How do I add more rows and columns of apps on homescreen?
Tap n hold on home screen,Add apps n widgets
artofdesign said:
How do I add more rows and columns of apps on homescreen?
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Wonders_Never_Cease said:
Tap n hold on home screen,Add apps n widgets
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No, the question is how to increase grid size.5x6 etc. Rows and columns
artofdesign said:
No, the question is how to increase grid size.5x6 etc. Rows and columns
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Under the three dot menu you can select "Grid Size". Unfortunately for stock there are only two options: 3x4 and 4x5.
Dartman-x said:
Under the three dot menu you can select "Grid Size". Unfortunately for stock there are only two options: 3x4 and 4x5.
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I think the question was about the home screen not the app drawer. This is something roms let you change but it usually messes up the alignment sense widgets.
I do find it strange that for a screen this large, it defaults to four rows and columns. There is so much extra space around the icons. Yeah, we could use Nova or another launcher but you lose blinkfeed.
viderian said:
I think the question was about the home screen not the app drawer. This is something roms let you change but it usually messes up the alignment sense widgets.
I do find it strange that for a screen this large, it defaults to four rows and columns. There is so much extra space around the icons. Yeah, we could use Nova or another launcher but you lose blinkfeed.
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Right, that was the question.
I have resorted to Nova, which I've always liked, but we bummed about blinkfeed too. But I found a way to still have it. Thread on Android central explained to create a shortcut to it on nova. Boom, works good.
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Running adw launcher ex on rooted nook and for the life of me I cant figure out how to fix this. My icon spacing is too far apart. I can only get 4 icons across horizontally. I know there is a fix for this because I see alot of people with icons that are fairly close together. Thanx!
Preferences>homescreen Settings>Number Rows/Columns
malachi1313 said:
Running adw launcher ex on rooted nook and for the life of me I cant figure out how to fix this. My icon spacing is too far apart. I can only get 4 icons across horizontally. I know there is a fix for this because I see alot of people with icons that are fairly close together. Thanx!
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Hit menu on the ADW EX Launcher screen. Select ADWSettings --> UI Settings --> Screen Preferences --> Desktop Columns. From there you can adjust the number of columns on the Launcher.
FYI: I use 6 Columns and 6 Rows on my NOOKcolor and it looks great.
Push the menu button and then adwsettings. Then click on ui settings and then screen preferences.
To decrease the icon spacing, increase the destop columns and desktop rows.
Edit: Dang. Double ninja'd...
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Thanx folks!!
So I went ahead and got Go Launcher Ex. Is there anyway at all to remove the damn dock? Thanks!
okmijnlp said:
So I went ahead and got Go Launcher Ex. Is there anyway at all to remove the damn dock? Thanks!
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do you mean the dock on the home screen?
I don't know how to actually remove it, but you could set the background to transparent and remove all icons.
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yoqxi said:
I don't know how to actually remove it, but you could set the background to transparent and remove all icons.
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goto prefrences, then select theme settings. select dock background , and select the option hide background.
OptimalK
you'll have that + + + + + label for adding another icons...
you COULD in theory create a blank PNG or jpeg or whatever.. save it in your gallery (or wherever.. )
Long press on one of the Plus signs.
Select "Replace"
Select "Custom Icon"
then select your blank png (blank.png attached to post
et voila
I have added a blank.zip to the post
just unzip the blank.zip and there will be a blank.png inside....copy to your phone..... find it in the gallery.. and i can confirm it works
example screeenshot of it in action
(i have left dock background in place just to prove it is working,, but easy to disable)
show/hide dockbar
if you dont need the whole dockbar on your homescreens you can also configure to show or hide it with a gesture.
go to "settings" -> "function-settings" -> "buttons and gestures" -> "action for wiping down" -> "show/hide dockbar"
(i hope this are the names of the menus in english because i have the german version)
now when you wipe your finger down on any homescreen the dockbar shows or hides itself.
thats the settings i prefer but do as you like!
regards
Hello, is there any way to remove dock and use its space for widgets?
artemjevas said:
Hello, is there any way to remove dock and use its space for widgets?
