Long time Fold user, got myself a Find N today, and love it.
Except for one teeny, tiny, massive issue.
The launcher is... dreadful.
No matter. Install Nova.
No joy.
No matter. ADB. Delete...
Hmm... error.
So, stuck with Launcher from 2011.
Has anyone rooted the Find N? I assume it's *reasonably* simple and allows me to delete the default launcher. The bootloader can certainly be unlocked.
Any thoughts?
Do it! I plan to as well, although I've never rooted a phone before so it will be a new experience for me. The launcher is really holding this thing back.
How do you root? I'm planning to, but haven't found how so far
yes!! we absolutely need someone to root it
What is the big issue with the stock launcher?
It doesn't have outer/inner layouts, and it's limited to a 5x5 grid, which specially in the inner screen makes no sense at all.
ardeban said:
It doesn't have outer/inner layouts, and it's limited to a 5x5 grid, which specially in the inner screen makes no sense at all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You mean that the inner and outer display always have to have the same layout?
MobilejackYT said:
You mean that the inner and outer display always have to have the same layout?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes
ardeban said:
Yes
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Worse even that that... There's no app drawer.
rcs1000 said:
Worse even that that... There's no app drawer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I found this, not sure if it applies to this variant though.
rcs1000 said:
Worse even that that... There's no app drawer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ive seen some appdrawers in the videos about the find n
Yes, you can enable app drawer
Maybe I will buy this phone if root is possible. Waiting for this...
As far as i know , no one managed to get nova launcher working
Any luck trying to root, anyone?
Root possible or not ? Apps for banking work with route phone or not ?
Related
Its quite clear now that there's is going to be an ARM version of windows 8 in the future so I was just wondering if it would it possible to ever install it on a galaxy tab 10.1?
Interesting question twisted! Let me know if you find anything…
Looks like it is possible ...
http://www.techadays.com/2011/07/windows-8-running-on-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1/
Agazoth said:
http://www.techadays.com/2011/07/windows-8-running-on-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seems to me as if that's just a launcher.
sent from my TI-83, rooted.
...
Any news about this?
Have been wondering the same thing, for a while now.
Agazoth said:
http://www.techadays.com/2011/07/windows-8-running-on-samsung-galaxy-tab-10-1/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The guy's a wanker, It's a launcher because everything from the sounds, to the clicks, to the animation are all fake, probably modded LauncherPro skin or something.
it freaking says ADW at the corner..i wonder why some people put complete junk on the internet and say its something cool....
this would be awesome if it came to the tab though...
No
http://www.extremetech.com/computin...t-calm-down-microsoft-is-simply-copying-apple
Options aren't something you get when the "market" stupidly tolerates locked hardware.
Idk about you guys but i'm getting a little upset of finding different apps and launchers that don't fit my freaking screen...any cheeper AT&T phones anybody suggest with 480x800 screens???
i believe more and more phones these are going with the qHD (540 x 960) size. maybe you should wait a bit because that size should be supported more in the future.
Usually the apps that don't fit a qHD screen these days are the ones that have a lack of support anyways.
As far as launchers, which ones do not fit the Atrix? I have used LauncherPro, ADW, Go Launcher, Zeam, Nemus, and a few others I don't remember their names but never had a problem. Are you running a custom Rom?
Zach^.^ said:
Idk about you guys but i'm getting a little upset of finding different apps and launchers that don't fit my freaking screen...any cheeper AT&T phones anybody suggest with 480x800 screens???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can make most of those apps fit your screen by downloading Spare Parts and toggling "compatibility mode".
WiredPirate said:
You can make most of those apps fit your screen by downloading Spare Parts and toggling "compatibility mode".
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 that will fix most of your problems. Also, where have you found a launcher that doesn't fit the screen? You must really be scraping the bottom of the market to have found those because all of the decent/popular launchers I have tried worked fine.
Sent from my Xoom using xda premium
Try ADW ex. I'm using that right now, and works just fine. Like earlier posts, I should mention - all the popular ones seem to be working for me. Go Launcher, ADW, Launcher Pro, all seem to work fine.
The guy was just trolling, folks. Can't believe he got this many replies.lol
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
WiredPirate said:
You can make most of those apps fit your screen by downloading Spare Parts and toggling "compatibility mode".
