This should be a rather quick tip. You need to use Nova launcher for it to work, but other launchers might have similar functionality...
1.) long hold on an empty part of the homescreen
2.) choose "shortcuts"
3.) choose "activities"
4.) scroll to your favourite Gear VR app and tap once to open the dropdown, then once more to select the activity
5.) now when you tap the icon it will go directly into that specific app (useful if you dont want to scroll through apps for five minutes every time)
Domen Lo said:
This should be a rather quick tip. You need to use Nova launcher for it to work, but other launchers might have similar functionality...
1.) long hold on an empty part of the homescreen
2.) choose "shortcuts"
3.) choose "activities"
4.) scroll to your favourite Gear VR app and tap once to open the dropdown, then once more to select the activity
5.) now when you tap the icon it will go directly into that specific app (useful if you dont want to scroll through apps for five minutes every time)
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Thanks for sharing. I really love to see people making, what may seem like, even the smallest contribution (fyi this isn't the smallest). For me, this is what it's all about so I feel it's only fitting to show appreciation. Thanks.
Domen Lo said:
This should be a rather quick tip. You need to use Nova launcher for it to work, but other launchers might have similar functionality...
1.) long hold on an empty part of the homescreen
2.) choose "shortcuts"
3.) choose "activities"
4.) scroll to your favourite Gear VR app and tap once to open the dropdown, then once more to select the activity
5.) now when you tap the icon it will go directly into that specific app (useful if you dont want to scroll through apps for five minutes every time)
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Great workaround for the MilkVR missing issue. :highfive:
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I have three launchers on my Captivate, original TW, Launcher pro, and ADW. Every time I hit Home button (2nd from left), I get the window to select which one. It has a checkbox at the bottom to select to use the one hit as default from then on.
My question is, once that checkbox is selected (say if I selected ADW), how in the future can I get back to, e.g., TW? I could open Launcherpro or ADW from Apps, (but I would hate to have to go to Apps every time to open it)! But I don't see how to ever get back to TouchWiz since it is not in Apps. ??
Can you make that selection window show again once you have checked a specific default?
Settings, applications, manage, launcher you are using, clear defaults
Use home switcher or go into menu, settings, applications, choose all, find the default launcher, click on it and select clear defaults. From memory but should be close.
after you choose the default, to reset the default:
from homescreen, menu, settings
applications, manage applications
find your current default launcher in the list, click on it
select CLEAR DEFAULTS
hit home and it will ask you what to use
Thanks.
Love this place--it should be named "answers are here!"
newter55 said:
Use home switcher
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I agree...use home switcher. I t makes life a lot easier, especially when you want to try out some launchers without going back and forth to the settings menu.
Alright, I did some searching, but like any forum, it's generally messy.
I was interested updating my Nook, to either Froyo, or Gingerbread(?), or the latest firmware from B&N...
Rooting it, and retaining root.
Perhaps getting GApps
Definitely getting Market access.
If anyone could point me to the best links in an orderly fashion, I would appreciate that many folds.
http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting
http://nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor
good luck
you don't even need to search. all of the threads are on the first page of the dev forum.
That may be but I wasn't aware that development was for the general user. I'm new here using my husband's account.
Thanks for the help guys.
Sorry for being really retarded, but how to add widgets to home screen? Namely the facebook one.
Also how come downloaded apps don't appear in extra till i reboot the book? I can search and access them but not from the extras menu till reboot.
XaSe said:
Sorry for being really retarded, but how to add widgets to home screen? Namely the facebook one.
Also how come downloaded apps don't appear in extra till i reboot the book? I can search and access them but not from the extras menu till reboot.
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What launcher are you using, stock?
Yes... is there a method to do it with stock via ADB or a launcher you recommend?
Try LauncherPro or ADW, or just search the market for "Launcher". After you install a new launcher, the next time that you press your home button, you'll see a dialog with the list of installed launcher apps with a checkbox at the bottom.
If you have SoftKeys installed, I'd set that as the default (ticking the checkbox), and then configure SoftKeys to passthru a single press of the home button to LauncherPro, ADW, or whatever you want for a home screen manager/launcher.
Once you replace the stock launcher, to add a widget, perform a "long press" on the home screen. This is simply pressing on an available (no icon) area of the home screen for ~2 seconds. You should now see the "Add to home screen" dialog where you can select from several actions. Select "Widgets" and a list of available widgets will be displayed.
HTH
Ok set soft keys as home now how doi configure it to passthrough?
Go to the app drawer and launch SoftKeys. Click the screwdriver icon on the toolbar that appears at the bottom of the screen. This will bring you to the SoftKeys configuration screen.
Select "Virtual Home Button"
Select "Normal Press"
A list of all installed launchers will appear.
Select the one that you want the SoftKeys virtual home button to launch when it's pressed.
