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[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
A suggestion, I've a few apps fc on me as well. I got around the problem by doing the installation from the play store. It seems the titanium backup is having some issues with the Lollipop. If you have-not try that yet.
[Android Apps and Games] joeyjoey022:
good work keep it up!

really like it
[Android Apps and Games] rontokyo:
How create vertical docks in landscape mode

On my nexus 7 docks automatically were created vertically on the right side in landscape mode, but on my Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 the dock is positioned at the bottom of the screen horizontally. What's the trick to get the the dock to appear vertically on the right side of the home screen? Many thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] techyee:
thanks installing ...................:good:
[Android Apps and Games] ex-28:
running apex launcher pro version 3.0.3 on galaxy s6 (details in my sig) non rooted all stock.

every morning when I wake up and unlock my phone I am greeted with this error.

"apex launcher isn't responding do you wish to close it ? "

I click on wait and after a about 15 seconds it's fine, but its annoying , anyone have any ideas what may cause it ?
[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
Do you check the option to keep the launcher in the memory? Usually when the message is telling you to either wait or close the app, the app is most likely waiting in the queue. Since you have the s6, the hardware spec isn't the problem. This may have something to do with the Apex's own issue. You're not alone with this problem though, many of users including me are seeing this message, and just put up with it, if it doesn't happen too frequently. My suggestion is either wait for the fix or use another launcher like me. I'm currently using the Smart launcher pro 2, until both Apex and NOVA launchers are done with their beta development.
[Android Apps and Games] BuggerBug:
Thanks for the continuous updates. Apex will be my only launcher :good:
[Android Apps and Games] ex-28:
Hi there thanks for the reply I only see that her when I wake up in the morning after my phone has been charging all night I don't have the option on to keep Apex Launcher in memory as I keep getting the persistent notification in the pull-down menu when I have it enabled. So I haven't tried with it on yet.

Sent from my SM-G920W8
[Android Apps and Games] JagDave:
To get rid of the notification, either long press on the notification or go in to application settings and disable notifications.

Sent from my SM-N910F
[Android Apps and Games] L0cke:
Is there anyway to get a drop shadow on the icons like on the Samsung Galaxy Launchers? Or maybe a trick with an icon pack to add a shadow as a layer?
[Android Apps and Games] ex-28:
quick question , s6 and apex when I install a theme from the theme store from phone settings themes, my icons arn't changing at all ,I checked the theme settings in apex and it looks fine,

can someone else on the s6 confirm the desktop icons change as well as the icons in the app drawer ?
[Android Apps and Games] subhani:
i have a theory, that the app drawer lags badly when you start hiding apps.
[Android Apps and Games] Technical:
Well, I have quite some hidden app. I would try to unhide them, but, fortunately, right now, Apex returns working... and, you know, if ain't broken, do not fix it :D
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
v3.1.0 (May 25, 2015)

Show search as overlay

Expand notifications and quick settings through accessibility service (TouchWiz on Lollipop)

Other improvements and bug fixes

Added Catalan, Estonian, and Persian translations

Updated translations

Direct APK download

Download from Google Play
[Android Apps and Games] MatVekk:
Finally for New touchwiz!

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5 Cataclysm 5.1.1
[Android Apps and Games] SmashBrother:
I'm having issues when backing up Apex on my Nexus 5. Whenever I back it up through Apex, it says it has been saved on my SD Card at /Android/data/apexlauncher/apex_settings

The issue I have is that location does not exist in my Internal Storage. Through my PC I navigate from Android to data but in data there is no apexlauncher folder
[Android Apps and Games] refresh5:
Keep Apex Launcher in memory - Remove Notification

Hi,

is it possible to add a setting for hiding the notification message?

I ticked "Keep Apex Launcher in memory" - In the application settings I disable notifications - but the entry in the notifications still appears.

Thanks for your reply!

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] JagDave:
Go in to Sounds and notifications -> Application notifications and disable (block) from there.

Sent from my SM-N910F
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
It seems the empty folder bug has been fixed in the latest version on LP.

EDIT: Scratch that, the bug is still there.
[Android Apps and Games] eRPeeX:
No problem with empty folders on lollipop.

