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[Android Apps and Games] iamnotkurtcobain:
Why should it have better performance than Apex when it is Apex? I tried it and what can I say.. Same performance and lags.

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[Android Apps and Games] lyndonguti:
Hi..im a big fan of apex ...i think you also know me..i saw you somewhere hehe...hmm

Im honest ...i tried primo before....i dont want to say this...but prima really fast and smooth in app drawer...hard to say this but its true...believe me...

Hope apex will make it the same

sent from my lovely phone....hmmm wait its a tablet...waaa i dont really know.....im PARANOID NoW!
[Android Apps and Games] iamnotkurtcobain:
I have 2 S2 and I tried Primo and Apex side by side and trust me there was the same stutter and lag as in apex. The new beta is great. Hope there will be some fixes to scrolling. Still not as smooth as nova..

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[Android Apps and Games] wissowisso:
But that is not true at all and this is because he cant handle a smoother, smaller footprint, much less memory usage and TOTALY FREE Launcher so invented this lie... I'm still developing my Primo Launcher and will add folder support into the drawer then publish to the Play Store

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Primo Launcher has a fully working vertical continuous drawer for everybody claiming that it is Apex... huh
[Android Apps and Games] tdusen:
I have no way of knowing if Primo was a copy of of Apex, but this argument sounds a lot like Apple suing over "look and feel". I think most launchers look and feel the same. I tend to believe Primo was it's own original development. Reverse engineering software to make anymore than a trivial change is pretty hard. I think it would be easier to write something new from scratch, or at least starting from real source code. The only way I see to settle the dispute is for someone to look at the source code for both and compare. But I doubt that'll happen.
[Android Apps and Games] wissowisso:
Accept it or not Primo is much smoother and faster then Apex. Smaller footprint and much less memory use... Primo is the most optimized AOSP based Launcher available now a days.

Primo is not Apex...
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
Widgets would auto-resize to fit on the screen only if they support resizing (you can verify this by turning off "Resize any widget" in Advanced settings and see if you can still resize them).

This requires the DEVICE_POWER permission, which is not granted to regular apps.

Try setting the vertical dock margin to small or none.

What exactly is this issue? How do you reproduce it?

You requested the admin/mod to unlock your thread in the PM. Why don't you address the evidence that I provided, either by replying the PM or posting it in public? No one will believe you unless you can prove it is your original work. I'd rather spend my time on development than waste it arguing with you.
[Android Apps and Games] polobreaka:
already did and its still a bit too big for me.
[Android Apps and Games] blackbearblanc:
I got no issues at all. On non rooted Gnex.

No lag or nothing
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
I agree that reverse-engineering is difficult, and that's why I'm surprised to see wissowisso spending so much effort hacking Apex instead of writing his/her own app. I'm not accusing Primo of stealing the "look and feel". On the contrary, it's stealing the code. The dispute is very easy to settle without the need to examine the source code (which wissowisso does not have in the first place). I have submitted enough hard evidence to the admin/mod, which is easily verifiable within minutes by an experienced developer. No response from wissowisso so far.

BTW, wissowisso has been trying to fix various bugs and hiccups since the first release of Primo, with virtually no new features added (except those stolen from recent Apex updates). And I know why those bugs occurred since he's messing with my code. For instance, the latest update fixed Apex skin support. Previous version did not recognize Apex skins because wissowisso aggressively and mistakenly replaced apex with primo in the keyword config_apexskin, as part of his effort to rename the package/app without really understanding the implications.

Primo is not Apex. It is a lousy knockoff. Period.
[Android Apps and Games] lordcloud1:
Yeah, I'm on an S3, and the performance of Primo was definitely better on my phone. Not leaps and bounds better, but noticeably better still.

The latest Apex beta is really good though.

Sent from my sweet S Threeeeeeeee
[Android Apps and Games] ryanalan82:
Icon resizing is great, 110% is all that's needed. Apex is the best!

