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Moto X and Nova

I would like to change launcher because... the default icons are too big and ugly. But I've got some questions:
- Is Nova actually ok? Or slow it down or consume more battery?
- Can I configure Nova to be exactly like the default launcher (obviously with different icons) ?
- Using Nova do I lose any "Moto"-function?
Hope you can help so I can proceed soon and complete the config of the new phone :good:

Hi...I use Nova on mine. Works great. You can still use moto voice etc. And yes you can change the icons to stock or what ever very easy...no slows downs its actually faster than stock launcher....

Thanks for the reply!
Any suggestion about how to configure it so I can have the same grids for the dock app drawer etc? I mean 4X4 or whatever it is...

Just leave it as is. Its either exactly like stock or slightly different nothing big...

Just remember to dissable that option to put apps in the "middle" between 2 grids, it looks awful

Faruko said:
Just remember to dissable that option to put apps in the "middle" between 2 grids, it looks awful
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Cannot find this, any further info about it?

Knight77 said:
Cannot find this, any further info about it?
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Where you chose the size (3x3, 4x3, etc...) of the grid theres an "option" un check it !

Changing DPI Lollipop

I've recently upgraded to 5.0.1 on my N910H. I always previously changed my DPI, but without (yet) Xposed App Settings to sort out the misbehaving apps, I was worried about Lollipop.
I've now changed my DPI to 480 and TouchWiz Lollipop is at this DPI is not too bad.
What doesn't look correct:
Launcher
Camera
Dailer
What does look great:
Pretty much everything else including
Floating SMS
Contacts
Logs
Calculator
Samsung Keyboard
Lockscreen
Settings
I can live with the dialer and camera looking odd until either Xposed is fixed for TouchWiz or someone mods it. You also use Google Camera instead. For the launcher I use Nova.

How do you change your DPI to 480 ?
Is there a special root tool ? Or manual on the config ? If config, what did you change ?

Slider-Override said:
How do you change your DPI to 480 ?
Is there a special root tool ? Or manual on the config ? If config, what did you change ?
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Install textdroid from the play store..then you can change your global dpi

Slider-Override said:
How do you change your DPI to 480 ?
Is there a special root tool ? Or manual on the config ? If config, what did you change ?
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Change it in the build prop text. I use root explorer but I am sure most file explorers will work too

Right, I changes it with "ROM tool box" but a lot off apps looks strange no alternative to app settings for me

The camera app's dpi you can adjust with "App Settings", available for download as an xposed module. I've set it the camera app dpi back to 640 and that works like a charm.
I've been using nova launcher for some time now and had no problems with changing overall dpi.
The dialer on the other hand still looks "odd" . Still looking for a solution for that but as you also said: "i can live with that"
Edit:
I've been to quick . There are/were compatibility issues between xposed and lollipop, not sure if app settings works with lollipop

Slider-Override said:
Right, I changes it with "ROM tool box" but a lot off apps looks strange no alternative to app settings for me
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Which apps look strange? For me it's only the dialer and Camera.
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5 icons row on home screen

There are any posibility to have 5 icons row with the stock launcher? (like Nexus 6P, same resolution and screen size phone)
Thanks!

matiasggg said:
There are any posibility to have 5 icons row with the stock launcher? (like Nexus 6P, same resolution and screen size phone)
Thanks!
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If you have Xposed, you can use XGels to accomplish that.

brholt6 said:
If you have Xposed, you can use XGels to accomplish that.
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I dont want root the phone.. buy may be is the only way

You can try downloading Nova Launcher from the play store (or another launcher if you prefer, but Nova is often regarded as the best). It's not the stock launcher but it is very feature rich and runs like a charm. The only thing you'd be missing from the stock launcher is swiping left to Google Now, but there's a million and a half other ways to use a shortcut for Google Now. I personally don't miss it much.
Anyway, now that I've gone off on a tangent, yeah Nova Launcher let's you customize the grid layout of your home screen. I use 5 columns (like the 6P) and it really is great.

