[APP] ICS Launcher With 3/7 Home Screens - Nexus S Themes and Apps

I find it very annoying that the stock launcher comes with 5 screens and you are completely unable to add or remove any of them. I have never needed or used more than 3 screens so it is quite inconvenient to have a launcher with 5 screens that I cannot edit. So, I decompiled the stock ICS launcher and edited the layout to contain 3 screens. I would add an option to edit the screen count in the app itself but I have not compiled ICS on my computer and I do not plan to do so (at least until I upgrade my RAM).
I have also uploaded a version with 7 screens. I tried to allow screen rotation as well but ran into some issues when editing the AndroidManifest.xml. I'll see if I can get it working though.
Download 3 screens: http://www.multiupload.com/ZE4AY4IUM2
Download 7 screens: http://www.multiupload.com/ECCSUYTKI8
To install (rename to Launcher2.apk)
via adb:
Code:
adb push /path/to/downloaded/Launcher2.apk /system/app/
via root file manager:
- copy modified Launcher2.apk to sdcard. Copy from sdcard to /system/app/ and overwrite existing Launcher2.apk

matt_stang said:
I find it very annoying that the stock launcher comes with 5 screens and you are completely unable to add or remove any of them. I have never needed or used more than 3 screens so it is quite inconvenient to have a launcher with 5 screens that I cannot edit. So, I decompiled the stock ICS launcher and edited the layout to contain 3 screens. I would add an option to edit the screen count in the app itself but I have not compiled ICS on my computer and I do not plan to do so (at least until I upgrade my RAM).
I may upload a version with 7 home screens if anyone would be interested. Also a version which supports screen rotation. If anyone wants it let me know, as I do not.
Download: http://www.multiupload.com/ZE4AY4IUM2
To install (rename to Launcher2.apk)
via adb:
Code:
adb push /path/to/downloaded/Launcher2.apk /system/app/
via root file manager:
- copy modified Launcher2.apk to sdcard. Copy from sdcard to /system/app/ and overwrite existing Launcher2.apk
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downloading now, will report back. what did you use to decompile? i was using apk manager 4.9 when i was on the Epic but that was failing to decompile (i wanted to mess around myself). i updated apktool.jar and smali/baksmali and still no go.

Thanks. I would like a 7 home screen launcher if u don't mind. . That would be great.
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If you could do a 3 screen version that can rotate I would flash instantly
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Bookmarking to flash tomorrow.. Good work
ps. Screen Rotation - HELL YES. Definitely upload please!

adaimespechip said:
ps. Screen Rotation - HELL YES. Definitely upload please!
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amosher13 said:
downloading now, will report back. what did you use to decompile? i was using apk manager 4.9 when i was on the Epic but that was failing to decompile (i wanted to mess around myself). i updated apktool.jar and smali/baksmali and still no go.
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I second this question. I'm having a lot of trouble working on ics apks.
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amosher13 said:
downloading now, will report back. what did you use to decompile? i was using apk manager 4.9 when i was on the Epic but that was failing to decompile (i wanted to mess around myself). i updated apktool.jar and smali/baksmali and still no go.
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jakeisouttolunch said:
I second this question. I'm having a lot of trouble working on ics apks.
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I had some trouble too but realized you need a modified apktool.jar. I got it from the issues page on apktool. Here's the link: http://www.multiupload.com/YWJHOSZ7GJ
Just replace your current apktool.jar (I am assuming you use apktool) with this one.

Awesome, thank you much!
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EDIT: dropped in the new apktool and i still get errors decompiling, any ideas? did you just drag and drop? (yes i renamed to apktool.jar)

thank you
could u make one with only one screen ?

matt_stang said:
I had some trouble too but realized you need a modified apktool.jar. I got it from the issues page on apktool. Here's the link: http://www.multiupload.com/YWJHOSZ7GJ
Just replace your current apktool.jar (I am assuming you use apktool) with this one.
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You also need to update your SDK package and pull the newest aapt.exe from the platform-tools folder and place that in APK Manager along with the updated APK Tool.
The new apktool gets you decompiling but you need the aapt.exe to complete the package so you can re compile....

