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What launcher shall I use to fill screen correctly?

I use launcher pro and can not figure out number columns and rows for Widgets to looks correct on screen (aspect ratio-wise).
Any pointers or maybe different launcher?

I also use launcher pro and was having the same issues. This is what worked for me and you might not agree with me.
Ok first I realized that I did not what to use my tablet in portrait view, Why? because I feel like is too long and there would be a lot of space between apps. Now if you disagree with me you might want to stop rearing now. Once I decided I was going to use the tab on landscape mode only I waited till it was in portrait mode, then went to Launcher pro preferences->behavior settings-> and unchecked auto rotation. This will keep the home screen in landscape mode. Then I tried several combinations of columns and rows, my favorite is 8 columns by 6 rows. You can set this by going to Launcher pro preferences-> homescreen settings-> and set the number of rows/columns. this only changes your homescreen, all apps still rotate and work as normal. I will post my homescreen once i figure out how to take a screenshot, drocap2 is not working for some reason.
Let me know what you think.

try 7x7 in launcherpro

Strange...Shortcut just appears??

anyone else ever have a shortcut or icon just appear on their home screen without having added it?
When i got up this morning....my homescreen was how i had it set up with only 4 icons/shortcuts to apps as i haven't done much customization since last flash.
Drove 5 minutes to work......turned on phone and noticed there was a Shortcut to my ATT Now Contact. I didn't add it manually and its not like you could easily do it on accident.

Galaxy Gear powersave feature on Null Rom Nova Launcher

Has anyone else noticed the powersave feature on the Null rom?
I discovered it by accident and never saw anything about it elsewhere.
1. Long press on empty space in Nova Launcher and select "Shortcuts" from the pop up menu.
2. Select the "Activities" shortcut and scroll down to "Settings" (the Gears settings, not the blue system settings)
3. Select it and scroll through and find the one that says "PowerSaving"
This new shortcut will bring up the powersaving toggle that i have not seen or been able to access anywhere else. It does seem to help the battery life and the only noticable thing it seems to do is turn off haptic feedback.

Thank you very much for this tip! It's unbelievable! After 2 days (of very light use) 70% left !!!
After some testing - 5-6 days of light use.

Awesome find!
Edit: after a day of use (from 100% battery) I've used 9% battery total. This time 2 days ago I would have used 50% or more. I'm a heavy user as the voice commands with the timer are integral for my job (chef). Once again, awesome find!

Great tip,
Thanks for sharing

Add widgets to lock screen?

I am having an odd issue. When I try to add widgets to my lock screen my phone just does the "end of screen" animation (like when you get to your last screen on the homescreen and the apps tilt) and won't swipe left.
I can swipe right to the camera just fine, but I can't edit the clock or add widgets to the left.
I have disabled a lot of bloatware on the phone. Other than that I don't know what it causing it.
Any suggestions?

How to add a Power Off Button in the Status Bar?

I have a Rooted Note 4 (T-Mobile) N910T 6.0.1
I would like to add a Power Off Button (Actually just sleep - not actual power off)
I had TEKXodus N4 ROM on it for a bit - but I had issues with it and went back to Stock Firmware.
TEKXodus N4 has a great little Power Off Button at the top right corner of the status bar.
I am looking for a way to do that.
Does GravityBox do that? (It's been a long time since I used GravityBox)
Thanks!
Edit Note:
I did find that the launcher I use (Nova Launcher) has a setting I can use to make a Gesture - Screen Lock - that works well and does not affect Air Wake either)
Some of the Screen Off and Lock Apps seemed to kill AirWake when I tried them a while ago)

The only problem with using a gesture in NOVA Launcher is: It Locks the Screen vs just turn off the Screen (like hitting the power button does).
I use Smart Lock when at home and work - wifi - locations and all I have to do is use airwake to wake it up, then swipe the screen
If I use the NOVA setting it locks my Note 4 and I have to Swipe fingerprint or if using a pin enter it
I know it can be done as it is in TEKXodus N4 ROM I used - I just had too many random reboots (Even after completely wiping all but ext SD Card 4 x)

w8wca said:
The only problem with using a gesture in NOVA Launcher is: It Locks the Screen vs just turn off the Screen (like hitting the power button does).
I use Smart Lock when at home and work - wifi - locations and all I have to do is use airwake to wake it up, then swipe the screen
If I use the NOVA setting it locks my Note 4 and I have to Swipe fingerprint or if using a pin enter it
I know it can be done as it is in TEKXodus N4 ROM I used - I just had too many random reboots (Even after completely wiping all but ext SD Card 4 x)
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Yeah.. I had similar issues when watching YouTube videos on that ROM.. :/
Look into all in one gestures on the play store. You can set up single or double tap, and long press gestures to the status bar.
I used it on one rom to bring down the brightness slider in a floating little window when i held down the status bar as it was missing from the notification panel...

I found an app that does just this!
"Screen off via short timeout" DYNA Logix
I can tap the screen off icon and then later I can wake up with say Air Wake and my fingerprint
Every other app I found messed with SmartLock and Finger Print unlock