As the rest mentioned your only two possibilities are to root your phone and install xposed then use something like XGels or GravityBox or Install a custom launcher. Your best bet for custom launcher would have to be Nova Launcher as it's the closest to stock. You can even set up vertical scrolling. I'm rooted and my launcher of choice is Nova Launcher. Trust me Google Now is not as good as you might think.

matiasggg said:
There are any posibility to have 5 icons row with the stock launcher? (like Nexus 6P, same resolution and screen size phone)
Thanks!
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Did you update the Google launcher? I seem to have it, not sure if its a feature of the ROM I am on or not which is why I am asking if you updated your Google launcher app.

yes, i have the last version, but no 5 icons in a row...
nice clock/weather widget, what is it?

matiasggg said:
yes, i have the last version, but no 5 icons in a row...
nice clock/weather widget, what is it?
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I even changed roms, and I still have 5 icon rows...so I guess it could be the rom
Go Weather Ex, I am not a fan of them usually (due to their ads) but I couldn't pass it up...and its free.

I use Apex Launcher and can customize it many different ways.
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matiasggg said:
There are any posibility to have 5 icons row with the stock launcher? (like Nexus 6P, same resolution and screen size phone)
Thanks!
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Change screen DPI

ibila said:
Change screen DPI
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I change DPI, still grid on 4 icons

siqwell said:
I change DPI, still grid on 4 icons
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What number are you on? I'm on 560 DPI

Not sure how many places i've answered this question, but anyway...
- Remove LauncherConfig, which is locking rows to 4 icons from /system/app
- Reboot
- Wipe data on Google App
- Go to home screen
- You now have 5 icons per row
No need to use another launcher or Xposed apps or DPI changes if you're rooted and want to use GNL with 5 icon rows, as it should be.
It's incredibly dumb how Motorola is setting Google's launcher up that way with a phone that has a large display.
This works on Marshmallow too.

Thanks. This worked with out an issue.

Omg have hey still not changed this by default yet ?

Is there a way to do this without root?

davidfi01 said:
Is there a way to do this without root?
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You wont be able to edit the files with out having root access to do so.

Awesome! 5x5 Moto X Pure
Spasticdroid said:
Not sure how many places i've answered this question, but anyway...
- Remove LauncherConfig, which is locking rows to 4 icons from /system/app
- Reboot
- Wipe data on Google App
- Go to home screen
- You now have 5 icons per row
No need to use another launcher or Xposed apps or DPI changes if you're rooted and want to use GNL with 5 icon rows, as it should be.
It's incredibly dumb how Motorola is setting Google's launcher up that way with a phone that has a large display.
This works on Marshmallow too.
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You rock. This info should be in the FAQs at the top.
CAVEAT to the rest: This will reset all your screens to the default. Now's your chance to clean up all those friggin icons all over the place.

OnedeeTentee said:
You rock. This info should be in the FAQs at the top.
CAVEAT to the rest: This will reset all your screens to the default. Now's your chance to clean up all those friggin icons all over the place.
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I checked on system/app but I don't see launcherconfig. Is it inside of a folder? I'm using root explorer
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If you're rooted, why not just use this command in terminal?
pm disable com.motorola.launcherconfig
I haven't used it, but don't see why it wouldn't work. Also avoids any modification to system partition.

Wallpaper Motion Effect and Rotation for stock TW launcher

Hi folks,
i really like the wallpaper motion effect, but to use it you have to set the Touchwiz Launcher as default. If you have a theme running or more than the TW launcher you can´t choose the motion effect. so i decided to make a little, litle script to switch the settings from "0" to "1". You have to run it on a rooted device with a script executer like Root browser.(rename the files from txt to sh)
I also modded the wallpapercropper2 (oreo) so you have always the option for motion effect independently if the stock TW launcher is set as default. Just swap it with an file explorer in system/priv-app/wallpapercropper2.
Enjoy it!
Wallpaper rotation
On the stock TW launcher on my Note 8 the wallpaper rotatin works if i cange that line in sytem/etc/floating_feature.xml
Code:
<SEC_FLOATING_FEATURE_LOCKSCREEN_CONFIG_WALLPAPER_STYLE>MOTION,INFINITY,VIDEO,[COLOR="red"]INCONSISTENCY[/COLOR]</SEC_FLOATING_FEATURE_LOCKSCREEN_CONFIG_WALLPAPER_STYLE>
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<SEC_FLOATING_FEATURE_LOCKSCREEN_CONFIG_WALLPAPER_STYLE>MOTION,INFINITY,VIDEO,[COLOR="Red"]CONSISTENCY[/COLOR]</SEC_FLOATING_FEATURE_LOCKSCREEN_CONFIG_WALLPAPER_STYLE>
This is just for stock TW launcher!!!

