Hello guys,
One disadvantage to the Health app LG included is that you need to have the smart bulletin running on your homescreen to use it. Well not anymore!!
What I did was make an app that will launch the LG Health app. I used Tasker and just exported a simple app to do this! I will share it here for everyone that wants to use the LG Health app but does not want to have the smart bulletin enabled. So far for me it is working fine.
Just download and install the app and to open you just open your app drawer. If you wish to uninstall, mine is version 1.0, which would be an easy distinguishing factor in the app manager, also mine is a smaller sized app than the actual health app.
Just thought I would share because I am sure some people are limited here and would like this setup. Any questions let me know I will be glad to help!
Any of the shortcut making apps on the play store can do this. I did it that way. Many launchers will, too.
Thanks for the effort, though.
distortedloop said:
Any of the shortcut making apps on the play store can do this. I did it that way. Many launchers will, too.
Thanks for the effort, though.
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Really? Can I create a shortcut to LG Health using Nova? If so, how?
lexluthor said:
Really? Can I create a shortcut to LG Health using Nova? If so, how?
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Long press > shortcuts > activities > LG Health
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Groundhound said:
Long press > shortcuts > activities > LG Health
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Cool, thanks!
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Any of the shortcut making apps on the play store can do this. I did it that way. Many launchers will, too.
Thanks for the effort, though.
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Groundhound said:
Long press > shortcuts > activities > LG Health
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Any way to do this in Themer?
I've found you can long hold the desktop and go to advanced/shortcuts, but I don't see Activities in there.
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I understand that, but some people may not, and this also adds it to their app drawer which is a small convenience.
Just throwing it out there as an option.
On Nova launcher, I just have it set as a nova activities widget. Works great. Icon is what it looks like as a shortcut with the circle case.
Just go to widgets, add the activities widget (might require nova prime), and choose LG health. Done.
RED ZMAN said:
Any way to do this in Themer?
I've found you can long hold the desktop and go to advanced/shortcuts, but I don't see Activities in there.
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install apex launcher but make themer your default launcher. this will give you an activities shortcut. there you will find LGhealth.
Thanks, I'll give it a shot. This won't put it in my App Drawer though will it? Using themer, I hate putting shortcuts on the screens, it is too perty.
I'm trying to get Themer to make this possible, they don't understand right now.
Hi everyone,
You can also download the Any Cut app from the Play market to achieve this. At least that's how I did it.
Open the App ---> go to activities and select LG Health from the list.
The only drawback for some could be that it doesn't get the shortcut to the app drawer. But that may no be an issue for everyone.
Hope it helps
RED ZMAN said:
Thanks, I'll give it a shot. This won't put it in my App Drawer though will it? Using themer, I hate putting shortcuts on the screens, it is too perty.
I'm trying to get Themer to make this possible, they don't understand right now.
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it wont put in your app drawer but you can make a second screen like me and put other stuff on that one
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I've looked around as much as possible, if I missed it, not sure where.
I just did the update to Gingerbread on my Thunderbolt (stock, non-rooted)
Before updating, there was a separate Desktop Clock icon in the app drawer (launches straight in into the full screen clock, a.k.a. bedside clock)
I had this launching on plugin with Tasker... but after the update, that app icon is gone, and Tasker can't launch it either.
Is there any way to get that icon back? I looked at the bedside clock apps in the market, and none of them are a efficient and clean as the stock one.
any help or suggestions are appreciated!
Not without root. You can access it through the clock widget though.
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erishasnobattery said:
Not without root. You can access it through the clock widget though.
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Argh, that's unfortunate.
Though I suppose it's possible that someone might build a replacement/mimic app?
ToastyZ71 said:
Argh, that's unfortunate.
Though I suppose it's possible that someone might build a replacement/mimic app?
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The app is still there, just not accessible through the app drawer.
Nate14 said:
The app is still there, just not accessible through the app drawer.
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Right... but couldn't a program be written to access it from the app drawer/desktop etc?
ToastyZ71 said:
Right... but couldn't a program be written to access it from the app drawer/desktop etc?
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The "app" is called "root your phone"
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For everyone who loves MIUI but is not happy about no App Drawer. Here Ya Go! Install this Alternative App Drawer! Bingo, now you have an app drawer http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154299
Download here-> http://api.viglink.com/api/click?fo...xt=DOWNLOAD!&jsonp=vglnk_jsonp_13195122208741
Thanks to xuso
sorry posted in wrong place lol.......
Hmm, I thought more people would like this. I've been using this for months on Miui with my sony xperia x10.
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good find.. ty
I am using this. Works great. Probably a 3 star app. What i did was i put all the apps in one folder so they didnt go across all my screens, then i put this app's short cut on my dock bar. Works great. Its just very none aesthetically pleasing. Could use some more customization, maybe some sorting or something like that.
jason.hamilton said:
I am using this. Works great. Probably a 3 star app. What i did was i put all the apps in one folder so they didnt go across all my screens, then i put this app's short cut on my dock bar. Works great. Its just very none aesthetically pleasing. Could use some more customization, maybe some sorting or something like that.
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You can customize it if you use the left click button at least somewhat.
