a nice little app to give you big icons on your home screen of your gear - Samsung Galaxy Gear

Ok if you have rooted and installed null on your gear running nova
And you just can not get on with small icons on you home screen
You can fix this with a nice little free app from play store called
Icon changer free
With this app you can make full size widget of any app including system
Apps eg dialler contacts etc
You can also customise the icon so you can just download any image in
Png format and apply it
I will try to upload some pics of mine
Mine is running
Nova launcher prime (paid version) so I can have a clean home screen
With swipe gestures and tap gestures for app draw and so on
Live wallpaper
And some full screen widget of app I need quick access to
Let me know how you get on and post some pics of you work to share
With others on this great site
Hope this help some people out

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[THEME] Honeycomb Theme

I looked around and basically just couldn't find a good honeycomb theme anywhere from what I saw so I decided to take matters into my own hands...I do like honeybread for CM7...but it was just not exactly what I was looking for. So I'm running on the ADW Launcher EX so anyone can have the exact same setup with no problems at all. The Apps+ icon in the top right I made with the SiMi Folder widget with a custom pic icon...the clock in the bottom right is the One More Clock widget from the market. My messenger/calendar/gmail widgets are all from the Pure Messenger and Pure Calendar widgets from the market. The bottom left icon I made with desktop visualizer and just have it linked to my current browser. The analog clock is obviously the Honeycomb clock FREE from the market. If you go into the ADW settings you just change the screen transition effect to Effect 1 to get the nice honeycomb like scrolling effect. I have gestures setup so when you swipe up on the home screen it pulls up the app drawer and if you swipe down it pulls down the notification bar...this way I can still use them w/o it ruining the honeycomb look. I also added the circle batter widget into the mix in the bottom left. My home screen is setup for constant landscape orientation and 10 wide by 7 high icon space...this was made this way just to make the icons and stuff where I wanted them too. You can't really use all of this space because the widgets overlap and it just makes it a pain so I don't recommend it. The other thing you have to do is download the free honeycomb theme on the market for adw...this is just to get the google widget that I am using. Also you'll want to download the honeycomb wallpapers app from the market...this is where I got my wallpaper from cuz it just looks the best in landscape...the one that comes with the theme just isn't that good if you ask me...both apps are made by the same developer. Anyways...here are some pics...I'm running this on my OG Droid with the MIUI ROM on it...hope you all enjoy. Just click on the pictures to look at them bigger and get a better idea of how it looks...I added them to this originally with them already full but the preview was cutting off the right side of the pictures and I just didn't want to chance it...please tell me what you think.
Here is a list of all the Apps/Widgets that were used:
ADWLauncher EX by AnderWeb - $3.18
Honeycomb ADW Theme by GFX Android - FREE
Honeycomb Wallpapers by GFX Android - FREE
Circle Battery Widget by Cedric Depoortere - FREE
One More Clock Collection Free by Xaffron Software - FREE
Honeycomb Clock FREE by juliojs - FREE
SiMi Folder Widget by hateman - FREE
Pure Calendar widget (agenda) by Francois DESLANDES - $2.06
Pure messenger widget by Francois DESLANDES - $2.06
Desktop VisualizeR by Bii, Inc. - FREE
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Do you not know how to use paragraphs? D:
kevin2516 said:
Do you not know how to use paragraphs? D:
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hahaha...sorry man...i figured everyone would just look at the pics and if they liked then in order to get it all the same they will have to read it all anyways...wasn't really worried about what format all the information was in...the only thing that doesn't have anything to do with the setup is the first sentence of why i made this
so how did you get the honeycomb status bar?
i like it
but i hate how its landscape
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ill make it more "portate friendly" if you can share the icons/theme elements
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hahaha...sorry man...i figured everyone would just look at the pics and if they liked then in order to get it all the same they will have to read it all anyways...wasn't really worried about what format all the information was in...the only thing that doesn't have anything to do with the setup is the first sentence of why i made this
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You were right, I skipped right to the pictures
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squidbutt said:
i like it
but i hate how its landscape
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ill make it more "portate friendly" if you can share the icons/theme elements
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yeah the landscape makes it a little bit of a pain to use at times so i can understand not liking it that way...luckily you can make it portrait...just might take some tweaking...i've added a list of the apps/widgets that i used so that you can easily find them on the market...i would add links to app brain or something but i can't add links on here cuz i dont' have enough posts yet.
I'll also add the 2 custom icons i made for this...they aren't the greatest and i'm sure you could find better but it's what i'm using...there are only 2 custom icons...the apps+ in the top right and the icon in the lower left. I'll add them right away.
plumppp said:
so how did you get the honeycomb status bar?
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there really is no status bar...the bottom right is the One More Clock widget and the bottom left is just a desktop visualizer widget and the circle battery widget...the original status bar i have still in tact...just have to swipe down and it pulls it up.
Also for everyone else i've added 2 more pictures that are the custom icons that you need to make it just like this or even to make it in portrait view...just click to blow it up and then right click/save as in order to keep the icon see through and not white in areas
