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I just got ADW launcher and I need a calendar widget to replace the stock one.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
I'd like one similar to the stock month calendar widget. One that shows the whole month, some kind of bullet or marker on days that have an event, and some kind of text box showing the event for the day you touch.
Thanks.
eMace said:
I just got ADW launcher and I need a calendar widget to replace the stock one.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
I'd like one similar to the stock month calendar widget. One that shows the whole month, some kind of bullet or marker on days that have an event, and some kind of text box showing the event for the day you touch.
Thanks.
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I second that question/request. I wonder if theres a way to use the stock one with other launchers, it seems to be the only stock widget thats missing if i remember correctly.
lilant510 said:
I second that question/request. I wonder if theres a way to use the stock one with other launchers, it seems to be the only stock widget thats missing if i remember correctly.
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Actually there's a couple more I need to find replacements for too.
The task manager widget that displays the number of active apps and takes you to the task manager if pressed.
And the double clock widget that will let you display two different clocks, with time zone and location of your choosing displayed.
Try jorte on the market? I love it!!
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joser24 said:
Try jorte on the market? I love it!!
Sent from my SGH-T989 using xda premium
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Thanks! I'm trying it out right now. There's still a few things from the stock one I miss though. It doesn't have a widget with a text box on the bottom that can show the whole event. Instead it shows small text in the day box that gets cut off, and you have to click on that day to see the whole event title. The tasks seem to be a little limited too. Like you can't add a location that you can navigate to later. I'm gonna keep playing with it though. Thanks.
i use the Go Launcher EX Calendar widget, it's simply the best available out there
AllGamer said:
i use the Go Launcher EX Calendar widget, it's simply the best available out there
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yeah I saw Go launcher yesterday during my search and told myself I gotta try that one. Looks like a lot of good stuff on that one. I especially like that task manager widget that they have.
Thanks for the recommendation AllGamer! I'm using Go Launcher now and loving it.
lilant510, if you're still missing stuff from the stock, I suggest you try that one. Has everything I was missing from stock and more. Better than ADW IMO.
AllGamer,
Do you use the Go launcher toggle widget? Does it work ok for you?
When I press the GPS toggle, it goes to the GPS settings menu, instead of just automatically toggling it off/on.
The 4g toggle sometimes does and sometimes doesn't work also. Seems to depend on if the wifi is toggled on with it or not.
Wondering if anyone else is having the same problem.
i do not use the Go Toggle
because the ROM already has all the on/off switches i need build in
eMace said:
yeah I saw Go launcher yesterday during my search and told myself I gotta try that one. Looks like a lot of good stuff on that one. I especially like that task manager widget that they have.
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they also have a Transparent skin for the Go Calendar Widget, it makes it really elegant
I've used literally ever launcher available to date and imho Go launcher is the absolute best! And all the Widgets that come along with it put it over the top. There are so many skins fir the Widgets and I use the calander widget which is my favorite.
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they also have a Transparent skin for the Go Calendar Widget, it makes it really elegant
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Yup. Exactly the one I'm using.
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.
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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)...
Hi all,
I have jumped on the Amazon Fire Phone. I'm already a prime member, using an old LG P930 with Cyanogenmod, but as you can imagine the hardware is a bit old. For $100.00 (since I'm already a prime member the extra year of Prime would have been purchased anyways) this phone was a no brainier for me. My question is, what launcher are you guys running? The Nova launcher works well, but gives an error when installing widgets. Trebuchet fails to launch unfortunately. So far my favorite launcher is Cheetah Launcher by CC Launcher. Everything works, it's clean, and allows the use of my widgets. (Pandora and 1 weather is a must for me). Swiping up to go back works just fine. The only thing I don't like is you don't get notifications of emails or messages in the dock. Also, the default AOS status bar seems a bit weak. It notifies you and the notification goes away. I have been seeing something, wanting to grab it later, and then forget. :|
Anyone else got any launcher or good apps that go well with them to make it more user friendly? I'm very impressed what a simple launcher and side loading apps will give you with this device with out downgrading it or rooting it.
- Jeremy
I've tried nova launcher and Doodol launcher. They both seem to work with the exception of wallpapers
Anyone have any idea of what needs done to get wallpapers working?