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No you can't.
1. Wrong section
2. Dumb question
3. Lazy user
when you tap the + icon, some options pop up where you can select "blank" and + icon will disappear
clonednull said:
if you dont need the whole dockbar on your homescreens you can also configure to show or hide it with a gesture.
go to "settings" -> "function-settings" -> "buttons and gestures" -> "action for wiping down" -> "show/hide dockbar"
(i hope this are the names of the menus in english because i have the german version)
now when you wipe your finger down on any homescreen the dockbar shows or hides itself.
thats the settings i prefer but do as you like!
regards
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This is the best way. However the homescreen real estate is not expanded to reach the bottom of the screen, unlike most other launchers. For this reason I switching back to ADW, although Go's transition fx are amazing
Bit of a bump here, can i not replace the dock with say Arrow Dock? It's completely different so is it possible?
This is arrowdock:
Taken form the post your home screen thread.
go launcher EX hide dock bar [solved]
Pfeffernuss said:
No you can't.
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Actually you can.
Set glide action to hide dock bar, return to home screen and 'glide to hide',reset glide action to whatever. Now when home, no dock bar. Voila!
uppon2 said:
1. Wrong section
2. Dumb question
3. Lazy user
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wrong section yes but not a stupid question nor a lazy user. its an option in adw that i wish go launcher had. i would switch to adw for this option alone but i'm having other more serious issue with adw. the point of this is to use the space so my widget extends to the bottom of the screen. it just looks a lot cleaner instead of empty space at the bottom where the dock would be.
supernugget said:
Actually you can.
Set glide action to hide dock bar, return to home screen and 'glide to hide',reset glide action to whatever. Now when home, no dock bar. Voila!
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I think the earlier question was removing the dock bar and using the real estate to place widgets, which you really can't. Hiding the dock bar? Yes of course. Using the space for widgets? No can do.
kenninaz said:
I think the earlier question was removing the dock bar and using the real estate to place widgets, which you really can't. Hiding the dock bar? Yes of course. Using the space for widgets? No can do.
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You can use the space for widgets, the trick is that you have to go to a larger grid size, place the widget at the bottom, and then change the grid size to be one notch smaller.
I did this so that my twitter widget is stretched to the very end of the screen, and the same thing for the jorte calendar on another screen.
It's easy
Using the additional screen area at the bottom can be done, but only for resizable items (widgets). Here's how. Increase your vertical grid capacity by one. I run a 5x4, so I would switch to a 6x4. Use a gesture feature to hide the dock bar. Any widget that was on the bottom of your previous grid will now be one row up from the bottom. RESIZE the widget to occupy the bottom row (do not move it). For a 1x1widget, you would be turning it into a 2x1 widget. Now, go back into your preferences ---> screen settings. Revert back to your original grid layout and return to your home screen. The bottom widgets should occupy the full lower area.
There are three problems with doing this.
1) Any time you show the dock bar, the widgets will not adjust, meaning that the dock will cover part of the widget(s).
2) If you long press any of the lower widgets, it will detect the missing grid row and relocate the widget. In the event this happens, you must repeat the process all over again. This means no moving or resizing widgets once they're in place.
3) The spacing between the lower widgets and anything directly above them is increased due to the widget occupying a larger vertical area. This creates a less uniform look. Note that this only applies to widgets that do not stretch when resized (fixed widget size).
How this helps.
This thread is awesome, now I can finally make some MIUI like interface.
Hi, as the title, i would like to add empty slots, to spread the apps out a little, rather than having 16 on one page, you could do this using the stock launcher, so why cant i do this on GO Launcher EX , can anyone shed some light?