Valdrien said:
yeah the landscape makes it a little bit of a pain to use at times so i can understand not liking it that way...luckily you can make it portrait...just might take some tweaking...i've added a list of the apps/widgets that i used so that you can easily find them on the market...i would add links to app brain or something but i can't add links on here cuz i dont' have enough posts yet.
I'll also add the 2 custom icons i made for this...they aren't the greatest and i'm sure you could find better but it's what i'm using...there are only 2 custom icons...the apps+ in the top right and the icon in the lower left. I'll add them right away.
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thanks bro
ima get to work soon as my phone charges and i re flash cyan
squidbutt said:
thanks bro
ima get to work soon as my phone charges and i re flash cyan
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no problem...make sure to get the honeybread theme if you are flashing cyan...that really makes it that much better
cant really get the dock the way i want it on ADW ima try launcher pro and just extract the icons from the honeycomb theme
what app should i use for screenshots?
squidbutt said:
cant really get the dock the way i want it on ADW ima try launcher pro and just extract the icons from the honeycomb theme
what app should i use for screenshots?
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ShootMe is my fave i think...just run it and shake when you want to take a screen
well i really dont like the way adw doesnt let you have blank icon docks so ill stick with launcher pro that and the people widget i like i got shootme and im just doing some finishing up then ill post the pics
and maybe even make my own post about how i did it
all credition to ya though
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well i really dont like the way adw doesnt let you have blank icon docks so ill stick with launcher pro that and the people widget i like i got shootme and im just doing some finishing up then ill post the pics
and maybe even make my own post about how i did it
all credition to ya though
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i went into the ui settings in adw and then went to main dock...from there you can set the dock background to none...on mine i made the dock style just none so i actually have no dock...but there is a setting there that lets you make it so there is no dock background
and please post the pics as soon as you can...i'm curious to see how it looks ^^
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i went into the ui settings in adw and then went to main dock...from there you can set the dock background to none...on mine i made the dock style just none so i actually have no dock...but there is a setting there that lets you make it so there is no dock background
and please post the pics as soon as you can...i'm curious to see how it looks ^^
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its done on launcher pro for the most part
i just cant get the shoot me pics to be non like corrupted
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its done on launcher pro for the most part
i just cant get the shoot me pics to be non like corrupted
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If you're using the xda app, I usually have to use jpg files. Make sure shootme is set to take jpg pictures instead of PNG. Just open up the app and press menu -> preferrences.
squid try what blu3poptart said with the jpeg thing and see if that works...only thing is the 2 icon files i attached to this are both png files...so idk...i don't use the xda app to post anything...so maybe that is your problem like he says
ok sorry for the delay effing finally got a screenshot app that worked
ok heres my setup on LAUNCHER PRO PLUS themed by signal
3 home screens
10x10 colums and rows
honeycomb cm7 theme
and i used the apps widget you provided in addition to the extracted honeycomb adw honeycomb theme 1.4 which is free off the market
(i just used root explorer to extract it and used "custom icons" from the gallery)(provided)
anyway the dock has the following
1.dialer
2.apps
3.handcentsms
next i used your apps icon with simi folder on page 1 and 2
page 1 and 2 have different apps in the folder.
i used the dock in the honeycomb theme also(provided)
page one has the launcher pro facebook widget
page 2 has omc,the aosp music widget themed by the honeycomb theme and the apps icon with desktop vis(2x1)
its missing some things idk what though help me out please haha
but give me feedback
squidbutt said:
ok sorry for the delay effing finally got a screenshot app that worked
ok heres my setup on LAUNCHER PRO PLUS themed by signal
3 home screens
10x10 colums and rows
honeycomb cm7 theme
and i used the apps widget you provided in addition to the extracted honeycomb adw honeycomb theme 1.4 which is free off the market
(i just used root explorer to extract it and used "custom icons" from the gallery)(provided)
anyway the dock has the following
1.dialer
2.apps
3.handcentsms
next i used your apps icon with simi folder on page 1 and 2
page 1 and 2 have different apps in the folder.
i used the dock in the honeycomb theme also(provided)
page one has the launcher pro facebook widget
page 2 has omc,the aosp music widget themed by the honeycomb theme and the apps icon with desktop vis(2x1)
its missing some things idk what though help me out please haha
but give me feedback
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looks good dude...this is a good alternative for people that like portrait...not too sure what exactly i would change with it...i think it does need the google search widget somewhere to make it look more honeycombish...other than that i really have no idea what to add/change...haha
Valdrien said:
looks good dude...this is a good alternative for people that like portrait...not too sure what exactly i would change with it...i think it does need the google search widget somewhere to make it look more honeycombish...other than that i really have no idea what to add/change...haha
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ya the only problem i had was launcher pro dont have the search widget themed
i would have to to one of 2 things
theme it myself(no knolage)
or re do the theme in adw which i changed to lpp cause i couldnt get the dock to the side