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks bro would this work with a launcher? just curious. And i would've been replying quicker but i'v been busy. Oh and the launcher i cant use is the lg home one. I really like it alot! Everything looks good on it but the dock bar doesn't fit.
I'm currently using Go Launcher Ex.
live4nyy said:
Usually the apps that don't fit a qHD screen these days are the ones that have a lack of support anyways.
As far as launchers, which ones do not fit the Atrix? I have used LauncherPro, ADW, Go Launcher, Zeam, Nemus, and a few others I don't remember their names but never had a problem. Are you running a custom Rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, CM7 stable
Zach^.^ said:
Idk about you guys but i'm getting a little upset of finding different apps and launchers that don't fit my freaking screen...any cheeper AT&T phones anybody suggest with 480x800 screens???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If your Atrix is rooted, give "Font Changer" a try. It's "free" and all you need to do is increase the "density" size. (I believe mine is on 260 for the setting)
Icons, text, and browsing IMO is much better now. Oh and one last thing yo note, if you do increase the density the "default dialer" won't work until you go back to the default size, but there are many 3rd party dialers that get the job done and work fine...
Sent from my GT-I9000 using xda premium
You should give twlauncher4 a try. Look for it in themes and apps atrix forum. It will give you a Samsung Touchwiz experience, like love it or leave it (my first android was a galaxy s and I really like that launcher).
Purchased HD games and can't play them, want better performance and good battery life. What is the best KERNEL/ROM overall? (please leave noob definition for me to better understand Kernels/Roms) I appreciate the assistance and patience.
NLangan said:
Purchased HD games and can't play them. Thought this phone could handle this sort of stuff. What is the best KERNEL/ROM (please leave noob definition for me to better understand Kernels/Roms) I appreciate the assistance and patience.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Which games specifically?
I doubt a custom kernel would make much of a difference.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW
wlmeng11 said:
Which games specifically?
I doubt a custom kernel would make much of a difference.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, Shadowgun would have to be the worst. Can barely move. And I was under the impression that with a custom kernel, I could make better use of CPUSettings and then get better performance.
NLangan said:
Well, Shadowgun would have to be the worst. Can barely move. And I was under the impression that with a custom kernel, I could make better use of CPUSettings and then get better performance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is the game lagging or is just that you can't control it?
It may be a multi touch issue.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW
wlmeng11 said:
Is the game lagging or is just that you can't control it?
It may be a multi touch issue.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, I don't know if you've every played it, but when I try to move forward, the control buttons like randomly act like I lifted or moved my finger when I didn't. So I'll be going forward, than the controls move to a differant part of the screen or in a different direction as if I had was clicking there aswell. So I guess a multitouch issue.
NLangan said:
Well, I don't know if you've every played it, but when I try to move forward, the control buttons like randomly act like I lifted or moved my finger when I didn't. So I'll be going forward, than the controls move to a differant part of the screen or in a different direction as if I had was clicking there aswell. So I guess a multitouch issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What ROM are you running?
NLangan said:
Well, I don't know if you've every played it, but when I try to move forward, the control buttons like randomly act like I lifted or moved my finger when I didn't. So I'll be going forward, than the controls move to a differant part of the screen or in a different direction as if I had was clicking there aswell. So I guess a multitouch issue.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I had that problem before.
On stock sense, that happened if I used a third party lock screen.
It also happened on cm9.
Sent from my HTC Rezound
wlmeng11 said:
Yeah I had that problem before.
On stock sense, that happened if I used a third party lock screen.
It also happened on cm9.
Sent from my HTC Rezound
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Exactly. that's why I asked what ROM he was running. Multi-touch can get wonky sometimes on the current AOSP builds. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31601700&postcount=342
wlmeng11 said:
Yeah I had that problem before.
On stock sense, that happened if I used a third party lock screen.
It also happened on cm9.
Sent from my HTC Rezound
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm using Holo Locker, so that's most likely my problem. I'll just turn it off when I'm going to play. Thanks!
fo0you said:
Exactly. that's why I asked what ROM he was running. Multi-touch can get wonky sometimes on the current AOSP builds. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31601700&postcount=342
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know how to install a different ROM, so I am guessing whatever comes stock.
I'm not all that impressed by the stock resolution, need smaller icons and more room! ANyone else?
