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[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RayKinStL:
$10 is steep in my opinion. I mean I appreciate the work he does and if everyone donated the little amount would add up. I have only bought one app that costed $10 and the functionality that app had compared to a launcher replacement is night and day. I don't think I would buy HelixLauncher2 if it was in the market for $9.99. I would consider it for $4.99, more than likely for $3.99, and a definite purchase for $2.99. Now some may call me a cheapskate, but I am just using comparative analysis from my perspective. Part of the problem is, this may not be an app I use forever, or even worse, Google could build some of this functionality into a stock ROM. When I buy an app, I know I will have it forever. Buy system modifications are different. I have no idea what Android 3.0 will look like. I will still use PhoneMyPC and BetterCut though. I dunno. I guess the point doesnt matter anyway since he cant accept donations.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] PhantomRampage:
Plug in your phone while it is booted normally, do not mount your sd card (also make sure you have the drivers installed for your nexus one)

Download the AndroidSDK

drag the apk from this thread and put it in the tools folder

from within the tools folder open a command prompt/terminal

in that command prompt type:

adb devices (if a serial number is listed then you can continue, if not make sure to reinstall the drivers for your phone/adb)

adb shell stop

adb remount

adb shell rm -r /data/data/com.android.launcher2

adb pull /system/app/Launcher2.apk ./Launcher2.apkBAK

adb push Launcher2.apk /system/app/Launcher2.apk

(The bold should be changed to whatever you rename the apk you got from this thread)

adb reboot

And you're done
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] MontAlbert:
i kind of agree with you mate- personally- most my donations are $5 a time- some i have made several to depending on how useful i keep finding them and how much development is done. i think he is busy with life atm ( how dare he! :D ) so i dont think dev. depends on $.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] blue_rocket:
non-stop Force Closing on Droid with official 2.1 update. Please fix ASAP, i cant live without my Helix!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] archboy69:
I would like to donate also but really do not like paypal and I stay way from them.

Can't you set up a donated app like chris Soyars did for the nexus wallpaper through Google in addition to the donated paypal for people who can't buy on the market t. I think it makes it easy for everyone to enjoy the app and also contribute. Either way continue the great work and love it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Redflea:
Did you try uninstall/reinstall?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] britoso:
Firstly, thanks for the Mod.

Any ETA on when the 0.7 beta will be made public? getting tired of the FC on rotate and startup :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] blue_rocket:
yep, no good. it's an issue everyone on the Official 2.1 is having. :mad:
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
regarding droid 2.1 issues, i cant help it unless i have a droid to test it on. i'm sorry. or a logcat would help.

anyway,

i've setup up a new donators system.. need a few paypal users who're willing to donate (and get access to the repo). pm me!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fitsnugly:
*sigh* I can't wait for the public release, the slowness is what is driving me nuts!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Legacystar:
what ROm where you using before the official 2.1? i am using petes ese53 and he tweaked the framework so this launcher would work. not sure the official release has support for this as the stock ese53 didn't support it

Also wanted to ask the OP if the next version is going to use less ram or more because i know on the droid it's raping my system, can't even stream slacker and return to the home screen without it killing all my tasks to provide the launcher with enough memory.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Redflea:
Arctu - I'm running Launcher2_07beta1 on Cyanogenmod 5.0.5.4/Droid, and am getting the icon label problem.

Seems like it may be related to landscape mode, as I've seen it happen mostly when I've had the phone landscape and opened the app tray.

Let me know if a log would help on working on this issue.

Had couple FCs, that also seemed to be related to going into or out of landscape mode.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
itchin for my v7!!!!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Talderon:
Not sure what everyone is complaining about with Slowness or FC. I have been running the latest release on a Stock N1 for ages and never had an FC or noticed any slowness...

But, that is just me, not sure what will be in v7, but looking forward to it! :D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stephan1:
Will it work with my Htc touch Pro2?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] b1337:
lol wow bud
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Casao:
This should work on any phone running Android 2.1. If you hacked your HTC Touch Pro 2 to run Android 2.1, then yes, it should work, if you didn't, then no it will not.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jonata:
so rename the zip file as launcher2_zipaligned.apk ?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Casao:
The link to the zipaligned file is to a .apk file, so I'm not sure what you downloaded but I don't think it was the zipaligned apk. Go to the first post and download again.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mikebeatrice:
You people need to quit asking this same question over and over.

If you're doing something to system files ... YOU NEED ROOT ACCESS.

