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[Request] Hide Applications

Hey all,
one thing i am really missing, is the ability to have an app (maybe spare parts) or whatever, that allows me to hide apps from the app drawer (and only there).
Like when i download a free app, and have another extra app, that functions as license key, i want to have the opportunity to hide it from the app drawer, so that i dont see it anymore....
hope i was able to describe what i mean
=)
Tigger

One way is to decompile and edit the manifest to not show the launcher icon. Not the best solution though.

What would be REALLY cool is a root app that can change the properties for installed apps.

britoso said:
What would be REALLY cool is a root app that can change the properties for installed apps.
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Exaxtly what i meant...an app, with that you can set every other app to vissible or not!

Actually... there's been a recent message about this somewhere, some launcher dev, perhaps it was even cyanogen refering to his older (launcher2) launcher before ADW came along... might have been somewhere else.
Yes, the problem with a root app, which I looked into developing ages ago actually (to do exactly this, and only this really) still can't remove the required entries from androidmanifest.xml without stuffing up the signature. The app then won't get approved by android at all. This particular xml file is sensitive because it contains permission information. This is where I ran out of ideas for a standalone app.
However, the correct way to do it is via a launcher that reads what it needs to display from a different database, which is entirely feasible and not even difficult really. This would give additional benefits like the easier and more elegant ability to support custom launcher icons, adding custom shortcuts to the launcher, reordering the launcher...
The rate LauncherPro and ADW are going one of them will have it sooner rather than later.

dxtop home actually has the ability to do this...but I love ADW too much to go back

Yea....i dont want to leave my launchers as well,
exactly that is the reason for me, to ask for an extra app that does the job.

RinTinTigger said:
Yea....i dont want to leave my launchers as well,
exactly that is the reason for me, to ask for an extra app that does the job.
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As I said, it can't be done in a different app, it must be done in the launcher.
There are separate apps out there that hide things from the launcher but they do completely disable the app whilst they're doing it.

Are you able to extend AWD for that option?

djmcnz said:
Actually... there's been a recent message about this somewhere, some launcher dev, perhaps it was even cyanogen refering to his older (launcher2) launcher before ADW came along... might have been somewhere else.
Yes, the problem with a root app, which I looked into developing ages ago actually (to do exactly this, and only this really) still can't remove the required entries from androidmanifest.xml without stuffing up the signature. The app then won't get approved by android at all. This particular xml file is sensitive because it contains permission information. This is where I ran out of ideas for a standalone app.
However, the correct way to do it is via a launcher that reads what it needs to display from a different database, which is entirely feasible and not even difficult really. This would give additional benefits like the easier and more elegant ability to support custom launcher icons, adding custom shortcuts to the launcher, reordering the launcher...
The rate LauncherPro and ADW are going one of them will have it sooner rather than later.
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Dude any update on hide app ability for launcher pro or adw? thanks!

krasool said:
Dude any update on hide app ability for launcher pro or adw? thanks!
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Pure speculation on my part, you'll need to hit up one of the launcher devs...

[Q] Launcher Pro and ADW

So I am brand spankin new to Android, just got my thunderbolt. I am not wanting to root or unlock or whatever its called, did that with my Imagio, too much work if you ask me. Plus the wife was pissed, happy wife, happy life.
Anyway, I have made a few graphical changes, minimilistic text, live wallpaper, nothing major. But wondering about LauncherPro and ADW.
If I install and don't like what they do, how easy is it to switch back to Sense? Can I leave them on or will they have to be removed? Since I am a noob to Android, don't want to screw up my new system, or bog it down with programs I can't get rid of.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

JerryA said:
So I am brand spankin new to Android, just got my thunderbolt. I am not wanting to root or unlock or whatever its called, did that with my Imagio, too much work if you ask me. Plus the wife was pissed, happy wife, happy life.
Anyway, I have made a few graphical changes, minimilistic text, live wallpaper, nothing major. But wondering about LauncherPro and ADW.
If I install and don't like what they do, how easy is it to switch back to Sense? Can I leave them on or will they have to be removed? Since I am a noob to Android, don't want to screw up my new system, or bog it down with programs I can't get rid of.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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All you have to do to return to your stock launcher is uninstall whatever launcher you installed.
In other words, very easy.

JerryA said:
So I am brand spankin new to Android, just got my thunderbolt. I am not wanting to root or unlock or whatever its called, did that with my Imagio, too much work if you ask me. Plus the wife was pissed, happy wife, happy life.
Anyway, I have made a few graphical changes, minimilistic text, live wallpaper, nothing major. But wondering about LauncherPro and ADW.
If I install and don't like what they do, how easy is it to switch back to Sense? Can I leave them on or will they have to be removed? Since I am a noob to Android, don't want to screw up my new system, or bog it down with programs I can't get rid of.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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After you install adw or launcher pro on your handset when you hit the home key you will be given the option to choose which home replacement you want to use, so install adw and you will get a pop box asking you to select adw or sense. Select the one you want then hit ok.
If you then want to change back head in to the settings menu click applications, the select which ever home application you picked and then click on clear defaults, hit your home button and you will once again get the pop up asking you to select your home replacement.
Or you can just uninstall the app either from the market or from the applications list.
Some aspects of sense won't work if you use adw or launcher pro, primarily the sense widgets.
When you run adw or launcher pro over the top of sense, sense is still running behind so you may find that a bit more memory is getting eaten up but the thunderbolt is a decent phone so I wouldn't worry about it to much.
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Or you can use homesmack to switch between launchers

