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[Android Apps and Games] Alghazanth:
GO Launcher

GO Launcher is TOP launcher for me. I like it. It can change size of widgets and much more :)
[Android Apps and Games] carlusmagnus:
dock bar icons

Hi guys,

it's possible change number icon into dockbar with go launcher.

I'd like to set six icons instead five.
[Android Apps and Games] HackitZ:
Not yet,
[Android Apps and Games] DigitalDementia:
If you go to the Go Launcher thread that's actually updated the latest beta has that functionality.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1559317

The application is way beyond 2.21, this thread is outdated and should be closed so people stop getting confused.
[Android Apps and Games] MikeyMike01:
Totally nitpicking here but the folders in the drawer in landscape should be centered instead of off to the left.

Keep up the great work.

Sent from my Captivate.
[Android Apps and Games] TiwitAnoid:
There was a bug with landscape befoferand it was fixed but now its back with go ex ...the icons and the dock get messed up and sometimes pressing the Home button doesn't solve it unless I turn it up right and press the home button ...hope it get fixed ..love this launcher
[Android Apps and Games] azj:
I'm having a similar problem with widgetsoid widgets. After a reboot I have uninstall/reinstall widgetsoid to get it working again. Since these are the only widgets the have this problem I'm not sure who to blame.
[Android Apps and Games] odub303:
Just put this on my phone yesterday after using ADW EX for a while, and I'm really digging it. Even though it has a slightly higher memory footprint than ADW EX (which may or may not be specific to my usage), it seems to be a LOT more stable w/r/t staying system persistent and preventing FC's.

One suggestion/request I have is to incorporate the additional shortcuts that are available with LP. For example, with LP, you can assign a shortcut such as "create new SMS" or "compose new email" to a swipe gesture. Not sure how much work would be involved with that, but it would make this pretty much my go-to launcher from here on out. Great work, keep it up!
[Android Apps and Games] Morkai Almandragon:
is there info anywhere on how to create custom themes for this?
[Android Apps and Games] rye&ginger:
minor issue: gmail unread messages count will show unread for all accounts, and I just want it to show it for my main account. The other account I use is for forums/shopping and has like 13000 unread :D Is there a way to toggle this perhaps?
[Android Apps and Games] skullshank:
im also having major issues...

woke up this morning with widgets behind widgets...at some point today it added 4 screens...and just now i woke up my EVO to find that my circle battery widget had been removed, and my 5th screen was no more...

hopefully this will be fixed, or its back to LP for me...and i REALLY love GO :(
[Android Apps and Games] psxindo:
I think I found a bug....

If I were pressing the home button for a while for the recent apps, then if I were to press the home button again to go back to the home screen, it would remove the go launcher as the default launcher. I have to choose go launcher again as the default launcher... not sure if this make sense or not...
[Android Apps and Games] Pard0ned:
I've also noticed that the launcher has been cleared of everything. Widgets and all.

Too buggy for me at the minute. Can't use this launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] Tarheel:
unexpected error

I keep getting shutdown with unexpected error message saying that go launcher has quit. I have sent feedback when this has happened. In reading through this thread I have not seen this problem. I am now running LP and this doesn't happen.
[Android Apps and Games] jasecs:
+1 i think there is something wrong with the app, i have same problem. running leedroid. and this app drain power like no tmr as well
[Android Apps and Games] stricklerjosh:
Been on this for over 2 days now with no issues. Very fast!

Miui and Evo
[Android Apps and Games] ssggeo:
I have the same problem

I've been using Go Launcher for about 3 weeks, everything works fine. Today I updated to 2.2 using mini Kies (samsung updating software).

Everything is fine, so I reloaded Go Launcher, seems to be working fine. I turn the phone off and later when I turn it back on, some of my screens are messed up, like widgets overlayed on other ones and widgets moved to different screens. I thought weird, so I fixed my screens thought I'd try powering off and on again to see if it happened again. It happens again! Messed up screens-but only the widgets get screwed up.

I uninstalled Go Launcher and went back to ADW, and no problems with a phone reboot as far as screens and widgets getting messed up.

