Nova Launcher - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Guys, I was wondering if you could help I have just downloaded Nova Launcher and already I prefer it to TW. However I really need SPlanner widget but it not availiable in Widget menu. All other sammy widgets are. Is someone able to help. The widget is there when I go back to TW

try restart it again or clear data in application for nova launcher to see if S Planner appear, if still can't then remove nova launcher and use back TW
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carrd said:
Hi Guys, I was wondering if you could help I have just downloaded Nova Launcher and already I prefer it to TW. However I really need SPlanner widget but it not availiable in Widget menu. All other sammy widgets are. Is someone able to help. The widget is there when I go back to TW
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Based on my research and countless trials of different ROMS, I must say the widgets are usually added with the ROM itself. And most of the time, if you are referring to widgets/apps from Sammy, these has to be installed separately IF it is not included in the ROM. I am not sure if it will work with CUSTOM ROMS(ROMS not based on Sammy) but I believe it does work with Sammy based rooted/dioxidized ROMS. Enough talking, try these at your own expense.....http://www.mobilegeek.it/2012/11/romow-v0-1-official-jelly-bean-dlib/
If there are any kind mods/experts/pros/old timers out there who wished to share and pass down some knowledge or correct any mistakes on my part, you are always welcome to do so....please.
******** I suggest you do more research on this as I am unsure what ROM you are using/whether it will work at all. Go to the link given and scroll down to "DOWNLOAD" section, there you will see Samsung APP Part1 and Samsung APP Part2. I am unsure of which apps/widgets is in which parts so I guess you have to try it yourself. I take reference from my current ROM (ROMOW N4 Jelly Bean 4.1.1) which is my current daily driver.******
Here are the instructions to install the Samsung Apps as found on the same page in the link given :
If you want to install some AppSamsung and all you have to do it this way:
-Download the zip file of the app Samsung
-Installed on your PC WinRAR or 7-zip
-Open the zip file with one of these programs (Warning, do not unpack, ONLY OPEN)
-Once you open the zip yourself in the folder "app" (system / app)
-Delete applications you do not want to install
-Once done close the zip (Just click on the X of the window)
-Upload the zip on your GS3
-Flash it via recovery
-Enjoy!

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[Q] Get any TouchWiz-Style Launcher on VillainROM

Hi All,
as you may see, I'm new to XDA and even though I'm familiar with linux, I'm new to the whole Android thing. I successfully flashed VillainROM onto my SGA and noticed that I don't like the stock gingerbread launcher. So I tried to get any TouchWiz-Style launcher on my phone:
I tried the "TouchWiz Launcher for Gingerbread [V4]":
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049501
I had to replace the "update-binary", but finally it doesn't match the screen size of the sga and moreover it always crashes when I'm trying to start any app.
I also tried the "Honeycomb" theme:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104335
Some icons and the general menu style changed, but the launcher didn't change - could that be because I couldn't figure out how to install that "minimal.zip"-file?
I somewhere grabbed "TW4_for_Tab - 182dpi.zip" of which I thought it was made for the sga, but it failed to install.
Besides, I tried some other TouchWiz (4) mods of which I can't find the reference anymore. Some of them didn't install (the well-known "error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip") even with a replaced "update-binary", so that wasn't a success either.
I figured out how to mount the unmodified 2.3.3 Samsung-ROM and could access the TouchWiz30Launcher.apk - but I didn't try to move it to my system folder because it isn't de-odexed - is it a problem to put a non-de-odexed apk (and it's .odex) onto a generally de-odexed phone?
Now I'd like to know if there is any easily usable TouchWiz I could use. Some enhanced version of TouchWiz with additional features would be nice, but I think I would also be satisfied with the unmodded Samsung TouchWiz.
Thanks in advance!

[Q] CyanogenMod - Can I Add Things to the Zip?

Hello!
So I am about to install the CyanogenMod. I've downloaded the zip file and being nosy, had a look at it. A question:
Can I add things to the zip to install like apps and mainly ringtones and such? If so, do I just add these to the zip?
Can I take some of the ringtones away from the zip and it'll install okay?
Can I delete them once installed?
Thanks
Yes you can add things to the zip as long as they are compatible with the ROM (i.e. no HTC Sense stuff in an AOSP ROM) and make sure you put them in the correct place (ringtones with the native ringtones). To do this you must unzip the file first, then zip it back up before installing it. I do this quite a bit when I am using an AOSP ROM without the theme chooser app. Oh yea, I use the program 7-zip to do this.
An ASOP rom?
I thought a ROM was a ROM?
I was planning to install a couple of the HTC apps like the calendar (possible) and news/clock/weather/peep (possible), although I wouldn't say these are part of "sense"?
I see though, Sense widgets won't work on anything but sense.
That's a shame :/ Hmm.
anotherxdauser said:
An ASOP rom?
I thought a ROM was a ROM?
I was planning to install a couple of the HTC apps like the calendar (possible) and news/clock/weather/peep (possible), although I wouldn't say these are part of "sense"?
Hmm
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no you can add apps from sense or whatever i believe as long as they are just apps. Also i believe you have to sign the zip as well :/
Rom Kitchen works well for that. But you have to have Mac or Linux.
Cyanogen is what is called an AOSP ROM (android open source project). HTC Sense is basically an overlay on top of the operating system. These overlays include the calendar, clock, weather and other widgets. These widgets cannot be used in an AOSP based ROM. And no, you don't have to sign the zip. Just unzip it, modify it, zip it back up and flash away.