Minimalist theme

MY MINIMALIST THEME.
No more tedious searching for app in app drawer !
It is single fixed screen, filled with most efective and usefull aplications. -every app will tested to efectivity work & e-ink good looks.
All of apps is in this menu.​
TUTORIAL:
I folowed Minimal touch tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346748
We need ADW launcher (it is included in Minimal touch) (http://goo.gl/WT26n)
In ADW Settings/ScreenPreferences check autostretch, set columns and rows to 3
For icons I chose Token icon colections. My prefered (http://uloz.to/xjK9ghh/desvizres-zip)
Copy this icons to /system/icons
Install Desktop visualizeR (http://goo.gl/pFGd6)
Add widget and chose Desktop VisualizeR (2x2)
Set your icon from /system/icons and set your app to launch
Hold on icon and chose resize. Resize it to correct size. And then press back button.
The “submenu” icons is created by SiMi Folder (http://goo.gl/kCCi2)
Set your icon from /system/icons and set custom/select activity to SiMi Folder
The clock is widget Minimal analog clock (http://goo.gl/intZs)
For lock screen you need Widget Locker (http://goo.gl/ugfvi)
PREFERED APPS:
Evernote
Dropbox
Instafetch
K9 mail
Opera
Remote for iTunes
iDisplay
QuickPic
Mantano reader
Speed Reader
ezPDF Reader
IM+
Seesmic
DropSynch
Orux maps
Real Calc
Root explorer
mSecure
BBC news
Goodreads
gReader Pro
(sorry for bad photos, i only have mobile phone)​
Photos updated.
Looks great! Can you post more information on how you accomplished this (apps, icons, procedure, etc..)
Thanks!
What happened to your photos? can you repost?
whenever im using SiMi Folder and pick an icon, no matter what it looks all disproportional, how did you guys yours looking so good? im using the same icon pack as you
darkness122 said:
whenever im using SiMi Folder and pick an icon, no matter what it looks all disproportional, how did you guys yours looking so good? im using the same icon pack as you
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In ADW Settings/ScreenPreferences check autostretch, set columns and rows to 3
Hold on icon and chose resize. Resize it to correct size. And then press back button.
help
I cant access /system/icons
because /icons doesnt exist. I tried to manually put the images in sdcard but didnt help.
so i cant install the icon pack.
ur screen is awesome!
edit: i managed to do the icon part.....can I get your wallpaper this is your life
1. Icon folder must be created
2. Wallpaper is only blank white