Swyped from my eVo
[Android Apps and Games] ehBrY:
For icon resizing its better if the slider was in exact pixels like how am I suppose to figure out the % proportion from 72 to 96 xhdpi someone please do the math for me thanks
[Android Apps and Games] mariekesuzanne:
Love the icon resizing. My widget resizing isn't working on gnex running paradigm 4.2 beta

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[Android Apps and Games] stargate125645:
Dennisxl, any idea regarding progress on dock scrolling in landscape? The bug still exists in the latest beta. I submitted the bug weeks back and you guys confirmed you were able to reproduce it. This is the only thing keeping me from buying the Pro version!

Regardless, Apex is great and I look forward to all of your future endeavors!
[Android Apps and Games] phillibl:
How does icon resizing work? I compared screenshots of 50% and 150% and didn't notice any difference in the drawer or homescreen.
[Android Apps and Games] the1dynasty:
The sizes are 1/3 different... In other words 33.3% difference... I know this for a fact from theming and realizing icons for my themes!!

These sizes are assuming you're on an xhdpi device... Hdpi stock icon size is 72px and mdpi is 48px

96px = 100%

72px = 66.6%

48px = 33.3%

With that said, I haven't looked at this icon resizing yet so I could be wrong there lol
[Android Apps and Games] Link_of_Hyrule:
It would be nice to see a force auto resize option on widgets that don't support it by default. Also I agree that the dock decider would be better if it had more sizing options I find it too far above the icons as well. Another small thing is when you disable the top corner icon in the app drawer it still has a blank space left behind. Anyways many thanks keep up the amazing work apex is still the best launcher around :)
[Android Apps and Games] liquidzoo:
Not sure if it's due to the most recent beta or something else, but there seems to be a blueish tint on the top and bottom of my screen now. It was not there prior to the update, but I also reflashed my rom prior to the update as well.

Trying to post a screenshot, but the xda free app isn't letting me at the moment. I'll keep trying.

Edit Confirmed it has something to do with the latest update (for me, anyway). Rolled back a version with TiBu and the blue tint went away.

Sent from my Slim Bean Skyrocket

Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati
[Android Apps and Games] lordcloud1:
Don't know if this has been mentioned; but when I'm in the app drawer and I hit the home button to exit, I get a brief pause and a black screen flicker, or flash. This doesn't happen when I swipe up to exit, only on a home button press.

Sent from my sweet S Threeeeeeeee
[Android Apps and Games] ryanalan82:
Yes a more exact sizing would be great. Also what about adding icon resizing to the dock as they look too small now even after just bumping up to 110%.

Swyped from my eVo
[Android Apps and Games] ryanalan82:
Swyped from my eVo
[Android Apps and Games] replica9000:
I see quite a few people say that Primo is smoother than Apex. Maybe Primo was based off of 1.2.5?, which I also see a lot of people claim was smoother than current versions. Could have been a nice fork if he had asked for permission. Anyways I think Apex runs great, pulled me away from ADW EX. While the developer of Apex doesn't seem to respond in here as mush as the Primo guy did, he does appear to listen. The two things I have asked for have been pretty quickly fixed/added in to Apex.
[Android Apps and Games] Link_of_Hyrule:
Also would love to see backing up and restoring of home screen widgets thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] hells_dark:
In the home parameters, you can enable/disable the shadows at the top and bottom of the screen. Maybe it's what you are talking about ;)

(I like those shadows :])
[Android Apps and Games] ehBrY:
When scrolling in between 2 full page widgets like this the transition extends down to the dock very unsightly please fix! Is there a way to quick fix? I doubt it.
[Android Apps and Games] Invicta:
we need to have the option to create folders in the drawer...
[Android Apps and Games] Stephen:
MODERATOR WARNING

Guys remember forum rules when posting. I have had to clean several posts here. No more talk about fake launchers and such keep posts relevant to this thread.
[Android Apps and Games] Gambler_3:
Okay so I went back to apex pro from primo launcher after reading all this and I have to say I was effected by the placebo, apex runs just as smooth as primo.

Anyways I am not going to give out my opinion on the matter as I really am not sure but I must say primo and apex are indeed the 2 most similar launchers you can find on android. Its just that I have been using apex since it launched and I was excited to find out that a launcher finally manages to match it.
[Android Apps and Games] brolee93:
Bug in status bar transparent

Hi dev i have smal bug with your new apex i post 2 screen .

is in translucent status bar :)

Thanks for your big work bro :)

My phone is SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 with original firmware N7100XXDLJ2 Android v 4.1.2 .

