Ive never used the dual screen but am considering getting one. I use Nova launcher. I hear it doesnt do dual screens. What does that mean? You have to use stock launcher on both screens? Or can you use Nova on the right screen and the stock on the lefthand dual screen?
stardomains said:
Ive never used the dual screen but am considering getting one. I use Nova launcher. I hear it doesnt do dual screens. What does that mean? You have to use stock launcher on both screens? Or can you use Nova on the right screen and the stock on the lefthand dual screen?
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You have to use the stock launcher on both screens.
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ok, i have tried searching enldess scroll, bounce back home screen, continuous,etc.. and i cant find an app that will let the home screen loop around back to screen 1 as in 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5, instead of having to swipe back 4 home pages to get to page 1.
i believe its called endless scroll, and adw has it, but i dont want a whole new launcher, i wanna keep the gingerblur launcher.
any help is greatly appreciated.
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ok, i have tried searching enldess scroll, bounce back home screen, continuous,etc.. and i cant find an app that will let the home screen loop around back to screen 1 as in 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5, instead of having to swipe back 4 home pages to get to page 1.
i believe its called endless scroll, and adw has it, but i dont want a whole new launcher, i wanna keep the gingerblur launcher.
any help is greatly appreciated.
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I believe you may have to install a whole new launcher. LauncherPro should have it as well. Luckily you could get a theme for one of these launchers to look like GingerBread PLUS you'll have a ton of new features (e.g. endless scroll)
doesnt it use up more memory or is the main launcher disabled?
LauncherPro has the looping effect
ya just uninstalled that, was supper slow , after unlock would take like 5 seconds to show the home screen with launchers
undisputedfb said:
ya just uninstalled that, was supper slow , after unlock would take like 5 seconds to show the home screen with launchers
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That's strange...do you get this lag when you use ADW?
suprisingly no, but i cant seem to find the virtual scroll in those settings
undisputedfb said:
suprisingly no, but i cant seem to find the virtual scroll in those settings
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I'm actually not sure ADW has those settings, but it might in the paid version (I never used that one). My LauncherPro has never seemed to run slow or laggy or anything..Maybe you should install it and then reboot your phone just to try it out after everything is fresh and restarted or something? If you can get it to not be slow, then LP is definitely the way to go. It has the option you're looking for and you can definitely get a sweet theme to make it look just like the Gingerblur launcher.
i have ADW EX and i know for a fact it has it gets kinda annoying actually lol
coo thanks for the input ill try it tommorrow whilst im at work
undisputedfb said:
coo thanks for the input ill try it tommorrow whilst im at work
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Haha that's the best time to mess around with phones!
Go Launcher Ex
undisputedfb said:
ok, i have tried searching enldess scroll, bounce back home screen, continuous,etc.. and i cant find an app that will let the home screen loop around back to screen 1 as in 1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5, instead of having to swipe back 4 home pages to get to page 1.
i believe its called endless scroll, and adw has it, but i dont want a whole new launcher, i wanna keep the gingerblur launcher.
any help is greatly appreciated.
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You do need to use an alternate launcher to get the affect you're looking for. I've tried most and I can say without doubt that 'Go Launcher Ex' does this smoother than any others I've tried (and it's free). I personally use this feature and love it, I can't believe it's not built in to the Android OS (or should I say MotoBlur). Below is a link to 'Go Launcher Ex' in the Android Market.
com.gau.go.launcherex.apk
i like go launcher the best, it's free and allows widget resizing for free (unlike LP). it also has the infinite scroll.
Hey guys, ADW Ex (paid version) has the looping screens too as stated before and it works very well in my opinion. To get the scrolling smoother though, it be best if you set the background to unscrollable and that way the background doesn't have to readjust everytime you go from you're last screen to the first screen.
Go Launcher EX has the loop option, plus you can choose the ginger theme and it's free. Made by the people here at XDA
now that i figured that i need to freeze the main launcher, go launcher is the one for me
undisputedfb said:
now that i figured that i need to freeze the main launcher, go launcher is the one for me
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Freeze the main launcher? Hmm, I should try that.
Go Launcher actually seems to lag a bit more than ADW for me, especially with a live wallpaper.
after using go launcher, with main launcher frozen, i noticed battery life decrease. i mean id leave work fully charged, and by the time i got home (1hr later) i was at 84 percent. with regular gblur, i am usually at 95-96, sometimes 94 when i get home. sad to say im back to regular gblur with no endless screens
I'm using LauncherPro Plus and it's very smooth for me (it has the endless looping of homescreens). There is some slowdown if you use live wallpapers, but with static ones and with animation speeds set to the fastest (and in spare parts too) it's great. An other thing that slows LP down a lot is if you turn 'high quality scrolling' on. It doesn't make a very visible difference visually, but it lags like hell for me.
ya launcher pro was super laggy for me
Just got the TFP and I'm new to the Android interface...by default it was set to 5 home screens. I was wondering if it is possible to set the number of screen we want to have?
