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Hey guys. Sorry if this is a stupid question. I've searched and google'd and couldnt find the answer. Could someone explain how to use this app?
I've seen docks with four icons with different apps linked to them, but im stuck with the three buttoms (apps, phone, personalize).
I want to change the dock and some icons but after watching some tutorials for this app the phone doesn't have some of the options in the tutorials.
Im on 2.2.1, S-OFF, and rooted.
Can someone teach me how to do this with this app? And if this app can't do that can someone direct me to one that can?
Thanks!! Sorry for being a noob

To have custom items in your dock use an other launcher then Sense. Something like ADW or launcher pro. Hope this helps
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good launchers:
GO Launcher (EX) - my favorite so far
ADW Launcher (EX)
Launcher Pro
OpenHome
Panda Home
Launcher 7 - Windows Phone 7-styled, usable but not really similar to the real WP7 experience

if only go launcher had the ability to disable the dock and use adw icon themes, it would have been perfect.

hussainmushahid said:
if only go launcher had the ability to disable the dock
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Well, you could just leave all of the icons in the blank, the go launcher has an option for that.
and use adw icon themes, it would have been perfect.
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Yeah, that would've been neat, but I'm sticking to Desktop VisualizeR right now where this wouldn't help either way.

hisbrightsky said:
Well, you could just leave all of the icons in the blank, the go launcher has an option for that.
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I want to put something in that empty space, only ADW has the option to completely disable the dock.

hussainmushahid said:
I want to put something in that empty space, only ADW has the option to completely disable the dock.
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Yup, that's true.

do any of these launchers have the ability to change the icons in the app drawer?

chris_barsoum said:
do any of these launchers have the ability to change the icons in the app drawer?
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I don't think so.

chris_barsoum said:
do any of these launchers have the ability to change the icons in the app drawer?
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Launcher pro + customer launcher icons.
change icons, and the dock itself.
Excellent. Gives the phone a new look at any time.

jaztim said:
Launcher pro + customer launcher icons.
change icons, and the dock itself.
Excellent. Gives the phone a new look at any time.
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thats just on the launcher dock, i mean inside the app drawer

does Goluncher can change the lock screen??? if yes: how? if no: which app could help me?

hisbrightsky said:
good launchers:
GO Launcher (EX) - my favorite so far
ADW Launcher (EX)
Launcher Pro
OpenHome
Panda Home
Launcher 7 - Windows Phone 7-styled, usable but not really similar to the real WP7 experience
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where i can download these? can i use these apps even my fone is unrooted.

johnnyoch said:
where i can download these? can i use these apps even my fone is unrooted.
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You can find them in the Market on your phone.
And yes you can use them without root.
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chris_barsoum said:
do any of these launchers have the ability to change the icons in the app drawer?
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launcher pro+ and adw launcher ex both have the option to change the icons in the app drawer. Just download a .apk icon/theme file, try out ADWi2 theme.

How to use full screen in tablet mode

Does anyone know how to use the full screen when in tablet mode?...because the drawer and homescreens don't use the full screen.
I don't see the point in having the phone in tablet mode when you can't even use the whole screen to put the app shortcuts and widgets where you want them, thanks.

Use Apex launcher and set the grid to 8x8 both landscape and portrait.

ranjan.alva said:
Use Apex launcher and set the grid to 8x8 both landscape and portrait.
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Woohoo!!! It works...thank you!

Nova Launcher lockscreen

Hi,
using Nova Launcher I configured Icons on the bottom quick launch tray.
On Lockscreen the icons are still the ones configured for the sense launcher.
They change only after unlocking the phone.
Any ideas?

Delete HTC Sense 5

Phonandroid said:
Delete HTC Sense 5
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OK, any other ideas?

Jericoacoara said:
Hi,
using Nova Launcher I configured Icons on the bottom quick launch tray.
On Lockscreen the icons are still the ones configured for the sense launcher.
They change only after unlocking the phone.
Any ideas?
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You have to go back to the sense launcher first and do it that way, once back on nova launcher they will show up on lock screen.
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It's because the lockscreen is being controlled by sense and your home screen by Nova. Two different beasts

CNexus said:
It's because the lockscreen is being controlled by sense and your home screen by Nova. Two different beasts
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Ok.
Installed Home Switcher,
changed to Sense Launcher,
configured Quicklaunch same as Nova Settings
changed back to Nova.
Experience is now not the same but quite similar.
But didn't understand: Why is the lockscreen always sense and not Nova???

Because you have just put a launcher on the phone and not done anything to your lockscreen you are still using the sense lockscreen so it will be based on sense still.
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Nova isn't a lockscreen, its a launcher

Get Holo Locker to get the stock lockscreen for Nova.

