I didn't see this anywhere in the GS2 threads when I searched so perhaps this will help someone:
To change three of the four apps in the bottom home screen dock:
Tap applications - menu - view type - customizable grid - menu - edit - drag onto dock and it will replace whatever is there - tap home
PS you can't change "Applications"
Excellent information. After making changes to the dock you can switch back to alphabetical grid and the changes to the dock will remain.
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Thanks I was hoping that there was a way to modify the dock apps. It wasn't as straight forward as launcher pro.
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barbo said:
I didn't see this anywhere in the GS2 threads when I searched so perhaps this will help someone:
To change three of the four apps in the bottom home screen dock:
Tap applications - menu - view type - customizable grid - menu - edit - drag onto dock and it will replace whatever is there - tap home
PS you can't change "Applications"
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Where do you get information like that??? It was a great help. Certainly not easy to find with average exploring. Where did you find it? And thanks!
Fairly common knowledge for a while
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Fairly common knowledge for a while
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So is there also a way to edit or remove the icon labels? Without adding a launcher.
kat3k said:
So is there also a way to edit or remove the icon labels? Without adding a launcher.
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Like the name? I believe that's custom launcher territory
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Like the name? I believe that's custom launcher territory
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Right, the name, and removal of it. Want to use ics for a while before adding launcher to see if some of the customizations I want are already there (like changing the dock icons in this thread). Only got it less than 2 days ago.
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its a brilliant app, however there is one feature i still cannot figure out/dont know if its possible. I like the feature that allows you to place shortcuts in the notification menu. pretty basic. but everytime i do, the ugly ass default icon shows up in the bar, even if i apply a default/custom icon to the app.
does anyone know how to change the notification bar icon for those shortcuts?
What launcher are you using? I'm using launcher pro and have two folder organizer links on my dock, one for my android tools and another for internet stuff. The launcher lets you customize the icons for anything in the dock by long pressing on the icon/app. Give it a try.
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Try barcontrol,you're limited to their icons but there a few decent ones.
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Samcrow said:
What launcher are you using? I'm using launcher pro and have two folder organizer links on my dock, one for my android tools and another for internet stuff. The launcher lets you customize the icons for anything in the dock by long pressing on the icon/app. Give it a try.
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im inquiring about notification icons, not dock icons
demize! said:
Try barcontrol,you're limited to their icons but there a few decent ones.
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im actually running bar control, i have been for quite a while, i just really want to be able to set my own icons. i mean folder organizer allows you to associate custom icons to apps, but for some reason it doesnt resize the icons to fit the notification bar
Is there any way to change the lower 4 icons, or at least set it back to default? I lost my Phone and Contacts icon, just Messaging and Applications are showing.
Not sure how this happened, it started somewhere between updating to WKE2 -> Rooting -> Adding the stock kernel back again -> Freezing some apps. I have unfrozen all apps nog, but the 2 icons have not come back to the static buttons at the bottom. I can however see them in Applications.
BTW, besides than this WKE2 seems to be running smooth for me, was a little worried after seeing some other threads.
in the app drawer you can hit the left soft key -> edit and just drag anything u like to the dock.
Hah, I *am* a TouchWiz noob. Thanks!
I must be doing something wrong as i cant get the bottom 4 apps to change. I can customise the othe pages but not the 4 apps on the home page. Any futher help for a noob.
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I must be doing something wrong as i cant get the bottom 4 apps to change. I can customise the othe pages but not the 4 apps on the home page. Any futher help for a noob.
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Open up the App Drawer, hit 'Menu' (left softkey), drag what icon you want out and replace it with what you want.
Bare in mind you can only replace three of the four icons.
Many thanks for the pointers, got it sorted.
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Is this possible? I can't seem to figure it out. The long press menu doesn't work at all on the NT. I can't find another way to add them.
I only got folders to work on go launcher because it can create them in the apps window, allowing you to create shortcuts to them on the launcher screens.
Merrell
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Drag to apps on top of each other and this will make a folder for you
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Drag to apps on top of each other and this will make a folder for you
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This is accurate, on home screen.
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This is accurate, on home screen.
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I drag them on top of each other, then release, and they just bounce apart...
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I drag them on top of each other, then release, and they just bounce apart...
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Hold App A on top of App B for a little while longer and a transparent box should appear. That is your folder.
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Hold App A on top of App B for a little while longer and a transparent box should appear. That is your folder.
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Are you sure that works on the free version? I know it works on ADW EX. I used the free version until a few months ago, and I don't believe it has had updates in forever.
I am using adw ex version not sure if it works in free.
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Is this possible? I can't seem to figure it out. The long press menu doesn't work at all on the NT. I can't find another way to add them.
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I have the exact same problem with the free version. Dropping apps on top of each other does not work and trying to create one by long pressing an open space on the home screen just makes that window disappear. I figured it was something with my root and re-rooted the NT, but it unfortunately didn't change anything.
Not much help from me other than saying you are not alone fr3dw0rth.
I downloaded the newest version of ADW ex from mobilism and I am able to create folders. I think it runs a lot better than go launcher
Hey guys, I'm just posting some links from the nook color forum. The first will give you honeycomb buttons, and the other helps you setup your screen. These forums were helpfull when setting up my tablet, and if they help you, thank the develper in the forum!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311339
For honeycomb buttons
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039586
for screen setup!
I use both for my nook tablet, and love it!
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Hey guys, I'm just posting some links from the nook color forum. The first will give you honeycomb buttons, and the other helps you setup your screen. These forums were helpfull when setting up my tablet, and if they help you, thank the develper in the forum!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311339
For honeycomb buttons
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1039586
for screen setup!
I use both for my nook tablet, and love it!
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How do you install and use this theme? I installed it, but it does not show in my app drawer. What am I doing wrong?
