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jpinks said:
Thanks for the tip on the Pro Launcher!!! Still trying to get the clock face to show. What does the paid Pro Launcher do over the free version? I just noticed that there are 2 versions does it matter which to use?
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The only thing Launcher Pro Paid version has is a few extra widgets and the ability to resize your current ones. If anything, purchase it to support the dev. He has put a lot into LP.
Ok I am rooted. I have launcher pro installed. (BTW why does it still ask to use the old launcher I thought it replaced the stock launcher?) I can get the weather widget to come up, but no matter what I do I cant get the clock to come up. I have no option to select it. I downloaded one skin that I liked from the program to play with (TransGalactic skin). I press and hold the screen but when I try and select widgets all that shows there is the weather widget in a couple of versions. Why cant I get this clock to work?? Sorry I am new to this phone and hope I am in the right place.
The clock is part of the weather widget. Also, to set LauncherPro as your default, hit your Home button, when the little dialogue comes up to ask which launcher to use, select the check box at the bottom that window and then select LauncherPro.
Thanks for the tip on the Pro Launcher!!! Still trying to get the clock face to show. What does the paid Pro Launcher do over the free version? I just noticed that there are 2 versions does it matter which to use?
Ok stupid question on Pro Launcher. I want to get the paid version but I cant find it in applications to see if I can purchase it from within the app or do I need to redownload a paid version and uninstall the free one?
Select Beautiful Home WEather as a widget >>> This takes you to a settings screen with selections on clock skin and weather skin. Choose your display setup and save it.
And yes, you can purchase LauncherPro from within the application settings.
UGH I refuse to use Paypal. I have had to many bad experiences, is it possible to buy it thru the app store directly?
jpinks said:
UGH I refuse to use Paypal. I have had to many bad experiences, is it possible to buy it thru the app store directly?
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The only other way is with a CC. I also will not use paypal so am stuck with the free version. I asked about it and they said it was either PP or CC.
hi all
i recently changed from Go launcher EX to Launcher 7
but it's feels so different so i have a few questions with this launcher
1.how do you add apps to the screen properly? the apps icon looks very blur and ugly when i pinned it directly ...is there a way for me to make the icons look better? i heard there is an app called desktop visualiser but i dunno how it works ...
2.Widgets ..is adding widgets to the homescreen possible? i tried before but it dont work and looks odd ..am i doing it wrong?
3. is there a way to add folders to this launcher?
4.where can i have more bitmaps?
thanks all in advance!
-Xperia x8
-all is stock
-Rooted with link2sd
Press and hold tile on home screen, now you can edit it and change icon. There is tons of wp icons on xda.
sweet...so all i have to do is find a icon pack for launcher 7 download it and follow the guide yes?thanks tho
tohno said:
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2.Widgets ..is adding widgets to the homescreen possible? i tried before but it dont work and looks odd ..am i doing it wrong?
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From the home screen press Menu. You will have an option to add a widget tile from that menu.
tohno said:
sweet...so all i have to do is find a icon pack for launcher 7 download it and follow the guide yes?thanks tho
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No icon pack. Manually for each tile (shortcut) you want to make. There are 1 or 2 main threads about Launcher 7 in xda. Just Google and they will show up. Many icons there.
PS: Launcher 7 is awesome, if you like/love Windows Phone 7 look of course. I don't see the day when I'm back to the typical kind of launchers like stock, ADW, LauncherPro (which I loved for long time) or whatever.
How can I create a folder on the home and on application screen with Apex launcher? Thanks for your reply.
tknguyencsu said:
How can I create a folder on the home and on application screen with Apex launcher? Thanks for your reply.
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i don't think you can add a folder on the drawer. But on the home screen i think you can with APEX Launcher the donate(pro)version Im not sure bec. I've replaced Apex with Nova launcher, only used Apex for about a day. Nova Launcher Prime(paid version) does them both. On the meantime you can try dragging another icon with the existing one on desktop to make a folder on homescreen with apex
Apex Launcher
Very easy,
you drop one app over another one. This you can do several times.