I read somewhere else someone using widgetsoid-I also use that as well as simiclock, google voice and a samsung widget called picture frame.
[Android Apps and Games] wallaby311:
I was wondering if anyone else has issues with custom icons being restored to the original ones randomly. It doesn't happen all the time, but I have noticed that after a reboot the icons will go back to their original form. Sometimes when I turn my screen on they will be custom, and other times they are not. Not a huge issue, but kind of weird.
[Android Apps and Games] real_per:
Go Launcher EX is my first Home replacement and I really like it! :)

Now I'm rearranging my appdrawer, and want to sort my apps after type, eg. Apps, News, Games etc., and have them each on their own page.

However, when I drag the icons to a different page, it automatically "fills up" the other icons up to that point.

What I'd like, is individual pages, not just a long list of icons. Kind of like this:

Page 1; 5 apps

Page 2; 10 apps

Page 3; 7 apps and so on..

Can't this be done ?

I've searched around, but haven't been able to find anything..
[Android Apps and Games] mr_torture:
First of all, congratulations for amazing work, and secondly, is it any possible to add 3x3 grid support for all of us with small screen resolutions, like Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro?

With current settings icons looks too scratched.
[Android Apps and Games] larif-fari:
i love this tool :D only finger activation isn´t realy good

hope it´s now better, i searching for some more withe ICON

have anyone a downloadlink, i can´t dl yet, need more "spam"
[Android Apps and Games] bumhole:
Very nice launcher.

Some suggestions:

1. I like the idea you can set swiping down on the home screen from anywhere in the screen, u can pull down the notification toobar. Can you please add when u swipe up anywhere in the screen, you can hide the notification bar? This way people will be able to use 1 hand with their thumb in the middle of the screen to open/close the notification bar. It seems like the job is only half done.

2. When you press apps trays, then select the "Running" tab, and then exit back to home screen, can you please make the "All" tab be the default when you press apps tray again and not go back to "Running" tab? It's bit annoying when you press app tray, you have to click on the "All" tab again when you exit last from "Running" tab.

3. When sorting the apps in apps tray, have the option to sort by Aphlabetical Order + Folders first, just like how Windows list folders first then the files.

Hope you can put these in, in the next update. And i do have faith in you that you will consider these things, as it will bring efficiency and convenient to users.

You are doing good job, keep it up.

Thanks

*Does anyone noticed that this launcher use more battery? Seems like it uses more battery than LauncherPro. My phone battery dies too fast now.
[Android Apps and Games] ramatomo:
it's possible to create/modify a theme?
[Android Apps and Games] sic0048:
I too have widget/dock bar issues. It seems to hit when I dock my phone or undock it. The dock bar never changes its original location and therefore covers up the widgets which did properly change locations since it is docked/undocked.

I also get the time widget issue sometimes. I use fancy widget and it makes my hours and minutes switch. So the widget "looks" normal, but instead of 1:55pm it will say 55:1pm.

Also, I'd like to add a feature request: add the ability to sort the apps in a folder too. It is a real pain in the rear to have to manually move the apps to alphabetical order.
[Android Apps and Games] Rachel3:
hi, nice tool. One thing that does not work for me are the gestures to turn off the phone (Motorola Defy, UK Froyo). Is it the phone or the launcher? Many thanks. Love the sketch theme btw.
[Android Apps and Games] gianni84r:
hello guys, I have a problem with go launcher after restarting the phone goes into loop and will not turn
[Android Apps and Games] Vulpix:
I would like to use this, but I still can't find any decent widget to replace the LPP's Friend widget. Colorize is unable to combine both FB/Twitter into one widget, so it's useless to me, and I do not like the way Pure Messenger works.
[Android Apps and Games] BryanChung:
Yeah Colorize is acting all weird now. Color stuck at Cyan. Facebook and Twitter doesn't load the Profile Photos. :(

No alternatives? :o
[Android Apps and Games] tjengo:
don't know if already mentioned but notification of missed calls doesn't work for me.
[Android Apps and Games] gpsiow:
I am having the same problem also. Anybody have solution for this?

Thanks in advanced.
[Android Apps and Games] azj:
For the last several weeks or so (and it may be since I went from Go Launcher to Go Launcher EX) I've been getting many redraws of the home screen. This has been getting steadily worse to the point that any time I come back to the home screen I have to wait for all the icons and widgets to get redrawn. Quite annoying since the manin reason I moved from LPP to GL was the lack of GL redraws compared to LPP.