Look in your app drawer..Then look for Theme Chooser and select. That should do it for you.
You can find it in Theme choser. It's greyed out. It will say its the wrong size, do it anyways.
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You can find it in Theme choser. It's greyed out. It will say its the wrong size, do it anyways.
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I did, and it worked, but I still have the "bar" at the bottom of my screen. How can I get rid of that bar so that it really looks like ICS?
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I did, and it worked, but I still have the "bar" at the bottom of my screen. How can I get rid of that bar so that it really looks like ICS?
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That's an issue that goes above themeing. If anyone knows different let me know but as far as I've read this is about as close as you can get.
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That's an issue that goes above themeing. If anyone knows different let me know but as far as I've read this is about as close as you can get.
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By "bar", I mean the bar that's in portrait mode. The one you have in phones and not tablets. The bar that has the phone icon on it.
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By "bar", I mean the bar that's in portrait mode. The one you have in phones and not tablets. The bar that has the phone icon on it.
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Post a pic of what you're talking about.
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Ate you talking about the dock? I don't know if you can turn that off in ADW, but I use ADW EX and you can turn it off with that. Other launchers may allow turning it off as well, but I can't name any.
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I think he's talking about the bar that the buttons themselves are in. That you're stuck with as far as I know. We can get our tablets close to looking like CM9, but CM7 still has limits.
But some more fun things...
I'm using SPB shell 3d with a live wallpaper and I'm still getting good use out of the battery.
Normally SPB as cool as it looks is a resource hog, but I still have lots of free ram with the tablet.
I am including a screenshot showing what I am talking about.
It is the bar that has the app drawer and the phone icon
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I am including a screenshot showing what I am talking about.
It is the bar that has the app drawer and the phone icon
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Look for an option in your launcher settings to hide the dock. I know ADW EX has that option. Not sure what you're using there.
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In adw XL go to settings then themes and select no theme for dock bar.
To change the apps in the bar hold down on them, drag them out and add what you want.
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For the dock bar go to Settings -> Adw launcher -> UI settings -> main dock style. Just select "none"
Yeah, that dock is kinda out of place on a tablet. Just so you can still access your app drawer, just long click on the screen, select launcher action, and pick open/close app drawer. I put one on every screen so that the app drawer is always accessible.
thx,ICS theme is pretty cooooolllllllll
I had to switch back to ADW, and now I got rid of the dock completely.
I have a couple of requests still: How do I add the apps drawer as the guy had on the top right of his NT?
Another thing I would love to do: make the soft home button actually display the apps, as of now, it only pulls the home screen.
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I had to switch back to ADW, and now I got rid of the dock completely.
I have a couple of requests still: How do I add the apps drawer as the guy had on the top right of his NT?
Another thing I would love to do: make the soft home button actually display the apps, as of now, it only pulls the home screen.
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Long press on the home screen and select launcher actions. You can control what the home button does though ADW settings.
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I just rooted, so I haven't had a chance to play with this new launcher. Totally different look, extremely customizable...
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ss.launcher&hl=en
Here's an XDA thread about it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452225
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same problem with me
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same problem with me
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What's the issue?
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Hi all,
Which is the easier method to change the dpi to 218?I use cm-10
Thank you
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Paranoid Preferences in ParanoidAndroid.
przemcio510 said:
Paranoid Preferences in ParanoidAndroid.
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I use cm-10,forget to mention..
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So you can change overall dpi in CM10 AOSP by editing build.prop.
przemcio510 said:
So you can change overall dpi in CM10 AOSP by editing build.prop.
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I can't edit the built.prop ,when opened it shows this
Use this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.marutian.dpichanger
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I can't edit the built.prop ,when opened it shows this
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Try long press -> open with -> text editor.
Worked for me using Root Explorer.
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Try long press -> open with -> text editor.
Worked for me using Root Explorer.
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Worked,thank you
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Why would you want to change the DPI? What's the benefit/reason?
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Why would you want to change the DPI? What's the benefit/reason?
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It makes everything essentially smaller/bigger depending on what you set it to. Usually people set it lower so that everything shrinks and you can fit more on your screen. Paranoidandroid actually has per app DPI i believe so that you can change different apps such as email/gmail so that instead of the screen you see on your phone, you can make it look like a tablet with the menus on one side with the mail on the other.
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It makes everything essentially smaller/bigger depending on what you set it to. Usually people set it lower so that everything shrinks and you can fit more on your screen. Paranoidandroid actually has per app DPI i believe so that you can change different apps such as email/gmail so that instead of the screen you see on your phone, you can make it look like a tablet with the menus on one side with the mail on the other.
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I am on Samsung ROM: 4.0.4 xxlpx. I changed the DPI and the icons look good, but the issue is that the icons does not seem take the advantage of complete screen. so the space on the bottom and right is left unused not sure if there is any way to have the complete screen size to be utilized.
Find attached pic, and as you can see the right hand space is unused and also the page number that shows up, that the end of the usable space.(marked in Red)
Any thoughts on how to make that extra space available ?
Thanks
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I am on Samsung ROM: 4.0.4 xxlpx. I changed the DPI and the icons look good, but the issue is that the icons does not seem take the advantage of complete screen. so the space on the bottom and right is left unused not sure if there is any way to have the complete screen size to be utilized.
Find attached pic, and as you can see the right hand space is unused and also the page number that shows up, that the end of the usable space.(marked in Red)
Any thoughts on how to make that extra space available ?
Thanks
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Try a different launcher. With nova or apex you can choose how many rows of apps you can have. (not sure you can do that with the stock one)
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Try a different launcher. With nova or apex you can choose how many rows of apps you can have. (not sure you can do that with the stock one)
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Thanks for the reply. I have apex installed, i will check on that.
Thanks