I've noticed a few screen issues. I think once more apps are converted to being able to make use of this resolution, things will get better over time.
you don't like the stock 5x5 grid?
oneandroidnut said:
you don't like the stock 5x5 grid?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, I want t take advantage of the 2k screen, Honestly I cant even really tell the difference between stock form g3 and my S5.. the icons are huge and lots of space is wasted on the page indicator.
J3ff said:
No, I want t take advantage of the 2k screen, Honestly I cant even really tell the difference between stock form g3 and my S5.. the icons are huge and lots of space is wasted on the page indicator.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Easy enough to fix with Nova launcher...
JasonJoel said:
Easy enough to fix with Nova launcher...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Totally. You can make eye charts with Nova's grid. I'm enjoying the size of the icons for now, but I figure I'll tighten things up eventually.
J3ff said:
I'm not all that impressed by the stock resolution, need smaller icons and more room! ANyone else?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
if you root you can change ro.sf.lcd_density in /system/build.prop to a lower number like 480 looks very nice. However the LG custom apps will not work.
You could change the LCD density, if you're root. That's what I did with my S4 to make things look smaller.
changed my DPI to 530 no issues and everything fits better. wanted to try going to 1080p to see if its a real diffrence, when why i tried everything looked too big and not as smooth
BlueHarford said:
changed my DPI to 530 no issues and everything fits better. wanted to try going to 1080p to see if its a real diffrence, when why i tried everything looked too big and not as smooth
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How'd you change it?
J3ff said:
How'd you change it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
edit build prop. or use a dpi changer.. you need to root tho
Well
Be careful on the DPI settings. Gotta be root, and I used a DPI changer. It worked fine. Until I couldn't get my actual phone app or contacts to work. I got around this by getting an app, but I was still having issues. I thought it was because I went thru the system and deleted a bunch of apps, accidentally deleting something important. So I did a reset. And doing a reset doesn't fix the DPI settings back. After being an idiot for a few minutes, I learned it was because of the DPI settings. Changed them back and it fixed the issue. So I've just left it alone and went with Nova. I contribute some of that ignorance to alcohol.
J3ff said:
How'd you change it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I edited the build prop and rebooted and for some reason that didn't work for me so I grabbed Texdroider_DPI from the play store and set it to 530 and it worked.
Looks much better!
Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk
Mistertac said:
I edited the build prop and rebooted and for some reason that didn't work for me so I grabbed Texdroider_DPI from the play store and set it to 530 and it worked.
Looks much better!
Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I did the same.. super happy with the phone now.
J3ff said:
I did the same.. super happy with the phone now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did it not make your lock screen wallpapers look all screwy though? It zooms in on the wallpaper and makes a dark shadow on the top part for me. I couldn't find a way around it when lowering the dpi.
Interesting... as I'm reading these, I'm thinking... some of the lettering is somewhat blurry, or has a weird look to it... is that just the IPS or the fact that no one has adapted to 2k reso?
530 is great for me. No issues so far
rahb0sse said:
Interesting... as I'm reading these, I'm thinking... some of the lettering is somewhat blurry, or has a weird look to it... is that just the IPS or the fact that no one has adapted to 2k reso?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, the wallpaper does zoom in, and the smart notice widget gets messed up. Could probably fix it if you could resize it.
J3ff said:
How'd you change it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you can use romtoolbox
I would use Nova anyway, so hopefully no issues with a resolution change.
Is it me or can i do MORE with Microsoft launcher on my Note 9 than i can with this device?
I cannot find any launcher settings/features. I have dev mode on as well....and i got nothing.....
Is it me or am i missing something?
It appears as if this is using a modified version of Launcher for foldable phones, which does appear to lack a lot of customization features from the traditional Launcher.
prjkthack said:
It appears as if this is using a modified version of Launcher for foldable phones, which does appear to lack a lot of customization features from the traditional Launcher.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i'm sure someone will figure something out because this is kinda a bummer....those bars on the bottom are BRUTAL.....
This launcher needs help ASAP! The icons alone are brutal and there is zero customization to the launcher. I really like the Pixel launcher which has some but not a ton of customization and the normal M/S launcher is decent, I would be happy with that level but here is nothing currently going on here.
---------- Post added at 09:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:13 AM ----------
How about some simple stuff like double tap to wake the screen since there isn't an AOD?
And why is the notification shade so narrow in comparison to the screen width??