Since first lollipop rom I did a clean install and had no problem anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] AlexInvar:
folder content invisible

When power save is on in CM12 (5.1.1) the folder's content becomes Invisible on open:
[Android Apps and Games] pakitos:
Yup, I updated Apex by mistake and when on to check if there was any update and it said it had been updated that day. 2 second later I noticed the bug is still there and went back to 2.7.0
[Android Apps and Games] manpildo:
This is because battery saver disables animations. If animation duration scale is disabled, then the folder content is invisible. Annoying bug really.
[Android Apps and Games] daniel_m:
Does anyone else see logcat being spammed with warnings when there is a widget on the home screen and the phone is being rotated from landscape to portrait mode or vice versa, or when an internet connection is being established?

requestLayout() improperly called by android.widget.TextView{...} during layout: running second layout pass

I am still experiencing major slow-downs and Apex becoming unresponsive frequently. I assume it might be connected to widgets being updated after rotating the screen or after synchronising over the internet.

The requestLayout() spam is caused by all kinds of widgets, from simple buttons to scrollable calendar widgets, and it is not triggered when there are no widgets on the homescreen.

According to stackoverflow (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24598977/android-requestlayout-improperly-called) it might be an Android bug. But blaming Android doesn't make things better since I don't expect this to be fixed.
[Android Apps and Games] ADG2:
Enable Accessibility Service

Galaxy Note 4 - Android 5.0.1

As of the most recent Apex Launcher update, "Enable Accessibility Service" does not work. When I go to phone SETTINGS - ACCESSIBILITY and try to enable Apex Launcher, the "OK" button does not work, only the "CANCEL" button works. Then, when I drag down the notification bar, I'll get a message saying: This action requires a special system permission. Please enable Apex Launcher's Accessibility Service. If I click on "okay" I'm taken back to the system settings that still don't work. If I click on cancel I can continue to use the phone normally.
[Android Apps and Games] vishal24387:
This launcher ia juat amazing...!!

Its my feature request.

I want geature support on desktop like there on iphone. When we pinch in on desktop all icons appears while we pinch out using two or more fingures all icons hides/disappear...

There is one interesting gesture which can hide statusbar and dock also...but can't hide desktop icons...!! Please add this gesture :)
[Android Apps and Games] ADG2:
polite bump
[Android Apps and Games] nick_white:
I was looking to buy a customizable launcher for phone (S4 mini, 4.4.2) and tablet (Tab S) with drawer folders support and picked Apex.

Unfortunately, on the phone there is a serious bug / problem:

After two types of activities:

a) Using navigation apps (OsmAnd & MapFactor)

b) Repeatedly opening an app from the drawer, then pressing back button

The drawer is not displayed correctly anymore, ending up with one of the following outcomes:

a) The icons are only displayed as some kind of contours, with some picture in the background.

b) One or multiple pages of the drawer are empty. But if I click on the emptiness, it launches the apps that were there previously, so it's a display problem.

c) The icon fonts are messed up. If I enter Apex's settings, there are also with messed up fonts. On any other app, they're fine.

d) Some (few) app icons are invisible, but the text is shown.

The problem is fixed if I restart the launcher, but also sometimes (so not every time) if I:

a) Rotate the phone (and the launcher rotates)

b) Launch another application, then return to drawer
[Android Apps and Games] nick_white:
After looking again, the strange backgrounds are one app's icon, stretched & reversed.
[Android Apps and Games] carlo67:
hi

I have apex launcher

I having a problem with it and other launcher are ok

with apex launcher, my widgets stopped after about 10 minutes so I have to restart apex again again

why?/
[Android Apps and Games] kinfolk248:
v310....

what about 'feeling lucky' I know was built in then taken out but was only actually hidden and still there. Is it still hidden there in the latest version 310?
[Android Apps and Games] Thebear j koss:
Yes.

LEGALIZE IT.

Mattias Duarte ruined android. Material design sucks.
[Android Apps and Games] eRPeeX:
That's an opinion, no fact.

