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[Android General] Mercado_Negro:
Version 1.9.9.8 (coming soon)

New ands Fixed:

1.Brand-new special effect interface (including desktop transition/icon clicking/element shaking/scene switching etc).

2.20 amazing desktop transition effects added.

3.Desktop transition frame display supported.

4.Settings for icon clicking effects.

5.Scene transition effect settings (animation for opening/closing full screen interface,such as folder).

6.Settings for icon/widget shaking effects.

7.3D Cube clock widget added (supporting any colour).

8.Added TSF Shell shortcut (including Apps Drawer "Open" button and more).

9.New theme settings interface (no need to relaunch TSF Shell for theme settings).

10.Theme Mixer supports more theme elements.
[Android General] mani0608:
"Coming Soon". Thats cool. That will take another month... Great.
[Android General] Jonny176:
Lol hopefully not

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[Android General] grunted:
No calender yet

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I would be happy if they just updated more often. Even it the updated one thing at a time. Instead of waiting months for bunch of updates at once

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[Android General] mb523:
I agree.
[Android General] rexboy:
I didn't see anything in the latest upcoming change log addressing constant reloading that many are experiencing :(

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[Android General] grunted:
I don't have that problem with my gs3

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[Android General] catman51:
I occasionally do and hope it get's fixed.
[Android General] yaatzek:
Well it is a problem on some devices, especially those with low ram and newly updated. And it exists since the beginning. It wouldn't be such a problem if the loading was much quicker but i think it would be easier for users to make it less vulnerable from killing.
[Android General] rexboy:
Agreed the reload time is very slow. I never had this issue until about the last few updates.

I actually have decent RAM levels left.

Next launcher has an option to enable force so it stays open. Occasionally will reload but much quicker than TSF, hopefully something similar is considered.

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[Android General] meangreenie:
I've seemed to have found a way to get tsf shell running properly in KitKat.

Go to apps and force stop all launchers including tsf shell and also the stock one in 'all', and clear the default on the current home app. Also make sure tsf foreground service is not in 'running' too. Then press the home key and a pop up box will come up, chose tsf and hit the always button.

Now tsf should run without rebooting all the time.

Edit.. Or may be it's as easy as clearing the default in settings apps and then hitting the home button.. might be with trying first.
[Android General] lairdchris:
That's what I did already, it doesn't change the behaviour on my Nexus.

I've switched to Nova for the time being, but I'm missing TSF, will return as soon as it's usable again.
[Android General] MRFERRARI23:
Glad to see that TSF has posted what's going to be new and added just hope this new update doesn't take longer then it already has, to be released. And listen I know these things aren't easy and take time. I also know he has a life but taking months to get an update out sucks. They mentioned on Google+ it was coming sometime near beginning of November and now it's almost December.
[Android General] grishm:
awesome launcher.. want it for my sgs2..

havent seen anything like this before..
[Android General] SmittyRN:
Agree. I think they put SPB together as more of a demo to try to shop it out to the phone companies as an answer to launchers like Sense. A lot of it was cute but unusable.

Same here. I'm going to leave it on my phone for 2 or 3 weeks and see how natural it feels to me, then decide if it's going to stay on my phone. Hoping that they continue to update and develop, I'd like to see some of the features in the video get pushed out.
[Android General] Che123:
Of course this price may not be too high, regarding the used time for development - but honestly, if you offer an app for 17 bucks, you should also offer a test- or trial-version. I missed that on SPB-Shell too - and I bought it and used it for 20 minutes.

If you loose 2 dollar, it's ok, **** happens - but I won't waste 17 dollars - not again.

I won't buy a pig in a poke - I want to test drive a car before I buy it. I'm checking salad before I buy it...

If the launcher is outstandig and will become my new daily launcher, than I am willing to make this investment in development with a smile on my face :)
[Android General] LoopGLoop:
Please let apk tsf ui!
[Android General] SmittyRN:
Huh? :confused:
[Android General] DualSportDad:
Anyone having problems downloading it from the market? It says I have purchased it but then when I hit install it says I haven't?????