For example: On the screen you have the icon of app A. drop B, C, D etc.
over it. You will see one rounded Icon. By pressing on it you will see all the dropped icons with their names. The first app (in this case A) is shown as icon for the folder. You can move the icons by keeping them pressed a little bit longer in the order you want.
Coming back to main screen press the icon a little bit longer and give a name to the folder.
With Apex options/folder you can change also the style of the folder.
It´s up to you which one you like most.
Try and enjoy!
Poly0709 said:
Very easy,
you drop one app over another one. This you can do several times.
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I did it, but as soon as I press the one app I want to move, it directly go to the main screen (desk top screen), I want to make the folder in the apps drawer screens, like how I used to do with GO Launcher
You can't make a folder in the app drawer, like on go launcher.
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RedMist said:
You can't make a folder in the app drawer, like on go launcher.
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Is there an option to move the position of an app inside the drawer?
charsta said:
Is there an option to move the position of an app inside the drawer?
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Nope. I believe with the pro version of of APEX you can create folders in the app drawer though.
mbh87 said:
Nope. I believe with the pro version of of APEX you can create folders in the app drawer though.
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no u can't
mbh87 said:
Nope. I believe with the pro version of of APEX you can create folders in the app drawer though.
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Not folders but you can have multiple tabs in the pro version. Think of tabs like folders only displaying one at a time up top. I have all my apps categorized into 6 tabs. Takes a few minutes to get used to (coming from GoLauncher) but it's actually quite nice having the entire screen for a "folder" (tab) of apps... especially if you find yourself using one tab more often than the others: it remembers the last tab you were in.
KrakaJap said:
Not folders but you can have multiple tabs in the pro version. Think of tabs like folders only displaying one at a time up top. I have all my apps categorized into 6 tabs. Takes a few minutes to get used to (coming from GoLauncher) but it's actually quite nice having the entire screen for a "folder" (tab) of apps... especially if you find yourself using one tab more often than the others: it remembers the last tab you were in.
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Thanks! I didn't notice you could make a new tab group by holding a tab and creating it! Very good! Now I dont have to be adding games to a unsorted folder and all that stuff! Besides, is better to have it a screen than in a folder
making folders apex launcher
tknguyencsu said:
How can I create a folder on the home and on application screen with Apex launcher? Thanks for your reply.
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Whenever I try to move one icon onto another, it just moves it so that they swap places. Doesn't matter how many times I try or how slowly I try I can no longer make it so that it makes folder!
when your moving the icon over another to put them into a folder, try not to hover drop it straight away, when you hold it over the top for even a short ammount of time it thinks your organising the layout,
I'm having the same problem. the other app just slides out of the way right away and doesn't create the circle.
Hi all, hope you can help.
I have finally found the Contacts widget on this phone and when I place it on one of the home screens it is very large, only enabling four contacts per screen. How do you make these smaller. Before you place the Contact it also shows a small pic of what screen size it will take but cannot figure how to adjust it.
mmrb said:
Hi all, hope you can help.
I have finally found the Contacts widget on this phone and when I place it on one of the home screens it is very large, only enabling four contacts per screen. How do you make these smaller. Before you place the Contact it also shows a small pic of what screen size it will take but cannot figure how to adjust it.
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u can press and hold widgets then u can see resize border IF u r not able to see it so that widget not resizeable
u can use another widget app or another launcher
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x102x96x said:
u can press and hold widgets then u can see re-size border IF u r not able to see it so that widget not resizeable
u can use another widget app or another launcher
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I cannot believe that that is the standard size of the contacts using the widget, on the Nexus I was able to get 16 per page. There must be a re-size option some where that I cannot see ????
Hi all,
What is the best launcher to install ?
The two things I want are to be able to hide apps, and to have to swipe up to access app drawer as opposed to having an icon for it.
I have tried a couple but the p20 original launcher always ends up taking over. Or with the Lawn launcher for some reason I could add the time/weather widget.