Taste and colours are personal, imho.
[Android Apps and Games] kinfolk248:
Wow, is there any way to remove 'feeling lucky' other than reverting back to the older version(s)..?
[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
What's the deal with this fear of "getting lucky" button? All it is an app recommending widget that's badly named, that all. All this tin foil hat wearing about it collecting the user's information and selling it are all just a paranoia.
[Android Apps and Games] kinfolk248:
Tin foil b/c if its recommending apps to ppl it's recording app data and actions. And for those who do mobile banking and have critical email information on their mobile they certainly wouldnt want an app recording such data, especially an app that have no reason to do so. People, well most/some people, dont want an app to read their data and make recommendations. I personally dont, I just want the launcher to be a launcher. Google already reads everything on the internet, dont need app devs sitting on the couch reading data as well. Not everyone is ok with living life on Facebook, thats all. Nothing against the dev, just why force a data recording service in your app, its a launcher just launch...
[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
The point is, other than some one a while back when the button first came out, and has made a big fuss about

It being a data recording device, nobody else mention anything about the button recording the data. My AV apps didn't pickup apex sending or receive anything either. The point is, suggestion button like the apex has is nothing new, go launcher has it, and smart launcher has one too. If the launcher devs get a few extra dollars for putting an optional suggestion button that can be turn off in the apps, I really have no problem with it, especially they aren't charging me extra for updating the launcher, and making sure my $4 goes a long way.
[Android Apps and Games] kinfolk248:
Just because everyone is doing it doesnt exactly mean its right...
[Android Apps and Games] Thebear j koss:
If an app is collecting and sharing data it would need to be disclosed and you would see it in your permissions upon install. There is nothing malicious about it. I have never even seen the button, i only know it's there because i theme apex and i saw the png. and the xml in layouts, and the smali xml. I glanced through it and there is nothing out of the ordinary. Google does waaaaay worse stuff that you will never know about or see. Everytime you search on gnow or chrome you have data sold world wide for customized advertising. You agree to everything these huge companies like google and facebook do with your data and info once you click i agree. A independent dev isn't going to go through all this trouble to hack your data.

LEGALIZE IT.

Mattias Duarte ruined android. Material design sucks.
[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
Hey man, you giving up on nova and coming over to join the apex side of force huh? Else you must use multiple launchers like me
[Android Apps and Games] Thebear j koss:
Yup. I have 4 launchers because i theme them but i only carry 2 on my device at a time. New Nova is garbage, all the google fanboys over there who kiss kevin's butt and have no clue can keep using that Materinova crap. Don't understand why someone would take 10 giant leaps back on his new build from his old. Everything on that thread is just a headache, only thread i've ever seen on xda that remains open with no support at all for over 2 years. Kevin hasn't even heen on xda since 2012. But just like everything else certain people get preferential treatment. Look at google, they're pulling apps from the play store or banning small devs for not following "Material Guidelines", yet do you think Facebook will ever get a lettet or get pulled? Hell no, google and 99% of the internet would be out of business. Lol. Ridiculous.

LEGALIZE IT.

Mattias Duarte ruined android. Material design sucks.
[Android Apps and Games] kinfolk248:
Yes but like i said, not everyone lives on Facebook or other social media. Im not even on any of those social media sites. Bad enough auto industry wants to 'license' their software to us lol

Just like you have disdain for Mattias, I dont like unnecessary data collection.
[Android Apps and Games] Technical:
Hello, is there any plans to add a side bar where we could have access to some apps and avoid using of 3rd party apps/launchers?
[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
The only way to avoid the so call unnecessary days connection I this day and age is do what John Connor in T3 suggests, "get off the grid". Especially the so call the internet of things is building all around us, where all the gadgets and machines operate base on the data collection. What you may think is the unnecessary collection, to other is the money and the wave of the future.
[Android Apps and Games] kinfolk248:
Yea soon you wont have to do a background check, they'll just pull your bioprofile... But everyone wants to be on Twitter and Facebook but then get mad when the govt peeps thru the window....

