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[Q] What are your must have widgets?

After some searching, it didn't seem there was a thread simply discussing great homescreen widgets. I'll be getting my first Android tablet tomorrow, so I'd love to hear what widgets you've found the most useful on the G Tablet. What can't you live without?

Launcher Pro widgets are awesome, very similar to HTC Sense widgets.

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Launcher Pro widgets are awesome, very similar to HTC Sense widgets.
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Did you buy the full version? Hows the calendar widget. I have yet to find a better calendar widget that works for me like the HTC Sense calendar widget.
Can you post a pic of the largest caledar widget Launcher Pro has?
Thanks,
Scott

cscotty said:
Did you buy the full version? Hows the calendar widget. I have yet to find a better calendar widget that works for me like the HTC Sense calendar widget.
Can you post a pic of the largest caledar widget Launcher Pro has?
Thanks,
Scott
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You do have to buy launcher pro to get widget access but its cheep and worth it. Launcher pro has 3 or 4 sizes to chose from. If you plan on rooting the Vegan 5.1 rom has a calander widget that is full screen and works amazing.

cscotty said:
Did you buy the full version? Hows the calendar widget. I have yet to find a better calendar widget that works for me like the HTC Sense calendar widget.
Can you post a pic of the largest caledar widget Launcher Pro has?
Thanks,
Scott
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If you setup LP 8 columns x 5 rows the Widgets fill about half the screen. The calendar widget is very nice, it's not an exact clone of the sense version but pretty close. Gotta pay to unlock the use of the widgets.

cscotty said:
Did you buy the full version? Hows the calendar widget. I have yet to find a better calendar widget that works for me like the HTC Sense calendar widget.
Can you post a pic of the largest caledar widget Launcher Pro has?
Thanks,
Scott
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Jorte is a great calendar program, with a superb tablet widget. Sync to Google calendar and the widget can display a full month, with daily detail(!), not just icons. I love it.

I just grabbed the full version of Launcher Pro Plus. Very worth it! The transitions (cube, rotate, flip and shrink) are very cool.

Mantara said:
You do have to buy launcher pro to get widget access but its cheep and worth it. Launcher pro has 3 or 4 sizes to chose from. If you plan on rooting the Vegan 5.1 rom has a calander widget that is full screen and works amazing.
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vegan has a calendar widget? I don't see it in the widget list...

News
I can't seem to find a good news widget that is in column format and updates about 8 news items on my screen at once. News and Weather and GoodNews aren't working for me. Does anyone use one that they like?

And to avoid hijacking the thread, the main widgets I use are:
~LauncherPro Calendar
~TweetDeck (though the default Twitter and Facebook widgets are not bad)
~Sense Analog Clock Dark
~ScoreMobile
~Bookmarks

I use the launcher pro Widgets and typoclock permanently on the screen. If I'm listening to music I put the mixzing widget on the screen.
I'm going to check out jorte now though.

I tried Jorte (which I use and love on my phone) on the g-Tab, but the text was all fuzzy... I suppose I need to play around with the settings a bit. Anyone have settings that work well..?

Jared From Subway said:
I can't seem to find a good news widget that is in column format and updates about 8 news items on my screen at once. News and Weather and GoodNews aren't working for me. Does anyone use one that they like?
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Pulse is great. It's not a Widget but does a good job at what you are looking for.

Jared From Subway said:
I can't seem to find a good news widget that is in column format and updates about 8 news items on my screen at once. News and Weather and GoodNews aren't working for me. Does anyone use one that they like?
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Give Pulse a try. You can Add/remove different news sources and have many of them at once on your screen.

[Q] Modify layout of VEGAn default launcher?

I love what the VEGAn DEV's have done with my G-Tab versus the crap that came with it. One request would be to modify the size/number/spacing of icons on the screens but I cannot seem to find that as an option in the default launcher? I see that if I use a different launcher I can but so far I have spent a lot of time getting the icons and such setup and do not want to have to start again.
Am I missing something or is screen customization not an option with the default VEGAn launcher?
Running 5.1.1
Thanks!