[Q] Using the Stock Weather Widget with a Different Launcher

When I picked up my S6E, I really liked the stock Weather widget that's part of TouchWiz. I always find myself back using Apex Launcher and my S6E is no exception. I've installed it and set it up just the way I like it and the one disappointment I have is the stock weather widget isn't available
When accessing widgets from the app drawer it doesn't even show. Long pressing on the home screen, and selecting widgets that way shows the "weather" widget as a 4 x 2 widget but regardless of where I try to put it - even on a clean screen gives me a "not enough space to place . . . " error. It's really a 4 x 1 widget.
I know there are options like Zooper widgets that have addons with a similar look but none has access to the built in Accuweather app.
Anybody figure out how to use the stock weather widget with Apex or any other non-TouchWiz launcher?
This would be awesome! !
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When I picked up my S6E, I really liked the stock Weather widget that's part of TouchWiz. I always find myself back using Apex Launcher and my S6E is no exception. I've installed it and set it up just the way I like it and the one disappointment I have is the stock weather widget isn't available
When accessing widgets from the app drawer it doesn't even show. Long pressing on the home screen, and selecting widgets that way shows the "weather" widget as a 4 x 2 widget but regardless of where I try to put it - even on a clean screen gives me a "not enough space to place . . . " error. It's really a 4 x 1 widget.
I know there are options like Zooper widgets that have addons with a similar look but none has access to the built in Accuweather app.
Anybody figure out how to use the stock weather widget with Apex or any other non-TouchWiz launcher?
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I've tried to get it to work on both the GS3, GS4, GS4, Note 3, etc ... and nothing works...so definitely not a new problem! I was able to tear it apart enough on the GS3 to get it to show on Apex launcher ... but it wouldn't update, show location, or work when you clicked on it.
As to this point, I haven't found a widget I like more than the stock TW one. Beautiful Widgets used to have some nice looking ones, but honestly it's been about 3 years since I've even looked at the app so I wouldn't know what they've got these days.
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I've tried to get it to work on both the GS3, GS4, GS4, Note 3, etc ... and nothing works...so definitely not a new problem! I was able to tear it apart enough on the GS3 to get it to show on Apex launcher ... but it wouldn't update, show location, or work when you clicked on it.
As to this point, I haven't found a widget I like more than the stock TW one. Beautiful Widgets used to have some nice looking ones, but honestly it's been about 3 years since I've even looked at the app so I wouldn't know what they've got these days.
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Here's my solution, adapted from the discussion HERE. I use Zooper Widget Pro and the S6 Zooper Widgets Theme. It's by far the most spot-on widget compared to the actual stock version. In fact, from the stock clock and weather on the lock screen, you really can't tell the difference between it and the Zooper widget version.
1. Install Zooper Widget Pro
2. Install the S6 Zooper Widgets Theme
3. Install Desktop VisualizeR
4. Create a 4 x 1, 4 x 2, etc. Zooper Widget and select the S6 Widgets Theme. The widget option that looks exactly like the stock version is the one with a "45" in the title (the angle of the shadow)
Land it on the desktop one row below where you actually want to place it.
5, Long-press the home screen and select Applications - Clock ---> do this twice
6. Open Desktop VisualizeR and create a shortcut the following way: select a transparent image (attached below) as the shortcut Image. Click Select Action - Others - Activities - Weather - Weather. Title the shortcut "Weather". Select Apex Launcher as the target launcher ---> do this twice.
7. Now, long press on the 4 shortcut icons, one at a time and choose edit. Change the clock icons to the same transparent alpha you used for the Desktop VisualizeR shortcuts and delete the shortcut names. For the weather shortcuts, just edit and delete the names.
8. You're now left with for transparent shortcuts.
9. Long press the clock widget and select Resize. Using the nodes on the widget, move the top up and then the bottom.
You're left with the Zooper Widget with transparent shortcuts overlaid that open the clock and the stock weather app. There's a few shortcuts you can do like set the default click-on action in the widget settings to open the clock which will eliminate the need to add those two shortcuts but this way gives you a little more flexibility like assigning different actions to the hour and minute location.
Only very slight annoyance is that the widget uses open weather as the provider which sometimes slightly mismatches with accuweather re: location name and temperature.
Worked very well Jeff. Love it thanks.