This is on a stock but rooted Droid 1 with 2.2.1 and 33MB of free memory. I've verified that the persistant and prevent force closes options are checked.
[Android Apps and Games] troublecro:
I'm on hero,again when some app is opened,and home button is pressed,he needs to load every object on screen and in apps menu.....very annoying (in last version that was called initializing) and makes GO not usable for me.

Regards
[Android Apps and Games] polyansky:
Hello from Sibiria (Russia) ;)

You've done a great job creating such a good launcher! Thanks a lot! Now suggestion for you next versions of a program:

1. allow to make choice - use tabs on the top of "all app list" or hide them. It really important for small resolutions.

2. allow to make choice - use HOME icon at bottom of "all app list" or hide if and use other ways for returning to homescreen. It also important for small resolutions.

Good luck in your job and thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] ch213q:
Just released a new version. Have a try and make some feedback to us please.
[Android Apps and Games] Xemantic:
I love every feature on this launcher but the only problem I have is using custom icons for the dock, I can't resize them to fit properly in my dock, this happens with my txt icons
[Android Apps and Games] BryanChung:
I updated to v2.02.

My phone was 100% before I went to sleep. Woke up 8 hours later, battery dropped to 80%. When I checked my battery info, GO Launcher was running at 54% of my CPU. =l

It wasn't like that before v2.02.

Will test again tonight.
[Android Apps and Games] tjengo:
V2.02 drains my battery a lot more than last version. And my widgets on home screen are not updated anymore.
[Android Apps and Games] syrenz:
Haven't really checked out the battery drain, but wow is this fast now. Absolutely no lag (or screen redraws) at all for me, whether going in and out of an app or starting it up, or switching to landscape mode (I haven't used Go Launcher for a while - was waiting for either LP or Go Launcher to get rid of screen redraws) . Great job there at the very least. :D
[Android Apps and Games] pritishd:
Landscape mode - overlapping widgets with shortcuts

Hi There,

Great improvements, however I am still having the issue of overlapping widgets over shortcuts.

You can test out by putting the facebook widget and then shortcuts in the potrait mode, after that switch to landscape and see the overlap

Any ideas on to get this fixed. LauncherPro has this sorted, but would appreciate it if you could too

Cheers

Pritish
[Android Apps and Games] kam333:
stumbled on this by chance, previously a launcher pro user, but this really is a big improvement on that excellent app (which is saying a lot)

anyway,

the good:

-overall speed & fluidity (its silky :))

-the app draw, all, recent & running tasks tabs (useful) + the ability to sort & create folders to organise drawer

-multiple home screens, with re-order feat' (much more than il ever need, but good to have the option)

- screen swipe gesture for overview of home screens or to pull notification bar

the no so good:

- the app draw is painfully slow after 1st boot & sometimes after its not been used for a while (why cant it load in the background after 1st boot)

-the dock icons are still pixelated i used the same png's that i used with LP & they where pin sharp, but not with Go launcher.

- home screen spacing, LP had a feature to re-space icons & widgets which makes some screens look neater, or slightly stretch some widgets (vertically), this feature was useful with some agenda widgets as it allowed for 1 extra line of appointments to be displayed, would be nice to have this feature again.

overall the the positives win, this is a great app & my new launcher, tried them all but this seems to focus on function rather that fancy transitions, etc...

& its free! (tho id would be happy pay for this)

great work & many thanks

Kam
[Android Apps and Games] jasecs:
i really like this launcher....but battery draining is huge, possible that you look into the issue optimise the battery usage?
[Android Apps and Games] goRt:
No issues with battery here
[Android Apps and Games] tehseano:
Kinda obvious rip from ADW and Launcher Pro, and I dont see credit given to either really. Either way I'll switch back to ADW, a lot more options and better performance.
[Android Apps and Games] klyne63:
i've install update tks men
[Android Apps and Games] BryanChung:
Okay another night of testing and I'm sure GO Launcher v2.02 drains battery. No using any widgets or themes.

This is my phone battery usage after 8 hours. 100% to 70%.

Sorry GO Launcher, I'm going back to LP for now. :)
[Android Apps and Games] ekz13:
great launcher, i'm enjoying it, snappy, nice options, one of my fav's so far. Also, no issue with battery life/drain that I can see.

