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[Android Apps and Games] blackfoot:
Request for Features

Hello Dennis, absolutely love your launcher -- currently running it on my SGS2 and TF101.

Have had 1 or 2 of the minor niggles listed in the thread, but nothing of note.

I have a request for 2 features:

1: Multiple save files with the option to rename, so that I can try out various combinations of settings without manually going through all the options again, with the ability to restore, of course. ;-)

2: The ability to create and rename custom categories inside the app drawer -- iE: utilities, GPS, etc etc.

So far very impressed with the way the Launcher is evolving and the fact that you actually listen/talk to people.
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
is it only a mine problem that the restore does not restore the widgets but only icons and group icons?

thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] sohrab1985:
Great launcher. Works Perfect on my Galaxy Tab.

There is just one thing I want to mention. Since version 0.6 something changed

with homescreens grid size. Take a look at these pictures. Their both gird size

are set on 7*9, but as you can see they look different. It looked much better on

0.5 in my opinion. Is there something that can be done about it?

BTW, good job, keep it up.
[Android Apps and Games] Fr33L4nc3r:
It seems so : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23244287&postcount=961

I also tested with another 2*2 widget on central position :

Widgets used :

- Desktop Visualizer

- Agenda Widget

- Beautiful Widget
[Android Apps and Games] inffy:
it won't restore widgets
[Android Apps and Games] dep169:
I also have the same problem as you. I've tried to use different size of icon but the result were same. :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] SiNJiN76:
This is probably an ICS thing...but sometimes when I use the back button to back out of an app...it goes to the stock launcher Home screen.
[Android Apps and Games] imail724:
Third. Quite annoying, hopefully this gets resolved
[Android Apps and Games] budwizer:
Recently coming over to Apex from Nova and so far am very impressed with Apex. One thing I noticed is that the "Home key to default screen" does not seem to also make the dock revert to a default dock. Is there a way to set this? I prefer to not use infinite scroll for my dock and would like to be able to use the home button to snap back to my default dock.
[Android Apps and Games] manjee:
Hi,

Your launcher is IMO the best one on ICS. I love the swipe actions but I find them a tad too sensitive: when scrolling a widget (eg. Gmail) it triggers the swipe action too often. Is it possible to make the sensitivity configurable? Or simply to decrease it a bit?

Thanks again.
[Android Apps and Games] The Professor:
The app drawer appears to inversely respect the homescreen grid layout. I originally set my homescreen portrait grid to 6x5 (6 rows, 5 columns). Here's the drawer that results:

Six columns, only five rows. Changing my homescreen grid to 7x6 resulted in 7 columns, 6 rows, etc. Switched to 6x6 for now to even things out, but for odd or small sizes, it results in wide open spaces at the bottom of the drawer. This might be a side effect of using 240dpi, but seems like they should at least be consistent - or better yet, the drawer could have its own grid size/layout controls. :)

Either way, thanks for a fantastic launcher. Quite fast, tons of controls, and a joy to use.
[Android Apps and Games] guilhermedsx:
Thanks for developing such a great launcher for ICS!

I was wondering if you will implement the same kind of install that Nova Launcher implemented some time ago, where you can install as a normal app, but it will ask you for su permissions and then work like a system app (widgets on the drawer and everything), that would make updating much easier, wouldn't it?
[Android Apps and Games] TEK112:
I noticed the same issue on my G-Tablet running ICS with a 120dpi setting. The homes screen and drawer should have separate grid sizes.
[Android Apps and Games] SoWhy:
When I first installed ICS on my Desire, I chose Nova Launcher because it allowed to have folders with more than 16 icons (which Apex didn't at that time). Now that Apex does it, I'd like to switch to Apex but I don't want to lose aforementioned folders that I created on Nova. Is there any way to import them from Nova / import a Nova backup into Apex? Or maybe such a feature could be conceived for Nova and other launchers, allowing people to easier switch to Apex?

TIA

SoWhy
[Android Apps and Games] vlt96:
just do not set it as default and change from each other and use your brain;) while you're asking you could do it...

