I'm using ADW Launcher on my rooted Fire. Because the "favorites" star from the stock launcher still shows up, I'd like to make it useful. I can run the "Home" launcher to add things to favorites, but that only works for apps that actually show up in the stock Kindle launcher.
The app for which this is the biggest problem is the Amazon Kindle app (the one from the Play store), which I installed because of the well-known problems with using the stock bookreader with a different launcher.
Does anyone know of a good way to "force" an app like that into the Kindle's favorites? Ideally, I'd love a solution that would let me easily populate the favorites without having to run "Home".
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I apologize if this has all ready been asked. I did a search and nothing came up for the NC. This is my first Android device and I'm new here, take pitty
Anyway, I managed to download several apps from the Android Market but have no idea how to find/use them?
Did you install them, or just download them?
Did you install a launcher (ie. LauncherPro, ADW, etc)?
If you installed the apps, and you have a launcher, then they should be in your app drawer. You can get that by using the app drawer button on your launcher's home screen. Tapping the app drawer button should bring up all of your apps -- including both the market and stock nook apps.
I think I just downloaded the apps. You don't install them while in the market, right? If that's the case then I definitely just downloaded them. One of the apps I downloaded is a launcher that most everyone seems to like on this board, zeam I think it's called. Of course now I have no idea how to find it, or any of the other apps I got. Using it would be nice
Check your app drawer (the icon in the middle of the row of icon on your home screen). It is likely that, if you used the Android market, you installed the apps. That is the normal function when looking at market apps.
Cheers,
kev
Ok, I think I got it. I somehow managed to start zeam and I can access everything ells from there. Thanks for the help guys
Hey guys,
Currently running CM7 RC4 on my emmc. I was thinking about going back to the stock firmware, because I'd like to use the B&N functionality in store.
I have seen a lot of nice themes on rooted stock. I was wondering if anyone could point me to how people go about adding a custom launcher and homescreen? Is it as simple as installing ADW or Launcher Pro?
I've noticed that a lot of the time they are able to keep the stock pull up menu on the bottom of the screen, with a appdrawer launcher immediately above it.
Thanks for the input!
joelszs said:
Hey guys,
Currently running CM7 RC4 on my emmc. I was thinking about going back to the stock firmware, because I'd like to use the B&N functionality in store.
I have seen a lot of nice themes on rooted stock. I was wondering if anyone could point me to how people go about adding a custom launcher and homescreen? Is it as simple as installing ADW or Launcher Pro?
I've noticed that a lot of the time they are able to keep the stock pull up menu on the bottom of the screen, with a appdrawer launcher immediately above it.
Thanks for the input!
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I've read a number of posts indicating no success with in store reading with a rooted nook, stock or otherwise. It appears it may only work with a non-rooted stock OS nook.
lyam23 said:
I've read a number of posts indicating no success with in store reading with a rooted nook, stock or otherwise. It appears it may only work with a non-rooted stock OS nook.
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Not true. There is a thread here that shows how to do it with BN 1.1.0 and rooted with auto-nooter 3.0
Hmm...browsing the forum it appears that a lot of rooted users do indeed still have access to in store features. Therefore, my original question is still pertinent for me. But thank you for the warning, I appreciate it!
lyam23 said:
I've read a number of posts indicating no success with in store reading with a rooted nook, stock or otherwise. It appears it may only work with a non-rooted stock OS nook.
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I can do everything in the store with my autonooted 3.0 Nook Color, including 1 hour in-store browsing of titles.
I've got all sorts of stuff installed on my NC, too.
joelszs said:
I have seen a lot of nice themes on rooted stock. I was wondering if anyone could point me to how people go about adding a custom launcher and homescreen? Is it as simple as installing ADW or Launcher Pro?
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Pretty much. What I did is basically what's outlinked on the nookdevs site:
1) Installed custom launcher of my choice (ADW originally but switched to LP because it's so much smoother/quicker for me.)
2) Used home switcher to set soft keys as the default launcher
3) In Soft keys set it so your custom launcher is the default launcher. (I also have SK setup so one click gives me "home" and two gives me the soft keys.)
The stock pull up menu is still there and works for accessing the stock B&N stuff, but for the most part it looks and works like a normal android device.
