Like the thread suggests I upgraded to oreo and I regret it. The feature that I miss the most from nougat was longpressing on apps on the stock launcher and getting that app info action. I use fenix instead of the official twitter client and also some games, after some time they start acting up and when I force close them and delete their cache they work fine.
Now on nougat it was a simple longpress on the app you wanted and you could go to app info immediately. On oreo they changed it to some retarded options like select items, home screen and uninstall. So now I have to go to settings, apps wait for the list of apps to load and find the app and only then can I force stop it and clear the app's cache. Is there a way to get app info on longpress in the stock launcher or do I have to switch to another launcher like nova to get this functionality back?
Thx
Isn't this what you are referring to? 'force touch' actions work fine on Oreo.
Praks93 said:
Isn't this what you are referring to? 'force touch' actions work fine on Oreo.
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Yup that's exactly what I'm referring to. In nougat when you did a longpress you had an option called "app info" but they removed it in Oreo (or I can't find the option to toggle it back on).
So for example in nougat let's say I'd long press on the playstore and I went to app info. It would take me to this screen
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Now in Oreo if I want to get to the app info of the playstore I have to go to settings, then apps, then wait for the list of all apps to load, then find the app that I need.
It was a decent "shortcut" that worked great on nougat, but they removed it in Oreo. Most of the other launchers have that option, but since I didn't root this device I kind of got used to the stock launcher (ex touchwiz) so I'd prefer to stick with it. Just was wondering if there's a way to add that option.
I get what you mean now. Tbh i really doubt this feature will ever be re-added in future firmwares given how few people even noticed this was gone.
Yeah I figured if they took a feature out there won't be a way to get it back other than a 3rd party app.
Thx for the replies, guess it's nova launcher for me now
Shame. I loved that feature.
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celahudini said:
Yeah I figured if they took a feature out there won't be a way to get it back other than a 3rd party app.
Thx for the replies, guess it's nova launcher for me now
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Well, Nova works really fine, you won't regret buying the license, I have been using it for 4 years or so
I have that feature in nova launcher with oreo.
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winol said:
Well, Nova works really fine, you won't regret buying the license, I have been using it for 4 years or so
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Yeah I know, I've been using nova for years back on my nexus 6p, and galaxy s3 before that. It's just retarded that in 2018 you can't have that option on a stock launcher. What's worse it was in there, and they removed it for no good reason. Oh well
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Does your homescreen rotate? I thought they fixed that in 4.1??? The homescreen on my N7 rotates. Why doesn't it rotate on the X?
640k said:
Does your homescreen rotate? I thought they fixed that in 4.1??? The homescreen on my N7 rotates. Why doesn't it rotate on the X?
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Do you have "Auto-rotate screen" checked in the display options?
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Do you have "Auto-rotate screen" checked in the display options?
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yes. everything else rotates fine. just the homescreen/app drawer. this was a known miss for several versions, which I thought was remedied.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
That is a feature only for tablets. Quite frankly, it would be annoying on phones, but if you want it, Nova launcher.
Download an alternate launcher such as Nova or Apex and you can enable auto rotate on the home screen launcher.
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dammit. i hate launchers. i never got the draw. even when i was a victim of the heavy-hand of Blur, launchers never did it for me. i suppose the old method of modifying a parameter of a file requires root. can't really remember the technical details.
anyway, with the USB on the bottom and the headphones on the top, not having a homescreen (or potentially even the active notifications screen) that rotates kind of sucks.
EDIT: that's right... edit the build.prop file, add the line:
launcher.force_enable_rotation=true
640k said:
dammit. i hate launchers. i never got the draw. even when i was a victim of the heavy-hand of Blur, launchers never did it for me. i suppose the old method of modifying a parameter of a file requires root. can't really remember the technical details.
anyway, with the USB on the bottom and the headphones on the top, not having a homescreen (or potentially even the active notifications screen) that rotates kind of sucks.
EDIT: that's right... edit the build.prop file, add the line:
launcher.force_enable_rotation=true
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I've been trying to figure this out too, but all I want to rotate is the active display.
do you think something like "active display.force_enable_rotation=true" would work?
Hate launchers? Get my xperia launcher & fix.
I really like the GEL. my only gripe is the lack of rotation on the active display and the persistent google search bar.
installed Gesture shortcuts on my Gear which provides an easy way to launch apps by just drawing on the screen. I use to quickly bring up most commonly used apps like Easy Tether, BlueGPS, S-Voice etc..or make a quick phone call to someone. Now idon't have to scroll through the app drawer.
and my screen shots:
the Gesture Shortcut setup page
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
and one of my home screens before i decided to go minimalist
Now all i have is 2 home screens - clock + this gesture launcher screen
That looks nice.
