yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] snoozer854:
I have the Pro version and folders in the drawer worked fine up to just recently the folders disappeared along with icons for the apps that I had in them. I am using CM10.2 Nightly, not sure if one of the updates to this screwed things up or not. :what:
[Android Apps and Games] fbf2201:
I also use an unofficial CM10.2 build on my HTC Sensation.
[Android Apps and Games] GreyBat:
I am also having this problem, and I saw an earlier post many pages back with the same problem. No-one seems to be able to respond to it!:fingers-crossed:
[Android Apps and Games] snoozer854:
Pretty generic respond huh? Will the future be in our lifetime? :)
[Android Apps and Games] jadephyre:
Well, put it this way: At least the dev/s responded, the guy who developed LauncherPro in the Froyo/Gingerbread days never did, he had some lackeys on his own forum defending him over a one year development hiatus.
[Android Apps and Games] snoozer854:
I was only joking about the generic respond and yes that is very true at least there is a response from emailing the developer.

Take care,

Mark
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
v2.2.0 beta1 (Nov 19, 2013)

Kitkat scroll indicator (homescreen)

Kitkat folder background

Transparent system bars on Kitkat

Fixed icon/shortcut disappearing

Updated translations

Direct APK download

More Kitkat goodness coming in future updates.
[Android Apps and Games] TheQwertiest:
Yup, APEX launcher just got awesome :D
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
Looks quite good so far. Tested on 4.4-KRT16O

Thx ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Paparasee:
... ignore ... sorry
[Android Apps and Games] red_trela:
Tested with 4.4-KRT16S on the Nexus 7 (2013), looks good. Love the changes, too.
[Android Apps and Games] fbf2201:
Looks good, but folders in drawer still vanish after reboot. Sometimes a few apps in a folder, sometimes the entire folder.

I use CM10.2 and some of my largest apps are on SD-card. Maybe it has something to do with that?
[Android Apps and Games] Sessl:
Dock

Hi,

I've switched my device from HTC Desire HD to Samsung S4.

Used for years Apex with a Prolauncher theme and it works.

After the hardware switch I have a strange problem.

I restored my old Apex settings and all dock icons are looking like before, but if I change an app I have to set a new icon and this is much bigger then before

http://s7.directupload.net/file/d/3447/m6f8agqn_png.htm

Phone and Calendar are icons via restore, Email and Text via a new app definition.

Can someone tell me which setting I have to set, that all icons looks like phone and calendar?

Thanks for any advice!

Tobias
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
There is a setting in "Dock" for Icon size. Per default I think 80%. Try to look here...
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
Hey,

first check the icon size in the apex settings, if there are equal you have to change the icons for all apps on the homescreen manually. The backup option has some "bugs" if you switch between Phones and useing the old backup.... I know it, changed from S3 to HTC one ;)

Btw.: Thx for the Beta :)
[Android Apps and Games] snoozer854:
I am running CM10.2 with the apex beta and so far my folders are not going poof and they are gone any more .

So I am wondering if it doesn't have something to do with your apps being stored on the SD card, I can't store any on SD card on my Nook or I would move some apps and check it out.
[Android Apps and Games] Sessl:
Thanks for the hint, but this option just resizes the icon, but it looks like all changed icons are streched upwards .. :(
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
Please try at one icon this: click on one icon till the menu pops up, click the icon, select the icon manually from the icon pack and take a look, I bet now it fits... If yes, do the same with all the other icons. If not, wait for the Dev :)

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[Android Apps and Games] ex-28:
My notifications always show 5 missed calls been this way for about a month now and still the same with last update I've even deleated all my call logs disabled and enabled apex notifications and always have 5 missed calls.....

Any ideas?
[Android Apps and Games] Sessl:
Thanks, but no.

That's the way I select the icons for each app, or?

Click on an icon > edit > icon > choose icon > gallery > icon (sry my version is in german language)

And after that I see in the preview window the icon is stretched ..

Can you explain for what the dock horizontal/vertical ?margin? is for?

Thanks a lot!!!
[Android Apps and Games] greyhd:
I there an option in APex to turn the screen off with a double tap? I have a G2 and the option to double tap the screen is disabled if using APex as the launcher and the LG launcher is a battery hog. Thank you for the help and great app.
[Android Apps and Games] replica9000:
You could set Apex too launch an app to turn off the screen on double tap.
[Android Apps and Games] astuermer:
Looks good so far ;)

Is there an option to set status bar and navbar to black or are they completely transparent now?