As for the in-store stuff. It sounds like the problem is with B&N still having some issues with in-store setup to support the NC at some stores as people have also been reporting the same problems with stock non-rooted NC's.
I use Zeam, without softkeys, as the stock notification bar has all of that functionality.
Zeam is a tiny bit buggy on the NC though. Anyone know how to set a different launcher as default?
Install another home launcher and home switcher. Hit the N button and it should ask which launcher to start with. Make sure you check the box so it will set that as the default launcher and launch the one you want to be your default.
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Hi,
I am a newbie on Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi (P1010). I want to sort my applications from A to Z, but I can't do. How can I sort applications?
Try a different launcher app. I use ADW Launcher, which automatically sorts the apps in the app drawer into alphabetical order. Otherwise, what launcher are you using? The default is most likely Touch Wiz.
Get 'appzorter for touchwiz' from the market. It will sort the apps.free version works fine.
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I start using Appzorter for Touchwiz and it is good!
Hello everyone. I am successfully rooted with GAPPS and everything installed. I really *really* want to use NOVA Launcher (which I have installed fine and is functioning correctly) however I cannot open the Kindle app. I know in order to use it you must update it to the latest version, which works until you reboot your kindle. I however don't want to do this. I want to keep using the 'Books' tab from the default launcher. I like everything it gives me so I really want to just stick with it. That is the only thing keeping me from making NOVA my default launcher. Is there a way I can find it and put it in nova?
Thanks! Also, as my first post, hello. I am Brandon.
Not that I know of, you have two options. Go to the kindle launcher when you want to read a book or mark the books you are currently reading as favorites. You can easily launch directly into a book from the favorites menu from nova launcher.
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suIk said:
Hello everyone. I am successfully rooted with GAPPS and everything installed. I really *really* want to use NOVA Launcher (which I have installed fine and is functioning correctly) however I cannot open the Kindle app. I know in order to use it you must update it to the latest version, which works until you reboot your kindle. I however don't want to do this. I want to keep using the 'Books' tab from the default launcher. I like everything it gives me so I really want to just stick with it. That is the only thing keeping me from making NOVA my default launcher. Is there a way I can find it and put it in nova?
Thanks! Also, as my first post, hello. I am Brandon.
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I moved the kindle app to (data apps) after reboot works fine.
The “Kindle app" from the play store? I think he wants to use the preinstalled stock kindle tab?
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suIk said:
Hello everyone. I am successfully rooted with GAPPS and everything installed. I really *really* want to use NOVA Launcher (which I have installed fine and is functioning correctly) however I cannot open the Kindle app. I know in order to use it you must update it to the latest version, which works until you reboot your kindle. I however don't want to do this. I want to keep using the 'Books' tab from the default launcher. I like everything it gives me so I really want to just stick with it. That is the only thing keeping me from making NOVA my default launcher. Is there a way I can find it and put it in nova?
Thanks! Also, as my first post, hello. I am Brandon.
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Not sure I understand why you cannot use the default launcher to open the books tab. In the app drawer open the home app. This should take you into the original amazon launcher.
I have installed version 2.1 and downloaded a few different app launchers and they all work. My problem is defining a home app icon that will take me to the B&N app launcher. In Bokbokan's HD CM10/10.1 work, he has done that and I would like to emulate the same thing. Is there a way to do that without rooting my device?
LooseGoose
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I have installed version 2.1 and downloaded a few different app launchers and they all work. My problem is defining a home app icon that will take me to the B&N app launcher. In Bokbokan's HD CM10/10.1 work, he has done that and I would like to emulate the same thing. Is there a way to do that without rooting my device?
LooseGoose
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Yes there is. Go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread and read the section on universal root, under the show content second paragraph. You do not have to be rooted to do this. You just need anycut installed. Flash my extras zip and you will get it. Anycut is not on the Play Store anymore so that is how you can get it. Some launchers, like ADW, have that feature built in and don't need anycut.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc
Go to Google Play and download a launcher switcher program. Place it on your home screen. That will allow you to choose the laucher you want to use. On the Nook HD, it should be the laucher that is named Home.
Let me know if that works for you.
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Thank you leapinlar for the info. I had adw launcher installed and was eventually able to find the activity section and enabled a Home icon on the adw desktlp.