to the charging dock.

I have this same problem too. It launches 500PX. I have no Tunein radio installed in my phone.

Mine launches Tune In also. I never selected it in the dock menu but it starts up every time.

It seems to be a problem with the way Android handles the startup of dock apps according to TuneIn...see this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208666

Had the same problem.
Emailed TuneIn and this is their reply.
Ended up just uninstalling the app.
Was giving me wake/sleep problems when I charged my phone...
Hello,
Thanks for contacting us. One of the features of the Android OS is that an application can be automatically started as soon as the device is plugged into a dock. If you have multiple applications that support this feature, you will be given an option to select which one you'd like to always start. If you only have one application (e.g. TuneIn) that supports this feature, it will automatically start when you connect to the dock.
We at TuneIn cannot allow control over this feature once we've enabled it's use. Other listeners have informed us that there are 3rd party applications available for Android devices that allow you to have finer control over this feature of the Android OS.
Sincerely,
Michelle
TuneIn
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No op apps for docking works.
chesterchen said:
Had the same problem.
Emailed TuneIn and this is their reply.
Ended up just uninstalling the app.
Was giving me wake/sleep problems when I charged my phone...
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"Dock No Op" from Play Store works for me.
Also tried "Invisible Dock" but it gives me a splash screen which I don't like.
Sorry newbie, can't post links..

You can disable this by going to the smart connect menu and rechoosing what you want at startup when you dock your phone... Or simply have it do nothing. Good luck!
Vince

Turn off the charging dock from smart connect.
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[Q] looking for a way to add scrolling ability to side loaded APK's

..the reason is simple. For some apps, 320 x 320 resolution just doesn't cut it. For instance, an app that has a button to go to the next screen at the bottom of the screen, but since it's coded for a different resolution aspect, when side loaded on the Gear, the button is missing with no way to scroll down hence the app is useless.
Anyone know a good workaround / tweak ??

ukgearguy said:
..the reason is simple. For some apps, 320 x 320 resolution just doesn't cut it. For instance, an app that has a button to go to the next screen at the bottom of the screen, but since it's coded for a different resolution aspect, when side loaded on the Gear, the button is missing with no way to scroll down hence the app is useless.
Anyone know a good workaround / tweak ??
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Are you running null Rom on your gear? If so use app settings in null settings. You can tweak dpi there. I believe it's an xposed mod

Thanks Santaclauswitz !
I will try that out! Thanks again.
(I am trying to make the android smartphone version of the BMW i Remote App usable on the Gear, as Samsung removed the app from the Gear App Store for the UK but I'm not sure about other regions. Can you see the BMW app in your Gear Apps store??)

ukgearguy said:
Thanks Santaclauswitz !
I will try that out! Thanks again.
(I am trying to make the android smartphone version of the BMW i Remote App usable on the Gear, as Samsung removed the app from the Gear App Store for the UK but I'm not sure about other regions. Can you see the BMW app in your Gear Apps store??)
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Nah, I didn't see a gear specific bmw app. However..... Lol. Why not sideload the full app to the watch. If you've null you can just Bluetooth it across from your phone to the watch via a file manager on the phone. Null does have play store but some apps aren't available via play store or say incompatible. A lot of the time the work fine side loaded. Alternatively you could go for the gear to remote your phone. Use something like tasgear or autoremote to send messages through tasker. Phone side you'll probably be using autoinput through tasker. Press something on your watch and your phone switches on and does it all by magic lol.

Switch to other apps after Android 7/Nougat?

Hello
Before Nougat upgrade I could switch to other apps while using Android Auto on my Nexus 6P. Or maybe I only could do it when I still had my LG G4? Can't remember.
Yesterday I had started Android Auto and after that I was going to start an app that I use to listen to audiobooks. I could not do this, I could not get away from AA. So I ended up stopping Android Auto and just used Google Maps instead to navigate so I still could control my phone.
Does anyone know any trick to start other apps when AA is started?

Konstigt said:
Hello
Before Nougat upgrade I could switch to other apps while using Android Auto on my Nexus 6P. Or maybe I only could do it when I still had my LG G4? Can't remember.
Yesterday I had started Android Auto and after that I was going to start an app that I use to listen to audiobooks. I could not do this, I could not get away from AA. So I ended up stopping Android Auto and just used Google Maps instead to navigate so I still could control my phone.
Does anyone know any trick to start other apps when AA is started?
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That's how aa works on my z5 mm - exiting car mode (to interact on the phone) ends aa.
I can control certified apps from my head unit.

Yes, it is supposed to work like that. It's not exactly the way I like it but that't how it works. But there might be a way around it for you.
I use iCoyote (a radar app) on my phone and before I connect the phone to Android Auto, I start that app. When Android auto has completed the connection with the car, I am able to put the app back on screen using the status bar. Of course, this only works for apps that are visible in the status bar but I suspect that will be the case with your audiobook app.
A better solution for you however, is to switch to another audiobook app that supports Android Auto. I haven't tried one yet but there are plenty of audiobook apps available in the app store that have support for Android Auto so you won't need to control the app on your phone anymore.

I figured out a workaround. Open Now on Tap and do what you need to do from there.
(start it by long-pressing home button)
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Smart Audiobook player supports aa. Its the one I use for books in my car..
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Quite an old thread, but have you tried pressing the headphone button twice? Then I can switch to other apps.

hutzlmanderl said:
Quite an old thread, but have you tried pressing the headphone button twice? Then I can switch to other apps.
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I'm using the app Tiles to start app from quick settings now. Works great.

Konstigt said:
I'm using the app Tiles to start app from quick settings now. Works great.
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Does Tiles work with Android Auto, i.e. on the display of the head unit?

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Does Tiles work with Android Auto, i.e. on the display of the head unit?
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No, but it lets you start an app on your phone even though you're not supposed to be able to do that while using AA.
This sucks though, because if you have a passenger in the car it is of course OK do this, or if you have stopped the car.

On my S7E, I just tap the recent key, then the home key immediately afterwards to go back to Nova Launcher. I have to use that button sequence every time, but it works reliably.
I really hope they don't 'fix' this 'problem' when 7.x hits these phones. I find the verbal message narration to be quite unacceptable.
Luckily, I have a N7 in my daily driver, so this is mostly a moot point for me, but could be a concern when I get my model 3.