Will the white round drawer icon be integrated too?

On my S4 its shown, but my N7 (2013) still shows the round black icon after the update.
[Android Apps and Games] ex-28:
Even if i set the notification to another app other then phone it still sticks on 5 on the badge for missed calls... Arug
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
No problem here, so it must something with your setup. Do you used a custom dialer?

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[Android Apps and Games] ex-28:
Nope all stock here its weird
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
Really weird, did you try to wipe cache/Calvin cache in Recovery?

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[Android Apps and Games] ex-28:
Wiped cache and delvik cache no change :( tx to was worth a shot

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Edit scratch that this it just changed back to 5 missed calls

is weird if I change or back to default icon all is fine!

If I exit the icon and select an icon from dcikon pack I have installed it shows 5 missed calls, no idea how changing the icon could affect this
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
Okay, so the icon pack causes this. Problem solved ;) Maybe some xml stuff.

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[Android Apps and Games] gerbig:
I'm seeing a potential bug on my Nexus 5 running pretty much stock. It happens in both the stable and beta versions. The issue has to do with homescreen overlap when in landscape. It seems like my homescreens kinda run together. A picture is worth a 1000 words and all, so I've attached my screenshots. You can see that the dock and the search bar both overlap the neighboring screens in landscape. On the page with the weather clock you can see Grooveshark, XDA, Maps, etc. underneath the dock. On the page with all the icons you can see part of the weather clock under the search bar.

Anyone else seeing this? Is there a setting I can adjust?
[Android Apps and Games] macia10:
How to enable transparent system bars? I'm on 4.4 and they are black and I dont see any option for this. Launcher3 has transparent bars.
[Android Apps and Games] funksoulbrother:
With the new beta, is there any way to get folder backgrounds to look the same as they were in the last non-beta version?

They show up as white to me now: -
[Android Apps and Games] njeske:
There's a setting to adjust the opaque level, but that's all I've found. I set mine to 50 and I think it looks a lot better.
[Android Apps and Games] comentator:
Why is there still a Black bar on the bottom?
[Android Apps and Games] iPusak Gaoq™:
Hmmm...just tested using latest beta (v2.2.0) on my phone running on PAC Roms v4.3....clearly a big improvement but just like the last stable version, i'm keep getting FC if i put this launcher in system or install it normally...this FC will appears after each reboot....
[Android Apps and Games] qu4nd:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] dud3me:
Could be your wallpaper not adjusting properly?

For me transparent system bars work fine, however I won't be using Apex until app drawer transparency is reworked to match status and nav bar like on gel launcher. Also the ability to hide the app drawer headers (apps, widgets etc.) would be nice. Much prefer the kitkat way of accessing widgets and settings. But glad to see an update :)
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
No problems here, I think it's rom related.

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[Android Apps and Games] replica9000:
Since the update, labels in folders are very dark.
[Android Apps and Games] iPusak Gaoq™:
That's is the first thing that come in mind but whats make make confuse is that i got no FC while using Nova Launcher (as system or normal) or other launcher....
[Android Apps and Games] mertzi:
Once again apex proves to be superior to Nova! The new beta is awesome and brings back that perfect smoothness that Nova lacks.
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
Maybe a combination of Rom and launcher, I had the same problems with SlimBean and Apex, now I'm on Viper and no problems so far... Also, SlimBean use Nova as default, maybe with a reason :)

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[Android Apps and Games] Bubble-be:
The update does the KitKat dance nicely. Good job :good:
[Android Apps and Games] CitizenX:
Is there an option to restore widgets after flashing a new Rom? With nova launcher I just need to click on the placeholders and nova restores the original widgets ,that's really useful if you flash many roms.

And how can I change the background of the folders? I don't like the white background but can't finder an option to change it.

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[Android Apps and Games] maximus9314:
Have you tried backup desktop data and restore them after flashing?
[Android Apps and Games] CitizenX:
Yes, still not working. :(
[Android Apps and Games] shopperen:
For me on my HTC One X running CM10.1.2 the transparent notification bar is not working, it remains the default black bar. Anyone else with that issue?
[Android Apps and Games] fbf2201:
If you read carefully, you can see "...Transparent system bars on Kitkat...".