Can a gone send me the apk? My email is my screen name @Gmail.com.. thanks.
[Android General] goTouch:
Try to clear market data and cache.
[Android General] yaatzek:
Maybe You shouldn't installed before a pirate version?
[Android General] yaatzek:
I have exactly the same problem with root explorer. Long long time ago when i was starting to learn android i downloaded from some national forum zip with rom and some tools including root explorer. I was using this app for some time, and after a while i realised that it is not free (my bad, i know), but since then i can't buy it. I get the same message as Yours. I tried everything, wrote to google, wiped, etc... nothing helped.
[Android General] DualSportDad:
I tried clearing cache and data and nothing different. I guess ill have to check my bank account to see if my purchase went through or not and if it did start the fight with Google to get this problem solved.
[Android General] codesplice:
Just received another update to TSF Shell - brings me to version 1.2. No word on a changelog yet, but the rate of updates on this is really inspiring!

EDIT: Here's the v1.2 changelog:

So whatever that means, yay!
[Android General] JustinUhhh:
It would be nice if the devs could start a thread to take suggestions. I know this isn't likely, but since they apparently got 1000+ downloads on the first day it would be appreciated. I think this has a lot of potential, would love to see it evolve even more.
[Android General] Pete2506:
In Germany Market it was only yesterday available. Can somebody confirm that? When there are updates available I can not get them and I paid for it.
[Android General] JustinUhhh:
What version are you currently on? The latest I believe is 1.2.
[Android General] Pete2506:
I am on 1.0! I bought it yesterday and today it is not shown in market, even under my apps it get lost. The only things that are shown are the widgets
[Android General] JustinUhhh:
I would try searching TSFUI on the market, and if it doesn't come up I wouldn't worry about it too much. The two updates have just been to fix FC's. No new features have been added. You could also try clearing data/cache for the market.
[Android General] Pete2506:
I have done these things. I think that it might have something to do with the update, they have forget to set up the right permission for german market or for the phone
[Android General] Pete2506:
Yeah, I contact TSF, since the update it is no longer compatible with my Sensation, Appbrain told me.
[Android General] davilu:
How did u get a hold of them? I was charged twice for it!
[Android General] jenizaro:
So what the fuzz? Any info about update progress guys?
[Android General] yaatzek:
Oh [MENTION=3379044]jenizaro[/MENTION] you are asking like you wouldn't know what is going on :) same as always: waiting for something that should be here long time ago :)
[Android General] ammarsg:
yah I see you need it very much...just comming soon but in which year no one know..I think that is the only bad thing from tsf dev take mooooore time to give us update but imazing...and as i see no calender till now and no lock screen that talk about it .and I think the music widget need more style and get better like read music as folder that we make it in sd card....any way we wait for that comming soon
[Android General] rexboy:
I also tried that already without success with CM10.2, 4.3. Anyways for those affected with the constant reloading issue, I get this approx 10+ times a day when exiting out of apps etc. For the last 24hrs I've been using an app called RAM manager pro and besides different RAM features it has an option to lock the launcher (for those like me who can't create a similar script to do this).

For the last 24hrs it hasn't reloaded once so just sharing as this makes my favorite launcher usable again.

Ps no affiliation to the app blah blah lol

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[Android General] Jonny176:
I think the biggest mistake the dev is making is showing new things... saying we can expect it 'next week ' they would be better off releasing info only when they know for sure that the update will happen... the way the do things makes them look unprofessional despite having one of the best launchers on the market

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[Android General] jenizaro:
Guys I really want to meet you in real life :D We are 6-7 people that has been talking about tsf shell and its updates over a year. In this way we can decide are we stupid or not :D
[Android General] tool_king:
Does this point really need any discussion? ;)
[Android General] ammarsg:
hahaha surly not but our blood is boil and love new things in our phones :good:
[Android General] Rican Bx Bomba:
Don't forget about us lurkers. Been with Tsf since the beta!