[Q] A launcher without am app drawer for CM7? [MIUI/Iphone-ish]

Isn't there any launcher w/o an app drawer for CM7? Once you go app-drawer-free you never go back.
This poor guy didnt get an answer. Im trying my luck in the better forum
"I love the simplicity of having no app drawer and integrated folders with the MIUI rom... ...I always lose apps in the app drawer and I know it bloats up my phone"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059195

Ogglord said:
Once you go app-drawer-free you never go back.
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Well maybe that is your opinion but me (along with most people) would rather have the app drawer and that is why when they go to miui they usually download launcher pro to get it back. I'm going to say that I don't know of a way and that is simply because there is not a high demand for this. I'm just slipping that in so you know that you may not get many options.

Dude Random21 said:
Well maybe that is your opinion but me (along with most people) would rather have the app drawer and that is why when they go to miui they usually download launcher pro to get it back. I'm going to say that I don't know of a way and that is simply because there is not a high demand for this. I'm just slipping that in so you know that you may not get many options.
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I fear you are right. I will get my head checked by a doctor.
Sticking with GO Launcher Ex for the moment.

i couldnt agree more with the op, having no chance of duplicating any app anywhere is a very awsome feature for keeping my device organized..
i would recommend miui launcher (not the original) from the apps section for android. not as good as the original but meets your requirments.

Move all you apps to the desktop, get rid of your app drawer icon.

Here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220695

baseballfanz said:
Move all you apps to the desktop, get rid of your app drawer icon.
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Yes but still all new installed apps appear only in the app drawer.
I really do not understand why people want the app drawer: it's just messy and you need to think about where the apps are.
I would prefer to just have all apps in folder in pge number 2...
Any proposals for a solution ?

[MOD][APP]Stock Launcher App Sorter - Abandoned

UPDATE: Unfortunately I have had to abandon this project, please accept my apologies.
I would like to introduce a little project I'm going to be starting, my first attempt at an App for android, one which will bring added functionality to the stock launcher on rooted devices.
Having tried a lot of different launchers, I actually prefer the stock launcher, for all but one thing which is the way it sorts Apps in the app drawer. The stock launcher sorts apps by name like most other launchers, but it splits them into System Apps and Downloaded Apps, so it can be hard sometimes finding the app you want.
My App is going to provide a way of sorting the Apps how you want, without modifying the stock launcher, so that it can last between updates.
My main aim is to provide a simple interface to pick how you want the Apps sorted, primarily alphabetical, ignoring whether they are system apps or downloaded apps.
You could do this by moving apps around manually but it would take a long time, so the idea is to automate this process.
While I work on the base of the app, I would like feedback on what other ways you would like the apps to be sorted, so that when you open the app, you can pick from different options as to how to sort the apps.
I look forward to reading some of your input.

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I would like to introduce a little project I'm going to be starting, my first attempt at an App for android, one which will bring added functionality to the stock launcher on rooted devices.
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I look forward to reading some of your input.
Options so far:
Alphabetical
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good luck. I'd add:
1. Most used
2. Last updated
3. Recently installed
4. Also if it is possible add search bar on the first page
All these options are available in GoLauncher. So if you refer to that you know what I am asking
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Great,
But can you even add or mod the default tasker like when we long press home key at the bottom it takes us to task manager where we have to kill all unwanted application one by one, can you add a kill all button to that it wwould be amazing if you can do that.
By the way thanks a ton.
Rgds,
Yusuf00786
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i use apex..
stock sucks

The Troll said:
i use apex..
stock sucks
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wow, so harsh.....

yusuf00786 said:
wow, so harsh.....
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obviously u dun have htc phone..
lg's contacts and phone is ugly. plain and simple.. join feature is ineffective.. stock icons are lame.. lockscreen is LAME and slow and buggy with faceunlock.. if u manually join contacts, u cant edit the name.. and the names can be random and wrong..
themes are jus 4.. and ugly.. weather is ugly.. its slow..
list is too long.. lg made an epic device.. *WAAYYY BETTER THAN ONE X* but ****ed up with the software..

I like the launcher but this is annoying, nobody wants to.continue this? I think it would probably be easier to just mod the launcher itself
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Widgets don't update regularly on Nova Launcher

I'm using Nova Launcher with One More Clock as my Clock\Weather widget. I've noticed that the widget does not update the time regularly - i.e. it'll stop updating after some time and it seems to be fairly random. Once it stops, I have to refresh the widget in order for it to update again. I've tried a couple of other widgets and the behaviour is the same, so I'm pretty sure it's not the widget. I've also gone and ensured it is a protected app, but still the non-refresh behaviour continues.
Anyone have any suggestions or ideas? I don't see it with the stock widget on EMUI...

