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[Nexus One Themes and Apps] vk2bea:
FCs on Launcher2 (is this the updated launcher2?)

I'm getting many FCs using this Launcher2. This is very reminiscent of the Launcher2 of the original ROM before the latest Google update.

The update corrected the FCs but I suspect that this modified version is based on the original code (with it's bugs).

I'm not sure the modified version source has been released but since the concept is good (optimizing screen real estate) it would be great to get a version based on the new corrected code.

BTW the leftmost screen drops the phone icon and the right most screen drops the browser icon (although the functionality remains). Is this a feature or a bug ?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] pklee:
Nice! Thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Ssantos6981:
any big bugs?

Before I dive into this, can someone list the bugs please?

Thanks
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Huey85:
Any way to change which icons/apps are set on the bottom left&right?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Casao:
This. I'd love to use this, but I don't use dialer enough to want it, prefer Contacts on the right and browser on the left.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Mikey:
A couple i saw on alldroid, not bugs being reported by me

Just wondering, the browser button doesn't go to the last viewed webpage, instead it opens a new homepage window. Is it meant to be like that?

thanks for letting us know. the other button, phone, i know some people may realize when you're in a call and you go to the homescreen, pressing the phone button from the launcher doesn't bring you back to the call in progress- it opens up a new phone dialer, which then has no effect on the current call or anything

(lots of FC's). I have a lot of problems when going in and out of landscape mode.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] kscasper13:
AdamZ over at Alldroid has a nice Metamorph for this mod. here's some screens from my Nexus
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] wicked_beav:
Hey Doc, We over at Nexus Nation would love for you to come post your Modded Launcher over at our site as well please. If not we would like to know if we could have your permission to post a thread with your mod with obviously all credit given to you. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Jason Syn:
Do you have the link to his page? I found a Smoked Glass theme that matches your pics but no link to download the metamorph. Thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Over Achiever:
Only for rooted phones?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stewart1988:
Yep :)

10 characters limit...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] MontAlbert:
just needs:

fast fling like on GDE so you can quickly fling from one end to the other

ability to scroll from 5th to 1st screen (ie. no wall at the end of the 5th).

folders in launcher.....

?extra screens-

damn good start though
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] myshyak:
Thanks for your mod

Please advice the possibility to use other apps in the bottom- use DialerOne instead of native contacts and would prefare twitter client instead of browser
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] st0kes:
post deleted - posted in completely the wrong place :p
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] AndyCr15:
So I tried this, I have a rooted MCR 1.5 N1.

I put the zip on the SD Card and flashed it, when it booted I just had a black screen... no home screens at all :(

Any ideas why?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] theslam08:
Shoot, genius idea, but bugs hopefully will be cleared up :).
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Nick_Hrh:
Can i get this modd with orange select colour around the icons on home screen insted of green?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] smelian:
please can u explian how can i install this luncher or any mod luncher thank u
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Atze001:
Did anyone know how to change the 2 Buttons (Phone/Browser)?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] geovass:
+1

All i can see, is that the icons are the normal ic_home_arrows_XX_focus.png picture files.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] geovass:
come on people! who can help here?

;)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] JDMJOSH:
What mod are you guys using to blend the news/weather widget into the background?? it looks awesome!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gIMpSTa:
Without source it's kinda hard to do. I managed to disassemble and make some changes for specifically what I wanted it to do and messed around with possibility of launching specific apps. Going to take some more hacking to get to that point but i figured i'd post my version incase anyone else wants it.

First of all, this launcher2.apk is ripped from a version of nextheme (manup456) which is a black theme with white text. You probably should have similar if you want to use this. In my mod (screeny and link below) the left button launches voice command (to me this is almost as good as being able to chose the app you want down here because you can always say "open calendar" for example) and the right button opens contacts (I RARELY use dialer, so contacts makes more sense to me and I preferred it on the right).