DynamicRam said:
thank you
could u make one with only one screen ?
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Ditto for me too?
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Yes, I'd love a one screen version too!! Plz

you think it's possible to use in NO ics rom?it's only for ICS rom?

If anyone is interested, I've created one with 1 homescreen here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373851

Can you add the modifications brenix added in the one homescreen launcher?

I'm having trouble installing. After you copy and overwrite in the system/app folder what do now?
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RushAOZ said:
I'm having trouble installing. After you copy and overwrite in the system/app folder what do now?
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ordinarily, you would fix permissions to rw-r--r-- and reboot
or if adb:
adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/Launcher2.apk
adb reboot
.. or reboot into recovery -- advanced, fix permissions. But I was having trouble with FCing after. Anyone else? I'm gonna give it another go. Realllly need 2 more screens

decalex said:
ordinarily, you would fix permissions to rw-r--r-- and reboot
or if adb:
adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/Launcher2.apk
adb reboot
.. or reboot into recovery -- advanced, fix permissions. But I was having trouble with FCing after. Anyone else? I'm gonna give it another go. Realllly need 2 more screens
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Fixed permissions. Still not getting an option for ics launcher when I reset defaults in launcher pro
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Ok, I just tried this again. I dl the file on my pc. Renamed to launcher2.apk. pushed it to my sd card. Opened root explorer. Copied file. Went to system/app. Enabled r/w. Hit paste. Overwrite. Reboot into recovery. Advanced/fix permissions. Reboot. Still nothing. Am I doing something wrong here? Btw running cm7 nightlies 174.
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Blue Themed YouTube

Heres a Blue Themed YouTube.apk that blends well with Evil Eris3.0. This is not my work,its part of the Incredibly blue theme for the incredible I believe.
Just pull/push /system/app/YouTube.apk and voila! I'm not sure if you have to pull the old YouTube first...just how I did It. May be able to just push the new YouTube.apk
IMO I would atleast give link to original thread or rom. Nice job in finding this though
As soon as I find it, ill post it!
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Heres the thread http://androidforums.com/roms-incredible/116481-theme-incredibly-red-blue.html
heres a blue themed gmail apk that can be pushed to /system/app/ from the same theme
texass said:
Heres the thread http://androidforums.com/roms-incredible/116481-theme-incredibly-red-blue.html
heres a blue themed gmail apk that can be pushed to /system/app/ from the same theme
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I'm running Sense-Able 3.1 and cannot get this apk to install. I really like the blue theme.
Any suggestions? I've seen some great blue layouts on here.
Im running ee 3.0 and it installs fine. The gmail and youtube Apks. Should be universal for any Rom. Any thing else you would have to dl the theme, extract from drawable-hdpi and copy and replace into your roms drawable-mdpi folder. As always do a backup.
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texass said:
Im running ee 3.0 and it installs fine. The gmail and youtube Apks. Should be universal for any Rom. Any thing else you would have to dl the theme, extract from drawable-hdpi and copy and replace into your roms drawable-mdpi folder. As always do a backup.
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So to install the Gmail apk from above, I should just have to put the apk on my sd card and use a file manager to install it, right? Just like any other app? For some reason, when I click on the install button, it fails to install.
Idk about a file manager. I use adb. Just place it in your /tools folder, then
Adb remount
Adb push Gmail.apk /system/app/Gmail.apk
Works everytime...
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Transparent Power Control and Genie widget