But anyway, so 'lucky' is still there huh. Well I'll retire to my '98 nokia with the 13 day battery life and 65 ft drop proof...
[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
Really though, like you said, why should the NSA bother with its spying data collection program, when everyone that's using the internet is already spilling his/her guts out on the social medias such as Facebook already?
[Android Apps and Games] subhani:
Guys, I'm still finding my drawer animations when swiping pages exhibit bad lag.

Is this issue just happening to me?

Xperia Z3 D6603 international and unlocked from Amazon

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I have to agree with you here. Apart from 'tinted status bar' effect that PA first introduced years ago, the rest of material design sounds great ONLY in theory. In practise, it looks and feels unintuitive, jarring and disjointed. My problem is with the colour mismatch, the lock screen, the 'card' UI which doesn't work, the notipanel, etc etc. Just feels unfinished and inconsistent.

However, I'm all in favor of Google enforcing design guidelines as this helps to acheive that consistency. So long as they don't discriminate.
[Android Apps and Games] aviwdoowks:
Thanks for stable, fast & very configureable launcher.

Only thing is the app drawer sorting. Why is it not easier to change?

I attach a pic of my favourite launcher drawer. Xperia 206b albeit buggy.
[Android Apps and Games] carlosjaviergarciamolina:
it's a good launcher. but , the space between icon and label icon it's so big
[Android Apps and Games] eRPeeX:
You can adjust it, more rows and columns.
[Android Apps and Games] carlosjaviergarciamolina:
No. If you adjust rows and columns, the label will be cut
[Android Apps and Games] pato2015:
i would like to know if theres a feeling lucky embeded on apex pro? or ads programs...if no i would buy the pro....ty
[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
Don't buy it, and save your self some paranoia. Feeling lucky is always in all the apex, pro or free. By now I'm exhausted with discussing feeling lucky button. So just use nova or something else, because you will always feel like your data is being recorded even if other tell you that the button is not doing anything other than suggesting apps.
[Android Apps and Games] MrOban:
I want to be lucky too. ;) How do I find Feel lucky on my device? I've searched every place, App Drawer, Tasks, can't find it. I'm on Pro v3.1

Gesendet von meinem SM-G900F mit Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] daniel_m:
"Feeling Lucky" is an Android activity that might be disabled by default in the pro version. It can be disabled manually with apps like MyAndroidTools. I do not know if this will stop Apex from collecting data for app suggestions or if it will merely remove the "Feeling Lucky" icon from the drawer. Actually, I don't even know if Apex collects data or if it just promotes random apps as advertisements.

Frankly, whatever it does, calling people "paranoid" when they complain about this kind of advertisement is mildly ignorant.
[Android Apps and Games] king.larry:
I have a Galaxy Note 3 with Android 5 and have the pro-version. After every restart of the phone, all icons of apps on the ext. sdcard are gone. That is very bad! Any soloutions?

Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] FcukBloat:
i've always preferred apex over nova, but then I had to switch to nova prime because only in nova I can hide clock in status bar when in homescreen.

any chance to see this added in apex too? (if it has not been added already in the meantime of course! :p )
[Android Apps and Games] avd:
Not sure hiding click on status bar is a function of the launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] Hwyl.Fawr:
after you rebooted, try to wait some time (about 20 minutes?) before you enter the SIM-card pin, just do nothing with your device. That helps for me, still I don't think this is a launcher issue
[Android Apps and Games] FcukBloat:
hiding it only when in homescreen, not always. yes it is a launcher feature, or at least can be done via launcher, as nova has it ;) (need root btw)
[Android Apps and Games] king.larry:
Thank you, but it is a issue of apex, because it works with other launchers (nova) on the same Smartphone ... and to wait can't be the soloution!
[Android Apps and Games] carlo67:
anybody knows what this problem is?
[Android Apps and Games] Polarbert:
In the latest update this feature has been added:

Expand notifications and quick settings through accessibility service (TouchWiz on Lollipop)

Does anyone know what this does exactly? Or is it something that was added a while back and its still in the update whats new section. Again what does it do exactly? :)

http://ameryka.5v.pl/kolonialne.html

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[Android Apps and Games] hitchhikerkiller:
generic droid icons

Hi!