*EDIT*

Bug Report -

I haven't tried the zipaligned one you just uploaded, but the one from earlier this morning (540k or whatever size) .. I found a way to reproduce the bug where you can't interact with the home screen.

If you rotate to any position asides from standard (when just at the launcher), you can no longer swipe, etc... the soft keys still work and hitting the home button will "reactivate" normal operation. I'll try pushing the new one and see if it's still there.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jonata:
download again and have a zip file: inside zip find files likes :manifest.cm,cert.sf, cert.rsa,classes.dex,fadeinfast.xml .... etc. etc ...

what do you think about ?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] lolittle:
Tip for anyone wanting to use this

Remove all your widgets first lol

i have one on a screen i cant access and it says problem loading widget, and i also cant put the old launcher2.apk back because it causes force close lol

Dont know what to do now :/
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Gr8gorilla:
Did you make an Nandroid first?

If not, you can wipe, and reflash everything.

If you did, Like a good little experimental modder, then you can just do a nandroid restore.......................................................................
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] t0pgun:
Looks nice! will this work on A11 Desire mod ?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] frankzua77:
!!

Can you make it a ZIP file, so we can just flash it??
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] kinjutsu:
I've tried installing multiple ways, and seem to come across the same error multiple times. I tried adb push, while my phone was in recovery, and it pushed the file fine. When I rebooted my phone, Launcher is still normal with 5 screens, not 7.

I tried, using Linda file manager, to install the apk, and it replaced the original version. Launcher works fine, just as advertised, but then when I do a simple power off/power on, when my nexus starts up again, the launcher is reverted back to normal and with 5 screens again.

I tried doing this multiple times, even wiped my phone and started with a fresh CM 5.0.4.1 and still have that issue when i restart my phone. Am I the only one experiencing this, or is no one turning their phone off, ever, lol?

I'd prefer using this than a Desire ROM, because I really need the 7 screens coming from a Hero before this Nexus one.

oh, and disregard my post count, I read and figure this stuff out usually and have done so for years, and I only post when I have an issue or question, which is rare. I've been modding android phones since the G1, so I'm not a noob, in case anyone assumes so :)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Casao:
Push it with your phone on normal, not in recovery. It works fine.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] zkgbz:
Auto rotate makes touch screen unusable.

I have to hit home key to get it to work again.

I am running latest CM with Launcher2_new.apk.

I also tried it with Launcher2_zuipal... get the same results.

Can I just disable auto rotate?

Otherwise this rocks thanks.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jz9833:
Does it rotate every direction?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] chronzz:
yes if you are on CM5

BUG: when you disable system wide auto rotate the launcher still rotates
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] mikebeatrice:
Do you have it disabled both in the regular settings and in the spare parts? Just curious.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] terminatorxman:
Installed this using adb but on PUSH??

Installed this using adb but on push

I am getting this error

failed to copy Launcher2.apk to /system/app/Launcher2.apk read only file system

Last Launcher2 update went fine, thsi one giving me trouble, not using the zipalign.

Thanks
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] z3ntn3l:
+1 same with zipalign
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] sinjiyo:
try this before

"adb remount"
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] musashiken:
Well not all unrooted users have the same experience as you. Like me, I keep getting FCs with 0.6 on my Stock N1.

BUT, this new 0.7beta is a keeper for me. I finally have rare to no FCs with 7 screens and a dozen widgets :D

And it's speedier than earlier versions too. Keep up the good work! I guess putting more memory to the launcher app works for me.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] karnovaran:
I used this process to install v6 and all went fine. After reading the thread, I decided I'd like to try v5 to see if it's a little faster and I tried this method again, but it just freezes at the adb pull command. I looked through the file system and there is a Launcher2.apk in /system/app so why would it freeze?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
Im not sure the pull command is required. This i believe just backs up your original launcher.apk, in case you want to go back to it for one reason or another. If you have already done this your FIRST time, then you shouldn't have to redo this step.

the -rm and the push commands are the important ones. If they aren't working make sure to start your session with an adb remount.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] karnovaran:
Thanks.. yeah I figured a backup wasn't important, but thought maybe the pull was "creating space" for the new launcher to be inserted.

I ended up using the update.zip and so far v5 definitely feels faster than v6. Thanks arctu.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
Thanks guys. Your support for this project has been wonderful!

Now onto the news...

I've moved to another server. Hence, the old passwords for donators no longer work. My previous donators, you can choose to proceed in 2 ways:

1. Donate again and instantly get a new account - I've integrate Paypal Payments System to the repo

2. Drop me mail (through the repo website) with your email address you paid the donation with - I will manually create the account for you hence it's slower than method 1.

