Does anyone else have the problem that direct dial shortcuts are not working (created by custom launcher like LauncherPro or ADWlauncherEX). I can create the shortcut but it doesn't initiate anything when I press it. Can anyone confirm if they are having the same issue? If so, does anyone know how to fix this on the stock ROM?
I know I can place a direct dial widget on the home screen but that's not what I'm looking for.
Thanks!
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Running AOKP and Nova launcher, working fine.
not to be master of the obvious if you already tried/know this, but they're widgets now... long press home screen, click Add to Desktop, then swipe over to widgets and viola....
goNEXUS said:
not to be master of the obvious if you already tried/know this, but they're widgets now... long press home screen, click Add to Desktop, then swipe over to widgets and viola....
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Thanks for the feedback but as mentioned in my original post I am aware of the widgets option. I was specifically wondering about direct dial shortcuts created with custom launchers. It's confirmed NOT working with LauncherPro Plus or ADWex but Nova Launcher is working fine (thanks for the tip Aerowinder). Must be a problem with these specific launchers. If anybody can add to the list of which Launchers have this feature working please share. I wonder if it's a problem specific to the S3 or android 4.0.4 in general....
c_licious said:
Thanks for the feedback but as mentioned in my original post I am aware of the widgets option. I was specifically wondering about direct dial shortcuts created with custom launchers. It's confirmed NOT working with LauncherPro Plus or ADWex but Nova Launcher is working fine (thanks for the tip Aerowinder). Must be a problem with these specific launchers. If anybody can add to the list of which Launchers have this feature working please share. I wonder if it's a problem specific to the S3 or android 4.0.4 in general....
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I am having the same problem with LauncherPro Plus. As a workaround, i'm using the contacts widget, which is one extra click, but better than nothing until this works.
Hi !
I had the same problem before, maybe you'll find some help on this topic.
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I have an issue adding widgets to home screens by long pressing. When I long-press a screen, the only options I get are wallpaper options. No options for widgets. Any help fixing this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
That is by design. Widgets are in the App Drawer.
MissyO said:
I have an issue adding widgets to home screens by long pressing. When I long-press a screen, the only options I get are wallpaper options. No options for widgets. Any help fixing this issue would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Holy nooob!
Just go into your app drawer and select the widgets tab. Look at the pic.
jd1001 said:
Holy nooob!
Just go into your app drawer and select the widgets tab. Look at the pic.
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I know how to do that. Isn't it possible to access the widgets directly from the homescreen by long-pressing?
As already answered, no you can't
When I saw the thread title I thought it was a joke.
This a change in ICS from previous versions of Android. However if you must have this feature I know the Nova launcher adds it in.
Sorry to post such silly question. Thanks for the information.
Nothing is silly, how else do people learn. Glad you got sorted
As mentioned before, use Nova Launcher. Supports everything stock launcher does and much more including long press add Widgets.
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Request: is it possible to create a widget button for "recent apps/lock the screen"?
Good evening,
Im just wondering is it possible to create a widget button to activate "recent app" and "lock the screen" for a stock XPS. Like the ones in Apex Launcher?
Thank you.
the answer is in your question.. as you know "apex" and "nova" launchers (&many others) can create this feature.. also i think if you do a good research in the market you can found it..
Music station everyone need a request????
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brunsman6229 said:
the answer is in your question.. as you know "apex" and "nova" launchers (&many others) can create this feature.. also i think if you do a good research in the market you can found it..
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yea i know but i dont want to use any launchers at all.
I also did some research but havent found any, the closest one ive found is the one that actually lists all the recent apps on the HS as a widget.
I was looking for the "button one"
but ill keep trying in the mean time.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1750941
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hi, i was just wondering if its possible to make google now my home screen. i realized i don't need a launcher because i have a ton of apps and instead of swiping through my drawer i often find myself just typing in the app in the search bar. With the new swype keyboard in 4.2 its much quicker to launch an app that way, i also put my dock apps in my lmt launcher and don't use widgets except for the search bar of course. so has anyone figured out how to make google now their HS? i would love for it to just open when i press home and open right after unlocking the lockscreen.
No launcher = no Android
Closest you could manage would be a single launcher page with a clock widget that looks like Google now plus some minor themeing.
Lets tweak your idea and make it a widget for Now, that would be pretty sweet.
WiredPirate said:
Lets tweak your idea and make it a widget for Now, that would be pretty sweet.
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yeah it would be pretty cool to have a full screen scrollable google now widget. i just don't have the know how to produce something like that
there is a launcher, i believe it is called sflauncher that is modeled after google now you could try.
chasew83 said:
there is a launcher, i believe it is called sflauncher that is modeled after google now you could try.
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yeah ive tried it but im looking to just make google now the home launcher not just something that looks like it. does anyone know if i can remap the home button to just open google now?
With a custom launcher i think you can. For example i'm using nova launcher, and under the gesture and behavior menu you can choose the home button behavior with several action and all you app. The only thing i'm not sure about is if you can set only an app or even an app's activity (like is gnow)...