I was born in the '90's... 1290's >:)
[Android Apps and Games] Gefjon:
First of all, Thanks for a great app! I hve just installed it on my Huawei U8800, and after some testing, I think I have got myself a new favorite launcher ;)

I have found something that is probably a bug:

Home key action is set to 'Show previews', Home key to default screen is marked'

What I experience when pressing Home key in preview mode, is that the screen shows only the background - no icons or widgets.

Pressing the 'back'-button brings me to my default screen. Not a major thing, though.

Keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] SoWhy:
I got half a dozen folders on my home screen alone with more than 50 apps categorized - unfortunately re-categorizing them all by hand will take me a while, time that I don't really want to use if there might be a easy solution to just import it ;-)

And of course a feature like that would be a really neat way to attract new users to Apex - not only people who use Nova but also people who use GO Launcher, ADW Launcher etc. With ICS being available on more and more devices, people might want to switch to a ICS-based launcher but are wary to lose all their settings (icons, folders, widgets, shortcuts etc.)
[Android Apps and Games] Milamber33:
While I sympathise with you, every launcher has its own way of saving the layout and other settings. Without documentation on the precise format Nova uses, this is impossible. Also, how many launchers do you think this should be implemented for? There's already Stock, Trebuchet, and Nova just in the ICS launchers, each of which would have to be catered for, where would it end?

I seriously doubt you will ever see this feature. It's too much work, would bloat the launcher badly, and there are far more important issues and features still to work on.

On the other hand, a separate app to move screen layouts between launchers might be a decent idea. As a separate app, it wouldn't bloat the launcher, and the launcher devs could keep working on their projects while it's being made.

Sent from The Past into The Future via The Present. :)
[Android Apps and Games] AKDMA:
Seems like a good idea, but like the guy above said, not very realistic. I haven't seen any other launchers implement this, I'm assuming it's for a reason.
[Android Apps and Games] ffuser1:
any update on dock icon gestures?
[Android Apps and Games] kizsleg:
Thanks for this. Wonderful!
[Android Apps and Games] timroth:
It is really faster then Nova.
[Android Apps and Games] importtuner:
Did a quick search through this thread and couldn't find a definite answer. I know folder icons can not be customized but does anyone know if this feature will be implemented in the future?

Also, I realize that you can't add widgets from the app drawer like the stock launcher unless you install it as a system app but will it be possible in the future to have it updated to get around this?

Nova launcher can edit folder icons and you can also add widgets without having to install it as a system app. INITIALLY it was the same as apex where it had to be installed as a system app but through one of their updates they figured out a way to add widgets through the app drawer without installing as a system app.

There has to be a way.
[Android Apps and Games] Milamber33:
The way is to request root permissions. That's how Nova does it. One way or another, the launcher needs certain elevated permissions, either as a system app or through root permissions.

Sent from The Past into The Future via The Present. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Taverius:
Lovely launcher!

Any chance of dock icon size choices? I'm rocking two pages, seven icons per, and the icons nearly overlap each other, even across page borders.

Continuous, infinite scrolling dock like Zeam would be awesome++.
[Android Apps and Games] T4rd:
I have to say that I'm thoroughly impressed with this launcher so far. I was forced to switch from Nova Launcher after dealing with consistent OG Droid like launcher redraws after being in any app for more than a few mins. It was very annoying and uncalled for on a flagship device like the Galaxy Nexus that has more than enough resources to keep the launcher in memory while running anything else in the foreground.

But this is even an improvement in the features category. More options in overall and still retain all the functionality of Nova launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] HotLZ:
New convert from Nova. Looks good, but one issue that I didn't find in a thread search: I specified my up gesture as the people app, but it always opens the phone app. When I go look at the specified gesture again, both people and phone are selected, even though you are only supposed to be able to select one. Tried to clear and re-select, but it always selects both.
[Android Apps and Games] aaron.a:
this is really nice. i especially like that the grid is customizable per orientation. it runs amazing in CM9 on the Atrix.

the one feature request i'd make is customizable icon size. ADW EX has it, and it works.. decently. using desktop visualizer is too slow. i really don't like to keep widgets on my launcher at all. especially not ones that are purely aesthetic =)
[Android Apps and Games] importtuner:
I'm rooted but would rather not install it as a system app since updating to 4.0.4 caused problems because nova was installed as a system app. Wouldn't want an update from google to cause problems with my phone if I installed apex as a system app. I am rooted though, wouldn't mind giving it root access at all. Hopefully this and the folder icons being able to be customized are addressed in the near future!
[Android Apps and Games] ragnarokx:
Coming out of the app drawer I had a freeze up that looked like the attached picture (homescreens shrunk, partially showing 3 different screens at once). I held back button down to kill the launcher, and it remained looking this way until I opened and closed the app drawer.