Thanks
Try Ruthless pixel launcher from XDA labs. (If it crashes go to settings and enable storage permission; Bug with pixel launchers on huawei phones)
Mara-X said:
Try Ruthless pixel launcher from XDA labs. (If it crashes go to settings and enable storage permission; Bug with pixel launchers on huawei phones)
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Cheers, can you remove the Google search bar at bottom screen or is that there all the time? If so I'll download later!
vizzy said:
Cheers, can you remove the Google search bar at bottom screen or is that there all the time? If so I'll download later!
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It can be disabled, yes
Mara-X said:
It can be disabled, yes
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Cool I'll give it a go. Thanks!
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It can be disabled, yes
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Silly questions then.
I can't find in the settings:
Get rid of Google assistant on home page, and hide the useless apps in the app drawer I don't want to see?
Cheers!
vizzy said:
Silly questions then.
I can't find in the settings:
Get rid of Google assistant on home page, and hide the useless apps in the app drawer I don't want to see?
Cheers!
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It's right there in dock settings. "Bottom search bar" Disable the feed in the bottom of "At a glance" settings.
To hide apps simply long press, edit and tick hide app icon.
Mara-X said:
It's right there in dock settings. "Bottom search bar" Disable the feed in the bottom of "At a glance" settings.
To hide apps simply long press, edit and tick hide app icon.
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On the at a glance I only have the attached. And long pressing an app only gives me app info or some generic options?
Long press the homescreen to access settings. You sure you got the right app?
https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.ruthless.nexuslauncher
Mara-X said:
Long press the homescreen to access settings. You sure you got the right app?
https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.ruthless.nexuslauncher
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Apparently not ha.
I have now, cheers! Does the date at the top pick up the weather when it syncs or will I need to download a new widget for date and weather in one?
Also how do you go about downloading different icon packs that will work with the launcher ?
Thanks for your help
Nova, Evie...there are many out there but these are my favorites. Huawei widgets don't seem to work on any custom launcher.
Evie Launcher has been my favorite for a really long time and matches both of your requirements. Plus, the ability to change Icon pack not only by pack but also one by one is a big plus. Smooth, clean and minimalistic and has a couple of cool features.
vizzy said:
Hi all,
What is the best launcher to install ?
The two things I want are to be able to hide apps, and to have to swipe up to access app drawer as opposed to having an icon for it.
I have tried a couple but the p20 original launcher always ends up taking over. Or with the Lawn launcher for some reason I could add the time/weather widget.
Thanks
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For me the best launcher which i always go back to is LawnChair and it's Google feed add-on.
It's a lot like the Pixel launcher but has a lot more settings.
Icon size, theming, weather provider, gestures, app hiding etc.
It's rapid too and fluid, and it's free
Make sure the launcher is set as the default one, if the 2nd launcher in use crashes then the only thing the system can do is revert back, if you're using lawnchair, use the latest version.
I have it installed and mine never reverts back.
Another way would be if you were rooted you could freeze the original launcher in titanium.
CPL wins hands down.
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3746559&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
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Most customizable. No contest
Total launcher.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ss.launcher2
Steep learning curve though
Long time on my previous phones I used Nova and Apex launcher. For 2 years now I am using Microsoft Launcher which supports icon notifications for free and I must say I'm still returning to it. I tried Evie launcher on my P20 Pro but for some reason it consumed the battery a lot. Microsoft launcher does not consume battery at all (always like 1 mAh <), its fast and stable, modern looking but different compared to "stock android looking" launchers.
vizzy said:
Hi all,
What is the best launcher to install ?
The two things I want are to be able to hide apps, and to have to swipe up to access app drawer as opposed to having an icon for it.
I have tried a couple but the p20 original launcher always ends up taking over. Or with the Lawn launcher for some reason I could add the time/weather widget.
Thanks
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I use Nova Launcher, as it gives me everything I need. If you have problems with reverting to the stock launcher you can try to lock the new launcher in resent
See this screen recording to know how
keeps on recovery from crashing all the time, ive changed the permissions as stated above as well
I use Nova, bought the prime when it was on sale awhile back for $0.50
Nova forever,