Sent via carrier pigeon!
That is amazing.
Which I had the time, knowledge to make my watch look like that.
animatechnica said:
installed Gesture shortcuts on my Gear which provides an easy way to launch apps by just drawing on the screen. I use to quickly bring up most commonly used apps like Easy Tether, BlueGPS, S-Voice etc..or make a quick phone call to someone. Now idon't have to scroll through the app drawer.
and my screen shots:
the Gesture Shortcut setup page
and one of my home screens before i decided to go minimalist
Now all i have is 2 home screens - clock + this gesture launcher screen
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Good evening friends. How do you do to make the notification bar with nova launcher? Wear null latest rom, I've tried with gravity box and I can not. Thank you very much in advance. Regards Sorry for my English
Thats installed when you first flash null through the aroma installer - select full UI when installing
Oscar2907 said:
Good evening friends. How do you do to make the notification bar with nova launcher? Wear null latest rom, I've tried with gravity box and I can not. Thank you very much in advance. Regards Sorry for my English
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Thats installed when you first flash null through the aroma installer - select full UI when installing
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Friend I will try, and now I tell you. Thank you very much for your quick response.
friend and I just did everything perfect. thank you very much again.
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This app is amazing. Features predefined gesture paths (up, left, right etc.) and custom ones. It's one of my main reasons to root an Android device, just rocks:
GMD Gesture Control
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontrol&hl=de
Hi, im new here ?
I've been using the one plus 3t since april and everything's going perfectly untill yesterday, i don't know what happened but the app button just disappeared and a scroll menu came instead,
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
i can't get it back.
Thank u
Oneplus launcher has been updated.
It's called application update and it's the new 2.1.5 version of the launcher.
Unleashed by ONEPLUS 3T rooted
Isn't it more like in Nova launcher where you just pull up to access the apps?
Mrmassived said:
Hi, im new here
I've been using the one plus 3t since april and everything's going perfectly untill yesterday, i don't know what happened but the app button just disappeared and a scroll menu came instead,
i can't get it back.
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Did your phone recently update to OOS 4.5.0? If so, the launcher is updated. You swipe up on the home screen, to bring up the app tray.
I did not update to 4.5.0 yet. (I'm on 4.1.7)
I just came looking for an explanation for this too.
I see that "OnePlus launcher" updated 2 days ago. Ok, so this snuck thru b/c I have auto-update enabled and the launcher is now in the Google Play Store.
EDIT: FWIW, I like this change (much more useful to me than the previous behavior) .. my alarm was in wondering how my phone changed without me explicitly accepting an update. Launcher now being in the Play Store explains it.
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Did your phone recently update to OOS 4.5.0? If so, the launcher is updated. You swipe up on the home screen, to bring up the app tray.
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It was the launcher update, i did a system update to 4.5 the built in mp3 player was remooved and i just hate google play music, thank u anyway
Mrmassived said:
It was the launcher update, i did a system update to 4.5 the built in mp3 player was remooved and i just hate google play music, thank u anyway
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The stock music app is pretty bad. Missing some basic features in better music players like Pulsar, BlackPlayer, Shuttle+, Retro, Pi, etc.
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seabro01 said:
The stock music app is pretty bad. Missing some basic features in better music players like Pulsar, BlackPlayer, Shuttle+, Retro, Pi, etc.
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Thnx ill try one
seabro01 said:
The stock music app is pretty bad. Missing some basic features in better music players like Pulsar, BlackPlayer, Shuttle+, Retro, Pi, etc.
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How it's possible to write about music players and not to mention Poweramp, which is one of the best?
Unleashed by ONEPLUS 3T rooted
seabro01 said:
The stock music app is pretty bad. Missing some basic features in better music players
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Yeah, the stock player's complete lack of any playlist support just makes it unusable for me. I don't see how anyone can use the stock player. They must listen to music completely different from how I do (complete albums, random shuffle?).
I actually updated to 4.5 a week or so ago. Didn't even notice the stock music player was removed from the update, until someone on this forum mentioned it!
I'm not sure is it apporperate to submit the post here.
I bought Mate 20 last week in Shanghai, I found it's not allowed to use NOVA or any other launcher.
NOVA could be installed, but it's not allowed to be set as default launcher.
I hope to know is this situation happen on the other country?
Are you sure?
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Not true. Tried it.
It's not allowed to set default launcher in emui settings.
