I can't seem to find a good screenshot of it (and the only person I know with a tablet's sleeping, so I'll post one tomorrow if I get the chance), but in Honeycomb and the tablet version of ICS, when you scroll on your current home screen to another screen you can see light-blue glowy outlines for the icons on the screen you're scrolling to.
Is it possible to replicate that effect in ICS for a phone? Would that have to be something done at the homescreen level, or something deeper? The Android tablets always had my attention with this effect.
Thankies! =]
Apex launcher, free in market, lets you have that animation. It is like ICS stock launcher with a lot more options. Choose trasition effect as tablet from Apex home screen settings.
I know exactly what you are talking about. I suggest you maybe contact the APEX launcher guys (Android Does) and see if that is even possible. I like it too and think it would be cool on the phone level.
Wow, you guys replied quickly... Thank you both. =D
Alex9090 said:
Apex launcher, free in market, lets you have that animation. It is like ICS stock launcher with a lot more options. Choose trasition effect as tablet from Apex home screen settings.
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It sort of does; it has the outline of the homescreen that moves around, which looks kinda' cool. However, it's still missing the part where the icons and widgets get that same outline treatment and then as they move in, slowly become visible.
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I know exactly what you are talking about. I suggest you maybe contact the APEX launcher guys (Android Does) and see if that is even possible. I like it too and think it would be cool on the phone level.
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Will do; I just wish Apex Launcher would let me move my homescreens around when I'm in the preview mode. xD It's the one thing I preferred Nova Launcher for, but Apex has improved lots since when I first used it (when it first came out).
Landscape mode?
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I want to start using this app to make a wallpaper similar to this:
http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/9599/homescreen05halfres.png
Can someone point me in the right direction, I tried and failed miserable at making something this nice.
If you have made something like this, or have pics that would work, please share
Well, I tried and failed.. if someone comes across this, please PM me if you have some nice icons that will fill a page as if it were a wallpaper (like the link in the OP).
Like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=781455
Wow... now that looks amazing. I'll try and play with this tonight. Thank you!
Have you done this? How did it turn out?
Ahhh......
Here's what I finished over the weekend....
http://db.tt/qwnREzc
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Wow... now that looks amazing. I'll try and play with this tonight. Thank you!
Have you done this? How did it turn out?
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Turns out nice...dont hide the notification bar though or it throws it off just a hair....hardly noticable...
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If you use adw ex you can choose no icons in the ui main dock settings , put icons on the hidden dock so you can at least open your app launcher .when you remove the icons from the main dock ,you can then place widgets where the icons would have been. then use desktop visualizer icons/widgets to completely cover the home screen. Then put the "regular" icons on the hidden dock you can swype them up/down ,they will appear over the desktop visualizer icons ,and will work.( incase you dont want the empty looking dock option )you could put your launcher and like for or five icons there (on the hidden dock), the only problem I'm having is finding images that will look good as desktop visualizer icons
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sorry if you cant see them so well but you kinda get the idea
Also, this is a very helpful guide that gives exact pixel dimensions for launcher pro...check it out
http://androidforums.com/android-themes/199936-android-phone-7-theme.html#post1751143
Here's mine...just finished with the final revisions...
http://bstromberg.powersites.net/files/2011/01/Android-Phone7-2.png
^ that is just stunning...
Anyone else using the default ADW Launcher in CM7 6.5.8, do you notice pixelation of icons in your app drawer? I only noticed this yesterday, not sure whether if it's been so since the beginning. I've gone through the ADW settings but none of the option seem related to this. See below the comparison between icons in ADW (left) and Zeam (right).
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That only happens in the app drawer. If I drag it to the homescreen the shortcut icon will be smooth.
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
I have the same problem, but with Go Launcher Ex ...
For me the market is pixelated too ...
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I have the same problem, but with Go Launcher Ex ...
For me the market is pixelated too ...
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Same ROM and kernel?
My market looks alright, but I'll try GO and other launchers later...
Nope. It's andy's Phoenix with franco 02.10.2011. But the problem occured when i wanted to change some themes in CM. I flashed andy's rom, but the problem still there !
Can you try Zeam? Though if it's Andy's, you might as well wait a few hours to see if flashing the bugfix update helps or not.
Here is another person with the problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18549580&postcount=1827
Bundled ADW = pixelated
Market ADW = fine
Still no solution so far. I could just set market ADW as my default and freeze the bundled... but it just feels like a waste of space.
Hi, i just read your comment on the other topic.
The Market ADW not show wallpaper in application box and have lower
perfomance. But the icons view perfect
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Hi, i just read your comment on the other topic.
The Market ADW not show wallpaper in application box and have lower
perfomance. But the icons view perfect
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The wallpaper can be set from its settings (Menu>More>ADW Settings).
I reflashed and it became fine.
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Anyone having problems setting wallpapers with ADW Ex?
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This wallpaper that appears fine on the stock launcher is shifted down on ADW causing a black bar on the top. I cleared data, restarted, reinstalled, blah blah my ADW and it is still like that.
Any help?
I noticed the same thing while testing adw ex. The only wallpaper that looked correct was a live wallpaper I tried (skyrim)
I don't know how or why but ADW treats the background as if your screen had a lower screen resolution. I haven't experimented a lot but try making the images smaller.
That's why I don't like using thst launcher for thst reason alone. Its really only good for phones. STOCK ICS LAUNCHER ALOT BETTER. N with my method of using picspeed to apply wallpapers, it looks great.
