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Home replacement

I use SPB Shell as my home replacement. My problem is I cant set the stock home app as default. When I hit the home button it always goes to SPB Shell even when I have the stock home app set to default and have cleared SPB Shell as the default. I use the Home switcher app from the market and set the stock app as the default. When I clear the default on SPB Shell and hit the home button the stock home app doesnt even show up as an option. Is anyone else having this issue and does any one know of a fix?

The same thing happened for me with launcherpro to go back to stock i had to uninstall LP. I actually like the stock launcher better for the first time ever than LP.

It may be just me, but my screen looks much more vibrant when using SPB Shell. The colors actually look sharper. I have shown it to others and they think the same also.

tmc896 said:
The same thing happened for me with launcherpro to go back to stock i had to uninstall LP. I actually like the stock launcher better for the first time ever than LP.
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Did you just abandon Launcher Pro all together or did you figure out a way to fix it?

What about the home switcher app in the market.
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pittphan said:
What about the home switcher app in the market.
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I use it but it wont keep the default set for the stock home app.

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and this means what?

What I don't get is why install a home replacement of you don't intend on replacing the home?

mufc1991 said:
What I don't get is why install a home replacement of you don't intend on replacing the home?
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First off for what SPB Shell 3D costs of course I'm going to install it, for principal if nothing else. I do however really like it. Secondly I want the option and ability to switch between home replacements if I want to.

has anyone using other launchers like launcher pro go launcher or adw, tried to freeze the stock launcher. i know that most roms come with a market launcher already loaded and therefore there is no stock launcher.
So any ideas if running a market launcher, that freezing the stock launcher would be ok or not
any ideas

There is an app called Homesmack that fixes the issue with the launcher defaults.
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mzimand said:
There is an app called Homesmack that fixes the issue with the launcher defaults.
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I tried it but it still didnt work, but I do like the app better than the home switcher app I was using so I'm gonna keep it. Thanks for the heads up.

smacinskyjr said:
It may be just me, but my screen looks much more vibrant when using SPB Shell. The colors actually look sharper. I have shown it to others and they think the same also.
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Noo, it's not just you. I took the plunge and bought it. It is MUCH smoother, faster in general (IMO), and the colors look GREAT

Glad im not the only one on here to think so.
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try home manager from the. market

I ran launcher pro for a bit now im using go launcher its basicly the same but a few more tweaks!
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[Q] Smooth out blur launcher

Was just wondering whatelse can be modified or tweaked to get rid of the jitter in the blur launcher. It seems to only occur if you have more than 2 app drawers, and it only occurs one time when you change app drawers. The performance will be nice and smooth till you close the app drawer, and once you open it back up, same issue occurs. Is this something we possibly can correct via build prop? I have Max Events bumped up to 200 and don't notice a difference. Or is this just something we have to hope for motorola to fix? Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks .
Edit: forgot to mention it doesn't happen all the time.

I never noticed this. Can you post a vid of what you mean?

Maybe it will be fixed in the next OTA for the bionic.
I personally recommend using ADW Ex Launcher though.

Tivo7 said:
Maybe it will be fixed in the next OTA for the bionic.
I personally recommend using ADW Ex Launcher though.
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It's not.
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mistawolfe said:
It's not.
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The next OTA isnt even out yet bro. 5.5.893 is just a leak. They might not even release that.

When you open the blur home and have atleast 3 app drawers change drawers and there will be a stutter.
Like I said in OP only occurs one time everytime you open the blur home app drawer.
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zetsumeikuro said:
When you open the blur home and have atleast 3 app drawers change drawers and there will be a stutter.
Like I said in OP only occurs one time everytime you open the blur home app drawer.
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3 app drawers? Most people just have 1 :O
Unless you're talking about different pages of apps if you use that appdrawer option. (I use 4D vertical scroll)

Windows slots app pages w/e you want to call them derp.
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zetsumeikuro said:
Windows slots app pages w/e you want to call them derp.
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Yeah then you were talking about pages. I didn't know.
You should try using one of the one continuous scrolling options. So theres no pages, just one long scroll through your apps.

I don't think the blur launcher has that?
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Tivo7 said:
The next OTA isnt even out yet bro. 5.5.893 is just a leak. They might not even release that.
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893 is the official OTA that's dropping. You'll be eating these words in a week or two.
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Any ideas team? Maybe v6?
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Supercharged with hard to kill and the jittering from the app menu is pretty much gone/minimal. Guess at this point it's gotta be up to motor or the devs here.maybe!
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Tivo7 said:
3 app drawers? Most people just have 1 :O
Unless you're talking about different pages of apps if you use that appdrawer option. (I use 4D vertical scroll)
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What is the 4d vertical scoll? I hate the horizontal page flip thing.....

wardo5757 said:
What is the 4d vertical scoll? I hate the horizontal page flip thing.....
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It's a feature for the app drawer in ADW Launcher EX.

zetsumeikuro said:
It's a feature for the app drawer in ADW Launcher EX.
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thanks. the only thing i dont like about the blur launcher is that goofy horizontal page scroll, I hate it! the only option is to use an aftermarket launcher, i use launcher pro. for me its the smothest and most customizable out there.

Nova Launcher on Xoom w/ ICS?

Now that ICS has come to the Xoom, has anyone tried installing Nova Launcher on it? Any issues to be aware of before trying it?
I really like it on my GNex and want to use it for both devices, if possible.

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Now that ICS has come to the Xoom, has anyone tried installing Nova Launcher on it? Any issues to be aware of before trying it?
I really like it on my GNex and want to use it for both devices, if possible.
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Works Perfectly!

danman7 said:
Now that ICS has come to the Xoom, has anyone tried installing Nova Launcher on it? Any issues to be aware of before trying it?
I really like it on my GNex and want to use it for both devices, if possible.
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Not having much luck with it. A lot of the screens won't let me add anything.