I'm sure most/all know this already but, those having battery issues, double check to make sure you have no widgets running in the background/underneath on the old launcher or stock screens.

like I said, I'm sure most everyone knows this already, just a reminder, hopefully it's just something that simple for those with battery issues.
[Android Apps and Games] tristan202:
I am unable to enter settings. When on home screen i press menu, and then settings of course. IT then opens settings briefly, and then closes it again. Seems like it's back to Launcher Pro for now.
[Android Apps and Games] pavanmaverick:
The one feature that is currently stopping me from switching to Go Launcher is the automatic closing of folders: when I open a folder from the home screen, then launch an app within the folder, when I come back home, I would like to see the folder automatically closed - like in ADW. Possibly make it a setting so others who prefer the current approach can have it their way too.

Cheers.
[Android Apps and Games] jmall1:
Can you say smoooooth!
[Android Apps and Games] pritishd:
Please fix this. Due to the overlapping widet problem, I cannot use the launcher in landscape mode
[Android Apps and Games] Jacoby:
I still found it a little laggy when opening or exiting an app in this new version. Anyway, it is still amazing app. : )
[Android Apps and Games] Pard0ned:
This is a great launcher.

However, there's a number of bugs.

Could you please investigate why this launcher keeps redrawing for no reason. The app drawer is also buggy - it keeps having to reload the icons, regardless of how long the phones been on for.

There is also the issue of overlapping Widgets.

Please fix these issues. Other launchers have got these down. Please fix.
[Android Apps and Games] BlackICE:
Bug and Theme wish

Hi,

I have the problem that the dock icons are always in the bottom even in landscape mode. How to fix it?

Also would it be possible to have some theme like Tron? That would be awesome!
[Android Apps and Games] fredmode01:
I can't say it better... I've tried 3 or 4 different icons size, it's still the same.. :(

Everything works nicely otherwise

Thanks for your job ! :)
[Android Apps and Games] ch213q:
Just update a new version, check it out guys!
[Android Apps and Games] azj:
Noticed something wierd. After seeing the 2.10 was just released I checked in the web Market to see if was there. It was and it said it was installed. I checked the GoEX About screen and it said I had 2.02. I let GoEX check for an update and it said I was up to date. Checked the Market on the phone and it showed as free and not installed. Installed through the Market and all is good now.
[Android Apps and Games] chareos12:
This is very nice. Getting nice and nicer.

I love the folders.

But... it's slow. I can see animations and transitions choppiness.

My htc desire + Oxygen rom IS fast... can't wait for Go Launcher to be fast and smooth :-)
[Android Apps and Games] cardefbel:
Strange, I have a cheap 10.1" android pad and GO Launcher EX V2.10 screen transitions are going smooth and fast.
[Android Apps and Games] 123schiff:
Love GO launcher, but would it be possible to increase the dock icon's size bigger. I'm using the themed go launcher (classic) and find the dock icons too small. Even if you have a setting where you can adjust the dock icon from 1 to 3. 1 being the biggest size and 3 being the smallest and 2 is normal.

In my opinion, I think having bigger icons on the dock will make it look better and easier to tap.
[Android Apps and Games] siimot:
Way i found to fix pixelated icons i used on LP was to create a new PNG file that's 60x60 and insert the old icon onto this keeping its original size.

Save as a new file add it making sure when adding you don't crop and the icon is pin sharp as on it was LP
[Android Apps and Games] fjelsten:
So far any problems with continuous waiting for GoLauncher to refresh after lock screen, missing icons in the app drawer etc. seem to have disappeared. Excellent!

Samsung Galaxy S, Android 2.2, Voodoo kernel.
[Android Apps and Games] tehloxely:
Here's a bug I am experiencing on my HTC Incredible. I just updated to the new version, but it was happening on the previous as well.

Does using screen transitions consume more battery/usage?

Is there a psd for making icons for the default theme?

Request: Adding an option to set screen transition speed when opening the app drawer. Smooth transition/Instant.
[Android Apps and Games] RobertMaurizio:
Tell me about it! Love this launcher, but not being able to set custom icons that look good is extremely frustrating. Oh well, I've emailed the devs about it and hopefully they will bring a fix for the issue soon.
[Android Apps and Games] RobertMaurizio:
They need to correct this issue. Theme icons work great. But custom ones always look terrible. It's pretty much my only complaint about Go Launcher.
[Android Apps and Games] darni:
+1 .. That's the only reason I still use LPP.

madone via Tapatalk (Oxygen 2.0-test)
[Android Apps and Games] kam333:
back again,

still using go launcher & still think its the best launcher of the bunch (for my taste)

or at least

it will be when it comes out of beta

,

dont be offended, but i have used more stable beta apps in the past, & in its current state i wont recommend it to anyone without warning of issues.

ive already said what i like about the app in prev post & that hasn't change, & its a lot smoother since the update.

issues:

-frequent crashes followed by unexpected error notification (at least 1 a day). emailed 2 of them to you guys.