*goes back into lurk mode*
[Android General] yaatzek:
[MENTION=3379044]jenizaro[/MENTION] that's a great idea! I think we should all buy tickets to China and meet with the dev himself, maybe after some beer he will let us know when will the update gonna be pushed ;)
[Android General] ammarsg:
that is good idea man:good: ...let us go :good:

i get some info;) not sure correct or not but we hope ...the release maybe tomorrow or at least befor the end of this week ...now the test time of release by dev......we hope that
[Android General] jenizaro:
Maybe we can sneak their office, slap on their nape while they are working and yell at them "Be quick or be dead" :D
[Android General] yaatzek:
But you know that some of us could slap him too hard ;)
[Android General] Jonny176:
Lol not sure we want to threaten them with death if they don't deliver ....great idea though :P

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Yaatzek using your ghost theme.... really like it! Great work!

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[Android General] mani0608:
Release 2.0

Hi All,

Did anyone notice the slight change in the next release:

Version 2.0 (coming soon)

New ands Fixed:

1.3D Cube clock widget added (supporting any colour).

2.3D Calendar widget added.

3.Brand-new special effect interface (including desktop transition/icon clicking/element shaking/scene switching etc).

4.20 amazing desktop transition effects added.

5.Desktop transition frame display supported.

6.Settings for icon clicking effects.

7.Scene transition effect settings (animation for opening/closing full screen interface,such as folder).

8.Settings for icon/widget shaking effects.

9.Added TSF Shell shortcut (including Apps Drawer "Open" button and more).

10.New theme settings interface (no need to relaunch TSF Shell for theme settings).

11.Theme Mixer supports more theme elements.
[Android General] yaatzek:
They apparently are following this thread and they got scared that we really wanted to visit them :D that's how you speed up the development :laugh:
[Android General] mani0608:
Yes you are right there bro. Now a days i am not getting enough time to post in this forum due to my personal and project work. But i will never miss out visiting this forum and read all your posts. I swear i was really scared after reading through the past two pages (lol). This thread has got really HOT... :good:
[Android General] tool_king:
I'm really looking forward to this one. I hope it will be as great as it seemed to be in the teasers.
[Android General] dawabz94:
Be ready to wait another month .. TSF has never been good at delivering on time :(
[Android General] crullick:
same here

i prefer widgets over zillion effects
[Android General] tool_king:
I don't mind waiting some more weeks, as long as the result is worth waiting for it. ;) I'm quite happy with the actual version as well, so it's not important for me, when the next update will come.
[Android General] dawabz94:
Great for you :)

I gave up TSF, too much wait between updates, too much promesses and no delivery on time

I'm still keeping it to see updates, but no happy with it yet

W8t&See :)
[Android General] mani0608:
I think the update is on it's way. I can see the date change in play store.
[Android General] ammarsg:
yes me too.. as I said yesterday the release today or before end of this week from chinese source ...but looks today.... let us be ready friends
[Android General] mb523:
I'm so excited! haha
[Android General] grunted:
That would be a nice Thanksgiving treat for us that live in the United States. Has anyone tried aviate launcher it is very unique launcher very simple. I like tsf better because it is more customizable. But aviate has some really cool features
[Android General] mani0608:
I think its time for us to do this in action. Again they are cheating us with some description changes, i think.
[Android General] jenizaro:
I just came back from China. I did all I can do but they didn't talk :D
[Android General] ammarsg:
haha great you come back faster than the update.... you drink tea with tsf dev and surly give you data of update....in this year or not:fingers-crossed:
[Android General] tool_king:
You really dare to return without the update? Honestly? Shame on you, mate! :p
[Android General] mani0608:
I was just talking to the developer of this app and he said its already been three months for 1.9.9.8. So people will be angry. To compensate that they changed it to 2.0 so that they can get two more months. ?
[Android General] yaatzek:
[MENTION=3379044]jenizaro[/MENTION] you forget to slap... ok, now I'm off to China to slap the dev.