Am I doing something wrong? I don't see a dock

Cubanluke88 said:
Am I doing something wrong? I don't see a dock
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There's no dock in ICS.
Version 13 running beautiful for me, insane speed and 0 lags!!!
Finnaly a good launcher for Xoom!

SlugmanBR said:
There's no dock in ICS.
Version 13 running beautiful for me, insane speed and 0 lags!!!
Finnaly a good launcher for Xoom!
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I think you're kinda wrong, at least for Nova. If you look in the settings for Nova, there are settings for a Dock. And when shown on other devices (Galaxy Nexus from what I've seen) there is a dock.

their is a dock just play round with it, will appear
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Cubanluke88 said:
I think you're kinda wrong, at least for Nova. If you look in the settings for Nova, there are settings for a Dock. And when shown on other devices (Galaxy Nexus from what I've seen) there is a dock.
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I think what he meant was, that there was no dock on the xoom.

asmanthebell said:
their is a dock just play round with it, will appear
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Can you be more descriptive? Have you gotten the dock to show on the Xoom?

Beta 13
Home screen transition animations => stack
Starts messing up the ability to use icons on the screen... clicking on icons makes the launcher think you are trying to turn pages...
"cube" works well...
Great launcher... looking forward to tablet specific and "pro" options...

Didn't work for me!!(nova)

I got it to work but it wants to push my wallpaper down about 1/4 of the screen

Try apex launcher....
Works awesome
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Please where can i download the apex launcher?
best regards
Craxx
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Craxx said:
Please where can i download the apex launcher?
best regards
Craxx
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
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Last 2-3 days i am using Nova Launcher and better than stock launcher
Best Regards
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LPHS said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
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thx for the link
Craxx
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Anybody like nova over ADW?

nova is very cool, i use it
...some bugs still there, but never mind...
Craxx
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I had a few minor problems with mine when I tried on cm9 it was like the apps became part of the background and would not move but I deleted and re installed without an issue. I prefer the stock cm9 just fine I only run it at 1.2 compared to the usual 1.5 its so smooth.
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custom launcher

anyone using a custom launcher? i was thinking about nova launcher, any feedback is appreciated.

anybody?

Nova.
Actually, while we are here. Anyone found a way to rotate the lock screen?

Locklear308 said:
Nova.
Actually, while we are here. Anyone found a way to rotate the lock screen?
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nope, not sure how to.

I love nova and the paid version is worth it in my oipinon. I hear good things about apex but I have never used it
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apex launcher here.

curious what the main differences are between nova and apex...

I really like nova launcher. At least give it a shot
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dbett4 said:
I really like nova launcher. At least give it a shot
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will do thx

Locklear308 said:
Nova.
Actually, while we are here. Anyone found a way to rotate the lock screen?
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Well if you want your lockscreen in landscape, I believe you have to change the LCD density in the build.prop to give it "tablet ui" which will also make the launcher landscape. hope this answers your question!

I threw Nova on immediately for the rotating homescreen. Works wonderful! And super fast of course!
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Running bone stock with nova prime and couldent ask for better butter
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str8killinya said:
Running bone stock with nova prime and couldent ask for better butter
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sounds good

[Q] Homepage app display to big, can i make smaller?

Anyone know if you can make the middle (2nd) homepage with the apps on etc. a bit smaller than the default big ones on a 4x4 display.. My previous phone;s Galaxy S2 and Nexus all had a 5x4 display for the app icons and i really don't like the massive gaps between all the app icons.
Can't see anything in the options to do this...
Is it possible?
Thanks

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You will need to use a 3rd party launcher like Apex or Nova for that. Not possible on the stock launcher.

4x5 is option in Stock...
Not enough for Stock?.....

sferg.410 said:
no replies????
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Get Nova launcher, you can customixe the size of the icons.

sgtrhd said:
4x5 is option in Stock...
Not enough for Stock?.....
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Yes 5 x 4 in the app pages but i am talking about the 2nd homepage where it is 4 x 4... why cant the home page be 5 x 4 also... seems to be the only bad bit of design i have found with the phone...

grneyez said:
Get Nova launcher, you can customixe the size of the icons.
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Cant use anything that involves rooting the phone as I use banking apps and they do not work when a phone is rooted.

OK, I see nova is an app.. I will look into it. Thanks

sferg.410 said:
Cant use anything that involves rooting the phone as I use banking apps and they do not work when a phone is rooted.
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I use Nova and my phone is rooted and I use banking apps with no problem. What banking apps are giving you issues? See attached. for a screenshot on Nova.
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grneyez said:
I use Nova and my phone is rooted and I use banking apps with no problem. What banking apps are giving you issues? See attached. for a screenshot on Nova.
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I use UK Banks. LloydsTSB and Barclays banking apps and Barclays PingIT. I have only had my HTC for 4 days... dont know anything about rooting it yet.. Had a Gnex before and when i rooted that, none of the banking apps would work as they could see it had been rooted and considered it a security problem
Have Nova now and it is good, just a shame i lose the direct screen rotate widget/icon that the HTC One comes with but Nova does not recognise.. found that pretty useful and i find screen rotation very annoying when i dont want it to rotate but it does and it is at a slight angle!!

I guess UK Banks are more secure good thing. I use multiple banking apps to pay bills transfer funds, etc. never had any security issues. As for rooting, its a whole new world for your phone. Most important thing is to read,read. And read the developers instructions before attempting to root. You could brick your phone if your not careful. Glad you found Nova useful. Good luck if you decide to root your ONE. Remember read!!!!
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grneyez said:
Get Nova launcher, you can customixe the size of the icons.
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You can do that in apex as well
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