Don't think so in the stock launcher but many replacement launchers in the market can. I use adw ex personally and you can put as few or many as you like.
I use Nova Launcher, it is an improved version of the ICS stock launcher.
Anyone having the issue where the launcher has the menu (the grey bar with 3 dots - not the scrollbar) on the bottom taking up space. both launcher pro and go launcher EX do it, however, Nova does not... the thing is, i like go launcher ex, but the menu bar annoys the crap out of me
adw launcher ex, which was the launcher of choice on my OG, made me so pissed that i got rid of it after about 35 minutes. that bar sucks nut.
sadly, i went back to sense. go launcher was decent on the OG. really decent. it also has the sh1tty menu bar
I got apex, but I really like the 3D app drawer like the nexus s... Oh well, at least it doesn't have the bar. Go laucher pro ex is the best but it has the bar. Blah
I want things like Camera and Wallet on my lock screen, but not on my normal interface dock. I have the HTC Launcher set up with everything I want on my lock screen, and then I'm running Nova on top of that. No dots at the bottom, just pure ICS bliss.
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I want things like Camera and Wallet on my lock screen, but not on my normal interface dock. I have the HTC Launcher set up with everything I want on my lock screen, and then I'm running Nova on top of that. No dots at the bottom, just pure ICS bliss.
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EXACTLY my setup too.
I'm playing with Nova Launcher Prime. Still in beta but pretty good
Glad to hear nova doesn't show the menu button. It's my favorite launcher. Now I just need my Evo LTE
sent from 2yr old Evo on ICS
same problem with Go Launcher....
Most ROMs allow you to remove that button now.
xirin said:
Most ROMs allow you to remove that button now.
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But if you delete it you wont have a menu correct?
So, been trying like hell to figure out how to add an extra page or two to the stock LG launcher!! Can anyone give me a clue as to what to use? I would like to be able to stick with the stock launcher, as it just seems to fly compared to Apex or any other launcher out.
Globalrebel said:
So, been trying like hell to figure out how to add an extra page or two to the stock LG launcher!! Can anyone give me a clue as to what to use? I would like to be able to stick with the stock launcher, as it just seems to fly compared to Apex or any other launcher out.
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You should be able to hit the home button (when you're at the home screen) and it'll show all the pages. I have Nova launcher on my OG and I can't complain.
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You should be able to hit the home button (when you're at the home screen) and it'll show all the pages. I have Nova launcher on my OG and I can't complain.
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Mine does not do that. Nova launcher does tho. So does Apex. I just really want to add 1 more page to the launcher!
Pinch your screen. (Gesture)
Globalrebel said:
Mine does not do that. Nova launcher does tho. So does Apex. I just really want to add 1 more page to the launcher!
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Sorry, it's been a while since I've used the stock launcher.
Just pinch your screen to zoom out.. If you have room for more screens you'll see the + icon. I've been told the stock limit is 7 pages so if you're trying to go beyond that you may be SOL. You could always try a launcher if you're not too attached to the home launcher. I haven't tested how many screens are possible with it though.
Hi, anyone know how to change the grid size to more than 5x5? Thats just silly on a screen this of this size and resolution.
I am on the point of adding Nova launcher but holding off until I have exhausted the standard settings as most other thing I am like are already included.
gazzacbr said:
Hi, anyone know how to change the grid size to more than 5x5?
I am on the point of adding Nova launcher but holding off until I have exhausted the standard settings as most other thing I am like are already included.
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Stock doesn't allow that, that I can see. Nova it is.
I use Nova not only for the grid size, but also for the icon packs and for the reverse parallax wallpaper scrolling view. I also put a drop shadow under the icons to give them more of a 3D look. And I have my app drawer with black background to clearly differentiate between my desktop screens and my app drawer.
Lots of settings to customize.
Hi, yes, all of the above :good:
Have used Nova for many years and looks like there are just too many advantages to miss.
Are the stock launchers completely inactive while Nova is running?
I have removed stock launchers before or trebuchet from CyanogenMod /lineageos but never knew if there was any need.
gazzacbr said:
Hi, yes, all of the above :good:
Have used Nova for many years and looks like there are just too many advantages to miss.
Are the stock launchers completely inactive while Nova is running?
I have removed stock launchers before or trebuchet from CyanogenMod /lineageos but never knew if there was any need.
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Yes, the stock launcher/ROM launchers are inactive while Nova is the primary launcher, but I end up freezing them in Titanium Backup. Otherwise when there's some kind of launcher update I get asked all over again which one I want to use.
But even on non rooted phones for friends I'll install Nova. Just too many tweaks I can't pass up.
Hi, back on Nova already. Good tip about freezing the others :good:
Can't imagine life on an un-rooted phone :silly: