The launcher consists of the home screen and the app menu. As the name suggests, a launcher is the component responsible for launching apps. You can easily exchange the launcher of your android phone with another.
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Will an alternative launcher stop Galaxy S4 additions from working?
I want to customise my Galaxy S4 home screen and it seems Touchwiz will not allow me to change many options (like the quick launch icons etc). I was thinking of GO Launcher, but wish to know if the ...
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how to arrange icons in TSF Shell?
I'm using TSF Shell, which allows you to drag your application icons around in an overlapping manner. But how do I tell TSF Shell to automatically arrange my icons neatly in rows using a grid?
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What Effect Will Installing A Custom Launcher Have On MIUI V.5?
A friend installed the custom rom MIUI V.5, and is finding it a bit different to stock jelly bean. I told him to give it time to adjust, as i'm sure "its not that different".
Rather than disposing of ...
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What is in Nova's Google folder?
I just installed Nova launcher on my Android phone. When I installed it it created a Google folder with all my Google Apps in it. I accidentally deleted, but I want it back.
Can anyone tell me what ...
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Android Metro Launcher [closed]
Please understand...I am a very inexperienced android tablet user looking for help.
I accidentally uninstalled the "Metro Launcher" on my tablet and now it shows the ice cream sandwich but does not ...
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How to fix a broken icon on an android phone
The icon is displayed as a grey icon name "Text Info" and an image of a small SD card on the bottom right of the the icon; when I try to launch it, it says:
Application not installed.
Have ...
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Why does Facebook Home not require any permission?
I recently tried Facebook Home on my HTC One X. It sucked! So I uninstalled it after few hours.
But the thing is that it does not require any special permission. Actually no permissions were required ...
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Do any launchers restore home screen widgets from Google backup?
Are there any custom/3rd-party launchers that, when you have Back up my data turned on in the Backup & reset settings, restore home screen widgets when a backup is restored? I know the stock one ...
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Missing edit icon on Galaxy S launcher
I am trying to change the 4 icons that are along the bottom of the screen on my Samsung Galaxy S. All the answers I have looked at say 'press menu and then select edit', but I don't have an edit ...
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I deleted my only launcher
I deleted my only launcher and now I cannot open settings to set to debug mode in order to use ADB or similar to install a new launcher. I can't open the Play store, can't open anything except those ...
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How would you uninstall a rogue Home (Launcher) application?
If you were to install a Home Screen application that does not give you access to the System Settings screen (to go to Manage Applications), and also does not let you launch Apps (such as the Market ...
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Setting alarm on with a single click
I'm looking for a way to set an alarm on my android 4.0 phone with Nova Launcher with a single click. An ideal solution for me would be: I install an alarm clock app (if necessary), create alarms in ...
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Can I replace the OS of a Samsung Galaxy S?
I was attracted by the hardware specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S.
However, I don't like the default TouchWiz skin developed by Samsung. I'd prefer to use the native Android UI, as in the Nexus ...
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Use Samsung-type page swipe animation without installing launcher
I'm a new convert from iOS to Android.
I really like the Samsung type animations when you swipe left or right from one home screen to another (i.e. the 3D box rotate). But I don't have a Samsung, ...
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Android launcher not working
Unfortunately the launcher has stopped working.
I get this error again and and again with a just OK option to press, which I do, but after some time this error comes again. I have not downloaded any ...
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App drawer icon gone from Cyanogenmod dock
I have a Samsung Galaxy S2, running the latest CM10.1.
I lost the app drawer icon on my Dock;
I must have deleted it.
The app drawer icon lets you go to the app list, and the widget list.
How do I ...
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Looking for a launcher similar to Launchy, Synapse or Kupfer (with type to find and launch app feature)
When using a normal computer I like to use a launcher to quickly launch applications and perform other tasks. Examples of such launchers are Quicksilver, Launchy, Gnome-Do and Kupfer (which I ...
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Switching to TouchNooter home from Stock Home
So I have just rooted my Nook with TouchNooter.
When I press the home button it asked me which I want to set as the default GO Launcher or Home. I chose Home as the default.
Now, I can't figure out ...
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Does moving apps to SD card make launcher load time longer?
I've been experiencing longer and longer times for the launcher to load when removing my phone (Moto Droid, 2.2.1) from the car dock or media dock, or when running the clock application for a long ...
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Keep the home launcher from being killed
I have a Motorola Milestone, and I've come to learn that it has a relatively low memory (runtime memory, not storage capacity). The problem that comes with this is that whenever too many apps want to ...
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Do all android phones have to reload their home screen?
I have had my EVO 4G for coming on 2 years.
Lately it has developed this ever so annoying habit of reloading the home screen for 60 seconds any time I return from a memory intensive app such as the ...
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How do you move an app shortcut between launcher screens?
So I have a few icons and folders on the leftmost launcher screen. I want to move them to the middle one. You'd think that you'd do it by dragging the icons to the dots on the lower left/ lower ...
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Is it possible to add home screens to a Sony Xperia?
I've an Xperia Mini/Pro. I would like to add another home screen. At the moment there are 5 different home screen. Is it possible to add more to the Xperia launcher ?
I don't want to change launcher, ...
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Change the number of home screen panels in Android
A phone user manual (HTC Wildfire S. Android 2.2) says
'Home screen has seven panels that you can customise'.
The system settings do not contain an option to modify the number of panels.
I was ...
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How to migrate TwLauncher customization to another Launcher
How can I copy the home screen customization from Samsung's TwLauncher on a Galaxy S II running Android 4.0.3 to another Launcher such as Holo, Nova, GO or Apex.