Also, i always get a force close when first setting up the launcher and trying to remove the browser icon from the dock.

Other than that this is hands down the smoothest, fastest and most consistently high performing ICS-based launcher around - Trebuchet and Nova ain't got nothin' on Apex! Looking forward to stability updates :D

Galaxy Nexus GSM 4.0.3

AOKP B27 ROM

Apex v0.7 installed in /system/app

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
Never used multipicture live wallpaper before. Will look into this.

I'll fix it in the next version.

More drawer customization options will be added in future versions.

Expect a fix in the next version.

Could you try again with only stock widgets (e.g., Bookmarks, Gmail, Youtube)?

Will look into this later.

As long as you initially install Apex as system app, all updates can be installed as regular apps.

Not sure if this is possible. Will look into this later.

Folder customizations are coming in future versions.

Thanks for reporting this issue. Actually, People and Phone are different activities in the same app. I'll fix the bug in the next version.
[Android Apps and Games] zetsumeikuro:
Awesome launcher so far! I noticed that there is major lag when scrolling in the widgets tab w/ the tablet/cube transition. Also if you link all the tabs together sometimes there is lag when you're scrolling back from widgets to apps, nothing huge. The apps drawer doesn't suffer from lag at all regardless of what transition you're using. The homescreen is nice and smooth even when fully loaded with widgets.. great job! I love the double tap on home screen feature! So far the only thing I've really noticed is the major lag when scrolling through the widgets with the tablet/cube transition and very minor w/ the card stack. Great job overall!
[Android Apps and Games] Ferdimage:
Love this launcher ! Very similar to Nova ..but I seem to enjoy the feel...I regret paying for nova.. I will donate as soon as the app goes final ..just like I supported fancy widgets ;)

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Android Apps and Games] jdmtsx:
Awesome launcher that some ICS have been cooking into roms. Request for OP dennisxl do you think you could add in the option for no margins on Homescreen? Its an option in another launcher but i would prefer you use yours. Thanks in advance for all the hard work!:D
[Android Apps and Games] Fr33L4nc3r:
Here you go, Sir :

Unfortunately, same result with stock ones.

(Using CM9 nightly on SGS2)
[Android Apps and Games] molesarecoming:
i'm using apex in tablet mode on a galaxy nexus, it was the only launcher who could do it, trebuchet crashed, nova & adw wasted alot of space. i have one question, though

to activate tablet mode i had to change DPI from 320 to 192. but that transforms the launcher aswell, it goes into tablet mode, i'll loose the icon-dock-bar and the homescreen is cluttered with icons. 10 x ? is the only setting that fills the screen right now, i'd like 4x4 with normal-sized icons and a dock-bar, like before. could anything be done to stop it from switching into tablet mode, maybe by custom feeding it back the real DPI or something?

all the other apps do great, mail, callendar, settings, youtube, etc., much more useful than before, so useful in fact i'd never go back. but the launcher is slightly out of place.
[Android Apps and Games] Jim-Bim:
Bug: with 7 homescreens the homescreen overview (3-5) is not centered correctly.

I'm using Galaxy Nexus, if you need more details or a screenshot let me know.
[Android Apps and Games] camwinnn:
:D just when I thought ICS launcher could be better, all your work makes it's easily the best thing since sliced bread.

One thing I'd like to ask could there be an option to have folders without names to show black instead of 'unnamed' know some would say you couldn't see the renamed spot but you'd know if you'd set that option. There's an option to hide app names in folders, like theirs, most folders are self explanatory unless named tho.
[Android Apps and Games] Backfisch:
Where can I pay for this app?
[Android Apps and Games] vlt96:
This is what I call " I have to much money and I wanna throw it away" spirit that Americans and many more people started to have today... donate it to Romania, we have an average salary = your money thrown pointless...