On 3.5.0 wallpapers only work with root (xposed tweak)
Yahoo Aviate works well with sll of their built in wallpapers (no widgets work, and you can't select a picture from your gallery though)
Buzz Launcher works with wallpaper support (including your own images). No widgets work though.
I tried a bunch of launchers today and those two are the best so far
So annoying that widgets didn't work on Nova, which has always been our preference, so I set up GEL on wife's new phone. So far she's ok with it, except for being confused how to get out of the Google Now panel (she thought it was an app and was trying to swipe up to get "back" not realizing it was just the left most panel of the launcher).
One thing I did try to set up also that isn't working is Pie Control. It worked for a little bit when first loaded, but subsequent attempts to activate it haven't been successful. I suspect the swipe-in capabilities are hi-jacked by the Fire OS.
Another annoyance is the inability to make direct-dial shortcuts.
I installed, or attempted to install the GNL and wasn't successful. I'll give it a go again. I think I remember the install took, but it wouldn't open the launcher. Still, if looking around, check out that Cheetah Launcher. It just doesn't give notifications in the dock.
Speaking of notifications, does anyone know of a good notification bar? The stock bar on this phone doesn't show an icon that there is a pending kik message, voicemail, text, etc.
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So annoying that widgets didn't work on Nova, which has always been our preference, so I set up GEL on wife's new phone. So far she's ok with it, except for being confused how to get out of the Google Now panel (she thought it was an app and was trying to swipe up to get "back" not realizing it was just the left most panel of the launcher).
One thing I did try to set up also that isn't working is Pie Control. It worked for a little bit when first loaded, but subsequent attempts to activate it haven't been successful. I suspect the swipe-in capabilities are hi-jacked by the Fire OS.
Another annoyance is the inability to make direct-dial shortcuts.
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So I installed the Google Now Launcher .apk again. It then stated I needed google search. Downloaded that .apk. It told me to clear my launcher defaults, I did, but Google Now Launcher isn't an option in the launcher selection. Any idea?
Never mind. I restarted the phone and is good to go. I seem to like the Cheetah Launcher much better so far!
I use Vire Launcher. Its built in wallpapers work perfectly and all widgets work and can be resized. It also has some cool effects.
tried vire launcher and dodol launcher. neither launcher seems to update my missed call count or text messages count properly. ie always showing missed calls.
anybody having this issue as well, or know of a fix?
alrgeez said:
tried vire launcher and dodol launcher. neither launcher seems to update my missed call count or text messages count properly. ie always showing missed calls.
anybody having this issue as well, or know of a fix?
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I've installed a few launchers, okay - a lot of launchers. Below are the ones that I found that give the count of SMS, missed calls, etc.
- Nine Launcher (not a huge fan)
- C Launcher Lite (not bad - not very customizable)
- Solo Launcher (pretty slick - but outside widget support doesn't work)
I'm currently on the hunt for a good status bar or notifier.
The Google Now Launcher seems to work very well without any lag. Its very light weight although not very customizable. So far it seems to be a good place to start until other launchers become more compatible. I added the dashclock widget to the homescreen, with better weather addon, plus the other alerts I need and this seems a complete setup right now that matches my Nexus 4 setup.
Xyth said:
The Google Now Launcher seems to work very well without any lag. Its very light weight although not very customizable. So far it seems to be a good place to start until other launchers become more compatible. I added the dashclock widget to the homescreen, with better weather addon, plus the other alerts I need and this seems a complete setup right now that matches my Nexus 4 setup.
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Does anybody know, how can i create folders in goole now launcher. I tried holding 1 app icon and pasting it over another, but straight away it takes to the main screen.
Thanks
ankitaroramba said:
Does anybody know, how can i create folders in goole now launcher. I tried holding 1 app icon and pasting it over another, but straight away it takes to the main screen.
Thanks
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Drag one icon and drop onto another icon. This creates a folder that you can then name.
GoLauncher Ex
GoLauncher Ex seems to work well, all widgets worked for me
Xyth said:
Drag one icon and drop onto another icon. This creates a folder that you can then name.
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Thanks, but this is only working at the home screen, not in the apps menu.
Is it working for you in Apps menu as well? Let me know i have tried 100 times, and soon as i try to drag 1 icon it takes me to the home screen,.
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Thanks, but this is only working at the home screen, not in the apps menu.
Is it working for you in Apps menu as well? Let me know i have tried 100 times, and soon as i try to drag 1 icon it takes me to the home screen,.