It is version

1.3.5

No BUG :

With your new version

1.4.0 beta 1

with Bug :

thanks in advance if it is possible to fix for v1.4.0 beta 2 ...

thanks :) for your BIG work :)
[Android Apps and Games] liquidzoo:
I must have missed that option. What section is it in?
[Android Apps and Games] polobreaka:
in "Homescreen settings", at the very bottom, "Hide shadows". check to turn on or off shadow.
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
I thought it's fixed in the latest beta. If not, can you describe again what the problem is and how to reproduce it?

Homescreen settings > Hide shadows
[Android Apps and Games] iamnotkurtcobain:
Thanks. Looking forward to beta 2

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[Android Apps and Games] vbaros:
Changing icon size in drawer doesn't work.
[Android Apps and Games] rjsmer:
Working for me reinstall the app... :)
[Android Apps and Games] Fr33L4nc3r:
I checked the changelog for the new version and noticed Icon resizing.

Just realized after trying to resize an individual Icon (which failed) that it was not what I expected (e.g: resizing / stretching / expanding App "Icon" like widget already are).

Unless I'm completely off and missing something, I'm a bit disappointed, but well, it seems to satisfy other people.

Guess I'll stick with Desktop Vizualiser a bit longer.
[Android Apps and Games] stargate125645:
Perhaps you put up another beta. I shall test the one linked in the OP and report back.

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ZOMG IT WORKS! Does buying the Pro version simply unlock capabilities already in the free version such that I can buy the Pro now and use the extra features with the beta, or do I need to wait for a stable release to the Play Store?

Thanks a million for fixing this!
[Android Apps and Games] the1dynasty:
Having the pro key unlocks any/all features of the launcher, no matter the status of "stable" or "beta"

I have pro key and I'm on the latest beta... New features are working with this one!
[Android Apps and Games] stargate125645:
Bought!
[Android Apps and Games] the1dynasty:
You hear that dennisxl... Where's my commission for that sale??

Jk :p
[Android Apps and Games] lordcloud1:
I actually get a black screen on any home button press...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIcAzU-uKAY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Sent from my sweet SThreeeeeeeee
[Android Apps and Games] Kunkka:
does anyone know how to get unread badge notifcations on gtalk? i tried searching but didnt come up with anythign. thanks
[Android Apps and Games] stargate125645:
It says in the OP that that is a feature of the Pro version. Once you have the Pro version, you must enable the count on icons in the advanced settings.
[Android Apps and Games] jj92942000:
On v140b1 Pro & Nexus 7 icons on home screen disappear when screens rotates to landscape. Didn't happen on v135.

Temp fixed = swapped #rows and columns in landscape. Now portrait and landscape have same #rows and col .. In my case 8X6.

Drawer behaves OK.
[Android Apps and Games] Listy2021:
Home button acts a bit mental in the beta when set to show notifications. Opening is fine, but pressing it again to close notifications makes it close and open the notification again straight away (was working fine until this version)
[Android Apps and Games] freq019:
I'm having issues with the gmail notifications showing up. Not sure if its my rom, Jellybeer 3.3.2 for Galaxy Note I717 or gmail or Apex. It worked previously when I was running ICS and other JB roms. I just wonder if there is something I need to uninstall and reinstall. I tried reinstalling Gmail but that didn't help.
[Android Apps and Games] SirSparkles:
should I see A or B activity expected in my scenario?

posted a few pages back with no response.

Been using Apex for an handful of months now, wondering if I'm imagining things...

With Behavior Settings - Home Key Action set to 'Do Nothing'

AND

Home Key to default screen 'unchecked'/disengaged

What should I expect in the following scenario:

I have an app open, screen goes off after a timeout, but no screen lock engaged yet....press home key...

A) Should I see the app remain there and the home key just functions as a wakeup?

or

B) Should I see the app minimize/close and the home key function as going to the home screen (non default)?

Since there's a setting in Apex to tell it 'Do Nothing' and 'Go to default screen' I'm wondering what others have been experiencing...

I think this B) behavior started with about 1.3.5 for me, but not sure...seems to do B) also with newest 1.4.0b1

I've seen some posts for 'Do Nothing' odd behaviors but nothing concrete that it's being worked on, how rare, maybe I'm being dumb and missing something/can't remember.