I was born in the '90's... 1290's >:)
[Android Apps and Games] Fr33L4nc3r:
Reproduced on latest 0.8 also (althought looking at changelog, I figured it wasn't fixed yet :D)
[Android Apps and Games] Jokesy:
Great launcher. better than Nova but please make BETTER management of homescreens, default homescreen PRIORITY.

thanks
[Android Apps and Games] TEK112:
Says the Romanian who quoted the German...:rolleyes:

Why is it a bad thing to pay someone for their hard work and time?
[Android Apps and Games] KBanause:
You can give it to me if you want to give it away :p
[Android Apps and Games] neowiz73:
looks like the icon scaling bug is now effecting the ADW Icon Packs. I installed v0.8 fresh on aokp build 26. I did so happen to have v0.7 saved from gummy 8.1 so replaced v.8 with the v.7 and I no longer have that issue.
[Android Apps and Games] dpaine88:
I love this launcher...so good.

I made a post about it referencing to the OP of this thread on the Android Reddit. I hope you don't mind.
[Android Apps and Games] fafinaf:
Why is it that new launchers never implement large dimension grid spacing i.e 10x10 and overlappable widgets?

I love the launcher! It's really smooth. I don't mean to come off as a complainer, just a sincere question. Is it difficult from a developers standpoint? It's wonderful we have so many options with launchers- seems like each one has exclusive features that I wish others would incorporate. I'd pay!
[Android Apps and Games] dpaine88:
Maybe they just didn't get there yet..

They have been busting their ass putting new features in constantly.

I would assume they try to add features that will help the most users. I just can't see that many people wanting 10x10 and overlapping widgets.
[Android Apps and Games] sh00kre:
when i change Preview animation in Homescreen settings nothing changes..... does anyone knows why?
[Android Apps and Games] :
Hi !

@dennisxl Quick question :

I updated the french translation, and shortened every string that was too long (because i originally made them using a tablet big screen as reference) : now they should look fine on phones too.

But there are all of my "previous records" in the translation database which are now obsolete, could you possibly delete them to give some clarity ? (My nickname on the translation portal is Phlo)

Thanks in advance,

And keep up the good work ;)
[Android Apps and Games] sh00kre:
I have one small advice regarding Swipe actions, to add "Launch shortcut"...

Great launcher btw!
[Android Apps and Games] r-l:
the launcher is getting better and better ...

only 1 little problem (for me then)

when i use a custom icon for the folder it gets bigger then my other icons (same icon pack i use) and my seconde little question is ...

is it possible for a custom folder icon to choose it without a preview from the apps inside?

if those 2 things could be fixed, i'll be the happiest guy on earth :D

but Apex is still my favourite launcher for ics (prefer this above nova ;))

---------- Post added at 05:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:35 PM ----------

Maybe this is a nice idea. i don't think it's done before ...

a nice extra feature for the drawer, next to the transparent option, maybe an option to use a custom background in the app drawer :D

that would a cool extra on this launcher :D:D
[Android Apps and Games] budwizer:
Just upgraded to .8 from .7 and I lost all my widgets except for the Google Search bar on the desktop. I tried to restore desktop data from settings however they never came back. Anyone else have a similar issue? Is this expected behavior when upgraded to a newer release?
[Android Apps and Games] sgs9:
Here not , i change also , no data lost. I dont need restore data.

I wll not test to restore, maybe i will lost my settings ;)
[Android Apps and Games] VincentDHam:
Bug. Okay instead of long pressing the home screen, you now double tap to bring up the menu??
[Android Apps and Games] TEK112:
It's been like that since .5
[Android Apps and Games] a g bell:
Still present is the annoying blue dot when setting only 1home screen bottom left hand corner l think it is part of the dock divider it goes when opening app drawer then randomly appears sometimes when returning to home screen. Other than that l frigging luv this launcher
[Android Apps and Games] vlt96:
Same for me

I was born in the '90's... 1290's >:)
[Android Apps and Games] stony2k:
Apex Launcher 0.8 CWM flashable
[Android Apps and Games] jhericurls:
0.8 is awesome but can you please get of the animation when exiting app draw.
[Android Apps and Games] Valdeck:
Been that way for a while plus if you long press now you get a menu with several options one of which is Apex settings along with a few other things so you still can use long press to get to the settings.
[Android Apps and Games] FroyoShark:
Newest update is force closing every time I press the home button.
[Android Apps and Games] Taverius:
Try removing the app and installing again, maybe you have the upgrade woes too.

