Hello, been using xda for years but never posted as I've always worked out any issues or querys, through searching the forum for relevant threads and posts. But I've not found much on my latest search. So i have assumed it's not possible but on the off chance i thought i would see if there any of the cleaver guys on the forum could work out if it's possible or not.
Basically i have used apex launcher since its first release on all my devises except for on my s7300 which i have nova to see what the differences where. It's a great launcher and i can't really knock it. Except for how i like to set up my devices 9 home screens are quite limitations, don't get me wrong 9 screens will display a lot.
But I like to have a home screen dedicated to settings/optimising apps (set cpu, tb, rom tool box etc) a screen for social and media a couple of screens dedicated to android games, then I like to set up screens with short cuts to the top 50 ROMS for a specific console. So a screen of 50 short cuts for n64 roms, a screen for top 50 psx iso short cuts, snes, nes, ds and so on.
my query is is there any know mod available or would it be possible to mod the apk to allow more than the max 9 available screens? Or is anyone aware of another launcher which allows more than 9 home screens. I have assumed there is something stopping devs going above the magic 9 mark as that's where all the best launchers seem to have stopped.
If anyone has any insight on this it would be greatly appreciated, and Thank you for taking the time to read this
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Hey all,
I don't post on the forums alot but im a frequent reader, I'll start by saying thanks to all of the devs here who spend so much time making awesome software for our phones.
Anyway, the problem I'm having is when using launcher pro plus, there is a noticeable lag between when i swipe my finger and when the homescreens start sliding with swiping between homescreens. I'll move my finger about a half of an inch, and the homescreen will not move at all. Then, after a certain threshold, it will suddenly "pop" and be right under my finger. The lag ruins the overall fluid feeling of the rest of the launch.
I did a bunch of searching (on xda, launcher pro forms, and google) and found that this seems to be a common problem across many devices, but no one had a good answer on how to fix it. I'm currently running supra rom 1.2 on rooted evo 3d with the ginger thyparancey theme applied, although i have flashed many different roms with and without themes and an experience the same issue across all of them.
Is anyone else having this problem? Is there a solution? Thanks in advance
It happens to me a little bit, not quite as bad as yours
After some more playing around i think i've figured out how to solve the problem. Enabling the "Keep in memory" and "Motorola Droid Hack" options seem to correct the problem completely, and i haven't noticed any negative effects. Sometimes the launcher begins to slow down again after my phone has been on all day and i've been using a lot of apps, but doing a kill all from the memory manager under quick settings fixes it again. Seems like this may be an issue with other apps using up memory and launcher pro not taking priority over them.
random ideas:
add line to build.prop:
debug.sf.hw=1
Increase VM heap to 48-64m
In LPP settings, find the fling speed and set as fast as possible (does LPP have that? lol)
If you still have issues come ask in the d3rp thread
I am still catching up on android, but as I see it there is not a real smart way of using widgets. those passive ones, ok. but I have about 20 widgets on one side of launcher screens. they show news, clocks, stock market. they update often. But what for? I only visit their launcher pages two times a day for an hour or so.
next to it I have social page. showing all social streams but the same, I go there few times a day.
I was searching for two solutions, but found none.
1) widgets would freeze until their page in launcher is visited.
2) I would have separate platform, where I would place those widgets and access it through shortcuts from launcher.
I would be thinking that having secondary launcher with them which doesn't run without starting manually, would solve it. but no. widgets are registered in system once installed and will just stupidly requesting system attention 24h a day.
So what to do? best would be if widgets would communicate with launcher. second is to implement refresh settings into widgets. (update rate if program was accessed recently, different rate if not)
or at last, make widget separate from main app. so it will run faster, take less ram, get not kicked out of it after every update.
Please take this in consideration when creating apps.
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I think the best option is more options. LIke you said, refresh interval settings, or even an option to update on screen wake/disable background updating.
Don't some widgets already have these options? I only use MT so others would have to chime in on this..
I like the idea of widgets only refreshing when they're visible. If it is even possible, it would be something to suggest to the developers.
My solution would be to put all widgets on manual refresh, and just refresh them when needed. Clocks won't have this option, but generally clock widgets don't use too much battery or resources. Social, news, weather, etc should have manual refresh options. You can use those options and just refresh when needed.
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I like the idea of widgets only refreshing when they're visible. If it is even possible, it would be something to suggest to the developers.
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yes. that's why I posted this to developer's forum.
Shouldn't use rhetorical question as an subject I guess. My msg was trashed before being understood for what it was
This is an issue actually. The system is only as good as it would work for average user. And he might fill he screen with widgets. It doesn't take much. Only couple of non efficient apps and the whole android get laggish. He wouldn't understand what caused it and will just get annoyed and switch over to iPad.
manual refresh - mm, I don't like the idea too much. maybe on some widgets. but for me widget is something to just catch its info and not really use it.
update on screen wake - please no. to use user present and connection change calls is just another way to kill the device's power. Once I press the standby button, or connect to internet, I do it because I want to do something with the device right away. I don't want to wait for ten application actions to race for processor power right in that moment.
yes some have update speed, but that's not the perfect solution for all widgets, is it. Say I want to kill an hour of my life by worthless online socializing, I want those widget to update on one or two minute basis. But once I go away, I don't want them to do so anymore. hour is enough.
as I wrote on start about communication between launcher and widgets.
User would stop over one launcher screen and it will start to call updates on it's widgets one at a time.
And with combination that launcher will report which screen is/recently was active and widgets would consider this info in update schedule. This would be better option for informative widgets and those updating longer.
