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Is there anyway to get stock 2.1 task manager widget on home screen? Im running Axura 2257 and have Launcher pro. I did find the widget and its located in sd/ system/ apps/ SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk.
Unfortunately, the Samsung widgets do not run on third-party launchers. I have never heard of anyone getting them to work on anything but the TouchWiz launcher.
Would be nice, I'd love to use Feeds & Updates, the Task Manager widget and the Music Player widget...
synaesthetic said:
Unfortunately, the Samsung widgets do not run on third-party launchers. I have never heard of anyone getting them to work on anything but the TouchWiz launcher.
Would be nice, I'd love to use Feeds & Updates, the Task Manager widget and the Music Player widget...
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This is sad!! Hopefully someone will find a way to get them to work on custom ROMs.
I was also looking for the feature which tells you which app has how much battery...this was also in stock 2.1. Its not a widget but you could get to its screen from menu > settings> display or battery (i think) . Axura 2257 does have a utility in 'sgs toolbox > usage statistics' that tells you which app has been used for how long ..but the layout sucks and i cant make out in a glance who (which app) is the power hog. This is something im really missing from stock 2.1. OK im done whining.... lol...
I see you running Axura 226...how is it different than 2257, that is, if you have used 2257?
hi
which launcher samsung used ? is it a samsung own launcher or is it any other ?
Ruckzuck78 said:
hi
which launcher samsung used ? is it a samsung own launcher or is it any other ?
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Their own, running on the TouchWhiz 4.0 framework.
Touchwiz 4.0 actually looks badass, I can't wait to try out the new notification and widget features.
Go Launcher EX is the best at the moment
quick fast, fully loaded, all free
think of LauncherPro Plus + ADW EX + Stock + Task Manager + Handsent SMS + ...
yes all those combined into 1 package, it's awesome!
AllGamer said:
Go Launcher EX is the best at the moment
quick fast, fully loaded, all free
think of LauncherPro Plus + ADW EX + Stock + Task Manager + Handsent SMS + ...
yes all those combined into 1 package, it's awesome!
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I hate go launcher, nothing but bugs on my captivate. Everytime I reboot the phone, all the settings I set are put back to default.
ryude said:
I hate go launcher, nothing but bugs on my captivate. Everytime I reboot the phone, all the settings I set are put back to default.
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I have to agree with you on that, it also seems buggy on my end and it's slower than other launchers.
If I had to choose the best launcher it would be between zeam for its simplicity and performance, or launcher pro for its excellent customization and paid version features.
Just realized that we are going waaay off-topic now
ADW Launcher EX for me btw
It's Cheese Whiz 4.
Sent from my Captivate.
thanks for the info, my favorite launcher is the launcher pro plus but i am looking for something new, but all the other launchers are crap in my eyes. the one on the samsung galaxy s2 looks nice that is why i am asking.
This video shows off the new touchwiz launcher quite well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOxAh4I2jrk
ryude said:
This video shows off the new touchwiz launcher quite well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOxAh4I2jrk
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Thanks for posting; the UI looks pretty good. I like it a lot more than MotoBlur but I do love Motor's Widgets for texts and stuff.
Here is another launcher for ICS. It is like stock launcher but have options like adw and launcher pro ie transparent app drawer, gestures, lock desktop etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452663
I'm definitely gonna try this out. Not sure how much experience yyouve had with this but installing as system app shouldnt remove the default launcher your rom comes with? ie most ICS roms come with trebuchet launcher?
No, it installs as normal app and you don't need to move it to /system folder for widgets to show up in app drawer.
good find on this launcher, it feels alot like launcher pro but totally revamped for ics
just needs resizable widgets
shreddintyres said:
good find on this launcher, it feels alot like launcher pro but totally revamped for ics
just needs resizable widgets
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That option is in apex settings>advanced.
Sent from samsung vibrant
Much appreciated
I love you Alex.
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Alex9090 said:
That option is in apex settings>advanced.