How to use different grid sizes at the same time (4x4 on home and 5x5 on next screen)

I'm on a Samsung Note 5 and I've been trying to make my widgets more readable by having them on a 4x4 grid sized screen, but I really like the room that I get for my app icons on the 5x5 screens. Is there any way that I can have both going on at the same time?
I'm rooted and on BreakDown's DPD1 v2.1 rom. I've got Xposed and have tried many different apps from the Play Store, Xposed, etc. I've also tried apps that change the DPI setting of my apps, and they do help with my widgets, but they ruin the app when I open them. For example, I can't reach the "Delete" button in Evernote because the DPI settings have made it sink under the screen. It makes the widget just the right size though. No 3rd party launcher seems to be able to do what I want either. I thought Zen UI could, but the grid size option is only for the app drawer and not the homescreen.
Ideally, I'd like for there to be a button or setting that let's me change the grid size on a per screen basis, instead of the universal setting that there is now. Can anyone help me out?

[KWGT] Pixel Search and Weather Widget

For those who prefer custom Launchers.
I prefer to use Nova instead of Pixel Launcher but persistent Nova search bar is too small on my opinion and doesn't update weather correctly. So I made my own Pixel styled search widget for KWGT.
Widget is fully customizable so you can set it up as you want including all its layers, colour etc.
KWGT Kustom Widget Pro Key is required to load preset!
Download preset from Google Drive
Also if you have Tasker you can launch Google Now Weather using this task:
Code:
Action android.intent.action.VIEW
Cat Default
Data dynact://velour/weather/ProxyActivity
Package com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox
Class com.google.android.apps.gsa.velour.DynamicActivityTrampoline
Target Activity
How to install this do i flash it i am using action launcher
AjaySp said:
How to install this do i flash it i am using action launcher
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You need to install KWGT and move Google_Pixel_Search_Widget.kwgt into Kustom/widgets folder. Then choose KWGT4x1 widget from your widgets gallery and place it to the screen > "click to setup..." (it opens KWGT app) > Exported tab > Google Pixel Search Widget. That's all.
raubkatze said:
You need to install KWGT and move Google_Pixel_Search_Widget.kwgt into Kustom/widgets folder. Then choose KWGT4x1 widget from your widgets gallery and place it to the screen > "click to setup..." (it opens KWGT app) > Exported tab > Google Pixel Search Widget. That's all.
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Yeah, but U should noticed, that this option is only for pay app version.
Thunderbolt said:
Yeah, but U should noticed, that this option is only for pay app version.
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Ofc you're right. I missed that point - will add requirements.
UPD
Several cosmetic improvements.
How do I get mine to display like yours? Mine doesn't sit right at the side of the screen, and doesn't extend as far to the right.
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ataft said:
How do I get mine to display like yours? Mine doesn't sit right at the side of the screen, and doesn't extend as far to the right.
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk
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Try to resize it right after placing into home screen. And also set Layer > Scale to 70.
Was an issue with sizing settings from within the KWGT app settings. Changed to auto resizing and it all looks perfect now.
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I have problem with location temperature and when i tap on the weather nothing going on,the widget is beautiful but something going wrong with me
vagelis74 said:
I have problem with location temperature and when i tap on the weather nothing going on,the widget is beautiful but something going wrong with me
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By default it is set to launch Google News & Weather. So you should install this app or set TOUCH to launch another app, shortcut etc..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.hassie.widget.pixelpill
A$h!$h said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.hassie.widget.pixelpill
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And why did you post it here? It has nothing to do with KWGT and btw is not available in some countries.
I love the widget but other weather on widget and other on the app
vagelis74 said:
I love the widget but other weather on widget and other on the app
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You can always choose another weather source or try different apps, shortcuts etc. for launching.
I'm using weather.com as a source and google now weather.
Can you please post a link to the wallpaper and icon packs that you used?
This is great!
Do you have any idea how to get it to open a Google search overlay like the Nova widget can?
I googled around and it said to use activity - Google - gsa.queryentry.queryentryactivity which comes close. It opens the overlay but also the app. I would love to faithfully reproduce the native widget so I can use a better weather source. Thanks!
Icon pack name?
Icon pack name?
Link not found ? Any mirrors ?

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