I hope I can earn back enough money because I need to pay bills which are supposed to be covered by previous account which is now frozen. :(

Updated donators repo link on my sig! Follow the link. ;)

Thank you, once again.

P.S. Working on the system app version this weekend
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] the_alien:
Quiting any app with home always takes me to the default homescreen, not the last used. Is this behaviour intended?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] sixstring:
Isn't this android default behaviour ?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] the_alien:
Hm, wasn't it different with Launcher?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fitsnugly:
Donated. :)

Any chance of seeing 5 columns added?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
I already have the 5 columns on my phone (thanks to kmobs+chrissoyars patches). :P I'm working on better landscape support.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fitsnugly:
Cool beans... Thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] MDicnMan:
Hide Notification

2.0.7Beta1 Looks great, but I think if the hide notifications is turned on, there need to be a way to show them.

Perhaps adding the option back to the menu button or much better, showing it if you long press the menu.

Keep up the great work.

John
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] djmcnz:
+1 to just adding menu back in.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
+1 - Or maybe if you swip your finger near the top, the Notification window will drop down? <shrug>
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Jstrick5:
Hey Guys,

Maybe I'm being an ignorant noob (I'm a software developer so i have a technical background but not much as far as rooting and/or android dev) but what is the difference between

HelixLauncher and HelixLauncher2?? I'm reading both forum pages and can't really distinguish between which I want to run. From what I can decipher both look to provide the same functionality so what's the difference??

Also, it's somewhat confusing b/c I keep seeing "download HelixLauncher2 from the marketplace" but a search only finds HelixLauncher.

I downloaded and installed HelixLauncher from marketplace but can't figure out how to get to the settings page that the app page shows an image of. I uninstalled, and am attempting to install the launcher2_0.6.apk but get "There is a problem parsing the package".

1) Can anyone tell me what the difference is between helixlauncher and helixlauncher2

2) How do you access the settings (so i can change default # of screens)

I'm running stock android 2.0.1 (until OTA update)

Thanks!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] DocRambone:
Helixlauncher have old style app drawer and launcher2 has the new 2.1 android tray (slower).

Settings access by meny press
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Jstrick5:
Thanks Doc,

Am I missing the install from the marketplace for HelixLauncher2? All the shows up is HelixLauncher via a search.

Since I couldn't find it on the marketplace I downloaded from the dev's "v0.6 SYSTEM APP here" link but the install doesn't work. Is the systems app for root users?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
1) As mentioned above, the HelixLauncher has the same app drawer as what you are used to (1.6/2.0.1). It slides up, and shows you a scrolling menu of your installed apps. HelixLauncher2 has the new app drawer from 2.1. Its more 3D and rolls vs scrolls. To me, its a matter of preference (i like the HelixLauncher2), and i see no speed difference on my Nexus One. However there have been a lot of people who notice a speed difference between the two, helixlauncher2 being the slower of the two.

2) You should be able to (from your home screen) hit your menu key, and you should see a "configuration" option along with a "settings" option. Settings is your normal android settings, and configuration would take you to the launcher settings page.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
I JUST did a search for "helixlauncher" and im showing both 1 and 2 on the marketplace. 1 has a red icon, and 2 has a green icon. Not sure why it is not there for you. Its listed as "HelixLauncher 2"

The downloaded system app (.apk) will not work for you unless you are rooted and can adb push from your computer.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Jstrick5:
Thanks for the descriptive reply. Yeah, I just tried again using helixlauncher 2, helixlauncher2, and a couple other combinations with no luck at all. All that ever comes up is helixlauncher. I stick with the one I can find for now.

Great launcher btw, the docking bar rocks.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
I bet its not there because it requires 2.1 or greater, and you are on 2.0.1

Im almost willing to bet that's why you cant see it. The new app drawer probably requires some code from 2.1 that 2.0.1 doesn't have.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Jstrick5:
Yeah, that's gotta be it. Surprising though - I didn't think the marketplace was intelligent enough to filter apps based on OS version. Thanks again.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fahim_k:
im trying to get something similar to the sense ui homescreen. Does anyone know how to begin playing with the source in order to achieve the bottom panel (arrow, phone, +) thats shown here. I have the image files from a desire rom, just not sure how to use them.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] sixstring:
Getting constant fc's when using pure messenger widget, also with other widgets....
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Talderon:
I am using this launcher with Pure Messenger Widget with no issues. You might want to let us know what ROM you are using as well as getting a LogCat for this dev as well as Koxx.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] MDicnMan:
HelixLauncher2 will not show up unless you are running 2.1.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] sixstring:
I am running stock nexus one rom update 1. Sorry, I don't know how to get a LogCat...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] djmcnz:
Download Logger from the market... it outputs a logcat to your sd card.