OK, hope to understand: lock screen is one app, launcher another?
But shouldn't it change to Nova launcher when using a quicklaunch icon then?
The behaviour I see is that using a quicklaunch icon from lockscreen starts sense launcher,
Back button stays in sense. Lock and Unlock again is sense. Changes to nova
first time i press Home. Could call it a feature: Can easily get blinkfeed under nova
this way

Jericoacoara said:
OK, hope to understand: lock screen is one app, launcher another?
But shouldn't it change to Nova launcher when using a quicklaunch icon then?
The behaviour I see is that using a quicklaunch icon from lockscreen starts sense launcher,
Back button stays in sense. Lock and Unlock again is sense. Changes to nova
first time i press Home. Could call it a feature: Can easily get blinkfeed under nova
this way
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those five icons on your lock screen are just shortcuts that mirror the five icons on your SENSE launcher. So regardless of what icons you have there using NOVA launcher, the lock screen will still show what's on the SENSE launcher.
So if you want to change the icons there, go back to using the sense launcher and change the five icons to the ones you want, then go back to using nova.

lockscreen widget issue
I have a galaxy s4 verizon, rooted, running gummy rom, launcher3 is preset in the rom and I downloaded Nova launcher. There is a yahoo weather widget on my lockscreen that I cannot find any settings for in either launcher or rom settings. It is registering temp in celsius and I need farenheit, haha. Any suggestions? Thanks

babydollnyroch said:
I have a galaxy s4 verizon, rooted, running gummy rom, launcher3 is preset in the rom and I downloaded Nova launcher. There is a yahoo weather widget on my lockscreen that I cannot find any settings for in either launcher or rom settings. It is registering temp in celsius and I need farenheit, haha. Any suggestions? Thanks
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Hey, did you find out where to change this (I have it on farenheit and need celsius ) ?

scrolling Wallpaper

Sup everyone? Is there a way to get the wallpaper to scroll across the different home screens? Is a mod needed? I used a 3rd party launcher (ApexPro) and it doesn't scroll either. All my HD wallpapers are cropped into tiny columns

atm i don't see any mod about this.
However, you can use another launcher like nova if you want this

vibrant808 said:
Sup everyone? Is there a way to get the wallpaper to scroll across the different home screens? Is a mod needed? I used a 3rd party launcher (ApexPro) and it doesn't scroll either. All my HD wallpapers are cropped into tiny columns
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theres a app in google play called landscape wallpaper thats what i use

Guich said:
atm i don't see any mod about this.
However, you can use another launcher like nova if you want this
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Nova lets you do this? I have the option selected in Apex and it still doesnt do it.

vibrant808 said:
Sup everyone? Is there a way to get the wallpaper to scroll across the different home screens? Is a mod needed? I used a 3rd party launcher (ApexPro) and it doesn't scroll either. All my HD wallpapers are cropped into tiny columns
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There is no need for any rom....install the attached file it works well or you can install from google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=lwp.superluminar.swallpaper&feature=search_result
hope it helps you

vibrant808 said:
Nova lets you do this? I have the option selected in Apex and it still doesnt do it.
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I'm using sense.
However, i saw that with apex it will work, in the one of my friend it works..

Blue shade in recent apps?

Anyone else notice that when viewing the recent apps the screen takes a blue shade?
These screens are in the recents screen and the home screen.

Bug with 3rd party launcher. Don't even try to use split screen, you will have to restart launcher.

birnee said:
Bug with 3rd party launcher. Don't even try to use split screen, you will have to restart launcher.
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Haha I immediatly tried split and wow totally messed up. After trying split screen it now shows nothing in the recents but I tap the screen and a recent app comes up.
Any launcher that works properly?

grantdb said:
Any launcher that works properly?
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Huawei home ?

You can uninstall huawei Launcher (if you have another one) it solves the problem.

birnee said:
Huawei home ?
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Hehe

Looks like the latest update has fixed the blue shade in 3/4 times LOL but the split window is still a mess. I use Nova launcher anyone found one that works that is NOT the pre-installed home?

I use square home launcher and it works well.
I have the old multitask screen but, it's not a problem for me.
I've uninstalled huawei launcher.

grantdb said:
Haha I immediatly tried split and wow totally messed up. After trying split screen it now shows nothing in the recents but I tap the screen and a recent app comes up.
Any launcher that works properly?
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Nova Launcher is working perfectly with mine

Areeb_Sattar said:
Nova Launcher is working perfectly with mine
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Nova version 6 and emui 9.0.0.213?

This thread discusses 3rd party launcher bugs in the recents screen :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20-pro/themes/root-emui-9-qwickstep-recents-screen-t3914487

grantdb said:
Nova version 6 and emui 9.0.0.213?
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Yes Nova launcher 6 and emui 9.0.0.282 currently