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=47645707&postcount=7809
[Android Apps and Games] fmorel:
folders

Running the latest beta through the Play Store on a Droid Razr HD with 4.1.2

I get the white background for folders, but labels are still white with a dark drop shadow, making them almost unreadable.

EDIT: Nevermind. Re-applying the default theme fixed it (although I have no other themes installed)
[Android Apps and Games] :
Please Help Us ....

Yo....! It seems to be good launcher...Can this launcher be ported to andoid v2.3.6 ( Armv6 ) ??:p:mad:
[Android Apps and Games] Datzi:
Yeea boi, best launcher 4.4 compatible! Love it!
[Android Apps and Games] User_99:
I think not. Was already asked...
[Android Apps and Games] sp47:
thanks for the beta!

best regards, pro subscriber.
[Android Apps and Games] replica9000:
I believe Apex uses APIs only in Android 4.0+
[Android Apps and Games] Waynehead69:
Apex Launcher

I was using Nova Launcher, but this Apex is pretty damn good. I bought the pro version. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] Dirk:
For me it has the same issue that the default Launcher on the Nexus 5 has, which is that sometimes the Status Bar randomly goes darker and more opaque for some reason. Pulling down the notification shade resets it back to normal. Anyone else seen this?

Apart from that the Beta is a bit buggy, but that's to be expected. App Drawer doesn't always open. Status Bar and Notification Bar remain transparent with Drawer open and don't match the Drawer background itself. (I guess the 'Drawer Background transparency' setting would have to be set to the exact same % level for them to match).
[Android Apps and Games] the orange bandit:
So glad to see the beta update - I tried switching to Nova, but believe it or not, it only supports 1 (ONE) gesture swipe per dock icon. It's like they're cavemen.
[Android Apps and Games] iamnotkurtcobain:
Damn I didn't want to give you a thanks.

And? How many gestures do you need? Apex still has the icon resizing bug (icons just get blurrier and fonts big as ****).

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[Android Apps and Games] the orange bandit:
Having used Apex for a long while now, I've grown accustomed to being able to tap a dock icon, swipe up, or swipe down. Not having the down really killed me on NOVA.
[Android Apps and Games] cannondale0815:
Am an Apex Pro user and love the latest beta on KitKat.

Here are a few suggestions for improvement that have been on my mind for some time:

- I wish you would allow grid-less placement of widgets anywhere I want, without being restricted/affected by the home screen grid dimensions.

- If you have multiple dock pages, when pressing the home button, it instantly makes the main dock page appear without gracefully 'scolling' back to it. It would be a nicer effect if it would transition gracefully back to the main dock page.

Thank you, and keep up the good work!

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Very much agree. I first tried the Nova beta on my Nexus 5, but it bugged me that I couldn't define down-swipe actions on the dock icons.

Then I discovered that there's an Apex beta for KitKat as well. Happy camper!
[Android Apps and Games] gramig:
I own the pro version. Where do I find the beta for Pro?
[Android Apps and Games] catman51:
If you have pro installed the beta is pro
[Android Apps and Games] cannondale0815:
What catman means is this: Install the beta over your existing 'pro' and it will recognize your pro license and all pro features will automatically be unlocked.
[Android Apps and Games] gramig:
Thanks for the news!
[Android Apps and Games] Aerobreaker:
Apps not showing up in app drawer

Apps not showing up in app drawer immediately after installed for version 2.2.0 beta 1

After reboot it does show up
[Android Apps and Games] the1dynasty:
i haven't used Beta in a long time and since the beginning of the month since 4.4 came out, i've been using the GEL and i love it... saw someone posted a screen on Google+ with the beta of Apex and i thought i'd give it a shot too... one bug i found is when i tap on the app drawer it does this weird glitch that reloads the last open apex page ie: settings, home, menu, etc... not a huge deal b/c i usually swipe up to open the drawer and that still works fine... anyways, here's a screenshot using some icons that i haven't released yet :)
[Android Apps and Games] RaptorOne3:
How do you install the beta?

I'm on CM11 (4.4) and getting a parsing error.

Does this only work on 4.3?
[Android Apps and Games] ANDROID-000:
Hi, can you add customizable view in drawer setting. I really want that coz I want my home screen clean and I can drag the app in the drawer and put it anywhere I want.