[Q] How to install stock accuweather widget to pure ICS Rom?

Hello,
i want to install stock accuweather widget to pure ICS Rom. But when I use AccuWeatherDeamonService.apk and confirm instal, it says that: Application insn´t install. So how can I get this?
Thanks very much and sorry for english.
I would assume that since it's a system application, it has to be placed inside the system folder. Search the forums for a guide on how to install system applications. I'm sure there is a way to do it.
Same problem from system folder. I´ll try to find another way how to do that. Thanks

TouchWiz 5 on CM10 for the Galaxy Player 5

TouchWiz 5 on CM10 for the Galaxy Player 5.0
Downloads:
http://sdrv.ms/125kJF5
The biggest issue with this is working around the very limited amount of space we have in our /system. Before installing these things, you first need to clear out some space. I recommend having at least 23MB free before proceeding. I’m sorry that this requires so many steps right now; I might eventually start baking this into a ROM and releasing that, but for now, this is what we have to work with.
1) Freeing space
I recommend using a root browser to navigate to /system/app and inspecting what apps seem to be the largest. The ones that might be unnecessary should be uninstalled or converted to user apps via titanium. I recommend converting movie studio to a user app and uninstalling Cyanogenmod wallpaper manager as it’s pretty unnecessary and occupies several precious megabytes of space. Trebuchet wastes a whopping 17MB of space, so I recommend installing Apex Launcher or the stock 4.2 launcher (located in the SkyDrive folder) and then removing this with Titanium. You should also go to /system/media/video and clear out the files there since you don’t really need them for anything. Sound effects in /system/media/audio (with the exception of the ui folder) can be migrated to media/audio on the internal SD card to maintain function and free up some more space.
2) Installing TouchWiz apps
Right now, I have found TouchWiz Home and Weather widget apps that work with this ROM. I have located 4.1-compatible S Memo and Task Manager, but haven’t gotten those to go in yet. Now that you have plenty of space in /system, we can start adding things in.
a) Installing the theme
In the SkyDrive folder, you will find a Titanium Backup file for a TouchWiz CM10 theme. Copy this to the /storage/sdcard0/TitaniumBackup (or wherever you have it set to be) folder, launch Titanium, and restore the app. Go to System Settings > Themes and pick TouchWiz 5.0 and hit apply. Ignore the resolution warning.
b) Installing the launcher/weather widget
Push the “TouchWiz 5 Nature Launcher” zip to your SD card and install from CWM/ROM Manager. If it does not show up after rebooting, try clearing defaults from the launcher. If the problem persists, navigate to /system/app using a file browser and select/install both AccuweatherWidget.apk and AccuweatherWiddget_Main.apk files along with SecLauncher2.apk
c) Adding system sounds
There should be a “media” folder on SkyDrive. Right-click this and select “Download” to download the entire thing at once. Push the files to your internal SD card / media. Copy the contents of the ui folder to /system/media/audio/ui, overwriting the default Android files.
And that should be it! Not exactly a streamlined process, but it’ll do until we see a release of RemICS-JB for our device.
Screenshots
Video
Great job. Two things though, the touchwiz launcher is pretty laggy for me. It just seems to skip animations. Also could you add color to the WiFi signal? I'm really used to having a gray signal bar mean no internet. Other than that, it looks and works great.
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Check what things you have running in the background. I'm in the habit of limiting background processes to two, and everything on the device is pretty snappy then.
I think that's gray because we're using the original wifi drivers rather than the newer ones that are capable of displaying up/down connection indicators but are less reliable, but I'll look into it.
I did a little Photoshoping and the icons should now be green (install the backup located in the folder I named "theme green wifi"), but I have no way to test it right now because there is no WiFi here. Just switch to the system theme and back and you should be golden.
How do you install the stock 4.2 launcher?
Hollow_Ninja said:
How do you install the stock 4.2 launcher?
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I believe you can just install that like a normal apk.
halomademeapc said:
I believe you can just install that like a normal apk.
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But its I a zip file? I extracted it and I didn't see an apk
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But its I a zip file? I extracted it and I didn't see an apk
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The TouchWiz launcher is in a .zip. The Android 4.2 launcher is optional and a separate .apk file.
halomademeapc said:
The TouchWiz launcher is in a .zip. The Android 4.2 launcher is optional and a separate .apk file.
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Well I know it says Android 4.2 launcher apk but when I download it its called Android-4.zip
Hollow_Ninja said:
Well I know it says Android 4.2 launcher apk but when I download it its called Android-4.zip
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try renaming the extension from .zip to .apk and see if that works.
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Well I know it says Android 4.2 launcher apk but when I download it its called Android-4.zip
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When i downloaded everything that was posted it came in a zip called skydrive-whatever date. Inside the zip is all the files and folders of stuff including the Android-4.2-launcher.apk
shawn13165 said:
When i downloaded everything that was posted it came in a zip called skydrive-whatever date. Inside the zip is all the files and folders of stuff including the Android-4.2-launcher.apk
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then just push the Android-4.2-launcher.apk file to your SD card or USB storage and install it from a file manager if you want that.
halomademeapc said:
try renaming the extension from .zip to .apk and see if that works.
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OK I will try it
Link?
And howd you get get SMS
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An1mus said:
Link?
And howd you get get SMS
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The Downloads link in the OP
I think it's bundled with the CM10 ROM
EDIT: If you wanted to know how I was sending/receiving with the native app, I use https://play.google.com/store/apps/...mNvbS5tZHJ0b29scy5hcHBzLmd2aW50ZWdyYXRpb24iXQ..
is the notification list (when drawing bar down) also TW Nature???
The notification shade is touchwiz-themed, however the quick setting icons at the top do not scroll like they do on the s3
screenshots???
cot for me touchwiz is ok, except for the launcher and I wanna have that...
My1xT said:
screenshots???
cot for me touchwiz is ok, except for the launcher and I wanna have that...
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halomademeapc said:
TouchWiz 5 on CM10 for the Galaxy Player 5.0
Screenshots
Video
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It's right in the OP.
only the laucher is in the shots...
but tw is more than that...