Fine so far here, upd from 0.7.
[Android Apps and Games] AKDMA:
I went from 0.5 to 0.8, working very well.
[Android Apps and Games] jhericurls:
Ignore what i said, animation has disappeared now...odd.
[Android Apps and Games] djsolidsnake86:
dennis please add

transparent status bar option

miui icon support (using miui i have original android icons not miui icons)

let me know please
[Android Apps and Games] lanc3lot:
Great launcher. Keep up the good work.

Try to develop some widgets like Go Launcher Ex have. Its the only reason me and many of my friends still have Go Launcher installed, despite its terrible speed. For example the Go Launcher Notes, the Email widget with multiple accounts, the calendar, etc.

Also, if its possible, can you add folder in folder ability? Will be very nice to have.

Thnx for all the efforts!
[Android Apps and Games] otis_bartleh:
I love this launcher, but am really hesitant to upgrade, because like another poster mentioned, I have a ton of apps categorized into a bunch of different folders, and really hate having to re-do those.

It seems as if a bunch of those having issues are restoring a backup after upgrading, and the resolution seems to be not restore anything. Am I taking this right? I would love to see a way to be able to upgrade versions and have the backups work fine between versions. I'd also like to add a +1 to gestures on dock icons. Thanks for the awesome launcher!

And by the way, I agree that there is nothing wrong with wanting to throw a couple measly dollars to a developer who has made my very frequent use of my phone a much more enjoyable experience. I'd donate too, and no, I don't have money to throw away... It's the people that expect everything to be free that are the ridiculous ones...
[Android Apps and Games] djsolidsnake86:
And create folders in appdrawer

Inviato dal mio HTC HD2 usando Tapatalk
[Android Apps and Games] dennisxl:
May add margin options in future updates.

Thanks for the screenshots. I think I found the bug, so expect a fix in the next version.

A fix is coming in the next version.

Previous translations are there for reference purposes.

Individual folder icon customization is planned.

You can still use long press to open the menu. Check your settings. Double tap is a new gesture we added recently. You can set it up to do something else too.

Screenshot?

Logcat?

I replied your PM. Please don't PM me for feature requests next time. Just post them here and I'll try to reply.

We made some design changes which are required for new features (e.g., dock customizations). If you upgrade from an earlier version, some part of the launcher may stop working or behave unexpectedly. Hopefully, the design has come to a more stable state, and we'll avoid such changes in the future. I don't have a good solution except re-install and manually set up your homescreens. Sorry about the inconvenience.
[Android Apps and Games] Spyr0s:
Im using Wizz and the AOSP email widgets for gmail/hotmail, scrollable and resizable with push notifications. There is always an alternative in Android and it's about time to start using some new ICS features ;)

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[Android Apps and Games] lowedwin:
Hi, would u suggest Wizz or APW??
[Android Apps and Games] Juvenall:
This would make me a powerfully happy man. I know it's just a few extra pixels, but having the ability to push a widget from edge to edge really makes a difference.
[Android Apps and Games] stephenjason89:
to improve portrait mode, you should be able to make the scaling to stretch... because for example im on a grid of 5x9 on both landscape and portrait, portrait mode is not full screen but landscape mode looks good... last version in 0.7 even though im on 5x9 grid for portrait, it was scaled pretty nice to fit the screen. so i still get full screen at 5x9 portrait...

the reason for this is because i want everything seen in portrait to be seen in landscape... because if i do make portrait 7x7, the last 2rows won't be seen in landscape if i use 5x9 in landscape. and the last 2 columns in landscape won't be seen in portrait..
[Android Apps and Games] jpen:
Loving it! 2 things I would like to see implemented would be folders in app drawer or the ability to customize the drawer tabs......second thing is maybe being able to change the icon itself on folders on the homescreen ..... either way keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] kizsleg:
App drawer becomes laggy when using fade effects for drawer animation.