Any quick feedback would be helpful.

running rooted stock TWrom (sprint with updates, on JB)
[Android Apps and Games] SirSparkles:
Well, found the answer to this dilemna somewhere else (*gasp*), so I'll repeat here, in case anyone else runs into this...

...because the answer is so ridiculously non-intuitive.

So, it appears that changing an S-Voice setting for Samsung users could help.

Go to S-Voice -> Settings -> 'Open via the home key' entry, and ensure it is 'checked'/engaged.

This setting description says 'Open S Voice by double pressing the home key'.

So, intuitive, right? /sarcasm

Somehow...changing this setting makes Apex behave differently when single pressing the home key in standby (screen off) mode.

It is 100% correlated, from my immediate testing and rebooting a few times...whenever this function is checked, Apex behaves how I want, whenever it's unchecked, it behaves by going to the home screen from standby with the 'do nothing' setting selected)

And it looks like this issue might have been introduced with JB, and that's why I never noticed it with ICS, right around the time that 1.3.3-1.3.5 rolled out.

Or, there's the chance I just randomly had unchecked this S-Voice setting a few weeks ago, or JB actually changed the setting when updating from ICS, don't know.

Not sure if it's how Apex is dealing with the home key button in combination with S-Voice at the same time or what.

I'm also going to assume here that it's only going to be Samsung owners with S-Voice who could see this problem (and/or a Touchwiz ROM thing)

Developers of Apex, any idea if this might be an S-Voice fighting/trumping/blocking code from Apex.

If so, add it to the list of fixes?

For, now, I'll have to keep this S-Voice checkbox ticked, but don't prefer it that way, lucking I don't use double clicking that much.

Hope this helps some peeps.

-running rooted TWrom with updates on Sprint
[Android Apps and Games] stargate125645:
With Google Now, there is no need for S Voice. I have all of Samsung's S software disabled through Titanium Backup. It doesn't work properly with my headset so I went back to the stock Google voice application and with Google Now you lose zero functionality in doing so.
[Android Apps and Games] plumcakk:
Did the "Choose Shortcuts" prompt on homescreen for JB 4.2 ever get fixed? It's pretty annoying not being able to read the text.
[Android Apps and Games] Jezz_X:
Yes on the last beta
[Android Apps and Games] rashid.fairus:
is there an option to set different wallpaper for a different homescreen,which mean 5 different wallpaper for 5 homescreen that i set??

just like LG Optimus stock launcher..just a suggestion
[Android Apps and Games] dpaine88:
Can anyone tell me how to set it up like in v2, where long-pressing the app drawer opened "apex menu"(not settings) ?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] RickROM:
I have seen the silver glow issue around icons sometimes... I haven't been able to figure out what it is.
[Android Apps and Games] AKDMA:
Same issue others are mentioning, everything else is now smooth, but each reboot produces an unwanted search bar widget.
[Android Apps and Games] mbh87:
No custom icons for folders? Thats a bummer.
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
First thing first, as I mentioned in the changelog, some major design changes have been made since v0.3, so if you experience any issues, please re-install the app before reporting bugs.

Could you try the latest version (v0.4)?

Thanks for reporting this issue. I've fixed this bug in v0.4.

Since v0.3, the app drawer button is just a normal Apex actions icon. If you have no other ways to open the drawer or settings, please re-install the app. This is one of the design changes that have to be made to prepare for further dock customizations (e.g., scrollable dock).

Which search bar? The persistant one (which won't respond to long press) or the Quick search bar widget?

Please update to the latest version (v0.4).

Could you share some more details? What are the steps to re-produce the issues? Also, did you perform a clean install or did you update from an earlier version?

Please update to v0.4.

Which remove tab? The popup window? I cannot reproduce this on my phone.

This should be fixed in v0.4, so please update again.

Again, this is a design change to prepare for customizable docks. If you need to access the Apex menu, please set up gestures or add Apex actions for that.

Did you update from an earlier version?

The gestures and Apex actions are implemented in a slightly different way now. Please re-configure them if you restore from backups generated with earlier versions.