Wysłane z mojego Nexus 4 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android General] jenizaro:
Slapping level should be: Snow shovel degree. We believe in you mate. Show your skills :banghead:
[Android General] alienwolf426:
I installed the TSF patch and that seemed to fix it. You could give it a shot.
[Android General] Mercado_Negro:
Thanks for the tip. Fixed it for me as well.
[Android General] catman51:
Almost December.......
[Android General] ammarsg:
comming soon my friend :D;) in this year 2013 i hope:)
[Android General] rexboy:
Really? I'm surprised as the patch wasn't intended for that. Setting as a default launcher and constantly reloading are 2 separate things.

I tried the patch a while ago and made no difference regarding reloading.

The description even says don't install if you don't have default launcher issues.

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[Android General] Mercado_Negro:
It did the trick for me :)
[Android General] alienwolf426:
Yea i know, but like i said i was having the constant reloading issue ... for some reason I thought to install the patch ... and now I don't have reloading issues anymore ... i haven't updated the rom or anything ... well, just to confirm, i changed my default home launcher to "TSF Shell" and now im getting reloads constantly ... if i make the "TSF Shell Patch" as my default, i'm not ... so i have no idea why its working this way, but its a solution to a very annoying problem and i'm ok with that
[Android General] mani0608:
Hi bro,

Yes you are right in a way. But technically speaking, a launcher reloads when it has been removed from memory or force Closed. But the patch helps us to retain this launcher always in memory. So, in a way, it looks that this patch would solve the issue temporarily, if not permanently.

Thanks
[Android General] rexboy:
Yep I get your logic. Unfortunately hasnt worked for me despite setting the patch as the default :(

Used to reload numerous times throughout the day, now just a few times since installing a RAM manager program that has an option to lock the launcher from reloading and it happens when RAM is low.

I've never had the issue of hitting the home button and having to choose which launcher I want to use (thought the patch was for that).

Anyway looking forward for the next update hopefully before the new year lol

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[Android General] mani0608:
May be a problem with your rom. Are you rooted and using a custom rom? That could be a reason. If not then it could be any other app that you installed taking up lot of memory in the background.
[Android General] rexboy:
Could be I guess. Running CM 10.2 (4.3) custom ROM. yep got tonnes of crap installed so I should clean it up I guess I lol.

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[Android General] mani0608:
Yep, you could try that option. I am with Note 3, Unrooted - Stock and this launcher works awesome. No reloads. I am not using the patch and still this launcher stays in memory even after reboot. :)

Thanks
[Android General] grunted:
The only time I had problem with reloading was with a conflict with xposed installer I upgraded to the most recent version of xposed and now works flawlessly on my galaxy s3

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[Android General] mety333:
I have the sony xperia z rooted on stock 4.2.2 and the only case where it relaunches is when i dock or undock the phone its very annoying. It started happening since the last update.

-just tried the patch for fun but its still relaunches when i dock or undock.

It never happens when i exit apps even after using chrome for 20 min with video or gallery.

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[Android General] Jonny176:
This is probably a silly question but does anyone have an idea of how long coming soon actually is? If it's gonna be weeks I'll save my sanity and not check ten times a day

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[Android General] tool_king:
Well, in three weeks would be a really good date for an update as a present for us. ;)
[Android General] yaatzek:
Sorry guys... Just get back from China. I was slaping the dev too hard, no update for a very long time :D
[Android General] mani0608:
Bro,

We should not slap the Dev. We have to slap ourselves after paying money and waiting for so long with a dream of slapping the DEV.
[Android General] ammarsg:
we should learn how to do update for tsf is better than waiting comming soon of dev ....
[Android General] mb523:
I agree. When is "soon"????
[Android General] rexboy:
We only have their track record to go off, so I'd estimate a month lol