This app works great. Perfect for MIUI
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I tried MIUI last night, I also installed this, but what I just ended up doing was removing this and put everything i didnt want on my homescreens in one folder and put that folder as the middle dock icon, and it basically works just like an app drawer, u can change the sorting to numerous options including by usage, which i thought was really cool.. the folder also has a neat open and close animation when u click it (when it is in the dock anyway). I always end up going back to some stock derived rom though, I just feel like I am losing features going to cyanogen or MIUI
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This app works great. Perfect for MIUI
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If you hide apps in the MIUI settings and then use the altdrawer as an app drawer were you able to put shortcuts to the home screens? I'm not able to....
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If you hide apps in the MIUI settings and then use the altdrawer as an app drawer were you able to put shortcuts to the home screens? I'm not able to....
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You go to the folder and drag that app to desktop to get shorcut
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more like losing bloat / gaining functionality lol
hello peeps,
i'm looking to add an ICE app ( in case of emergency ) to my lockscreen, so that it can be accessed directly by emergency services if they check the phone, (hopefully never needed!) i saw somewhere that this was possible, but i cant find it back, and searches only deliver back locker apps
anyone out there can help me out?
edit- maybe clickable app is a better description, i want to be able to see and access the app from the lock screen.
Try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.livelocker&hl=en
You can chose the app you want as a shortcut
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If you are using CM7, then it has native feature to add 1 3d party app as a shortcut. Check in Settings> Cyanogenmod settings> Lockscreen
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Try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.livelocker&hl=en
You can chose the app you want as a shortcut
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ak700 said:
If you are using CM7, then it has native feature to add 1 3d party app as a shortcut. Check in Settings> Cyanogenmod settings> Lockscreen
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havent had time to look into these, report back soon....
Or use widgetlocker, its paid but amazing
This wasn't signature like 'Sent from XDA premium' or something
+1 to widget locker....most customizable one and you can add as many shortcuts you want
is there any good multitasking app? i like a swipe gesture (like zephyr from iphone) rather than long press home and also should have app killing capabilities, also what app are ok to kill from the running list?
Do not use a task killer.
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joshnichols189 said:
Do not use a task killer.
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+1 billion.
Download Nova launcher and then you can put an icon on your homescreen that let's you get into the multitasking menu with one press.
It will work with TW too.
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ive read the description of nova launcher but couldnt find anythinga bout multi tasking. can you explain a bit more?
Not only nova you can have it in apex too, in fact you can simply bring the recent apps menu by making a swipe gesture on home screen
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I'm not sure if it works on the gs3, but I use an amazing app on my transformer prime called gesture control.
It basically allows you to define actions by using gestures.
You can define two,three,and four finger gestures.
It really is great. Needs root though.
So you can define a gesture for bringing up the multitasking menu and it works throughout the whole system anywhere.
You don't have to be on the launcher homescreen .
Here's the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemo
tried apex launcher but couldnt get it to work when im inside an app. ill try gesture control. anyone else have any suggestion for me
anyone can give me suggestion on a great gesture app that can open the recent app from anywhere?
Wave launcher is also cool multitasker. Quite different though.
Also looking for this, something like zephyr for IOS that works inside apps. It allows to close an app just sweeping from bottom to top.
anthony001 said:
anyone can give me suggestion on a great gesture app that can open the recent app from anywhere?
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Try the app yhat I suggested in my earlier post.
It does exactly what your asking for.
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@elcom
i tried the app and it worked great. Can I ask what the risk of enabling usb debugging is? Im kinda paranoid of what it does, also can you suggest to me what good gesture is best to bring up the recent app list?
What does usb debugging do?
I don't understand why you don't just want to hold home? Plus when on this screen if you swype to left or right the preview is binned.
As for killing apps, Android runs on linux, linux manages ram very well and indeed runs better when you don't keep closing things all the time, it caches processes to save you time and battery when you next need them!
I use a app called "multitask shortcut" which is awesome and it only cost .50 dollars. It doesnt work inside apps though. I wish there was something like Zephyr for Android. It was awesome on the iPhone.
In settings, I have auto add widget unchecked but every time I download a program, it adds a icon to my desktop. Does this happen to anyone else?
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The icon isn't a widget. I don't think there is a setting anymore for not adding the icon
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Coolfreak said:
The icon isn't a widget. I don't think there is a setting anymore for not adding the icon
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You are correct! Thanks.
Coolfreak said:
The icon isn't a widget. I don't think there is a setting anymore for not adding the icon
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Though this would make logical sense, it is incorrect. The play store considers icons to be widgets. On my nexus, for example, unticking that box stops icons from being auto-added. Seems to be a bug. Alternatively, this could be something coded into touchwiz, to always add new apps to the homescreen.
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In settings, I have auto add widget unchecked but every time I download a program, it adds a icon to my desktop. Does this happen to anyone else?
Thanks.
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Happens to me and drives me bonkers!
If you uncheck auto-add it won't add unless your launcher(like nova) also has it's own settings for auto-adding. Nova's settings have a section called new which also has an auto add feature.
This feature is the single most annoying feature in all of android IMO.
Dubbsy said:
If you uncheck auto-add it won't add unless your launcher(like nova) also has it's own settings for auto-adding. Nova's settings have a section called new which also has an auto add feature.
This feature is the single most annoying feature in all of android IMO.
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Damn I feel stupid; my Nova launcher prime did in fact have that setting enabled. Thanks for saving me future headaches.