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] mauam:
Hi [MENTION=2463901]dennisxl[/MENTION],

Can you add full screen in the drawer, just like in the new Nova launcher & perhaps the wipe transition!? Those 're the only two things that I miss from Nova. Keep up:good:
[Android Apps and Games] DonMigs85:
Getting quite a few hiccups on my Nexus 7, hopefully performance will be better in the stable build.

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Is it also possible to integrate "Ok, Google" and sliding to Google Now like in GEL?
[Android Apps and Games] cluster.edge:
I just want to say many thanks for that great launcher (using it from my first android pnone for almost 2 year and pro version is my humble support for the dev ^^)

PS mb anyone knows how to update beta versions automatically?
[Android Apps and Games] hyrk:
hey,

anyone know how keep Google Now on the left ?

on N5, Apex launcher beta
[Android Apps and Games] Datzi:
The right swipe to Google Now and the 'OK Google' command are part of Google Experience Launcher (GEL) and GEL is closed source, so no, you won't be able to have those in Apex Launcher.

Also, Betas are updated through Play Store [MENTION=5558214]cluster.edge[/MENTION] if you are part of the beta test team. ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Mardon:
Maybe your device is set to low mem device?

There might be a low RAM flag in device makefile or build.prop. Disable it and you'll have transparent status bar.

If you are on a Kitkat ROM, then open build.prop and change:

to

Info from KitKat documentation

Enable Low Ram Device flag

We are introducing a new API called ActivityManager.isLowRamDevice() for applications to determine if they should turn off specific memory-intensive features that work poorly on low-memory devices.

For 512MB devices, this API is expected to return: "true" It can be enabled by the following system property in the device makefile.

PRODUCT_PROPERTY_OVERRIDES += ro.config.low_ram=true

Some roms auto detect it and set the flag

Set ro.config.low_ram=true when AVD has <= 512M of RAM
[Android Apps and Games] ANDROID-000:
Does this launcher has a customisable view in drawer setting? (can drag app to any possition i want in the drawer.)
[Android Apps and Games] cnsultnt:
Apps on SDcard don't show short cuts

No just you. Apps moved to SD card don't show on home screen. Workaround is to re-add them; back up desktop. But, then you have to restore desktop every time you turn off/on your phone. I also have Xperia Ray.
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
No! Not possible.....

I want this too :)

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[Android Apps and Games] miljan988:
miljan988

hi. I've got the Apex System launcher on my Lenovo A760. I have a problem with the update, download the latest version of the play store, but will not be installed? Does anyone know what to do???? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] jacbarahona72:
Only clean install

I do it with romtoolbox .... restore phone data, only selected widgets, the application asks you to restart, but do not restart .... after I go to backup and restore only Apex data ... after restart and ready

to restore the mail widget with all your data in romtoolbox also have to do the following, restore data from phone and select accounts, no reboot, go to the backup of the application email and restore your data, hence I'm going to backup of exchange application and only restore data and then restart the phone.

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[Android Apps and Games] Nevitdev:
I think one of the best launchers ever. I like it.
[Android Apps and Games] MasterMente:
Beta Vs Pro

I've tested the pro version on my note 2, and was so impressed that I want to support the developer and pay for it to use it on my note 3. But the temptation of a beta got the better of me ;) what happens if I upgrade to Pro? Will I still be on Beta version?

Thanks - best app for a rooted android.
[Android Apps and Games] replica9000:
Pro unlocks all of the features, for both stable and beta.
[Android Apps and Games] FirePsych:
Running Apex beta on top of a CM11 beta in Droid RazrM. Works great. Transparent bars top and bottom.
[Android Apps and Games] nokiagye:
Please fix the lags on app drawer
[Android Apps and Games] rocarizt:
Anyone else got the mask bug (icons) on app drawer, homescreen?

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[Android Apps and Games] blade_:
nice update :) hope more features soon :)
[Android Apps and Games] greyhd:
How do you enable the transparent status/navigation bars? Do you have to be on a 4.4 rom?
[Android Apps and Games] eng.stk:
2.2.0 beta 1 is nice, works nice on kk.