Press the back button
Select "Physical Home Button"
Select "Button"
Select the option "Single Tap Launcher, Double Tap SoftKeys"
Now, when you press the home button, you'll go straight to your default launcher. A quick double-press will take you to the SoftKeys app, which acts as a task switcher, among many other things.
Thanks that was a big help guys.
More things some people might just not know about, if you do, good for you, if you don't you do now! If you have more common but, not so general knowledge, post it!
1. Pull down your notification curtain and long press on one of the toggles. If you long press on WiFi it will bring you to the settings page for WiFi, if you long press on Bluetooth it will take you to Bluetooth settings page and so on.
2. On the LGHome launcher if you go to the app drawer and press the menu capacitive button and select "layout" you can choose to have your apps in categories, as seperate pages or one long vertical list.
3. If you are in category view you can "close" pinch the screen and the categories will roll up for better view. If you look at the bottom of the screen you will see two options "Manage App" and "Manage Category".
"Manage App" will let you move apps from category to category and you can easily uninstall apps from the app drawer this way.
"Manage Category" will let you add new categories and rearrange them if you would like, you can't remove the default categories though. Say you want "Games" "Utilities" and "Forum Apps" seperated, this is how you would do it without making folders.
4. While in List view you can "close" pinch the screen to collapse the alphabetical categories for another easy way to navigate apps.
5. Instead of pulling apps from the app drawer one by one, long click the homepage and select "Shortcuts" at the bottom, then select "Applications" here you can choose multiple apps at one time, a "batch" add.
6. When you go to contacts, "close" pinch on the screen to collapse alphabetical categories as well. I find this MUCH faster than scrolling down with the side bar.
7. You can change the middle two dock icons if you long press the app from the app drawer you can place it where you want to replace the existing icon. However you cannot delete icons from the dock, only over write. For example you cannot have 3 icons (including the app drawer).
8. On LGHome launcher up at the top you will see the Desktop Indicators if you press on the either side of the middle circle it will quickly take you to either the first or last Desktop. You must press on the dots themselves for this to work. This is handy for those that have a lot of Desktops all filled with stuff, if you are on the first Desktop and need something from the SECOND to last Desktop you can just click on the right side of the middle dot then scroll back one to the Desktop you need. It beats flicking across your screen 5-6 times, you can reduce that to a press and one fling.
I can't think of any more off the top of my head but, if I remember or discover anything else that's common but, not so general knowledge I will be sure to post it.
Is there any way to change the 4 static quick shortcuts at the bottom of the main screen?
Yes, (but only the middle 2) if you long press the app from the app drawer you can place it where you want to replace the existing icon. However you cannot delete icons from the dock, only over write. For example you cannot have 3 icons (including the app drawer).
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Edited first post with the tip above ^^^^^ and another for the LGHome launcher.
Long press the power button together with the Home button. After the click a screendump will be available in /mnt/sdcard/CapturedImages
Moderators: this thread was originally a question, but is now a solution due to my exploration and problem-solving. If you can move to "general" it would be more helpful.
A lot of people mention using AnyCut to get to the Nook home after installing a third-party launcher. However, AnyCut + Home2 provides an easy way to switch launchers on the rooted Nook HD. I just set it up on mine by setting the "n" to launch Nova Launcher on first press and go to Nook home on the double press. Now, if you want it to go vice versa, going to Nook home first, then you only need Home2. However, if you want it to go to the other launcher first, then follow these simple instructions:
1. Open Home2
2. Tap the link to set an application to launch on home -> home.
3. Choose "Shortcuts"
4. Choose "AnyCut"
5. Choose "Activity"
6. Choose "Home" for Nook home launcher
7. Back in Home2, scroll down to choose whatever 3rd-party launcher you want to use.
8. Tap "Close"
9. Enjoy convenience.
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A very neat solution. Thank you, will sure give it a go.
And here I was driving myself crazy trying to figure out how to get to the original nook launcher! I didn't realize that it was essentially blocked out whenever I had installed nova
I'm using Apex launcher. It has a setting to allow you to do something else with the home key when you're already at the Apex home screen. So my home key goes to the Nook home if I'm looking at the Apex launcher, but to the Apex launcher from anything else. Apex also has the functionality of the AnyCut app built in.
Slide Launcher has been available for quite a while and fortunately, it's still working on Marshmallow. It allow you to have a custom list of shortcuts to any apps, intents or activities you want and you can access it from anywhere. You can configure your phone to launch Slide Launcher when doing a long press on Home button. This action usually launch Google Now-on-Tap but, in my opinion Google Now-on-Tap is of limited use and with Google Now card, it is quite obtrusive so, I disable it anyway. In order to launch Slide Launcher with a long press on home button, you have to go to Settings/Apps, tap on the Gear icon on top, then you'll see an option called "DefaultApps". Open it and you'll get the option Assist & Voice input. Tap on it and you'll see an option called Assist app, a tap on it will allow to choose which action is desired on a long-press on home button.