I tried Desk migrate as well as the ...
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Is it safe to install Launchers for Android which require quite a few permissions?
I have HTC One X with Sense on it. Sense is a bit slow. So I installed Apex Launcher. It was fast but it required quite a few permissions so I uninstalled it. I looked at other Launchers in Google ...
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is it possible to install infobar launcher in other android phones?
I find the Au KDDI infobar launcher really cool, and i was wondering if is it available to download anywhere and if is it possible to install it on other phones like galaxy nexus or nexus 4?
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Launcher for tablet that maintains icon location but rotates the icons?
I've been looking high and low, but yet to find one... So if you guys & gals can help...
I'm looking for a Tablet-optimized launcher that will maintain the icon's location, but rotates the icon ...
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How can I replace the apps in the SGSII's stock launcher dock?
When I turn on my Galaxy S2, on the very bottom, there are the default icons for "phone", "email", "web", and "applications". On the Galaxy Tab (running Android 3.2), if I want to free up any of those ...
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setting a default launcher
Ok so I rooted my samsung galaxy note 10.1 today. I immediately bought the full version of adw launcher and installed it. Now I have a bit of experience with Android and launchers so I have tried all ...
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Change Launcher without starting it
I have installed GO Launcher and GO Locker. Now, when I updated them, they got an error.
The problem is that, nothing shows up when I press unlock button (I have Nexus S). So, there's nothing I can ...
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I checked 'use as default' when choosing the default launcher, but now I can't start ADW.Launcher any more
I installed ADW.Launcher on my Galaxy S running Froyo (2.2) to check it out.
When it was installed, every time I pressed the 'home' button, I got a choice which launcher to start.
In the end I found ...
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TwLauncher force-closes on Samsung galaxy s 4g
I got my Sprint Galaxy S 4G flashed to MetroPCS ROM. When I try to use it, an icon comes on the screen that says
Sorry the application TwLauncher (process cmo.sec.android.app.twlauncher) has ...
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on grid view, when updating an app, this one is taken at the end of the grid
In the app drawer, when an application is updated, its icon goes to the last page, in the last free place... Is that normal? Is there a way to make the application stay where I put it? I mean, I sort ...
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Launcher App Slow
I installed an unofficial build of Cyanogenmod 10.1 from here on my Droid 4 and the launcher app runs really slow. When I scroll through the screens or scroll in the app drawer it lags very bad. ...
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How to make an Android tablet into a single-application kiosk? [duplicate]
I'm looking at making a time clock style punch in / punch out application, but I'd like to set up the Android tablet to run my app immediately after boot, re-run the app if it crashes, and not allow ...
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“Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped” error after 4.0.4 OTA Upgrade
This morning, I received the Android 4.0.4 Over The Air upgrade.
After my phone rebooted, I saw the following error:
Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped.
[Report] [OK]
If I pressed OK, I ...
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Prerequisites of Installing New Launcher
First of all, consider me noob in this launcher thing, as I have never installed any launcher on my Samsung Galaxy S2. But now, I'm thinking to take a plunge and download one, but have no idea what ...
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In ICS 4.0.3 using ADWLauncher EX, how can I make only three home screens instead of five?
I just upgraded my android phone to ICS. When I had Gingerbread (2.3), I remember the option to change the number of home screens. I also had ADW launcher in 2.3 before. Now I can't find the option in ...
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How to remove unneeded icons from the menu?
I have a Samsung i9220 with Android 4.1.1. How can I remove the unneeded icons from the android phones menu?
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HTML5 or webpage as homescreen
I've been looking to customize my homescreen with some widgets. I want a webpage with pictures and links as my homescreen. Is there any way to do this? Any launchers with this capability? I heard ...
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Are there any other launchers that display a folder's contents instead of the generic icon?
The Xperia Neo V stock launcher displays a 2x2 grid containing the first 4 apps that a folder contains instead of a simple icon. Is there any other launcher that does this or something similar?
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Is there a free android app which can launch apps on a successful wifi connection?
Is there a free android aplication which can launch other pre-selected apps when it detects a successful wifi connection?
Bonus, if it can kill the apps when the wifi connection is gone.
I know ...
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How can I arrange the applications on each page of my app drawer?
I have recently bought a Samsung ACE S5830 smartphone and downloaded several applications like astrology, live wallpapers, games, and some daily usage applications.
When I open my application drawer, ...
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How can one move the position of the application inside the launcher? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I arrange the applications on each page of my app drawer?
When I click on the launcher icon (shown on the bottom right corner of the LCD screen as illustrated by ...
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Lost access to drawer icon for center button on CyanogenMod 7
I am running CyanogenMod 7 on my HTC Thunderbolt and somehow I inadvertently removed the function for the center button on my home screen between the phone and web browser icons. This middle button ...
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GO Launcher EX: widget lost after reboot
Whenever I reboot, widget get lost in GO Launcher EX.
how can I fix this?
NB: the widget is on the internal memory
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How can I get acube effect app drawer on ICS or JB?
This is how my CM7 running phone looks like (although I got the screenshot from somewhere): Is there a similar effect launcher for ICS or JB?
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Is there an equivalent to iOS “Reset Home Screen Layout” on the Nexus 7?
On iOS, "Reset Home Screen Layout" auto-arranges your application icons. Is there an equivalent for this on my Nexus 7 Android tablet? Right now my icons across several screens.
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Restore SMS icon in default home lancher?
My home screen used to look like this:
As you can see there's a GoSMS icon (3rd from left).
For some reason it went away after I reboot:
Anyone knows how can I restore it?
BTW i'm on Froyo 2.2
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