Try Launcher Pro!

or ADW Launcher

laffer98 said:
Try Launcher Pro!
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Exactly. Used other homes but I have always gone back to LP. The donate version has awesome Widgets and you can resize Widgets which comes in handy on the gtablet. Oh ant the transition effects are amazingly cool. Free version is Rad, donate version is Rad +10%.

Zeam free version lets you size Widgets and I love the dock

Widgets on alternate launchers possible ??

Hello all- I recently watched a review of this phone and the reviewer showed that it was not possible to add widgets to the home screen of this phone while using an alternate launcher such as Nova, Apex, etc...
Is this true ? I am just looking for verification before I consider getting one of these.
Cheers, LL13- :good: :good:

Not true. I used Nova Launcher Prime and i can add widgets as i please.
You may not be able to add lenovo widgets unless u are using VibeUI's launcher. But all other widgets are working fine.

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Not true. I used Nova Launcher Prime and i can add widgets as i please.
You may not be able to add lenovo widgets unless u are using VibeUI's launcher. But all other widgets are working fine.
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OK, Thank You alexkit....
The guy in the video must have had an issue with his phone. He was using Nova launcher and every time he tried to add a widget to his home screen he got a force close.
One more question if you dont mind !! (actually 2 questions LOL)
How are the selection of themes ? Can you customize themes like using icons from in another theme, etc... ?
Cheers, LL13- :good: :good: :good:

As per FeyoMX @ http://www.movilesdualsim.com/tema/...n-esto-te-interesa.99919/page-28#post-1058348
You need to copy the launcher directory into /system/priv-app/
And reboot.

Try this
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Hello all- I recently watched a review of this phone and the reviewer showed that it was not possible to add widgets to the home screen of this phone while using an alternate launcher such as Nova, Apex, etc...
Is this true ? I am just looking for verification before I consider getting one of these.
Cheers, LL13- :good: :good:
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I've found that on some ROMs if you don't add a widget with the stock launcher at least once it won't allow you to add a widget with Nova, if nova doesn't allow you to add widget switch back to the stock launcher for a second and add one, then switch back, see if that sorts it!

MM 6.0 and GOOGLE LAUNCHER instead of HUAWEI LAUNCHER

Dear,
Under MM, if you want to use Google Launcher instead of the welcome Huawei, or Huawei Launcher, download Launcher Google Now and go to applications, and parameters and finally advances parameters and application use by default, and pitch Google Apps, and enjoy the result.
Yours

Did you manage to get the App icons uncluttered like in stock android with Google now launcher?
I still have these ugly borders and backgrounds... Even if I use the purev3.hwt theme. It only works on huawei launcher..

MrIngenieur said:
Did you manage to get the App icons uncluttered like in stock android with Google now launcher?
I still have these ugly borders and backgrounds... Even if I use the purev3.hwt theme. It only works on huawei launcher..
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I'm running Google Now Launcher, and no, I'm stuck with the hideous icons, too. As much as I like the customization option on the P8lite, it'd would've been nice to have the option to use default app icons (as in, the icons that apps show on their play store page).

Does everyone else has black background under the on-screen buttons and notification bar doesn't blend with the whole launcher? I mean app is not immersive (fullscreen)
Sent from my ALE-L21 using XDA-Developers mobile app

If you want to easily change icons install luncher that supports it. Nova is one of the best

Thanks
Sent from my ALE-L21 using XDA Free mobile app

neowlchaz said:
I'm running Google Now Launcher, and no, I'm stuck with the hideous icons, too. As much as I like the customization option on the P8lite, it'd would've been nice to have the option to use default app icons (as in, the icons that apps show on their play store page).
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This theme will help you to get more of a stock experience:
http://www.huaweitheme.work/2016/03/android-n.html

dominj97 said:
If you want to easily change icons install luncher that supports it. Nova is one of the best
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Can confirm, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for!
Thanks for the recommendation, I'm now wondering why I didn't use Nova Launcher sooner!

