I have just started using Nova Launcher on my old Nexus 7. I made a folder for my games on my home screen and I wanted the contents to do something when I pressed on the folder, for example, fan out across the screen. I've seen this done before but I don't know what it's called or whether Nova can do this. Or maybe there's a separate app that does it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Many thanks.
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I seem to have stumbled on a quirk I haven't seen mentioned yet and am looking for help with it.
I'm using folders to categorize apps and when I add them to the homescreen as shortcuts, they work as expected. If however I then add more items to the folder, it doesn't seem to update the shortcuts properly. The number in the corner stays the same and the new items are not displayed.
Has anyone else experienced this?
Yup. Same for me.
Also for the TW app drawer, if I reboot the phone, the app orderings would mess up. I've organized mine to a certain order...and it varies a little bit everytime I reboot which is extremely annoying.
Unfortunately still the case in the new KE7 build. I'm surprised it's not bugging more people, is this not an oft-used feature?
you forgot that there are other launchers , i use go launcher
nechmadi said:
you forgot that there are other launchers , i use go launcher
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Sorry for bumping the thread but..i just wanted to say thank you for that useful information.may i ask what color of your jeans you prefer?
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I don't think this a bug.. it seems that whenever you drag the folder fo you home launcher it is treated as a single entity and not linked to your folder in your app drawer.
The only solution for this is wheneved you update your folder, simply delete the old one from your home launcher and drag the updated one from your app drawer again.
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Are there any mods/Market apps that will automatically close home folders either after the app is launched or after a set amount of time? I always forget to close the folders and its a little pet peeve of mine to have them left open lol.
I am running stock UCKH7 (rooted).
BTW, I'm not interested in 3rd party launchers. If that is anyone's answer then I appreciate the help, but no thank you
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I'm annoyed by this as well. It'd be great if the home button went to the home screen and closed any folder that is opened. It'd be even better if folders automatically closed when launching an app from it, or after a set time.
The only rom I am aware of that does this is MIUI.
It annoys the heck out of me as well.
I dont think you can do this with a different launcher. I know you dont want to use it but I'm not aware of an app that will close the folders.
Just a question, but why are you against 3rd party launchers? they're easy enough to swap back and forth between.
Some, like Launcher360, support custom folders that more closely resemble iOS's folder structure. Those folders also close automatically once you open an app.
Ditto with ADW EX. That one has additional folder options as well.
Also, with ADW EX, you can make your home screen function just like TW. ADW EX also supports scrolling widgets and resizing widgets on the fly.
Just a thought.
I used Folder Organizer to do it. From within FO, I created the folders ("labels" in FO) and added all the apps/shortcuts to each one. Then, from the home screen, I added the folders through the normal "add shortcut" option. Works great. Also, I think Apps Organizer will do the same thing, and is free.
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I used Folder Organizer to do it. From within FO, I created the folders ("labels" in FO) and added all the apps/shortcuts to each one. Then, from the home screen, I added the folders through the normal "add shortcut" option. Works great. Also, I think Apps Organizer will do the same thing, and is free.
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Thanks so much! I kept seeing those apps actually, but never tried them. I just tried both and really like the Folder Organizer app. The free version is limited, but I am about to get the full one since it seems to have everything I need. I will also be able to easilg reorganize apps within folders without having to unpack the folders and repack them! (Why can't we easily do this to start with?)
Thanks for your help
Dmm5157:
I never said that I had anything against launchers. I didnt say i hated them or something like that. I just didn't want a launcher as my solution. You are either misreading my post or reading too mucb into it. :-\
I actually like the stock launcher very much, except for the folders not closing and how you can't put folders in the bottom launch row.
Launchers are nice and I used them in the past, but they can be so complicated to set up sometimes. For a solution to this issue, I just wanted a fix for the folders only, without having to go through tons of settings and having to basically redo my homescreen completely. That is all.
EVERYONE:
Thanks for your replies. I was starting to think that this thread would always be ignored.
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@spexwood:
I was just asking a question, not trying to insinuate anything at all.
Glad you found a solution that works for your needs.
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@spexwood:
I was just asking a question, not trying to insinuate anything at all.
Glad you found a solution that works for your needs.
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I don't mean to start a fight or anything, so please understand that what I am about to say is spoken in a friendly manner:
It just sounded to me like you were accusing me of something or like you were getting angry at me for not liking launchers (which isn't true as I said before).
That is a major weakness of forums and such. It is different from talking with someone face-to-face, where we can hear voice tones and read facial/body language.
Im sorry that I misunderstood the intention of your post.
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Hi guys!
I've bought an Alwinner A13 Tablet as a Christmas present for my daughter who is 3yrs old. She has been using mine and my husbands HTC Sensations for watching BabyTV and playing various counting and alphabet games, but we twitch every time she drops them...hence the cheap tablet. It is running 4.0.4 has 512 MB RAM and 8GB internal storage. We bought a 16GB SD card to increase the storage.
I want to customise it for her in time for Christmas and was wondering if you guys mind my asking some questions on here in the hope 1 or more of you has done something similar or can point me in the right direction at least.
What I want to do:
Hide, disable and lock out the internet browser, app store and anything else that I may need to do stuff (like install apps for her) but don't want her to see or use.
Disable the system icons / buttons (battery, clock, app home etc)
Make desktop / homescreen icons bigger (approx twice their current size).
Prevent her moving and deleting icons
Create folders on the home screen with custom folder icons (different picture for each folder) that will hold apps and shortcuts to movies on the SD card.