-a big 1! widgets sometimes disappear after a reboot or even randomly duplicate themselves on top or underneath other widget on different screens & in a different size, its a neat trick but not very useful.

-app drawer icons still takes too long to refresh after reboot or if the phones been idle for a while

-needs a setting for screen preview (or overview screen) transition, on LP i used a fast basic transition,

i dont need to be impressed with fancy effects, i just want to get to another screen quickly

-the screen swipes too easily i have a number of scrolling widgets (e.g, twitter), when attempting to scroll up or down the screen sometimes starts to move left or right so i have to be very still/precise or the widget wont scroll. im using the same widgets i used with LP & ADW, there was no issue with either of those launchers.

-dock icons still not sharp (shouldnt have to re-edit)

Sorry for the slightly lengthy post, its because i think this is a great app & would like to see these beta-like bugs sorted.

once again dont be offended, just expressing my opinions as i see it. :o

Many Thanks

Kam
[Android Apps and Games] Hyv:
wow... very nice...
[Android Apps and Games] sraloth:
this is my default launcher

the only thing i don't like about it is the app drawer; when i download an app, the icon appears at the end of the list, while it should follow alphabetical order (that i chose in the settings)
[Android Apps and Games] bettytsa:
very nice launcher, the problem is that consumes too much battery.
[Android Apps and Games] RobertMaurizio:
Really? I haven't found that it consumes much battery at all. Strange. It's also never force closed on me.
[Android Apps and Games] D@rkDroid:
Awesome... Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] goRt:
+1
[Android Apps and Games] bjbtn:
it's likely nice. i'll try ...:)
[Android Apps and Games] nkte5207:
good app, thanks a lot for the app..:)
[Android Apps and Games] HackitZ:
Is there a guide on how to make themes?

Just updated to latest version, hope the battery drain is not as bad. phone only last about 8 hours.

fingers crossed.
[Android Apps and Games] vagyula:
Great app.Works fine
[Android Apps and Games] bryant_16:
Hey guys, I dont know whether to use LauncherPro Plus or this Go Launcher Ex. Which one uses lower memory?
[Android Apps and Games] CoDeR82:
this is excellent launcher app... i recommend :)
[Android Apps and Games] dementedgamer44:
Really liking the launcher so far. My only problem is I experience relatively frequent force closes, sometimes to the point where it's always closed when I come back to the phone, even with prevent force close checked. I have widgets for Audio Manager, Beautiful Widgets and the Calendar. Battery life has been good with it. Any suggestions?

Using Samsung Vibrant on 2.2 with Axura 2.3.0.0.
[Android Apps and Games] RobertMaurizio:
Have you tried repairing permissions?
[Android Apps and Games] dementedgamer44:
Trying that now. I'll see how it goes for the next day or so. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] HackitZ:
How do I repair permissions with an X10?

I only have one launcher and it's go launcher ex latest version. and the phone is always restarting, or i get no sim, no network. wake the phone and it's restarted and waiting at the sony logo.
[Android Apps and Games] dementedgamer44:
That seems to have solved the force closes. Thanks again!

hackit - I used Fix Permissions in ROM Manager, then rebooted. Give it a try.
[Android Apps and Games] RobertMaurizio:
No problem. Glad I could help.
[Android Apps and Games] arielxarg:
is there any way to change the 'pressed icon effects' ? i don't really like the orange one. i prefer to make it transparent. :(
[Android Apps and Games] ch213q:
Hope you guys like the cartoon theme.
[Android Apps and Games] RobertMaurizio:
I appreciate your hard work on this project.

Do you have any plans to fix the custom icon problem?

When custom icons are selected they are resized and look terrible and pixelated.

Thats the only obvious issue with Go Launcher. In my humble opinion, fixing this issue is more important than themes or transition effects.