So I noticed that CM6 Froyo Remix ROM was missing the Genie weather and the customizable Power Control widget. I use only those two widgets on a daily basis and it would be nice if someone could point me in the right direction.
I've already tried Googling and downloading a transparent Genie widget from another site but after installing the widget, my phone had to force close the app maybe because it wasn't compatible?
Anyways, it would be nice if somebody can help me. Thanks in advance!
maybe u can try beautiful widget instead
I've already tried that app and honestly it isn't my cup of tea.
Is it possible to just extract the genie apk from a ROM and install it onto the one I'm currently using?
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i n f a m o u s said:
I've already tried that app and honestly it isn't my cup of tea.
Is it possible to just extract the genie apk from a ROM and install it onto the one I'm currently using?
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transparent genie widget
enjoy
Thanks for your efforts but unfortunately the installation wouldn't go through. :TT
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i n f a m o u s said:
Thanks for your efforts but unfortunately the installation wouldn't go through. :TT
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thats probably because you have to completely uninstall the old one first
go into root explorer or whatever file manage you use and DELETE the newsandweather or geniewidge apk
then reboot, just to be sure
then install it
bet it works then
tnpapadakos said:
thats probably because you have to completely uninstall the old one first
go into root explorer or whatever file manage you use and DELETE the newsandweather or geniewidge apk
then reboot, just to be sure
then install it
bet it works then
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This ROM I'm currently using didn't come with the Genie weather apk at all. I also confirmed this by using ASTRO to search in the apps folder.
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i n f a m o u s said:
This ROM I'm currently using didn't come with the Genie weather apk at all. I also confirmed this by using ASTRO to search in the apps folder.
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then it may be permissions
paste it in system/app
set it for rw-r--r like the other system apps
then reboot, it will install it on boot up
been awhile since i used it, i forgot about this
tnpapadakos said:
then it may be permissions
paste it in system/app
set it for rw-r--r like the other system apps
then reboot, it will install it on boot up
been awhile since i used it, i forgot about this
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I'm sorry but can you tell the procedure step by step with which app I'll be needing to get this accomplished?
Thanks in advanced!
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Nvm... I just Googled it myself. C;
I used to ADB to remove the GenieWidget.apk and used this command to reinstall the transparent widget:
adb remount
adb push GenieWidget.apk /system/app/GenieWidget.apk
I'm sure majority of the people here already know how to do all this but I'm typing this as a reference in case I flash my phone again.
Hmm tried to install this on CM6-RC1, but now i can't load my new & weather anymore lol.
Luckily i made a backup.

Overcome 2.0.0 RC1 Unthemed?

Is it possible to untheme the RC1 rom?
I'm thinking about going back from gold because of video issues. RC1 was perfect for me with exception of the theme.
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amujee said:
Is it possible to untheme the RC1 rom?
I'm thinking about going back from gold because of video issues. RC1 was perfect for me with exception of the theme.
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if u know what u are duin . just go trough the framework and systemUI , and make the change there ? if u don't know what u are doing , check my theme for RC1 ... maybe u'll like it
amujee said:
Is it possible to untheme the RC1 rom?
I'm thinking about going back from gold because of video issues. RC1 was perfect for me with exception of the theme.
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Same video issues - had to edit stagfright media player in blade buddy app to get rid of stutter.
Then changed build.prop to make settings permanent. However, not all codecs play on this but i found flash, h264 work fine.
Might help.
hi,
for untheme the overcome 2.0.0-rc1, just do it in recovery:
- extract system/app/SystemUI.apk from overcome-2.0.0-b2 and copy to /system/app in your phone
- extract system/framework/framework-res.apk and system/framework/framework.jar from overcome-2.0.0-b2 and copy to /system/framework in your phone
- do permission of the 3 files to 0644
- reboot
bartito said:
hi,
for untheme the overcome 2.0.0-rc1, just do it in recovery:
- extract system/app/SystemUI.apk from overcome-2.0.0-b2 and copy to /system/app in your phone
- extract system/framework/framework-res.apk and system/framework/framework.jar from overcome-2.0.0-b2 and copy to /system/framework in your phone
- do permission of the 3 files to 0644
- reboot
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By 0644, he means to select;
Read Write
Read
Read
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if you dont have access to b2, try the ones from b1.
i attach the files from b1. i dont have b2 at this moment
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By 0644, he means to select;
Read Write
Read
Read
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if you replace the framework-res.apk using root explorer, you provably (soft) brick your device.
i recommend to replace the framework-res in recovery mode, using "adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework" command and "adb shell chmod 0644 /system/framework/framework-res.apk"
Thanks for everyone's reply.
I'll try your method bartito once I do my full install of RC1.
And thank you for the files from b1, I don't have access to either betas.
What about using the files from gold? I compared the file sizes and modified dates and they are the same from the b1. I guess it doesn't matter then?
On second thought, couldn't I just replace the necessary files in the RC1 and then do the full install as normal?
I went ahead and replaced the two framework files and systemui file inside the RC1 zip file and did the full install starting from the gb stock 1. I skipped re-stock this time, hopefully I won't have any problems in the future. But everything seems to be working as before with stock theme!
One thing I am not sure about is that total internal memory shows 12.83gb. I think I had more than that when I previously had RC1. Maybe just my imagination.