Give App and shortcut icons custom icon images (I have graphics files for these that I can resize)
Play movies directly from shortcut
Minimalistic movie player that just plays the file and then EXITS back to the home screen when the movie is done.
If any of the above requires changing ROM from the installed 4.0.4 to something else or requires the tablet to be Rooted then I've learnt how to do that already.
Any help or advice on how to achieve the above list would be greatly appreciated.
p.s I already looked at the "big icon" app in google market, but it sticks a setup icon next to the icon which you cant lock out..which means my daughter could easily modify the icons.
Thanks
Lyndsey
most of your requirements can be found on go launcher or adw launcher as for movie shprtcuts i dont know if its possoble
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Kids Place + ES file manager
most of this could probably be handled by the Kids Place - Parental Control app on Google Play, you can make shortcuts to basically anything (including movie files) using ES File Explorer by tapping and holding on the video and selecting make shortcut and also has a pretty simple video player built in.
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most of your requirements can be found on go launcher or adw launcher as for movie shprtcuts i dont know if its possoble
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Thank you for your help!
Do you know if there is a movie player around that I can configure so that it closes down and returns to the home screen after it's finished playing a movie? This functionality is pretty important as I don't think she'll be able to exit the movie player herself.
I looked at go launcher but I couldn't see it supporting setting folder and shortcut icons. This is pretty important as well, because her reading level is still quite low and therefore she will have to navigate by "familiar" icons (BabyTV Icon to take her to the BabyTV player etc).
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most of this could probably be handled by the Kids Place - Parental Control app on Google Play, you can make shortcuts to basically anything (including movie files) using ES File Explorer by tapping and holding on the video and selecting make shortcut and also has a pretty simple video player built in.
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Okay, I installed Kids place. That wouldn't let me add movie shortcuts or folders to the desktop, only apps. I want to have folders on the desktop with shortcuts inside each folder to movies. Each folder to have an icon depicting the cartoon character of the movies that the shortcuts inside point to.
Having folders with custom icons is something that computers have been capable of for 20 years and yet android can't do this. It's extremely frustrating that there are so many other types of customisations and wazzy effects (launchers seem to prioritise a hundred different ways of scrolling over desktop customisation!!) and yet something so basic is absent or poorly implemented.....
Sorry....had to get that rant off my chest!
I'll keep looking but thanks for the help http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/smile.gif
I'm trying out go launcher again. So far it's closest to what I need to do but still has some issues. Such as when you make the icons larger, folder labels disappear inside folders! I had each shortcut inside the folder listed as 1,2,3 etc because my daughter can count, just not read that well yet.
I have a question I hope someone can help with:
Why do all the custom launchers reduce the size of the desktop icons? whichever launcher I load up, when I go from stock ics launcher to the custom launcher, the icons are about 50% of the size. I'm just curious...
You daughter wouldn't be able to go to the homescreen by herself?
It's not that hard to teach her to press the home button when she wants to go to the homescreen.
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You daughter wouldn't be able to go to the homescreen by herself?
It's not that hard to teach her to press the home button when she wants to go to the homescreen.
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Yes, we've already tested that theory out on my phone (HTC Sensation). So we know she can get back to the Homescreen. Thanks for bringing it up though, it's a valid point. We assumed that because she is only 3 she wouldn't be able to find her way around. But in truth she seems to be able to find her way to youtube and play movies there
So we've removed the youtube icons from her tablet now.
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Yes, we've already tested that theory out on my phone (HTC Sensation). So we know she can get back to the Homescreen. Thanks for bringing it up though, it's a valid point. We assumed that because she is only 3 she wouldn't be able to find her way around. But in truth she seems to be able to find her way to youtube and play movies there
So we've removed the youtube icons from her tablet now.
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Kids are MUCH more tech savier then you problably are. In 5 years, she'll know as much as you.
Hi everyone,
I have been themeing go launcher using go theme factory website version for some time, but I always have a problem with one part.
The homescreen Menu background.
I know that is .9png file and I have the program set up. I used it a few times for go locker and they worked fine. Now, for go Launcher, I used similar method by placing one pixel on the left side and top side of the 3x76 background I made. So its supposed to stretch when apply the theme on my phone. On the emulation on go theme factory website, the menu background is perfectly fine. BUT when I install the theme on my phone and test, the menu layout needs to be SCROLLED vertically to see the entire two row menu buttons..its definitely a problem with my theme but can't figure out what's wrong..how do you guys design the menu background for .9png?
I also tried putting the black pixels on the entire sides of left and right and one on top and bottom each but its still need to scroll..although not as bad..
I really really hope someone helps me!
Thanks a lot!
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Could someone possibly help me? Thanks..
Hey guys, was wondering if anyone on here knows how to re-arrange folder layouts in a different way than the usual stock android layout. I currently use apex launcher I aim running Hyperdrive 18.1 KK 4.4.2 and I love how it works. It is smooth doesn't lag much, I like how I can change the grids and batch adding apps to folders and all that stuff. But what I would lovee is to do is keep my folders content as is, but just rearrange how they are laid out on my home screen. What I am looking to do is something like pie controls but for all of my folders and be able to launch the folder contents as they are right now in my home screen. Is there any quick way to do this. I was looking at the pie control app on youtube but it doest look like I can folders, rather individual apps or shortcuts to wifi and things like that. Hopefully someone catches my drift. I would like to make my home screen more futuristic and different.
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