So, you'd start Logger, reproduce the error, stop Logger, find the log file and edit it down to the relevant parts (taking special care to remove any personal details), then upload it to pastebin.com and post the link back here with a description of the problem.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Talderon:
Install the SDK (really easy if you are on Windows), just google for Android SDK... Turn on Debug Mode (Settings > Application > Development > USB Debugging)... Plug your phone into the PC with USB and let the drivers install.

Once you do that, go into the SDK > tools folder and run ddms.bat.

This will launch an app that should list your phone. Click on your device in the list and you will see log files start to roll.

Click on the Floppy Disk icon and save the file once you re-create the FC.

These are pretty high level instructions so if you have questions, PM me or reply and I will try to help.

There are several How-To's that go into more detail on getting ADB set up on the forums here you can look at.

Or use the above post... :P
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] blue_rocket:
+ 1, i'd LOVE to see this.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
-1 I would NOT like to see this screen in this app. If I'm not mistaken you can get that screen from the Desire or Sense Rom's?

I love this launcher as it is really (bar the occasional FC). I love having my 3D app drawer, along with the 4 locked icons (two on either side) for my common used apps. Love this Launcher.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fahim_k:
Im not really suggesting this for the launcher. I wanted to know if anyone knew how to modify the code, so that I could try and add it to my own phone.

I personally like the sense ui, so I wanted to get a similar display as a theme for cyanogen mod.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] djmcnz:
Completely wrong starting position... start with the desire code, since it's got exactly what you want and more... just a thought.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
Yeah, that's what i was trying to get at with my post. I think the Sense/Desire ROM's have that already built into it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fahim_k:
i have the sense rom installed its just that there isnt a stable build atm, so was kind of hoping to get a little of both. I'll keep on working on it though :D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RayKinStL:
Edit: Nevermind...I love it!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Part Four:
Any chance you could build a version that mimics the Desire's home screen switcher? Possibly with pinch zoom switching?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RayKinStL:
Only change I would make would be to make the double tap show/hide the notification bar. Long pressing the Launcher button already brings up the all screens view so you dont need another way to do that. A quick way to show and hide the notification bar would be awesome.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] stshannon:
Personally, i like having the notification bar on the top.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] MontAlbert:
+1 on that . One if the best things about android is the notifications bar. Why would you get rid of it.? I like the double tap. I am too impatient for long press.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] blue_rocket:
^ i don't like double tap since it doenst allow me to play with my live wallpapers with rapid taps :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fitsnugly:
edit nevermind
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] i-shawn:
Running off a nightly build of CM5.0.6 and it gets an FC. if you need any info about it let me know so it can be ready when cyanogen releases 5.0.6

here is a pastebin of the error pastebin.com/MgCyiX4T
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fitsnugly:
FC's on 5.0.6-test1 as well
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] ruqqq:
The Launcher2 is no longer compatible with new CM -- changed in internal API. Now I'm broken between updating it to support new CM or leave it as it is so it supports stock. :/
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] RayKinStL:
You have to support CM5. I'll be pretty disappointed if I jsut donated and you suddenly stop supporting the ROM I use after having supported it for so long.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] PhantomRampage:
I guess most of us would understand if you decide not to support it for newer CM, but we really would appreciate all the hard work.

I've been using this for a while now and i enjoy it a lot, would be a shame to lose it.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fitsnugly:
Re: [APP] HelixLauncher2 - ON MARKET TOO! [15/03/10]

Ditto. I just donated as well... would suck if cm5 was dropped

Sent from my Nexus One using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] daveid:
It would be a shame to loose your mods to the system app. Maybe a simple mod that allows for the selection of amount of screens? The main thing I would miss is my 7 screens, and I am sticking with CM, no matter what. Besides, I am sure the codebase for his new ROM is going to be the same for all upcoming builds soon enough.

Just to add to this, I would donate another 20 USD if you make a version that is compatible with the upcoming CM release. Gotta admit, I am addicted to your mod as much as I am to CM's mods.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Andrewtst:
I hope you continue supporting on it.

It seems quite long time no feedback from you, Arctu.

Are you changing phone already? or getting bored on it.

I truely hope you continue, :) You job is great and well done.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Part Four:
Sense UI Home Screen switching please! I'll pay HUGE money for that.