I personally hate the pull down anywhere on the homescreen to search feature, I want to turn it off.
madvillainy said:
I personally hate the pull down anywhere on the homescreen to search feature, I want to turn it off.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I hate that too.... making more lags when is already pretty laggy
I found a little bit of settings but i can't disable many things i want..... example pull down laggy search menu
Press that Microsoft Launcher setting icon
avetny said:
I found a little bit of settings but i can't disable many things i want..... example pull down laggy search menu
Press that Microsoft Launcher setting icon
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh nice. yeah still limited. thinking its cause the OS cannot handle the extra features right now...most reviewers said the device wasn't even usebale prior to this day 1 patch....they got on the 5th...so id imagine.... we got a ways out or until someone brilliant creates a fork.
xgp0006 said:
Oh nice. yeah still limited. thinking its cause the OS cannot handle the extra features right now...most reviewers said the device wasn't even usebale prior to this day 1 patch....they got on the 5th...so id imagine.... we got a ways out or until someone brilliant creates a fork.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm playing games and i see device actually running any game on super high settings exactly the same as Snap865!
So the kernel in very good shape.
I just don't understand where this micro lags coming from.... launcher!!!?? Rom? or maybe it is a kernel.
I'm happy that Microsoft didn't lock the bootloader.... so we have access to open a hood.
Don't know if I will be able to wait so long.
avetny said:
I'm playing games and i see device actually running any game on super high settings exactly the same as Snap865!
So the kernel in very good shape.
I just don't understand where this micro lags coming from.... launcher!!!?? Rom? or maybe it is a kernel.
I'm happy that Microsoft didn't lock the bootloader.... so we have access to open a hood.
Don't know if I will be able to wait so long.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think its the launcher. I installed lawnchair and it seemed overall snappier. Went back to microsoft launcher though because other launchers act wonky when switching between postures.
avetny said:
I'm playing games and i see device actually running any game on super high settings exactly the same as Snap865!
So the kernel in very good shape.
I just don't understand where this micro lags coming from.... launcher!!!?? Rom? or maybe it is a kernel.
I'm happy that Microsoft didn't lock the bootloader.... so we have access to open a hood.
Don't know if I will be able to wait so long.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I get what you mean I been back n forth between this and the fold2
Supposedly an update per month on the duo is what was said.... Let's see how well that pans out.
The studders are really odd.
What would you move to from this?
xgp0006 said:
Yeah I get what you mean I been back n forth between this and the fold2
Supposedly an update per month on the duo is what was said.... Let's see how well that pans out.
The studders are really odd.
What would you move to from this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I came from Sony Xperia 1 Mark II (latest flagship)
Yeah It was Note20Ultra or Fold2 but im gonna hold out and see what the deal is with a new launcher setup for this thing hopefully sooner than later.
I fear that Microsoft held onto all the cards and didnt let 3rd parties in on the goods to develop ahead as they want everything to be theirs on the front end for a long as possible....issue is....its not holding water and i think they gotta act fast.... Lets see what aftermarket comes up with now.
xgp0006 said:
Yeah It was Note20Ultra or Fold2 but im gonna hold out and see what the deal is with a new launcher setup for this thing hopefully sooner than later.
I fear that Microsoft held onto all the cards and didnt let 3rd parties in on the goods to develop ahead as they want everything to be theirs on the front end for a long as possible....issue is....its not holding water and i think they gotta act fast.... Lets see what aftermarket comes up with now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Except that goes against what Microsoft actually did, releasing the API's and an emulator image for the duo a few months ago.
Right now, Android 10 is kind of hacked together to handle a lot of the dual screen features, but android 11 has those API's built in, so hopefully 11 will help out with a lot of the bugs we are seeing.
so when i try to install Nova, it runs as a layer on top of stock MS launcher.. like i can see both lauchers with their icons..really weird!
At this point unless a launcher developer goes to the trouble to make their product compatible with the Duo it will be M/S or nothing. I'm hoping their next software drop will help a number of the the launcher issues.
varun.gid said:
so when i try to install Nova, it runs as a layer on top of stock MS launcher.. like i can see both lauchers with their icons..really weird!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Both launchers leave "remnants" of themselves when you switch defaults. The way I got around it was to force-stop the Microsoft Launcher and make sure Nova Launcher was the default. This actually works pretty well. The problem is that Nova Launcher isn't optimized for this environment, and things get weird. So back to Microsoft Launcher I went.
Saw the post about lawnchair. And doing adb to disable... May try that