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I don't think you can make folders on the apps menu. I don't seem to be able to on my Nexus 4 with its stock launcher, so its no surprise you cant do it in the Google launcher we are loading.
Thanks for this question though. I thought the launcher was limited to 3 pages but I found that you can create more empty pages by long pressing the home screen and moving the existing side pages to one side of the home page, then dragging icons to the side that now has no page to create a new page. I tried simply dragging icons earlier but it would not form a new page until I moved the old page first. Strange process but it works.
Fire Phone Lauchers - Wallpaper and Widgets
Hi All -
I've gone through just about every launcher I can find to find one that both wallpaper and Widgets work on... With no luck.
Buzz Launcher has wallpaper working, a number of launchers have widgets working, but none with both...
Has anyone else had any luck with both? Do we know what makes one or the other not work? Would rolling back to older versions of some of these launchers (pre-lollipop and kitkat) work?
Thoughts? Help? Suggestions?
Thanks!!!
Has anyone tried Action Launcher Pro? I wonder if it gets along with Fire Phone (no root).
I've tried at least 20 different launchers today. The only one that has wallpaper and widgets working is still Vire Launcher.
Hi,
Does anyone know why the G4 weather widget is only available using the default G4 launcher? I REALLY like it, but can't seem to export it :/
Cheers
Darren
It's just part of the LG launcher and relies on the launcher to work. There are many other great weather apps with included widgets that you can choose from though
I really hate how the LG widgets are tied to the launcher. OEM launchers are terrible.
Fortunately, there is a Zooper widget for it.
I've never found an OEM widget that is NOT tied to it's launcher. Having used HTC, Samsung, and LG phones, it's always the case. Once you switch to an alternative launcher, you lose any OEM-specific widgets. Just the way it is unless someone ports them to be used outside of the OEM launcher.
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I've never found an OEM widget that is NOT tied to it's launcher. Having used HTC, Samsung, and LG phones, it's always the case. Once you switch to an alternative launcher, you lose any OEM-specific widgets. Just the way it is unless someone ports them to be used outside of the OEM launcher.
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Yep, absolutely correct.
XWidget has one that looks exactly like it. It doesn't change color to match your background though.
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Transparent clock & weather has a nice looking weather widget. Very configurable, and worth a look imo.
how about forget the widget and just swipe up...or over to google now?
I would love a launcher where google now was the first page, the home page. So whenever I turned on my phone, it was right there front and center.
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I really hate how the LG widgets are tied to the launcher. OEM launchers are terrible.
Fortunately, there is a Zooper widget for it.
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Cheers guys, Just found the Zooper Widget. It is pretty amazing...
Do you think exporting it would work on the G3/G2?
rsbenedict said:
I would love a launcher where google now was the first page, the home page. So whenever I turned on my phone, it was right there front and center.
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Ummm.... Google now launcher on play store???
bdizzle1686 said:
Ummm.... Google now launcher on play store???
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You didn't read my post carefully. With Google Now Launcher, you have to scroll to the right to get the left-most screen which is google now. I would like one where the HOME PAGE, the page that appears when you first turn on the phone to be Google Now, no scrolling necessary. So that Google Now is front and foremost and you'd have to scroll to get the other pages. If Google Now Launcher would allow you to make Google Now the default page, then it would be good (along with being able to resize icons--they're too big, and change the overall layout grid).
Those who want G4 weather widget with Smart notice, just search XDA, there is a guide available to make the two work on any lanucher.
Guys ,
I am looking for a simple clean launcher, I must have tried most of the known apps and nothing is working properly for me..I am looking for something similar to the stock one only without the carousel !!
I come from an iPhone background and I just want a clean launcher where I can put my apps in folder without all the rest of the crap !
1. Clean Android look
2. I can set my own damn wallpaper
3. Adv free
4. Weather and time widget
Regards
Mohammad
Nova Launcher with Dashclock widget. You have to make Nova a system app to get widgets to work...which means you have to be rooted. I understand there are a few launchers that can display widgets without being a system app, but IIRC none of them were "close to stock".
Give Cheetah launcher a try. its excessively theme able or u can set it up to look stock. Iv had a blast using mine, switching themes and stuff pretty regularly.
I have tried at least around 20 launchers. Unfortunately I was not able to get widgets to work on the majority of them out of the box. Based on other posts, I gather there might be a way to, however.