Hey everyone, I have been here a while but I dont have my ten posts to post in the dev section :/ so I am posting my question here! I am on the Toro+ Gnex running Atom 422 I believe, but my question isnt specific to that ROM. In many ROMs my lock screen music widget would freeze up and stop playing and when I turned the phone on it looked like the music widget was overlaping the camera widget ( lockscreen widgets) and then disapear. I have tried using Apollo, Zplayer, and Play Music. I uninstalled all but one to test individually and I got the same results. I don't have this issue with ROMs that have the option to disable the camera lockscreen widget and I was wondering if this is a known problem with the camera or what. I am using a custom lockscreen shortcut for the camera right now so it is not a big deal I was just curious If anyone else has had this problem. This persists through dirty, clean flashes of new ROMs and kernels except for ROMs that can disable the camera lockscreen widget. thanks for the feedback!
First and foremost the Dev section is reserved for developers who wish to introduce their ROMS and kernels, not for questions such as this. So in a way, thank you for not posting here even though it was your intention to do so
As far as the lock screen...are you using stock launcher or a third party launcher such as apex or nova? Lock screen apps are just that, app that overlay the original lock screen. What I mean is that the culprit is probably your launcher. I use PA 3.94 and have no issues. Admittedly though, my lock screen security is disabled so I can use Locket. Locket has no widgets so that may be a option for you. I do kiss the music widget however, but I just unlock the screen to access the controls and in doing so I get paid for doing so.
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iLeopard said:
First and foremost the Dev section is reserved for developers who wish to introduce their ROMS and kernels, not for questions such as this. So in a way, thank you for not posting there even though it was your intention to do so
As far as the lock screen...are you using stock launcher or a third party launcher such as apex or nova? Lock screen apps are just that, app that overlay the original lock screen. What I mean is that the culprit is probably your launcher. I use PA 3.94 and have no issues. Admittedly though, my lock screen security is disabled so I can use Locket. Locket has no widgets so that may be a option for you. I do kiss the music widget however, but I just unlock the screen to access the controls and in doing so I get paid for doing so.
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Hmm, interesting I didnt think to change the launcher I was on Atom launcher at the time and now I am just using the launcher included in the Atom-422 Rom. After work I will re-install Atom launcher and see if I can replicate the issue. So, the lockscreen widgets are extensions of the launcher? I guess I don't understand how the launcher would cause that issue, something I am going to have to look up I guess ha Yeah I thought about removing the lockscreen but the shortcuts are just too convinient and Dash clock is awesome too. How is Locket working for you? I havent tried it but I imagined it to be laggy just because I associate Ads with lag.
P.S. I wasn't going to start a tread in the dev section, I was just going to post in the ROM thread asking if anyone else had the same issue ;]
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Hmm, interesting I didnt think to change the launcher I was on Atom launcher at the time and now I am just using the launcher included in the Atom-422 Rom. After work I will re-install Atom launcher and see if I can replicate the issue. So, the lockscreen widgets are extensions of the launcher? I guess I don't understand how the launcher would cause that issue, something I am going to have to look up I guess ha Yeah I thought about removing the lockscreen but the shortcuts are just too convinient and Dash clock is awesome too. How is Locket working for you? I havent tried it but I imagined it to be laggy just because I associate Ads with lag.
P.S. I wasn't going to start a tread in the dev section, I was just going to post in the ROM thread asking if anyone else had the same issue ;]
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I haven't used Atom launcher so I can't say for sure. Since you've used stock and the Atom launcher I guess you can try a third party one such as Apex or Nova and see if the issue persists. Its weird how its happening to you though, I've never heard of such bug. To my understanding, lockscreen and the associated widgets are part of the launcher, hence the reason why not all launchers support widgets. I understand your desire to keep your widgets, they do come in handy but personally I usually don't find myself wishing I had more than the standard clock since I instinctively unlock my phone anyways.
I thought the same as you with regards to Locket, but I must admit that the ads are incredibly lightweight and well designed. Most of the time I don't see them as ads but a dynamic wallpaper add-on since the ads cycle every time you turn on your display. Give it a shot, you can access the notification bar even with Locket installed, which houses playback controls as well. Link is in my siggy
iLeopard said:
I haven't used Atom launcher so I can't say for sure. Since you've used stock and the Atom launcher I guess you can try a third party one such as Apex or Nova and see if the issue persists. Its weird how its happening to you though, I've never heard of such bug. To my understanding, lockscreen and the associated widgets are part of the launcher, hence the reason why not all launchers support widgets. I understand your desire to keep your widgets, they do come in handy but personally I usually don't find myself wishing I had more than the standard clock since I instinctively unlock my phone anyways.
I thought the same as you with regards to Locket, but I must admit that the ads are incredibly lightweight and well designed. Most of the time I don't see them as ads but a dynamic wallpaper add-on since the ads cycle every time you turn on your display. Give it a shot, you can access the notification bar even with Locket installed, which houses playback controls as well. Link is in my siggy
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cool, thanks man I'll check it out
I haven't seen this posted but if it's a duplicate just ignore it. I know you can add a widget to the homescreen but if you want to clean up your home screen or just don't like widgets I found this easy way to make a swipe shortcut of launching google now. This is only for Nova Launcher users but maybe others like Apex etc. have a similar method:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/2...auncher-to-access-google-now-beginners-guide/
kingston73 said:
I haven't seen this posted but if it's a duplicate just ignore it. I know you can add a widget to the homescreen but if you want to clean up your home screen or just don't like widgets I found this easy way to make a swipe shortcut of launching google now. This is only for Nova Launcher users but maybe others like Apex etc. have a similar method:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/2...auncher-to-access-google-now-beginners-guide/
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or just long press the menu soft key on stock touchwiz.
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