I don't know why I cannot upload the picture I captured on my phone
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Are you sure?
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This is not Mate 20. NFC icon is on the right on Mate 20, not on the left.
man i'm using Lawnchair on my brandnew mate 20 and it working perfectly!
chrisvuong said:
man i'm using Lawnchair on my brandnew mate 20 and it working perfectly!
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Can you make a capture at default app settings?
I wanna know is it possible to change default launcher.
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Are you sure?
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Hello, can you make a capture on default app settings? I hope to see is it possible to change the default launcher.
here is screenshot from my mate 20 using Lawnchair v2 as default launcher. and it works flawlessly!
phlips5437 said:
It's not allowed to set default launcher in emui settings.
I don't know why I cannot upload the picture I captured on my phone
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Try to factory reset your phone when problems come up! for me it works everytime
You can use the twisted app from app store to use other launchers. I heard in the next update they will fix this and allow custom launchers.
It's allowed to use 3rd party launchers as default.. go to apps, show default app,click on launchers and that's it.. using action launcher as default..
pogi.paul0119 said:
It's allowed to use 3rd party launchers as default.. go to apps, show default app,click on launchers and that's it.. using action launcher as default..
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Hi, my ROM is Chinese version. It's not allowed to set default launcher.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/FJxi7Bm7ELx4nfyR6
I'm using Nova Launcher as of this moment..
3rd party launcher only with global version, for any mate 20.
My phone just came in from Shanghai and I can use nova with the latest updates.
Does using a 3rd party launcher impact battery life negatively on the Mate 20?
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Using Nova Launcher on my Mate 20 without any problem.
I'm able to set default launcher to Nova in settings. (Apps > Default Apps > Launcher)
I just managed to lock myself out of the Nova launcher
I was trying to mess around with a recent apps feature I couldn't figure out (btw, pull the app down to pin it, does the opposite of pulling it up). I ran into a bug where no recent apps were being shown. I tried to switch back to Huawei home launcher and now I cannot switch back to nova launcher. There was a dialogue box that I dismissed warning me that I would not be able to switch back.
I think this lock happened in an update. Nova was the first thing I downloaded before updating the system and now I run into this problem
I installed HiSuite for ADB and using this guide I was able to force uninstall the stock launcher, which forced my phone to use Nova
The guide I used:
https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-honor-chinese-emui-9-blocks-third-party-launchers/
TLDR: adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.huawei.android.launcher
Interestingly it seems a side effect is that the recent apps also changed to use nova's system. That might have fixed the bug I came across earlier...
I read somewhere the Chinese versions don't allow 3rd party launchers.
I have finally got the last MIUI 12.5 update alongside Android 11. Everything was fine except the fact that I cannot remove the bubble notifications.
I have followed all the workaround online but it seems that MIUI rom is slight difference and I cannot find this option:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
someone has fixed this?
Download activity launcher, search (with the search button) for notifications, then under the settings app entry, tap on notifications, it will open the settings page.
Xiaomi apparently forgot to enable the page in the settings. There are a couple more hidden settings as well, such as interpolated frames on videos and something with more vivid/hdr like recording of videos.
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Xiaomi apparently forgot to enable the page in the settings. There are a couple more hidden settings as well, such as interpolated frames on videos and something with more vivid/hdr like recording of videos.
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this is interesting: where can I check these video settings?
anyway I have managed to sort with the bubbles stuff: there is written "manage" under the bubble, so tiny that was impossible to spot. Anyway Xiaomi have to implement the settings because if some are hide then are useless
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this is interesting: where can I check these video settings?
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Just go through the settings app section, I don't remember which setting you need to open, plus I think it only works on the xiaomi video/gallery apps.
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Just go through the settings app section, I don't remember which setting you need to open, plus I think it only works on the xiaomi video/gallery apps.
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hold on, you are telling me to go to settings app section, but earlier you were mentioning to download activity launcher. Is this a third party app? I wouldn't install additional apps but, in case I have to, which app is? I cannot find on Play Store.
Whenever any notification comes, there is More option and.notifications from that app can be directly managed for future
Giorno Giovanna said:
hold on, you are telling me to go to settings app section, but earlier you were mentioning to download activity launcher. Is this a third party app? I wouldn't install additional apps but, in case I have to, which app is? I cannot find on Play Store.
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I'm talking about activity launcher, go to the settings app section inside the activity launcher app and open all subsections one by one till you find it.
Here's the app.
ehi, anyway I think I sorted: there is a "manage" option under the bubble which is basically invisible but is there. once you click on that command you can remove bubbles and check other settings.