Only thing I'm waiting is to get rid of the old holo appdrawer style :)
[Android Apps and Games] BobbaLouie:
Minor bug on ICS on my HTC One V phone: Occasionally I get the dock indicator over top the screen indicator. Odd part is I only run one dock and have the indicator for the dock off. This is on 2.2.0b1. (using Pro)

Would also like to be able to switch back to black folder background.

Awesome launcher, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] fbf2201:
Exactly that is written in the beta changelog.
[Android Apps and Games] drakenabarion:
As usual, the latest beta is stable for me. (trying out a kang of cm11 on nexus 7)

Other people mentioned the nav bar issue in the app drawer but nobody posted a screenshot so here is one. But I am already sure are aware :D
[Android Apps and Games] mikskcas:
Loving the latest beta thanks a lot !

Maybe I've missed it but I would love to get rid of the transparent status and notification (without reverting to 4.3 ;) )
[Android Apps and Games] Rick1vr6:
Best launcher I've used, I gladly bought the pro version. I wasted money on others, nova included, that just did not perform as well or be consistent across a multitude of android devices in my family. Hope you continue to develop for a long time. Thanks:good:
[Android Apps and Games] M@zik:
Not working on Android 4.4 with ART enabled. :(

Plz fix.

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Not working on Android 4.4 with ART enabled. :(

Plz fix.
[Android Apps and Games] RotesMeerJogger:
so beautiful the new apex launcher version with tranparent statusbar and softkey buttons!! :good: thanks a lot dennisxl and keep your great work. i use apex launcher since two years and have bought pro version a view month ago. a little thank you to the developer :)
[Android Apps and Games] Jac0verflow:
This launcher is not far from perfection, but it still suffers from a bug in the app drawer: horizontal margins aren't sensitive to swipe (areas marked with red crosses), so I have to disable them to scroll through pages. Also, it would be great to be able to set vertical margins too (look at the orange line).

According to me, this deserves a fix. Thanks for the effort, in any case!
[Android Apps and Games] Frank Westlake:
I have a request that you add text icons to the desktop shortcut editor.

I'm not a real Java programmer but here's what I came up with for some of my applications:

// Written by Frank P. Westlake,
// released to Public Domain 2013-11-27.
package app.fpw.system;

import android.graphics. Bitmap;
import android.graphics. Bitmap.Config;
import android.graphics. Canvas;
import android.graphics. Paint;
import android.graphics. Paint.Align;
import android.graphics. Rect;
import android.util. FloatMath;
import java.lang. Float;

public class TextIcon
{
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public static Bitmap getTextIcon(String text, int width, int height)
{
return(getTextIcon(text, width, height, 0));
}
public static Bitmap getTextIcon(String text, int width, int height, int color)
{
text=text.trim();
Rect R=new Rect();
Paint p=new Paint(Paint.ANTI_ALIAS_FLAG);
p.setShadowLayer(2, 10, 10, 0xFF000000);
p.setColor(color==0?0xFFFF0000:color);
p.setSubpixelText(true);
p.setTextSize(256);
p.setTextAlign(Align.CENTER);
p.getTextBounds(text, 0, text.length(), R);

float H=Float.valueOf(Math.abs(R.top-R.bottom));
float W=Float.valueOf(Math.abs(R.right-R.left));

float S=W<H?H:W;

Bitmap b=Bitmap.createBitmap((int)FloatMath.ceil(S), (int)FloatMath.ceil(S), Config.ARGB_8888);
b.setDensity(Bitmap.DENSITY_NONE);
Canvas c=new Canvas(b);
c.drawText(text, (float)(b.getWidth()/2.0), (float)(b.getHeight()/2.0+H/2.0), p);
return(Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(b, width, height, true));
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
public static boolean getTextIcon(String text, int width, int height, String path)
{
Bitmap b=getTextIcon(text, width, height);
if(b!=null)
{
try
{
b.compress(
Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG
, 100
, new java.io.FileOutputStream(path)
);
return(true);
}
catch(java.io.FileNotFoundException e){}
}
return(false);
}
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
}

It's noteworthy that after I published this in an Android program a couple of years ago Google added a text icon creation routine to their Android interface for Eclipse.

Text icons are only good with a small number of characters, but with some languages, such as Japanese, a single character says a lot. Also, many of the graphics in Unicode are very useful.

Frank
[Android Apps and Games] cluster.edge:
So and how can I join team ^^