Hello ALL!
I am new to the site and had recently checked out Charlos_OOO and HBK19's threads on making your home screens look like xbox dashboard(BIG KUDOS GUYS IT'S AWESOME) so anyway i set my own version up. Then i had an idea to really mirror xbox dashboard by putting small maybe 2x3 or so widgets that looped a video clip of a game trailer or movie or something just to really give it that dashboard feel. I was amazed to find no widget apps that did this...well there are some but they don't stick to a particular home screen, instead they "float" and are visable with every homescreen you go on even while in the web (they sorta stay in the foreground per say). So i decide to dabble in creating my own widget..unfortunately app widget classes for video don't seem to exist when ever i try to make a video type widget it only comes out as a sorta of video player that floats but does not stick to the home screen lol if it even does that... anyway any thought from anyone on this? i did check the forums i see other people have asked similar questions but to no avail. any feed back would be much appreciated:fingers-crossed: it would be icing on the cake to really make your home screen look like Xbox Dashboard.
So here is the idea, a X-Cross Media Bar (XMB) style interface launcher that can be used on android devices, phones or tablets, but I plan on using it on my N7 since I use a Bluetooth keyboard I use for remote desktop and chrome and a pc xbox controller for games from time to time I have been trying to figure out how to make a decent android home screen that interacts like the XMB controls wise but have come up short.
I have found quite a few threads and other pages for stuff like this that has moved nowhere in the past and was hoping you guys might be able to get something in some sort of solution to my desire for a clean interactive interface. The closest thing i have, thanks to one of my friends who first came up with the idea but I have obsessively been trying to find a way to perfect, is using Nova launcher with folders set to tap to open a set app and swipe up to open the folder and a custom icon based off a PS3 theme pack I took the images from all arranged in an XMB style (picture linked) with the Wave Life Wallpaper to give it that PSP/PS3 look.
Basically all I want is an interface that interacts like the XMB, can be controlled either with directional buttons or by swiping across the screen (or tapping the icon of what you want if possible). But the big kicker here is that it has to support each column set acting as a customizable folder, like in Nova, and a standard app drawer where you can see all your apps. I don't even care if this requires xposed, a different launcher, and widgets, I want it and have done everything short of trying to code it myself. (probably not a good idea, I'm a network guy, not a good programmer)
All the pages I have come across in search of the pot of gold:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1104989
http://home.gna.org/gp2xmb/
https://code.google.com/p/xpmb/
http://boards.dingoonity.org/jxd-devices/xmb-launcher-for-android-5891/
The second to last one was a launcher somebody made, and believe it or not runs on 5.0.2, but has some issues and does not really let you change anything. The last Link is an actually functional one but does not allow for much customization.
What I am thinking of is more of a launcher that allows you to create columns for certain things and select which apps fill them like a folder does, allows you to have whatever wallpaper (static, scrolling, live) and has customization options. If somebody out there can program this and get it working I would pay for it. It just seems like such a usable interface for when using a controller, keyboard, or even on a touchscreen as a way different way to have everything organised. Although a standard app drawer would still be nice to avoid having every app in a column and just the ones you frequently use (I basically want an XMB in place of multiple desktops on the home screen)
Just let me know if anybody can help me figure this out.
I love using Nova, have used it for years, and have no issues buying a new launcher. These are my requirements:
60 or more home screens (unlimited preferred)
Infinite scrolling (so I scroll to screen sixty, swipe once more, and I am back to screen one).
I understand this is an odd request but I am an odd guy
Any help would be appreciated. I have googled incessantly, read every "top 25 android launchers of 2015" article you can find, and simply can't find a way to make this work. Nova tops out at 9. Apex (I believe) tops out at 9. Others at 5, 7, etc.
Anyone have any tips?
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I love using Nova, have used it for years, and have no issues buying a new launcher. These are my requirements:
60 or more home screens (unlimited preferred)
Infinite scrolling (so I scroll to screen sixty, swipe once more, and I am back to screen one).
I understand this is an odd request but I am an odd guy
Any help would be appreciated. I have googled incessantly, read every "top 25 android launchers of 2015" article you can find, and simply can't find a way to make this work. Nova tops out at 9. Apex (I believe) tops out at 9. Others at 5, 7, etc.
Anyone have any tips?
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There is no launcher that does that. It would slow the whole OS down far too much and maybe even freeze the phone. There really is no reason for that many pages in a launcher.
Honestly 30 would be enough. I highly doubt that it would slow down the system, and honestly, i would give up the speed in exchange for the home screens. Are there any launchers that can do more than nine screens? That is the most i found.
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Honestly 30 would be enough. I highly doubt that it would slow down the system, and honestly, i would give up the speed in exchange for the home screens. Are there any launchers that can do more than nine screens? That is the most i found.
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Thats the most due to anymore show a huge drain on performance. IT would slow down the system alot. There was a launcher that was being worked on that had like 20 home screens and it was abandoned due to how much it lag and other issues it caused. You have to remember that the launcher is always running and that is why it froze the system up.
What a shame. Ios is unlimited.
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What a shame. Ios is unlimited.
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Unlimited in the icons you can add yes but you have to understand that android launchers are far more versatile then IOS launcher.
I don't know why people can be so insistent on spreading incorrect information. Nova Prime did a new release two days ago showing that unlimited homescreens is not only technically possible, but it is now currently available. I am elated that Nova Prime has added this feature as I needed it desperately, and it works wonderfully on all of my devices.
Bumping this thread with a new reply in the event someone with the same or similar needs googles and finds this.
Many thanks to everyone who contributed