[Q] Samsung galaxy sII i9100- problem

I have recently installed Multiwindow through recovery mod, and get successfully installed but when I am trying to use multiwindow draging apps on screen its show only one apps at a time, there for not working properly also I got a problem showed u in pic that when pop up complete using action its getting wrong words also when copying something written clipboard data as no valid data...!! Plz solve
What ROM/firmware are you on. Why not just use a custom stock ROM with all these already added into the ROM .
I dont know
How to use custom ROM.. I was installed Multi_windown_all_apps.zip
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What ROM/firmware are you on. Why not just use a custom stock ROM with all these already added into the ROM .
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I dont know how to check ROM, I have attached a pic of about my device.
That an odex ROM ? I think so. Alliance ROM or neat ROM would be a good start for you to look. Adding multi window is OK but check out these roms. A lot of work gone into making these and I think you will like them.
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That an odex ROM ? I think so. Alliance ROM or neat ROM would be a good start for you to look. Adding multi window is OK but check out these roms. A lot of work gone into making these and I think you will like them.
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But multiwindow didn't work properly when I drag any apps on screen its open open single at a time, there are no partition windows top and bottom. So I want to remove multiwindow from my device, ? Please help.
Flash stock firmware from sammobile.com with Odin.
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But multiwindow didn't work properly when I drag any apps on screen its open open single at a time, there are no partition windows top and bottom. So I want to remove multiwindow from my device, ? Please help.
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I get that your multiwindow is not working as expected but is it affecting your normal access to the phone? if not, then why do you have to uninstall it?
I am on a customized Kitkat ROM which supports multiwindows(i did not install any app for it, this feature was part of the ROM). If I have to use multiple windows then we have to follow below steps -
1. Open App 1.
2. Press Home screen.
3. Open App 2
4 Press Home screen
5 Long press Home screen to show recent apps.
6. Long press App 1 in recent apps section, it will open a menu to add it to multiwindow. Same can be done for App 2.
Well, thats the process on the ROM I use. I found the same thing on Mokee ROM also, which is again very famous for multiwindow feature.
Try it, it might work.
banjara said:
I get that your multiwindow is not working as expected but is it affecting your normal access to the phone? if not, then why do you have to uninstall it?
I am on a customized Kitkat ROM which supports multiwindows(i did not install any app for it, this feature was part of the ROM). If I have to use multiple windows then we have to follow below steps -
1. Open App 1.
2. Press Home screen.
3. Open App 2
4 Press Home screen
5 Long press Home screen to show recent apps.
6. Long press App 1 in recent apps section, it will open a menu to add it to multiwindow. Same can be done for App 2.
Well, thats the process on the ROM I use. I found the same thing on Mokee ROM also, which is again very famous for multiwindow feature.
Try it, it might work.
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Yes its affecting on normal process like when I copy sometext its its show no valid data.. also when I clear all clipboard its gone hang and restart in display setting when I choose homepage as easy mode or basic mode setting unfortunately closed and in notification pannel sync shortcuts has been replaced as multiwindow shortcut.
I tried your method.. when I long press on apps in recent section there are only two options
1. Remove from list and 2. App info
I didn't find to add multiple window.
Remove the mod you flashed by reflashing the rom. Either flash through a custom recovery and custom rom or flash a stock rom with Odin or even mobile Odin. Just remember custom rom is a zip file to be flashed through recovery. A tar file is to be flashed through Odin.:thumbup: What you must do is read before you brick you're phone. Removing a mod is basic stuff.

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