So far, Go Launcher Z seems to be the best for my needs. There is some extra stuff in the free version (especially towards the bottom of the App drawer), but It has been working very smoothly without issue for several months. I also found that Vire, Lucid, and Cheetah work fairly well.
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Give Cheetah launcher a try. its excessively theme able or u can set it up to look stock. Iv had a blast using mine, switching themes and stuff pretty regularly.
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Looking at it's Play store page it seems Cheetah Launcher install Clean Master and some "1 Touch Boost" bloatware?
Next Launcher + Next Notification - The Best !
This is top 1 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.pierrox.lightning_launcher_extreme
Feel free to edit icons, wallpapers everything you want.
BTW i really like this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerpro
But there is no homescreen.
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Looking at it's Play store page it seems Cheetah Launcher install Clean Master and some "1 Touch Boost" bloatware?
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Mine does not have those installed. I even checked the running apps and downloaded apps. It has those functions through the launcher but nothing is added as seperate pieces of bloat. I would give all these options a try as there are different strokes for different folks, but i enjoy cheetah for its speed and easy themes.
Nova Launcher HELP
I have seen this over and over about using Nova launcher with the Fire Phone. "You have to make Nova a system app to get widgets to work" Can someone please describe how this is done so I can use widgets.
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rahjer said:
I have seen this over and over about using Nova launcher with the Fire Phone. "You have to make Nova a system app to get widgets to work" Can someone please describe how this is done so I can use widgets.
Thanks.
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From a post made by @hmoobguy, @DePingus confirmed that if your phone is rooted and you move the launcher's apk from /data/app to /system/priv-app and reboot, widgets will work. Use ES File Explorer to move com.teslacoilsw.launcher (Nova Launcher's "Package Name").
Thank you
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From a post made by @hmoobguy, @DePingus confirmed that if your phone is rooted and you move the launcher's apk from /data/app to /system/priv-app and reboot, widgets will work. Use ES File Explorer to move com.teslacoilsw.launcher (Nova Launcher's "Package Name").
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Apearently the above post is the one that I did not find and take note of. Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!
Widgets are now working. :good:
I nstalled Nova yesterday and arranged my apps and so on it, I kind of like it but I miss the Fire stock launcher (it kind of grew on me) so now I am using both Nova and stock launcher without any root and using home switcher, I could care less about widgets to tell you the truth so thats no reason for me to root it.
I am waiting for for Fire OS 5 before, if I like it then good and if not then I will root and customize it.
Google Now launcher works great and allows your own wallpaper and widgets with no ads.
Google Now Launcher problem
firephoner said:
Google Now launcher works great and allows your own wallpaper and widgets with no ads.
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After installing Google Now Launcher from the Play Store I get an Update Google App message stating that it requires a new version. This then defaults to the Amazon Appstore that says it's not available. Is there a workaround for this? Thanks
I'm running FireOS 4.6.3 and the Play Store works fine for other needs.
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After installing Google Now Launcher from the Play Store I get an Update Google App message stating that it requires a new version. This then defaults to the Amazon Appstore that says it's not available. Is there a workaround for this? Thanks
I'm running FireOS 4.6.3 and the Play Store works fine for other needs.
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Have you tried updating it directly from the Play Store? Open the Play store, click on the hamburger (upper left), then My Apps, then Update. I've noticed the Amazon App Store tries to update apps that were loaded from the Play Store and it often doesn't work.
Thank you very much for all this great info. I must have tried 20+ different launchers including Vire, Buzz, Google now etc. each had some issues on my Fire phone so I ended up settling for Turbo Launcher EX. Really beautiful and fast:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cooeeui.brand.turbolauncher&hl=en
Also a new launcher that I recently discovered TSF Launcher 3D looks amazing and runs great on my Amazon Fire:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsf.shell&hl=en
PS: I am using also Home Switch to be able to easily go back to Amazon’s fire home (carousel) if I ever need to:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.captainstu72.homeswitch&hl=en
Use the Google Now launcher. The widgets work, you can choose the wallpaper, no ads and it has weather and time widgets.
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Just noticed that nova launcher prime is on sale - it's just 10p in the UK. Also, vire launcher has just been updated to work again on fire as they broke it a couple of months ago with a previous update.
Google now looks stock(of course) and has full functionality as far as I can see, no root involved. Widgets and wallpaper change work.