[THEME] Droid RAZR keyboard (no support)

IMPORTANT: I stopped this project (lost interest, no time, etc.), so therefore I will NOT be supporting anyone and will NOT be answering questions. Thank you.​
This is a themed version of the Droid 3/XT860 keyboard.
I can't guarantee any results, anything you do to YOUR phone is YOUR responsibility. Though replacing one app will not brick your phone, you never know​XT862 [Droid 3] Blur Odexed System​
Download and unzip XT862_Blur_odexed.zip
If you still have the stock Blur latinIME.apk then just replace that with the new one.
Set correct permissions (rw-r--r--). You're done so reboot.
But, if you did replace the stock keyboard, put the latinIME.apk and latinIME.odex in /system/app/
Then put libjni_latinime.so in /system/lib/
Set correct permissions for all files
Reboot
XT862 [Droid 3] Blur Deodexed System​
Download and unzip XT862_Blur_deodexed.zip
If you still have the stock Blur latinIME.apk then just replace that with the new one.
Set correct permissions (rw-r--r--). You're done so reboot.
But, if you did replace the stock keyboard, put the latinIME.apk in /system/app/ and put libjni_latinime.so in /system/lib/
Set correct permissions for all files
Reboot
XT860 [Bell] Blur odexed System​This has not been tested​
Download and unzip XT860_Blur_odexed.zip
If you still have the stock Blur latinIME.apk then just replace that with the new one.
Set correct permissions (rw-r--r--). You're done so reboot.
But, if you did replace the stock keyboard, put the latinIME.apk and latinIME.odex in /system/app/
Then put libjni_latinime.so in /system/lib/ (<--- I Don't have this lib in the zip, can someone upload it for me?)
Set correct permissions for all files
Reboot
If anyone has a rom based on the Droid 3 [XT862] (MavROM, DarkDroid, Liberty etc.) then follow the XT862 Blur Deodexed directions and replace all three files.
Other variants (XT883, etc.) follow the XT862 directions
If this doesn't work for you, let me know.​
Note: These zip files are NOT flashable
And as always, backup your files​
It has become apparent that this is not working for many people, and I don't know why because it is working perfectly for me. Anyways, I advise you not to try this unless you have a backup of your original files and if you can get your orig. keyboard back.​
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How to get to work with mav rom??
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try this. just rename to latinIME.apk and replace the original, set permissions
Tried it but its not working
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I'm on liberty rom and I've replaced the apk for the keyboard with the new one, and set permissions and it didn't work so I also went ahead and pasted the library file too and it still isn't working
What could I be doing wrong?
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Cant get it to work ugh
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I'll be looking at this tonight. Hopefully with a solution
has this worked for anyone?
Can't get this to work. Does owner and group need to be root? I changed that also but still nothing. And i can't get my old keyboard back either, so i'm stuck with using the slide out. I'm really a noob at this, but shouldn't the LatinIME show up as a installed app? If it is, how do i add it back?
Im using safestrap version of steeldroid3
skankhush said:
Can't get this to work. Does owner and group need to be root? I changed that also but still nothing. And i can't get my old keyboard back either, so i'm stuck with using the slide out. I'm really a noob at this, but shouldn't the LatinIME show up as a installed app? If it is, how do i add it back?
Im using safestrap version of steeldroid3
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Just take the latinIME.apk from the steeldroid.zip and put those files back.
Im trying to figure out why this isn't working
I got it working. Wiped data and all is good now.
Can anyone make it work on other phones??
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DaxElectro said:
Can anyone make it work on other phones??
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Did you try any of the files? It should work because I don't think there are any proprietary moto files, but im not sure
jorgonv said:
Did you try any of the files? It should work because I don't think there are any proprietary moto files, but im not sure
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I will try...
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It never work... Is it themed?? Can u theme for the Cyanogen's??
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I'm not sure which one to try.. All I know is my D3's got CM7 going on in it.
Will this work with CM7? Which one do I use??
DaxElectro said:
It never work... Is it themed?? Can u theme for the Cyanogen's??
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Im anxious for an answer to this one as well! Would love to have this on my Inspire running CM7
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This works for me, on stock rooted,deodex,i tried this on odex and wouldn't work but ne waya thnx man
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no luck
ZOMBI3 said:
This works for me, on stock rooted,deodex,i tried this on odex and wouldn't work but ne waya thnx man
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I have tried all the different ways in this thread and none of them work for me. Currently I am running dark droid rom. I am going to switch over to steel droid to see if it works on that rom.