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[Android General] Truman82:
Suppose we can go to store and lower the rating of the app+ write the reason for that ?
[Android General] tool_king:
Doesn't TSF Shell work properly for you?
[Android General] Truman82:
It does but i mean the delayed updates:)
[Android General] tool_king:
Well, but you should rate the app itself, not the communication of the devs.
[Android General] mani0608:
Mate I agree with you totally. But rating an app not only depends on the functionality of the app. It also depends on how supportive the dev team is. Moreover rating is the only way we can show our dislike. I am not saying tsf is bad because of the delay, but I don't like the fact that they were not sticking to their word.
[Android General] tool_king:
There are other ways than rating the app not as good as it really is. For example you could initiate a sh#$storm on facebook or google+.
[Android General] mani0608:
I don't think your idea will make any impact. In your case we will have to depend on others support. I don't think everyone will be feeling the same way.
[Android General] tool_king:
Yes, you might be right. But if there are just few, who feel disturbed by the way the TSF devs are announcing an update, then you would have to accept that as well. You can't force the devs to do anything anyway.
[Android General] Truman82:
Wonder are we getting support for 4.4 in the next version:)
[Android General] mani0608:
I may give my opinion. If the Devs have heard it and avoids delay then it's well and good for all of us. That's all anybody can do. Like you said we can't force them for updates but we can force them to stop giving false release dates. ?
[Android General] clothednblack:
You could just move on to a different launcher, they all update frequently except spb and tsf. Non abbreviated launchers get more love. Lmao

Stickied with my post-it-note 3
[Android General] mani0608:
Friends

Please understand the post before posting a reply. I was always happy with TSF. And I have no regrets buying it. And I don't expect frequent updates. Yes, I was always happy to see some new things coming up in our beloved TSF. I said I am not happy with the false dates they were providing. I am not moving to any other launcher for this silly and stupid reason. Anyway I love TSF and it's the best launcher out there.
[Android General] hobbes105:
I've tried many other launchers & always end up back with TSF for one reason. TSF is the only launcher that I've found that will let me position or resize widgets anywhere I want on the screen without having a grid that they auto align to. Does anyone know if any other launchers do this?
[Android General] Paulikid:
My Main reason to always come back to TSF is the amazing sidebar which you can show/hide with several gestures. No other sidebar on Play Store has this feature.

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[Android General] ammarsg:
yes my friend that is bad thing from tsf dev about data release ...no one can say other than this from tsf users ;)

comming sooooooon !!!!!!
[Android General] weezlerox:
I am *still* not paying that amount for a launcher. Tried it, didn't like it and am happy with what I have. Its an individual choice at the end if it all.... that is how sales and marketing works!
[Android General] rexboy:
What the lol. this thread contains comments from users who actually use TSF, to share their wins, losses, hints and tips, problems, themes, development, etc

You are commenting in a TSF thread that you are not using it. With all due respect, who cares.

If you don't use it, then comment in the launcher thread that you do use, wouldn't that make more sense.

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[Android General] ammarsg:
until comming soon come ;);)

http://d-h.st/l1Z
[Android General] sinjiyo:
release today or tomorrow...:)

believe or not.
[Android General] lovermed:
Tomorrow then :-| (^_-)
[Android General] ammarsg:
believe you but not believe them;)
[Android General] mani0608:
Dude,

Thanks for the update. Its been a long time since we both chat. Life goes on :) Anyways, Could you please tell me what icon pack you are using.
[Android General] sinjiyo:
Hi, ;) new free theme...come soon.
[Android General] mani0608:
Thanks for the bonus ?

It looks great and descent.
[Android General] sinjiyo:
not mine.;)
[Android General] mani0608:
So was it the default tsf shell theme 2.0?
[Android General] meangreenie:
Haven't seen it before, that calendar looks incredible!
[Android General] rexboy:
None of us has seen it before, it's new :) but agreed looks great. Next launcher has a similar one appearance so hoping this one looks good and has functionality as well. Hoping thereb are some other great widget additions too :)

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[Android General] raja.pandu54:
Is it True? Today is releasing the Update?..Please Confirm Yar...
[Android General] mani0608:
IMO, the next update will come only by Sunday, 11:59 PM.
[Android General] dawabz94:
Hi all,

keep in mind that in TSF world, a DAY is equivalent to a human WEEK

A "few days" is equivalent to a MONTH

Beyond few days might leaves you with several months waiting

:p:p:p
[Android General] jenizaro:
[MENTION=2352859]sinjiyo[/MENTION] You played with our emotions mate Shame on you :D