Thanks
Press your menu button on phone and select Preferences. Select App Drawer Settings. There is an option for Grid Size. Select this and then choose custom grids. It will give you 2 sliders that lets you choose how many rows and columns you want down to 3X3
Press your menu button on phone and select Preferences. Select App Drawer Settings. There is an option for Grid Size. Select this and then choose custom grids. It will give you 2 sliders that lets you choose how many rows and columns you want down to 3X3
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bro, he wants to have for example a 4x4 page, but would like to have only 15 apps in it instead of 16. he want to have 1 app holder as space instead of a full site
saphirrot said:
bro, he wants to have for example a 4x4 page, but would like to have only 15 apps in it instead of 16. he want to have 1 app holder as space instead of a full site
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Yes thats right, i've tried messing around the column/row sliders but that just spaces the applications out on the page, whereas id still like to stick to the 4x4 layout, but have less than a full page (16 apps) so i could different pages for different categories, instead of using fiddly folders, you could do this on the stock TWlauncher, but not on GO Launcher EX it seems.
My bad I misunderstood. Not sure if thats possible or not.
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bump, hope someone knows!
hey OP. Did you ever find a solution for your problem? i am facing the same issue.
How can I copy my homescreen icons/layout from Apex to Themer?
What I want is:
1) Copy the homescreen grid shortcut items, folders, widgets.
2) Copy the grid layout, so if it's 7x7 in Apex, it will be 7x7 in Themer.
If I could do this just once that would be great.
If I could add a shortcut to copy them over whenever, that would be better.
If I could mirror, so anything deleted, moved, or added on one would be done to the other....
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How can I copy my homescreen icons/layout from Apex to Themer?
What I want is:
1) Copy the homescreen grid shortcut items, folders, widgets.
2) Copy the grid layout, so if it's 7x7 in Apex, it will be 7x7 in Themer.
If I could do this just once that would be great.
If I could add a shortcut to copy them over whenever, that would be better.
If I could mirror, so anything deleted, moved, or added on one would be done to the other....
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Hi,
You can change the grid layout in Themer by long pressing on the homescreen - Advanced - More - Desktop - Desktop Grid Size.
ThemerSupport said:
Hi,
You can change the grid layout in Themer by long pressing on the homescreen - Advanced - More - Desktop - Desktop Grid Size.
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Is there any way to copy over the icons and wigits / folders? Maybe an app does it? I've looked at a bunch, I'm guessing it's not developed.
Clues said:
Is there any way to copy over the icons and wigits / folders? Maybe an app does it? I've looked at a bunch, I'm guessing it's not developed.
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We don't think an app will do this, but copying your icons and widgets manually won't take too long You can then save your layout so you'll never lose it
ThemerSupport said:
We don't think an app will do this, but copying your icons and widgets manually won't take too long You can then save your layout so you'll never lose it
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I've been testing apps and launchers, done a lot of reconfiguring.
Many of the features of a Launcher are also available as separate apps, so it seems the most important is stability, special features, active development. Right now Themer has no search in app manager (which is being redone) but there are a bunch of app manager apps to use instead, none that I'm happy with so far, but the only way to find the perfect setup is to do a lot of reading and testing. So, the app manager that ships with a launcher could be a selling feature, but is not a reason to not go with a launcher.
Unfortunately, few devs code for one-hand use with a dark background / light text in all apps. Most apps have the toolbar on top and the keyboard on bottom, makes no sense to me, everything should be where the user has his finger most.
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Nova launcher pro, everytime on every phone ? Swipe up gesture to turn screen off, swipe down to show notifications. Widgets can overlap and resize freely. Has app drawer. I am not aware of other launcher with these (and many more) features.
_mysiak_ said:
Nova launcher pro, everytime on every phone ? Swipe up gesture to turn screen off, swipe down to show notifications. Widgets can overlap and resize freely. Has app drawer. I am not aware of other launcher with these (and many more) features.
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You lose pie/Android 10 recents with Nova though.
For Android 9 I use Hyperion launcher
For Android 10 I use paphonb quickstep port (or lawnchair v2 early Android 10 release which is pretty buggy but usable)
garylawwd said:
You lose pie/Android 10 recents with Nova though.
For Android 9 I use Hyperion launcher
For Android 10 I use paphonb quickstep port (or lawnchair v2 early Android 10 release which is pretty buggy but usable)
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I wasn't even aware that recent menu has changed with Pie. Just tried it and to be honest, I prefer the Nova recent menu. But maybe I'll give a chance to and try some other launcher with system recent menu support.