[Q] How to install an apk into system/app?

I am using rooted JVU firmware and would like to install ICS keyboard to my system/app.
I used Root Explorer to copy the apk file into the directory and did a reboot, and the keyboard appeared on my locale and text menu.
However, when I try to select the keyboard, it always return a force close.
Can anybody teach me on how to solve this issue?
There is a thread called "How to: Push apps(.apk)" - you will have to try to use the search function for that name cause I don't think I can post a link yet
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There is a thread called "How to: Push apps(.apk)" - you will have to try to use the search function for that name cause I don't think I can post a link yet
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I did the search and tried the way as taught, end up having the force close issue.
Is it that not all apk can be installed onto system/app?
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412729
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You can also try an app called "system cleanup". I'm not sure if it's on the market but there is a thread where you can dl it or you could use titanium pro
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Ics keyboard is made to work on android 4.0.x framework ported from Nexus S, ok?
As you revealed in OP you are using Sammy JVU 2.3.6 TouchWiz infected framework.
Why not try to rip out HTC keyboard and push that too while you're in the mood?
When you push an ask to system/app am I write in saying it does not deleted in factory reset..??
What about pushing to system system/media..??
When pushing an apk to system folder,u need root and there is 2 easy ways,either use a root explorer and just push it to the system/app folder or use titanium backup to revert to system app.factory reset(full wipe) doesn't wipe system apk,but everthing else is wiped..
U can also push apk to system via ADB.but a little bit of knowledge is needed
zodiaxe66 said:
When pushing an apk to system folder,u need root and there is 2 easy ways,either use a root explorer and just push it to the system/app folder or use titanium backup to revert to system app.factory reset(full wipe) doesn't wipe system apk,but everthing else is wiped..
U can also push apk to system via ADB.but a little bit of knowledge is needed
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Thanks.. What about permissions do they stay for all apk that I push..??
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Roots said:
Thanks.. What about permissions do they stay for all apk that I push..??
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check the permission of pre-installed system app and set it that way,
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permissions for apex to push to system ?
madushan92 said:
check the permission of pre-installed system app and set it that way,
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I want to push apex launcher to system, so how will i check which permissions I need to set for apex
From above quote check any system app permissions..??
Roots said:
I want to push apex launcher to system, so how will i check which permissions I need to set for apex
From above quote check any system app permissions..??
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Just match permissions to the rest of the apps
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Just match permissions to the rest of the apps
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Oh.. Thanks that has cleared up my confusion..
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