Launcher2.zip (unzip and push to /system/app)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Very nice, you the first that made some real changes :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] GNOve:
Can you please post instructions on how to accomplish this? What files to modify? I want a dock with the phone and sms. My 2 ways of communications always accesible.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gIMpSTa:
Thanks!!!

Well, I'll give you the quick run down, but fair warning it's probably not going to be enough to accomplish what you want to do.

1> Extracted classes.dex from the modded Launcher2.apk

2> Used baksmali (google it) to disassemble classes.dex

3> Open up com/android/launcher2/Launcher.smali with a (good) text editor

Around line 5852 (at least in this ver) you will see

.method public launchAppl()V

And around 5871

.method public launchAppr()V

This is where the code is to launch the "apps". I changed the v1 string in launchAppl from android.intent.action.DIAL to android.intent.action.VOICE_COMMAND and in launchAppr I changed the second v2 string from "http://www.google.com" to "content://contacts/people"

I *think* it would take some heavy modification to these methods to get it to launch an app, which is why I went the route I did.

After you are all done, you need to use smali (other half of program from step 2) to recompile/assemble classes.dex, insert that into Launcher2.apk and then resign it. (of course, I also changed the images in Launcher2 but that is the easy part).
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] GNOve:
Awesome thank you.

Wil poke aorund and see what I find. Changing properties around to point to the sms app should not be complicated but who knows.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Nice :)

I been poking around in the classout files to find a way to get endless scrolling. But my programming skills is not up to date.

Any pro that can help out?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Update, see 1 post
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] masse1369:
I assume you flash this in recovery?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Its a update.zip, unzip and use adb or install from recovery
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] gIMpSTa:
Looks nice! Thanks for the shout out!!!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] drpfenderson:
DocRambone - Is this zip zipaligned or optimized in any way?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] WingnutStrikesBack:
I like launcher2 but would also create it possible for the non rooted phones?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] daz23:
bug?

@Doc

firstly thanks for your work on this! (and others)

i am currently using ur first Launcher2 with buttons (dialer on left and browser on right)

my scenario is the following:

im on a call and navigate away from the in-call screen to check sms (call still connected)

clicking on the dialer at the bottom doesnt bring up the existing call

if i navigate to the 'phone' application in the apps menu and open i get a tab called "phone" with menu options:

-use the touch tone keypad

-return to call in progress

-add call

is there anyway the 'dialer' at the bottom can be modified to reproduce this in-call function?

cheers
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Fixed, sorry about that. 1st post updated

/Doc
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
U can always pull down status bar and click on active call. Tested and ok
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Should be possible, i will try to find a way
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] WingnutStrikesBack:
oh great thx^^
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] daz23:
that doesnt work for me.. so now my MORPH is the issue? :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Not sure, any other have this issue?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mer6:
Works, causes a bit lag on the first few tries.

Did notice 2 things:

1. Clicking on it is not substantial (the color change is so subtle it feels/looks like you're not pressing anything when you click on the center button). And color change on left side and right side dialer/contacts buttons is nonexistant. Any chance you can add the yellow-color shift and the haptic feedback to these buttons (and fix the bug below)?

2. Clicking on the center button also briefly shifts the left side's phone button over to the right a couple of pixels.

Other than that, looks nice.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] daz23:
can u try accessing the dialer while in call and see if the issue occurs?

i guess there are two issues - one with the launcher2 mod and one with the notification morph
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] drpfenderson:
I made a mod for this launcher with the default Launcher/Home icons, and some minor fixes for your all_apps_button_*.png images. The Phone icon is off by a few pixels in the 3 PNGs. Also, zipaligned and optipnged. ;)

Download here (5.5 MB) | MD5sum
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mgear356:
Can I request for the old version (the one with browser) to be updated to the latest revision?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] seanowns:
I am being lazy, but have there been any improvements on the launcher performance? I know there was talk of endless scrolling. Has this been implemented? I went to oldschool launcher to fix this for time being, but would like to get back my extra 2 buttons when the thing scrolls properly.