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That's why I don't like using thst launcher for thst reason alone. Its really only good for phones. STOCK ICS LAUNCHER ALOT BETTER. N with my method of using picspeed to apply wallpapers, it looks great.
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The stock launcher lacks customizability. Things like removing the page indicators, changing the app drawer, changing the size of the desktop grid, etc. The wallpaper is the only knock I have on ADW.
ya i think adw has bugs on wallpaper and scrollable widgets not working.
Use wallpaper live from the market,
someone know how can i delete the blue line on top?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, I have problems with scrollable widgets as. I thought there was a setting on the launcher to enable it like launcherpro but from where I read, its enabled automatically. I guess it's not fully compatible with ICS yet
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cedsuper said:
Use wallpaper live from the market,
someone know how can i delete the blue line on top?
Thanks in advance.
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I'm searching for the same answer too. I don't want to hide the status bar, but I want the blue line gone. Same issue here with the wallpaper. I'm using the picspeed method too with the stock launcher and I'm very happy along with elixir widgets. Until both issues above get resolved, I'm staying with stock.
I've grown tired of the regular android look of 4x4 icons, dock and widgets. I want a different type of launcher ( I wish i had the stock launcher for the kindle fire), but something that is very different, any ideas? P.s. I've tried launcher 7...
Rocket Launcher is pretty unconventional. Not my style, but check it out. http://goo.gl/JrCBb
I've tried it too, but it wasn't snappy enough, and limited customization. It was a great start though. thanks
Wave launcher: http://goo.gl/zMRW6
Best money spent on market other than Tasker. No, it's not an actual home screen but it's an excellent launcher!
If you are patient and persistent, Sweeter Home is real nice. It is in perpetual beta, and the dev isn't really supporting it, but you can find users here in xda.
I'm including a few screenshots. The right side has tabs that bring up boxes of user selected apps. This is my setup. Search for sweeterskins and see what others have done also. YouTube has a few videos.
You can't know your limits until you exceed them.
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One handy feature I forgot to mention is that you can show and hide settings switches and widgets as they are needed. You can see in my screenshot that my GPS widget comes into view when I am selecting a navigation app. This gives me a heads up on GPS status and a chance to activate if off. Up to 9 widgets can occupy the same spot and you can select which one is going to be displayed.
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If you are patient and persistent, Sweeter Home is real nice. It is in perpetual beta, and the dev isn't really supporting it, but you can find users here in xda.
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Pretty cool! I'm going to give that a go.
BTW, the home page is http://www.sweeterhome.com/, and they just released a new beta on 10 Feb 2012.
launcherPro allows you to re-size widgets and icons kinda stretches them though
https://market.android.com/details?...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5mZWRlLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0.
i like go launcher
LauncherPro and Go Launcher aren't really that unconventional. Neither is ADW nor Nova, for that matter.
Btw, duckredbeard: what theme are you using with sweeter? Looks quite sweet!
It's my own theme...look for SD004. It will take some work to make it work for you as I have alot of Tasker and MinimalisticText going on. I will do some edits to make it more adaptable for others. Check back to this thread for updates on when it is available.
You can't know your limits until you exceed them.
Slidescreen is awesome
AOKP 4 LYF
duckredbeard said:
It's my own theme...look for SD004. It will take some work to make it work for you as I have alot of Tasker and MinimalisticText going on. I will do some edits to make it more adaptable for others. Check back to this thread for updates on when it is available.
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Sweet, looking forward to it.
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Slidescreen is awesome
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I had forgotten about slidescreen. Do you have a link for it? Don't see it in the market.
Hi, since 12.12.13 there is a new update of google search in playstore.
If i install this update, the google experience launcher changes the grid size (now i have less icons) and some widgets disappear or are resized.
Is there a possibility to change the grid size of the experience launcher desktop with a hack?
I would also like to know what has happened to the grid, as now I cannot have my homescreen as it used to be.
I wonder if this is anything to do with the new 'tablet mode' in the launcher. (install on an N7, then turn horizontally)
Funny, that the launcher is not officially supported on tablets!
For the time being, I have just reverted to GSearch 3.1.8. (or whatever it is!)
I am a developer, but I cannot find any reference to grid size in either the Launcher or Search APKs.
If you know, please reply
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I wonder if this is anything to do with the new 'tablet mode' in the launcher. (install on an N7, then turn horizontally)
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There are there modes phone, phabet and tablet. With Android 4.4, tablet mode is not available anymore. To switch between different modes use this tool
I think that it does not depend on the tablet oder phone mode. Other user have the same problem on different devices. (home button not in the middle, widgets deleted and and ...)
Hate to post in an older thread, but this is one of the first results when you start looking for ways to adjust the grid size.
GravityBox[KK] can change the grid size on the GEL launcher, but it's not perfect.
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some widgets don't take to kindly to being squished down. like BeautifulWidgets.
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Hate to post in an older thread, but this is one of the first results when you start looking for ways to adjust the grid size.
GravityBox[KK] can change the grid size on the GEL launcher, but it's not perfect.
some widgets don't take to kindly to being squished down. like BeautifulWidgets.
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Thanks for this. I was looking for a way to get the grid size larger on my Note 3. The resize ability for widgets is great too. I got it working using the Kit Kat version of Gravity Box, despite the fact that the dev says it may not work on Touchwiz ROMs.