I would like to report a possible problem: Apex Launcher is replacing some of the standard icons of the LG System Apps by generic droid icons if I increase icons size.

For example:

If I use size 100% for icons, Apex show them correctly.

But if I change size to 120%, some LG System Apps are replaced by generic droid icons (I attached some images showing that). The icons are replaced both in the app drawer and in the main screen.

I tried editing the app on drawer, clicked on the icon and selected "Use default icon", but the icon still being shown as a generic droid.

First, I thought it could be a problem with the LG icons. But then I installed another launchers (like Nova) and in these launchers I was able to increase icons size without problems.

So, I guess the problem happens because of something related with Apex.

Is there any tip or workaround I could follow to solve this? :confused:

PS: Apex Launcher Pro, version 3.1.0 from Jun 27, 2015.

Well... I found out a workaround to handle with this problem:

1. Apex Launcher Settings / Advanced Settings / Icon Size -> 120%

2. Enter the App drawer and take note of all icons that were changed to the generic Green Droid

3 Apex Launcher Settings / Backup & Restore -> Reset Defaults

4. In the App Drawer, repeat the procedure below for every problematic icon you took note on step 2:

- long press the icon

- drag the icon to Edit option on the top of the window

- click on the icon image

- select "Use default icon"

- OK

(It looks like the step 4 is doing NOTHING because you are not changing the icon information but believe me... it is necessary).

5. After you have finished the step 4 to all problematic icons, go to Apex Launcher Settings / Advanced Settings and change Icon Size to 120% again.

So... now all icons will be OK. If any icon in the Main screen is still wrong, just delete the shortcut and recreate it dragging the icon from the app drawer to the main screen.

That's just a workaround solution, I hope Apex team solve this definitely in the major versions.
[Android Apps and Games] Thebear j koss:
Just a shot in the dark, but do you have those apps installed to external sdcard? If so, it is because of that. The launcher can't find those apps to read if not in their regular location.

Thebe@r'$ G@L@XY
[Android Apps and Games] hitchhikerkiller:
Hi! thanks for your reply.

No, I haven't installed those apps on the SD Card. I know this problem you told me, I already faced it on an old Nexus S I had before when I moved some apps to the SD Card. But in this case, they are apps that came with the LG phone and I haven't moved them.

PS: I edited my previous post with an workaround that fixed the problem. It is not the most elegant solution, but it worked :D
[Android Apps and Games] zemix:
I dissapointed, I new user of Apex, enjoying a lot of settable features and dissapointed with NO possibility to add system widgets, like Calendar, on home screen? Why?

Before I use Go Launcher (and still continue) and it easily allows to add system widgets on home screen... So what the problem of Apex? Realy don't understand...

LG G2 D802 KIT KAT 4.4.2 OFFICIAL STOCK
[Android Apps and Games] hawkwind212:
Are you referring to the actual system widgets or Apex' s own widgets? Apex doesn't have it's own widget and you may need the pro version to add certain widgets.
[Android Apps and Games] zemix:
I mean system stock Lg's widgets...

http://imgur.com/KzWjg6F

http://imgur.com/xaRI7PX

I tryt different, some stock widgets work, another - does not...
[Android Apps and Games] Phreec:
Change icon background color?

Not sure if this is even handled by Apex Launcher but I'm using Apex together with Voxel Icon Pack.

Apps that don't yet have custom icons seems to instead get a randomly assigned solid color beneath their default icon to still fit the overall theme of the pack, as seen on Crusaders and AndChat on attached image.

However, is there a way to manually choose which color these apps get?

I noticed the colors changing randomly whenever I finished messing with some Apex settings, but that's all too random for managing the color of several apps.
[Android Apps and Games] Thebear j koss:
Icon packs are controlled by the icon pack apk. There may be a setting in the icon pack settings that may control those bg skins.
[Android Apps and Games] nokiagye:
If Y can add more screen effects thanks
[Android Apps and Games] razorloves:
yeah, very annoying.

This is a pretty serious bug.

Anyone know if the dev is aware or has commented on it?

Other than that bug, Apex is awesome and has been my favorite launcher for years.

Thanks for awesome app.