Thanks!!!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
I wil lfix the graphic later, sorry :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Nice, its pretty simple to make morph to this launcher so you can have any icons you like :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
It feel ok, but could still be faster.

My skills is not good enough to implement scrolling

I attach unpacked classes files, maybe someone up to the task
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] rmrector:
The source for this is available here http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Launcher2.git;a=summary. Why all the dicking around with disassemblers? Developing with the original source is much simpler:D.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] WingnutStrikesBack:
Is that the Version for non rooted Phones?

sry for the stupid question.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] MintyFloss:
This is beautiful. Installed and loving it. Thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] smelian:
please can u tell me how to install luncher? i have stock launcher and my device rooted
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Boot up in recovery and install as update.zip

/Doc
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
sweet thank you .hope we can have the browser instead of contacts .

:)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
This source is for standard launcher without the buttons...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mgear356:
Second that please!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
http://www.4shared.com/file/218486657/6c428d30/Launcher2buttons.html
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] GNOve:
why have the phone icon and contact icon?

When you go to the phone app you have access to everything releated to your phone (contacts, call log, favorites etc).

Wouldn't it be better to have something else in its place?

Browser, sms, email etc. Makes more sense to me.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
I like to have phone and contacts on the launcher. Feel free to change them if you want something else. I will update the version with browser with new icons tho.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
thanks i was hoping on a browserbutton in the new look not the old 1 :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] seanowns:
Thanks. Exactly what I am looking for. I wanted a reason to deal with the scrolling problems compared to your oldschool launcher, and nice looking/useful buttons do it
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
nice:D

looking forward to it.

( hope er are not stressing you )

thanks in advance
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mgear356:
Yes pls! That will be great! Thank you sir!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Updated, but still in beta:

Let me know about bugs.

/Doc
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] tokyomonster:
Thanks :)

Seems to work well, though there's a force close for launcher2 when the phone initially starts.

Also, can we get one that has the default google search widget, or is there a way that I can push that back in? I like the way the stock one looks.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Ersdal:
Great work! Thanks a lot!

EDIT: Any chance to see the contacts and messaging apps on the buttons?

EDIT 2: FC on boot with the latest version w/ dialer and browser
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] commandercup:
The latest version looks incredible! What a step forward.

It seems to be a bit slower than the stock launcher and no highlight when touching a button. :p But otherwise, it is incredible!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stian230:
thank you .

looks really good it's probably the best launcher sofar.

thumbs up .
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
The FC at first start seem to a one time event.

Messaging and contacts will come later.

I need to clean up graphics first on the 2 first releases

And i have very FAST clean Desire on the way.

Love android :D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
I put back default search widget with next release.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] tokyomonster:
<3

Great stuff, then!!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] tokyomonster:
Something I noticed:

When scrolled all the way to the left, or all the way to the right, the icon on the respective sides disappears(if you're all the way to the right, it's the browser, left, it's the phone)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] commandercup:
I don't have that problem, although I'm using the modified one that was posted with the original home icons.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] MontAlbert:
yeah in the new themed version there are a few icons missing. I am sure the doc will add them in soon.

***edit*** even when i added them myself it made no difference.... maybe because with stock launcher there normally isnt anything there?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mgear356:
So far so good! No fc.. just a minor bug, at the 1st and 5th screen the phone and browser icon would be missing respectively...

Thank you for your great efforts!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mikeybags:
I'm trying to push this, after having pushed the morph from AdamZ at alldroid, and it's telling me:

"failed to copy 'launcher2.apk' to 'system/app/launcher2.apk': Read-only file system"

How do I get around this?

EDIT: Figured it out. I'll leave this up in case any other who don't know this already have the same issue...but you just have to simply "adb remount" before pushing.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] hackitall:
This is a great looking design update for the homescreen.