Sent from samsung vibrant
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I cant believe i missed that, thanks for the heads up, this is quite an awesome launcher i dont think i can go back to anything that doesnt use ics as a base any more
what do you prefer,this or NOVA?
personally on my galaxy nexus i prefer nova..but only because it's more mature.apex is a month newer,but with already a lot of features..nova,at this time,have more features,but i find apex more speedy and i hadn't got any issues or unstability also on gpu-renderized
works great in ICS passion v 12
Guys and girls, just a heads up - updating Apex Launcher is apparently resulting in Force Close dialog ad nauseam - DO NOT update Apex for now or else you'll be stuck. Thankfully I had Avast installed and using the Avast Application Manager I managed to access Apex's App Info page and uninstalled updates, now back to normal but won't update it for now. Recent Apex reviews on Play Store show that this is not ROM-related or an isolated event. You've been warned. (If you read this that is)...
Kerosine said:
Guys and girls, just a heads up - updating Apex Launcher is apparently resulting in Force Close dialog ad nauseam - DO NOT update Apex for now or else you'll be stuck. Thankfully I had Avast installed and using the Avast Application Manager I managed to access Apex's App Info page and uninstalled updates, now back to normal but won't update it for now. Recent Apex reviews on Play Store show that this is not ROM-related or an isolated event. You've been warned. (If you read this that is)...
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Last night my phone auto updated the apex launcher and exactly what you said happened. I went into clockwork recovery and tried to restore and it gave an error and now the phone seems bricked. It won't boot up beyond the vibrant screen, and it won't let me get into recovery. What should I do?
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Last night my phone auto updated the apex launcher and exactly what you said happened. I went into clockwork recovery and tried to restore and it gave an error and now the phone seems bricked. It won't boot up beyond the vibrant screen, and it won't let me get into recovery. What should I do?
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Before you tried the restore, did you delete everything *superwipe or format*?
i used apex laucher and i check auto update . but it has a problem so i flash new rom
I don't know if this is normal to Ace nowadays but I just have this problem recently
When I use some custom launchers (Xperia, GO Launcher, ADW, etc.) and opened up some system apps (phone, contacts, and the likes) then try using the Stock task manager.. those launchers are being killed.. leaving the system app / stock launcher intact after I press the back button.
It's just pretty annoying that I still need to press the Home button just to show/revert back to those launchers...
Is this is really a problem and are there any fixes for it?
thanks
jim7777 said:
I don't know if this is normal to Ace nowadays but I just have this problem recently
When I use some custom launchers (Xperia, GO Launcher, ADW, etc.) and opened up some system apps (phone, contacts, and the likes) then try using the Stock task manager.. those launchers are being killed.. leaving the system app / stock launcher intact after I press the back button.
It's just pretty annoying that I still need to press the Home button just to show/revert back to those launchers...
Is this is really a problem and are there any fixes for it?
thanks
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Y don't you select the use as default option?
From the Galaxy to your phone
shaaan said:
Y don't you select the use as default option?
From the Galaxy to your phone
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Even this seems to kill the launchers.
You may need to select "Keep in memory" or similar in your launcher options.
If you are rooted and have a root file explorer you can make a backup of the system launcher by copying the apk (and dex file if included) to your SD card, then move the app from your preferred launcher to system/app with Rw,R, R permissions and delete the stock launcher from the system/app folder. Then reboot.
Also many launchers have the system persistent option, try enabling it.
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Is because the stock task manager is made by Samsung, it doesn't like third party apps.
you could use a different task manager from play store.
I don't use task manager's, android will kill processes when it needs to.
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Well mate anyway you try, 3rd party launchers will always be killed by task manager. You can't keep them fully in memory. However if you don't like TW launcher, just delete apk and dex from system/app using root explorer and install any other launcher before doing so. It'll never appear again
hmm should I rename the new launcher to the deleted apk?
like GoLauncherAPK.apk to TouchWiz30Launcher.apk?
or just directly move it to the app folder
jim7777 said:
hmm should I rename the new launcher to the deleted apk?
like GoLauncherAPK.apk to TouchWiz30Launcher.apk?
or just directly move it to the app folder
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No. Go launcher will work. Just install it normally.
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not really Go Launcher.. just a sample name lol
Well anyway you don't need to rename.