That happens with emui launcher too. All widgets which are not stock stop updating after a certain amount of time.

Works fine for me. Make sure the launcher and the apps are "protected" in the battery settings. If you want regular android behavior just hit protect all in that menu. This allows apps to keep running and update while the screen is off.
The battery saving options are turned on by default with this phone. Under settings/apps/advanced you can also allow apps to ignore battery optimizations.
If you are rooted you can also just freeze the phone manager and powergenie all together to get stuff to update etc (that's what I did)

clouds5 said:
Works fine for me. Make sure the launcher and the apps are "protected" in the battery settings. If you want regular android behavior just hit protect all in that menu. This allows apps to keep running and update while the screen is off.
The battery saving options are turned on by default with this phone. Under settings/apps/advanced you can also allow apps to ignore battery optimizations.
If you are rooted you can also just freeze the phone manager and powergenie all together to get stuff to update etc (that's what I did)
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I've done everything you mention except rooting the phone. I want a phone that works without rooting, so I guess the P9 isn't really suitable for me. Too bad, as the hardware and general design of the phone is really good, but EMUI really lets it down. Additionally, I'm not happy with the software update strategy for it either. I'm on build 134 for the P9(EVA-L09) and I've seen builds 136 & 152 in the wild for my device variant and geography, but there seems to be no update for my phone. And I have the green garbled images for a lot of the photos that I take, for which I've been waiting on a fix.

rajeshr said:
I've done everything you mention except rooting the phone. I want a phone that works without rooting, so I guess the P9 isn't really suitable for me. Too bad, as the hardware and general design of the phone is really good, but EMUI really lets it down. Additionally, I'm not happy with the software update strategy for it either. I'm on build 134 for the P9(EVA-L09) and I've seen builds 136 & 152 in the wild for my device variant and geography, but there seems to be no update for my phone. And I have the green garbled images for a lot of the photos that I take, for which I've been waiting on a fix.
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I had this issue on FutureRom which i guess waa based on l09.. reverted back to my L19 and the issues don't exist.. might be a buggy PhoneManager is to blame..

But why if you don't mind my asking? I've never used non rooted or non jailbroken phones. You get some nice additional features for free. Every company had phones with broken updates or other issues, if you wanna take things into your own hands and not be dependent on them, you know what to do
Wow that became quite the speech. Sorry :angel:

umair9001 said:
I had this issue on FutureRom which i guess waa based on l09.. reverted back to my L19 and the issues don't exist.. might be a buggy PhoneManager is to blame..
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I'm on that rom and nova and my widgets work fine, not noticed any ones not updating. They are all protected as mentioned above though.

colthekid said:
I'm on that rom and nova and my widgets work fine, not noticed any ones not updating. They are all protected as mentioned above though.
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I did protect the apps, but it wasn't working on FutureRom..

Yea, same for me too..

Try to toggle the specific app in phone manager then go to app auto launch
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anyone running nova launcher having an issue getting it to stick as the default launcher... mine refuses to allow this am using nova prime

mrsim said:
anyone running nova launcher having an issue getting it to stick as the default launcher... mine refuses to allow this am using nova prime
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No issues here - have Nova Prime too. Have you checked your settings in Default Applications to see if Nova has been selected?

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No issues here - have Nova Prime too. Have you checked your settings in Default Applications to see if Nova has been selected?
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thanks yes i figured it out after i wrote this in the thread...FACEPALM

Nova Launcher fix
mrsim said:
anyone running nova launcher having an issue getting it to stick as the default launcher... mine refuses to allow this am using nova prime
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There is an easy fix for that mrsim. Go into main phone Settings (not Nova), hit Advanced at bottom of screen, choose Default app settings, choose Launcher, choose Nova Launcher.

tupsley said:
There is an easy fix for that mrsim. Go into main phone Settings (not Nova), hit Advanced at bottom of screen, choose Default app settings, choose Launcher, choose Nova Launcher.
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thanks mate already solved read the post above yours...lol

Any solution for custom widgets on EMUI ?
Edit: Trying Ignore optimization under settings - apps - advanced

Did not work. No matter what, downloaded widgets will not update on EMUI. Really bad!

plzextendcookietime said:
Did not work. No matter what, downloaded widgets will not update on EMUI. Really bad!
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Yeah, I've tried all options and nothing seems to work for the widgets I use. I think it may be time to replace the P9!

rajeshr said:
Yeah, I've tried all options and nothing seems to work for the widgets I use. I think it may be time to replace the P9!
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It's been working for 24 hours now updating every hour. Protected under battery settings + ignore battery optimizations under "Apps" wasn't enough, but when I also changed CPU from Smart to Performance it seems to be working. I also re-added the widget on the homescreen afterwards to make sure settings worked.

what should I do on kitkat?