neowlchaz said:
Can confirm, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for!
Thanks for the recommendation, I'm now wondering why I didn't use Nova Launcher sooner!
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Edit the OP than with the recommendation changed from Google Now launcher to Nova.
Nova is great especially if you want a really good stock android experience. Settings are limitless and probably one of the best launchers out there

Sayrian said:
Edit the OP than with the recommendation changed from Google Now launcher to Nova.
Nova is great especially if you want a really good stock android experience. Settings are limitless and probably one of the best launchers out there
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I'm not the OP of the thread, merely another P8lite use who was using Google Now Launcher.

Anybody know how to set different launcher as default. EMUI doesnt seem to allow you to change default.
[Edit] Solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8l...lite-stock-t3360238/post66398969#post66398969

TheATHEiST said:
Anybody know how to set different launcher as default. EMUI doesnt seem to allow you to change default.
[Edit] Solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/p8l...lite-stock-t3360238/post66398969#post66398969
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on android MM go to settings ->Apps ->advanced(the little gear bellow) -> default app settings-> launcher
Didn't see the solution

on my smartphone google launcher works without any problem, set as default. It need to be set manually in settings, but then it is fully working.
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You can also use NOVA launcher. the icons there are the stock icons, without the ugly huawei borders ^^

Show your homescreens!

This thread is for showing off your homescreen/themes/setups. It would be nice if you would include details. ​

Nova prime
Parrot Zooper
Pixit icons.
Sent from my Huawei Mate 9

Icons: light extravagant gold theme
Statusbar and navbar icons i edited by myself

Polycon icons, and wallpaper from the pack:good

NikiFue said:
Icons: light extravagant gold theme
Statusbar and navbar icons i edited by myself
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Hi. Nice job! Those icons might go real nice on my mocha gold phone. Is it possible to download them? I see they are used with Buzzlauncher but I don't quite see how to get the icons themselves. Thanks!
EDIT: Ah! Found them in the theme app!

mscion said:
Hi. Nice job! Those icons might go real nice on my mocha gold phone. Is it possible to download them? I see they are used with Buzzlauncher but I don't quite see how to get the icons themselves. Thanks!
EDIT: Ah! Found them in the theme app!
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Thank you!
Unfortunately the pack includes only the stock icons (as always :/ )

My setup:
Nova launcher prime
Retrorika iconpack

Here is mine:
Nova Launcher
Zooper Widget Pro
Power Toggles
DIGI Clock
Weather & Clock Widget
Multi Icon Packs

Mine

with smart launcher

Mine :victory:
Nova prime
Pixel lp icons
What's the weather widget pls?
Greetz benji

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Mine
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I like it how does one finds this theme?

emmanuelw said:
I like it how does one finds this theme?
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Called "Tou net" its in the theme store!

Benji1983 said:
Mine :victory:
Nova prime
Pixel lp icons
What's the weather widget pls?
Greetz benji
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hi, my nova app closed when i use some apps for example; i use dealer, talk anyone after this i press back and my launcher turns automaticlly stock launcher? are you know why it happend or the solution of this issue?

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hi, my nova app closed when i use some apps for example; i use dealer, talk anyone after this i press back and my launcher turns automaticlly stock launcher? are you know why it happend or the solution of this issue?
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Mine too it's because of some widgets
Clock widget for examole
Greetz benji

Nova Launcher Prime
Chronus
Devo Icons Pack

Nothing special..

Stock
Icons Glass Fun
Clock Digital Clock Xperia
-heh...do this all the time with a new phone.

Nova Launcher, Moonshine icon pack, and status bar and navigation bar edited with Theme Editor app.