Lekker...
and2 said:
Hi folks,
i really like the wallpaper motion effect, but to use it you have to set the Touchwiz Launcher as default. If you have a theme running or more than the TW launcher you can´t choose the motion effect. so i decided to make a little, litle script to switch the settings from "0" to "1". You have to run it on a rooted device with a script executer like Root browser.(rename the files from txt to sh)
I also modded the wallpapercropper2 (oreo) so you have always the option for motion effect independently from the launcher. Just swap it with an file explorer in system/priv-app/wallpapercropper2.
Enjoy it!
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Hi Dev, this is what i was looking for for some time now. Thanks.
However i have enabled this and does not seem to be working on nova launcher.
Any advice? I also can't run the script on my device, am rooted using fx explorer and tried terminal emu. Managed to run the script, however still no effect on nova.

FdeKlerk said:
Hi Dev, this is what i was looking for for some time now. Thanks.
However i have enabled this and does not seem to be working on nova launcher.
Any advice? I also can't run the script on my device, am rooted using fx explorer and tried terminal emu. Managed to run the script, however still no effect on nova.
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Sorry mate, it´s just for Touchwiz.

Touchwiz
and2 said:
Sorry mate, it´s just for Touchwiz.
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Hi, i am using a note 8 stock rom, just using nova launcher and in your OP you state,
I also modded the wallpapercropper2 (oreo) so you have always the option for motion effect independently from the launcher
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So I assume you mean that no matter what gallery app you use to select your image one will have the scroll option...

Is this the parallax effect that you cant turn on when you apply a wallpaper?
Since were to moving. wallapapers and touchwiz, wth happened to scroll effect on homescreen? Really miss that one.

and2 said:
Sorry mate, it´s just for Touchwiz.
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The wording on your original post gives the implication that this script will make it possible to use the Infinity wallpapers with any launcher. If this only works with Touchwiz, then what exactly is the purpose of it, since the Infinity wallpapers will already be working?

FdeKlerk said:
So I assume you mean that no matter what gallery app you use to select your image one will have the scroll option...
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No. Usally to have the motion effect option (not scroll option) you have to set the TW launcher as default launcher. Now you have this option without a default launcher. I also switch between Nova and TW, so i can switch the wallpaper for TW with that option.
PlutoDelic said:
Is this the parallax effect that you cant turn on when you apply a wallpaper?
Since were to moving. wallapapers and touchwiz, wth happened to scroll effect on homescreen? Really miss that one.
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Yes, is Parallax. I knew it as Wallpaper Motion effect. I also miss the scroll effect but could not find it til now.
Max_Terrible said:
The wording on your original post gives the implication that this script will make it possible to use the Infinity wallpapers with any launcher. If this only works with Touchwiz, then what exactly is the purpose of it, since the Infinity wallpapers will already be working?
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It´s not Infinity wallpapers - is Wallpaper motion effect.

and2 said:
Yes, is Parallax. I knew it as Wallpaper Motion effect. I also miss the scroll effect but could not find it til now.
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The feature you say is not possible with theme's installed? That might be due to the wallpaper set from the theme itself, cause i do use themes and it works. I use APOD wallpapers usually in high quality and set them manually through the built-in wallpaper changer, motion effect was always possible. Most of the themes come with wallpapers, and that probably might be the culprit.
And yea, i really miss the Wallpaper Scroll effect...it just doesnt make sense how they get rid of features without any sort of negative feedback.

Just came here to correct myself, and thank @and2 for this little gift.
I randomly tried a theme out there, just to find out that Motion Effect completely disappeared from any theme after. I'm really fond to that effect. Thanks again man.

How to hide the statusbar icons?

System Ui demo mode method does not work ((

ru_dimka said:
System Ui demo mode method does not work ((
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I'm interested in this too... Just tried nova launcher and just add a black stripe...

There is a new version of good lock with quick panel app you can remove a handful of icons

Yup using good lock you can remove the icons or add what you want, its really nice.

Where can i find it?

renton82 said:
Where can i find it?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bluehorizonapps.nicelock3
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If you have issues getting that good lock stuff to work, there's also The SystemUI Tuner app on the Play Store, but it requires a couple ADB commands to give it permissions first.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zacharee1.systemuituner