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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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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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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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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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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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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“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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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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Launcher without home screen?
Is there a launcher software for my Android device (in this case Galaxy S2) that doesn't have a home screen, but only the App drawer?
If I can give example it would be an iOS; you unlock and you are ...
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What Launcher app lets me put the most on one screen?
I'm currently using LauncherPro which lets me have 4x5 icons and a bar at the bottom of my home screen. Are there any alternative Launcher apps that will let me cram more in?
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How do I reset the launcher app? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I checked 'use as default' when choosing the default launcher, but now I can't start ADW.Launcher any more
I've installed and set up LauncherPro as a ...
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What is the “Launcher” application and why are there alternative apps?
Several questions have mentioned launcher. What is it responsible for, and what kinds of features do the alternative apps in the Market provide that the basic android launcher doesn't?
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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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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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Why sometimes does my lower menu (ADWLauncher - Dockbar) disappears?
I have the following Android Desktop, using Cyanogenmod:
Sometimes, I don't remember how or why, it becomes like this:
As you can see, the lower menu (dockbar) just disappears, and only ...
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How to rename catalog of ADW Launcher EX?
In Setup Catalog option, I can only choose apps, but can't rename the catalog. Is there any way to rename a catalog?
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Is there a way to list all Intents and all processes associated with them?
Is there a way to list all Intents and all processes associated with them?
Specifics: Droid X, 2.2 stock ROM, rooted.
I'm perfectly fine with any approach, as long as it gets a guaranteed complete ...
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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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Is there any launcher app that behave like Iphone?
I've just switched from Iphone to Android (CM7), and I strongly prefer the Iphone way to manage apps. The separation between Home screen and App Drawer screen on Android is very awkward. Is there any ...
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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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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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ICS App Drawers, how to give them a name?
I own a Samsung Nexus S and Yesterday I was able to upgrade to Android 4.0.4. When I upgraded, I saw that Google had created an app drawer full of Google apps, and it has the Word Google underneath ...
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What is the Practical difference between the Home screen and the Launcher screen?
It seems that on my Nexus One, the home screen and launcher screen essentially serve the same purpose: Host application icons, allowing you to launch them.
Are there any other differences, other than ...
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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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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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Will my Kindle Fire still work the same with GO Launcher?
I was thinking of getting GO Launcher on my Kindle Fire, since I want a new look on my Fire. But, I don't want to change it's defaults programs and functionality.
If I get GO Launcher, will I still ...
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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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Home Screen Takes a Long Time to Display After Removing Phone From Dock
When I remove my Motorola Droid from my docking station, my home screen is blank for a long time. It sometimes takes over 10 seconds for my app icons to display, and even longer for widgets to ...
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Is it possible to replace the dock (but just the dock)?
I have a HTC Desire HD and I like sense (and the apps provided by HTC) a lot. But I really hate the default launcher (specifically the dock).
The problem is that if I change my launcher, I will loose ...
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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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What is launcher.ebproductions.android.launcher?
I've just removed GO Launcher and now when I click the home button I get offered a choice of two different Launcher com.android.launcher and launcher.ebproductions.android.launcher
What is the ...
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Home screen bottom bar buttons
I don't understand why the Android 2.3 SDK docs show the home screen dock as beeing this:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Google_Nexus_S_smartphone.jpg
And I have this, unchanged ...
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Default launcher broken, causing infinite loop of force closes
I've just installed a custom rom and restored my apps from Titanium. However, now the default Launcher app is broken and I can't get out of the infinite loop of force closing. I can't press menu or ...
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Launcher disappeared, how do I restore it?
I mistakenly dragged an icon on the home screen (Nexus One) to the bottom area ("Main dock") that contains 3 main icons (phone, launcher, browser).
That icon replaced the launcher and now I can't ...
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Why are the checkboxes different on different devices?
Why is there a difference in the look of the checkboxes between this device and this Samsung device?
Is this affected by the launcher, in which case the reason is clear?
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Homescreen is blank on 2.2 Droid
I have a Motorola Droid on Verizon, and a lot of times when I unlock it, my homescreen will be blank; no icons, no widgets. Nothing in my app tray, either. I have to wait for about a minute for ...
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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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How can I set a new app as my default launcher on a Galaxy Ace?
I downloaded a launcher app on my Samsung Galaxy Ace (iPhone Locker; actually its a locker app but it pretends to be a launcher). Now when I press the Home button, the list of launcher apps pops up. ...
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Adding an extra tab in the ICS Launcher
I'm on Android 4.0.4. When I open my launcher, I see two tabs — Apps and Widgets. I'd like to add a third tab for Games. Is this possible?
Since I have quite a few games, I'd like to keep them ...
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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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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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Is there an iOS GUI skin/theme for Android?
Is there an iOS-like skin for Android and/or a launcher with an iOS theme?
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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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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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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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Launcher with long middle dock button
One thing I miss about HTC Sense is that their launcher button had an elongated middle button for the dialer. Is there a launcher or dock that replicates this kind of UI?
(I'm using CM 7.1 RC1 on an ...
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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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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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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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What launchers support Tasker's Go Home to a paticular page?
Tasker's Go Home action has a slider that lets you select which page of your launcher will be displayed. Trouble is, the launcher has to be written to support this feature (specifically, it needs to ...
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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 ...