I have become attached to using the phone and web buttons.

Nice work!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mgear356:
Would this launcher over write cyanogen 5.0.4's optimization of launcher?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] tokyomonster:
Yeah, most likely. What'd he do to make it optimized? I didn't see anything about that in the changelog.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mgear356:
I am not too sure.. I presume he would have optimized everything?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] tokyomonster:
Haha, beats me. I flashed this launcher2 over 5.0.4, and it seems to be running fine.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fegato:
run fine also on 5.0.4.1
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Updated 1st post
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] WingnutStrikesBack:
Please find a way to make it possible for non rooted phones...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] andjohn:
No.

Ten Chars.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] irishrally:
Auto-rotate?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] seanowns:
Feels good. Will give this a bigger test once the browser version comes out.

DOC you make this too tough between this one and the "blazing" fast launcher:D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] usmc2k:
Kant wait for the launcher release with phone n web Doc.... I know itll be as good as all your other work.... any way when u do to make the icons semi transparent ?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
None of the links are working for me.

Could you reupload it (assuming it's not just me)?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] PISSANDVINEGAR:
New search widget with the multicoloured google looks tacky in my option. the one that was with the previous launcher, rel3, idk if its stock or not but whatever, looks heaps better.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] PISSANDVINEGAR:
this. allmycharbelongs2u
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] PISSANDVINEGAR:
Sorry, I'm so rude sometimes. Best Launcher I've ever seen, it's the only thing that I keep as far as UI mods go, besides CM. Thank you thank you thank you for something with adequate polish.

Mod Edit Language Removed
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] BlueScreenJunky:
Can't wait for the contact/browser version (dialer and contact are a little redundant since when you're in contacts you're just one click away from the dialer, plus I almost never use the dialer.)

However, I have a bug report to do : Whenever I reboot my N1, Launcher2 is stuck and won't respond to anything (after a few seconds I even get the "this app is not responding" pop-up). But if I lock the phone (ie put it to sleep), wait a few seconds and unlock it, everything work just fine untill the next reboot.

I use the OC-UV kernel so it might come from that, but the stock launcher and other launcher replacements work fine.

Thanx for your work anyway !
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
Links are still dead for me
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] SiNJiN76:
It'd be awesome if the icons blended in with the black theme better.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Brutus2TheMax:
Will this work on a CDMA Hero with an AOSP 2.1 ROM?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] tokyomonster:
Hate to be *that guy*, but any updates on the new version with the browser and the phone?

Any chance you can post a tutorial on how these can be customized? <3
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5719588&postcount=36

I will try to make an update, but time is limited.

Have a go , link above shows how
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] tokyomonster:
Awesome, I'm going to play with that when I get home.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] sthoeft:
Best Launcher so far, no wasted space.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] :
Will this work on 2.1 ROMs for th G1?
[Off-topic] Taggard:
So I have been using my lovely N1 with AT&T from the day I got it. Just popped my old SIM card into the N1, added a $15/month unlimited data plan and presto blamo it worked like a charm.

So last night I get a text from AT&T telling me I need to add a "smartphone" plan to my account. How do they know I have a smartphone? Anyway, I ignored it. Just now, I got a message from them telling me my phone plan had been upgraded to the minimum plan...$30/month. I am now paying $15 more a month for absolutely nothing.

Buh-bye AT&T...going carrier shopping. Good thing I am not in contract! That's what using unlocked phones will let you do!
[Off-topic] britoso:
Same issue. I guess they figured out how to find nexus ones on their network.

My thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=630660

Anyone know how they do this ? can we hide the phone model from them ?
[Off-topic] j23a45m:
you imei is a digital trace. once you make one phone call or text from the phone, thats called billable airtime! your imei comes up in their system as what ever phone you are using in this case the nexus one. this is the same way tmobile knows how people are using a iphone
[Off-topic] j23a45m:
no way to hide the phone at all
[Off-topic] scuzzy19:
T-Mobile is waiting with open arms :)
[Off-topic] Old MuckenMire:
Frankly, if a lousy dollar a day for data is too expensive, maybe you shouldn't have a smartphone in the first place.
[Off-topic] ahfunaki:
quoted for truth.
[Off-topic] britoso:
Everyones needs are different. I have wifi at work, home etc and have a premium GPS on my phone (offline maps).

Heres another one, actually an idiom.
[Off-topic] ScaredyCat:
Amen!

I was just about to dial whine one one and call a Waaaambualnce.

If you don't want to pay, change network. You'll still have to pay so get over it.

Besides this is a Nexus One forum not my carrier is crap forum. Two threads that are the same and keep floating to the top of the forum list like unwanted turds.

SC
[Off-topic] theomajigga:
Good thing your first post here is a bash.

About paying for data and not paying for data:

For me I don't pay for any data on any phone. Why? No 3G, and I mainly use WiFi.

P.S I totally agree with "A fool and his money are soon parted"

AND to top things off, if someone was saving for a nice and shiny phone, this (and you) have no right to tell them "if you can't waste money, you cant have a new phone" saving for a 530$ phone and paying ONE TIME is far different than paying 30$ a month for data, when it isn't even used or isn't to its full capacity.

jm2c
[Off-topic] theomajigga:
Totally untrue. You can use this phone with a standard voice with T-Mob, how do I know? I do it.
[Off-topic] toooitwo:
The real problem is not the price but rather the fact AT&T charges you $30 a month when you can't even use their 3G on your Nexus One.
[Off-topic] rossiscatch:
I did this with my tp2 also. I didn't think it was worth paying $30 a month to use when I have wifi pretty much every where I go. I like the nexus a lot better, so I pay for the data for now. However, I rarely use the data, so it is basically $25 down the drain every month.

It's not a matter of being able to afford it, flametards... It's about perceived value for services received.
[Off-topic] ScaredyCat:
If you're wasting that $25 that's your own fault. Do what you did before if it worked fine.

The point is AT&T or T-Mobile can charge whatever they like. No amount of complaining in here is going to help that. If you want to have a moan the moan on their forums where they might actually see it. ( http://forums.wireless.att.com/ && http://forums.t-mobile.com/ )

Your complaints about carrier pricing are nothing to do with the Nexus One.

SC
[Off-topic] BoostedSR20:
Bingo. This just happend to me yesterday as well. I guess AT&T figured out how to detect the Nexus. I've been paying the full data price for years, just switched it over 2 weeks ago because of this phone. It is pretty weak since its only on edge...
[Off-topic] JoshHart:
I definitely wouldnt be down for paying 30 a month for Edge, that sucks. Also, why do people have to go trash every thread like it was a personal attack on them, if you dont like his post then dont read it, this is a discussion forum. You act like it automatically directed you here when you went to xda, no, you clicked the link, so click back, there, youre safe.
[Off-topic] britoso:
Thanks.

It is relevant to this forum

since ATT only just discovered they can label the

N1

(EDGE) a "smartphone" and charge more money. Other phones with web support still get the EDGE pricing.
[Off-topic] rossiscatch:
Did you see me complaining? No, you did not. I was simply saying it was possible to not have a data plan at all which was contrary to what you said, incorrectly, earlier. "If you don't want to pay, change network. You'll still have to pay so get over it."

Advice: if you want the thread to die quit posting in it. By the way, AT&T changing their policy on the nexus pertains to the nexus in general. Hence this thread's location in Nexus One General sub-forum.
[Off-topic] Old MuckenMire:
I didn't bash anyone. Just stated my opinion based on the OP.

I hope not everyone here is as overly sensitive as you seem to be.
[Off-topic] m1k3-:
Normally i would agree with the 'it's only $15' rationale.

However since these guys can't use 3g, they should get SOME discount from the normal price.