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I wasn't even aware that recent menu has changed with Pie. Just tried it and to be honest, I prefer the Nova recent menu. But maybe I'll give a chance to and try some other launcher with system recent menu support.
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You will also need quickswitch magisk module to enable the recents view on custom launchers that support it
_mysiak_ said:
Nova launcher pro, everytime on every phone ? Swipe up gesture to turn screen off, swipe down to show notifications. Widgets can overlap and resize freely. Has app drawer. I am not aware of other launcher with these (and many more) features.
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I have also nova pro. it really has cool features but i m looking for a launcher which without app drawer.
Stock launcher is good enough for me i like it, i use to use pixel launcher in my old phone, i already have pixel launcher in mi a3 so no need for 3rd party launcher
ethem606 said:
I have also nova pro. it really has cool features but i m looking for a launcher which without app drawer.
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Nova settings -> app drawer -> gestures -> swipe to open/close. You can remove app drawer icon then. It's pretty close to the stock launcher behavior. Or, Nova settings -> home screen -> new apps -> add icons to home screen. Then you don't need to use app drawer at all, all new app icons will be on your home screen after installation (you will need to add existing apps manually though).
Nova since 4ever.
Swipe up for drawer, drawer have one page and everything in folders, double tap to turn off, swipe down for notifications , counter clockwise for settings.
sotmax said:
Nova since 4ever.
Swipe up for drawer, drawer have one page and everything in folders, double tap to turn off, swipe down for notifications , counter clockwise for settings.
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Still like I said above you will lose the Android 9/10 recents view on launchers that don't support it. Nova being one of them
I'm a huge fan of Nova. It's the best launcher for Android ever made. But recently I've switched to Hyperion. It's really awesome. I really like the blur effect a lot. Immersive mode, gestures, screen lock-everything is there. It's the second best launcher imo.
I'll probably switch back to Nova eventually.
Another launcher I really like is Lean launcher. Super lightweight, super snappy launcher with not many customization options. Has Google feed & screen lock with double tap though. Allows you to hide apps & change the icon for individual apps.
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Still like I said above you will lose the Android 9/10 recents view on launchers that don't support it. Nova being one of them
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Just wondering, what's so good on stock recent apps menu? I use it only to switch between apps. The omnipresent Google search bar irritates me, can it be disabled?
_mysiak_ said:
Just wondering, what's so good on stock recent apps menu? I use it only to switch between apps. The omnipresent Google search bar irritates me, can it be disabled?
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Just how fluid it is being able to open the app drawer from the recents menu by just swiping up on the dock and the way it fits with the gestures of Android 10 now aswel it's just way better in my opinion. But it is completely up to the person and what they prefer themselves. I can't tell you it's the best coz each to their own.
Also thats pixel launcher that has Google search. Aosp quickstep launcher does not have Google search in dock
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Just how fluid it is being able to open the app drawer from the recents menu by just swiping up on the dock and the way it fits with the gestures of Android 10 now aswel it's just way better in my opinion. But it is completely up to the person and what they prefer themselves. I can't tell you it's the best coz each to their own.
Also thats pixel launcher that has Google search. Aosp quickstep launcher does not have Google search in dock
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I see, thanks for the explanation. So you basically like features which I prefer not to be present. Nova launcher with "old" recent menu seems to be the better choice for me. Anyway, going to try Hyperion, it sounds nice I'll give a chance to the quickswitch Magisk module too, maybe it'll grow on me.
Mine is Niagara, best simplistic launcher, best one handed launcher ive ever used.
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Still like I said above you will lose the Android 9/10 recents view on launchers that don't support it. Nova being one of them
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I suppose you mean recen apps, because recent in general is the same.
+1 for Niagara and Lines icon pack.
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I suppose you mean recen apps, because recent in general is the same.
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Ya and the way you can access the app drawer by simply swiping up on the dock. It just all fits seamlessly with the new gestures