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hmm tried moving the launcher to system/app but still being killed by task manager.... tried renaming it still same problem.. o.o
jim7777 said:
hmm tried moving the launcher to system/app but still being killed by task manager.... tried renaming it still same problem.. o.o
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Bro i already told you that third party launchers will be killed by task manager. Moving them to system, renaming them, nothing would help. They can't be locked in memory unless any developer tries to do so.
I thought maybe we could all get on one page with launchers that work on rooted kindle fire hd. These work fine with no problems:
ADW ex
Nova launcher prime
Go launcher hd
FTL launcher pro
I also downloaded windows seven pro, it does work but it is a bit laggy and needs tweaking. (Yes I know, but I just couldn't help myself, wanted to try anyways)
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Apex Launcher
thanks! which launcher would you suggest? are there any you can just download off play without further ado?
No all have to be moved to system apps and modified, (see go launcher thread)
I really like Nova and go launcher hd.
I've tried 4 different launchers:
Nova Launcher 1.21- worked after installing, would not start on reboot
Go Launcher HD- works, but the background image doesn't size right/shifts every time you rotate the screen
Apex Launcher 1.3- would not install
Nova Launcher Prime 1.0.1- works, no hide dock feature
Nova Launcher Prime 1.2- works well, slow to start, most features functional
the best way to figure out if a launcher will work is to download it, move it to system/apps, change permissions to rw--r---r---, DON'T INSTALL IT, reboot your kindle, and it should prompt you you when it starts to choose a launcher
Toxification said:
thanks! which launcher would you suggest? are there any you can just download off play without further ado?
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Apex launcher works very well for me. Lots of controls - if you use 'em. Mostly, it just looks clean, and the maker took some pains to make sure that it worked well.
"Ice Cream Sandwich 2.4" - does not require root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.SyndicateApps.ICSv2&hl=en
DrHenley said:
"Ice Cream Sandwich 2.4" - does not require root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.SyndicateApps.ICSv2&hl=en
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Doesn't go pass the wallpaper selection screen for me.
nemulate said:
Doesn't go pass the wallpaper selection screen for me.
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Nevermind rooted now
HitlerWasFramed said:
I've tried 4 different launchers:
Nova Launcher 1.21- worked after installing, would not start on reboot
Go Launcher HD- works, but the background image doesn't size right/shifts every time you rotate the screen
Apex Launcher 1.3- would not install
Nova Launcher Prime 1.0.1- works, no hide dock feature
Nova Launcher Prime 1.2- works well, slow to start, most features functional
the best way to figure out if a launcher will work is to download it, move it to system/apps, change permissions to rw--r---r---, DON'T INSTALL IT, reboot your kindle, and it should prompt you you when it starts to choose a launcher
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Only SOME launchers need a reboot I got go launcher EX without a reboot
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Hi, I installed ADW launcher from play store buti have a problem. The default launcher is kindle launcher. How can i set to defaults my ADW launcher?
Check the settings of adw
No, probles is bacause i installed adw from market. Now i download apk and isntalled from my root file manager rw permissiion and now it working.
Do you work nova launcher? I installed and restart but nova says: launcher is not responding...
Joomlar said:
Do you work nova launcher? I installed and restart but nova says: launcher is not responding...
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Yeah I got it working but it took some time. There is another thread in the forum on nova research it.
Joomlar said:
Do you work nova launcher? I installed and restart but nova says: launcher is not responding...
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Mine worked perfectly fine once I got it moved to /system/app.
Whenever I rotate my Kindle to landspace while using Nova or Apex, it gets extremely laggy. Does anyone else have this problem?
Go Launcher HD
I can confirm that this works.
Have to be rooted, and side load it using Root Browser, by copying it to /system/app
Didn't even have to restart it, hit the Home button and asked me which launcher I wanted to use.
GOOD BYE AMAZON GARBAGE LAUNCHER
Can anyone try to get the launcher from Sony Tablet S , Sony's UI is very nice
I got the apk for sony stock launcher but somehow it wont install , i get application not installed error.
Can dev's mod it ? seems like some signing issue.
Link: http://db.tt/WVDieiad