So after removing the quick search bar widget, it keeps coming back after you restart Apex? Where does it re-appear? On the top row of the default screen? I can't seem to re-produce it.

It only happens when you use gestures to open the preview? How about using Apex actions?

Please refer to my answers above.

Anyone could help me re-produce this issue? Otherwise, I don't know how to fix it... :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] dw9906:
The widget that is on the default screen when you first install. The one on the top. If you long-press and remove it and then add a different widget like a clock, and reboot or restart the launcher it comes right back and replaces your current widget.
[Android Apps and Games] howetechnical:
Great launcher, it has replaced adw ex on my device. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] dpaine88:
Fresh install. when I delete the search bar widget at the top of the default page, and then reboot the launcher, the search widget comes back.
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
Thanks. I was not able to reproduce this because I always used the delete option from the popup window to remove the QSB widget. It only comes back if you delete it with the remove icon on top of the screen. I'm working on a fix and will make it available soon.
[Android Apps and Games] don_kamil:
I have the same problems. Lot of FC during switching widget list. I cleaned all data from Apex, but I still have that issue.
[Android Apps and Games] Bimmer323:
Excellent work with this release, the last one as well but this is smooth and feature rich. Can't thank you enough for the additions, just perfect.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Android Apps and Games] schnuti:
Didn't get an update noteification, even after unchecking and rechecking the option?

everything else just working perfect...thx
[Android Apps and Games] JohnstonF:
really good app..a worthy launcher replacement for ICS.

one thing i noticed though is if swipe gestures are used the launcher finds it hard to distinguish between a widget swipe and a launcher swipe.

for eg: i use Pure news widget, and every time i try to swipe up to check different feeds my app drawer opens. this can get annoying very soon!

thanks for the app though and i hope you look into this.
[Android Apps and Games] Zelig:
Fantastic work on the update Dennis.

Look forward to being able to pay you for your efforts when Apex is in the Market.

Also, big +1 for taking the time to update the status on the ideas in User Voice.
[Android Apps and Games] schnuti:
@Zelig

I am also using swipe gestures together with pure messenger widget for my twitter account, I don't have any problems with scrolling on my Nexus with 4.02...

Isn't helping you solve the prob but just for information....
[Android Apps and Games] 09989:
could u suppord Traditional Chinese in 0.5?

I have transport 96% in your page.

http://apex.anddoes.com/TranslationIndex.aspx
[Android Apps and Games] RickROM:
Everything is smooth except for the homescreen preview animations and the drawer animation. If I set them, they work well when I toggle the preview or drawer.

The animations don't work well when I close the preview or drawer though. Lags really badly for some reason only when closing. Anyone else have this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
Could you perform a clean install of v0.5 and see how it goes?

How did you swipe? Did you start from within the scrollable widget? Did you swipe very quickly?
[Android Apps and Games] Jezz_X:
I know I've asked this before but am I seriously the only person who's widgets vanish between version upgrades ? and I have to re-install them all again

And when you have as many as I do (see attachment) its very time consuming :(
[Android Apps and Games] Sboulema:
Fantastic! Thanks for the new versions :)

Here is a CWM flashable zip!
[Android Apps and Games] gseth:
Nope, not in the current stable or beta version.
[Android Apps and Games] ehBrY:
How exactly would that look smooth unless the transitions had more gradual blending effects actually that would look real boss if implemented right!
[Android Apps and Games] the1dynasty:
+1 on the multiple wallpaper support... Transition doesn't bother me as I use "none" just like stock aosp...
[Android Apps and Games] SirSparkles:
I'd love to punt SVoice. However..with the Sprint flavor of the GS3. SVoice is the only way to engage 'Driving Mode' presently. So I 'need' it (no Driving mode Notification pulldown toggle on the stock rom). Also..others are seeing the same problem after SVoice has been removed. Seems odd that I have to check a setting to engage 'double tapping the home key for SVoice' to get a single home key tap to work properly for Apex.
[Android Apps and Games] goodtimes50:
The Driving Mode Widget worked great for me on my AT&T GS3. Give that a try...
[Android Apps and Games] WePlay:
Saw the same problem on Nova launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] Dragonn90:
Hi,

The bug still exist :(

And with the latest version we can't rezize the widgets like fancy widget or the touchwiz alarm widget.