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[jokkir]

guys s4 keeps turning itself off and is a bitch to turn back on, what gives?

Need more information. Also, there's a Android OT

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=611546

 

[Lashley]

thats it basically, had it less than a month

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

Been using this for a week and a half or so and it's great. Good performance and a nice UI, look and feel.

couple of my pics from Hellotext since I dont think the store page does a good job of showing it

really dig the fact that you can mark messages as "read" directly from the notification bar too

themes/different colors would be nice but I guess that's safe to assume it'll come eventually

So you guys are actually receiving notifications through hellotext? Every time I get a text I don't get a notification and I don't know about the text until I open the app and check the various conversations.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

So...what's the hotness in launchers these days?

 

[ScOULaris]

So...what's the hotness in launchers these days?

Action Launcher is dat new hotness. Or you can go with Nova if you want traditional with more features.

Also, the new Swype update is incredible. Much faster performance, configurable long-press duration and vibration intensity. It's perfect now!

 

[Groof]

Man, everyone knows Apex Launcher Pro is the best of all time.

 

[BurningNad]

So you guys are actually receiving notifications through hellotext? Every time I get a text I don't get a notification and I don't know about the text until I open the app and check the various conversations.

Yeah. Notifications work fine for me. Might wanna email the dev, they respond usually same day to me. I've mailed them a few times.

 

[alex chilton]

any app to put a volume slider in the notification bar? I can only find one that has an up and down volume but no slider. It's a pain in the ass to adjust volume on my n7 in its case.

 

[wilflare]

Man, everyone knows Apex Launcher Pro is the best of all time.

I'm using Nova.. but hmm maybe I should try Apex.. gah

 

[Salsa]

So you guys are actually receiving notifications through hellotext? Every time I get a text I don't get a notification and I don't know about the text until I open the app and check the various conversations.

I get them. I only didnt get a notification once but it *could* have been the fact that I was JUST in the app and it showed up before I exited

it's reliable so far


edit: I use Nova btw

 

[wilflare]

so right now we have for SMS apps

hellotext,
8sms
sliding messaging pro

no love for Contacts+?

 

[Jazzy Network]

Hellotext isn't working with SMS popup so fuck it.

 

[Vanillalite]

Man, everyone knows Apex Launcher Pro is the best of all time.

You cray cray. Nova man nova...

 

[Yaboosh]

Apex and nova are functionally identical.

That said, Nova kicks Apex ass.

 

[The Faceless Master]

So...what's the hotness in launchers these days?

Aviate

 

[Threi]

Aviate is like Opera. Fun to mess with but you'll never actually use it as your main.

 

[Elchele]

Apex and nova are functionally identical.

That said, Nova kicks Apex ass.

why? I thought Apex was much lighter/faster.

 

[ScOULaris]

why? I thought Apex was much lighter/faster.

Nah, Nova is on a lot of devices. Everyone's mileage may very, though, depending on the ROM and hardware.

That being said, Action Launcher is the current king. Everything else is just inefficient by comparison.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Aviate is like Opera. Fun to mess with but you'll never actually use it as your main.

but it's the new hotness. i answered what was asked.

i use Nova.

 

[Groof]

Y'all bustas. Apex is not only prettier aesthetically, it provides a way more pleasant user experience than Nova. While Nova tries to reinvent the effin wheel with it's ugly ass menus and themed pop ups and makes them super unintuitive in the process, Apex keeps it simple but offers the exact same feature set.

 

[Threi]

^ what the hell lol

Nova is based directly off stock google launcher code. They just add some features on top of it.

 

[Groof]

^ what the hell lol

Nova is based directly off stock google launcher code. They just add some features on top of it.

And the ugliest settings menu ever created.

 

[Threi]

And the ugliest settings menu ever created.

They both look the goddamn same

All nova has different is a different background image...

 

[Elchele]

They both look the goddamn same

Nope, I tried Nova and the menus were very weird
main reason why I decided to stay with Apex.

 

[Groof]

They both look the goddamn same

All nova has different is a different background image...

Exactly, that is butt ugly. And the long press dialogues for icons and wallpapers are off the bollocks horrid.

 

[Threi]

seriously. Knock it off with the hyperbole. They are so similar in this respect that you are just nitpicking.

At least Nova actually has proper grid sizes and doesn't muck up widgets.

 

[Groof]

Disgusting.

 

[Junior Mint]

Just use Nova like a normal person.

 

[Groof]

Steering away from the Apex vs Nova wars (Apex is still the winner), my gf ran into a strange issue with Google Play Books. She has access to the store and can buy books, even download free samples, but she can't open a single one. It loads for a bit but then shows an error message saying the book couldn't be displayed.
I've tried clearing data, cache and even un and reinstalling the app. We even tried logging into her account on my N7 and it still didn't work. What can cause this?

 

[ScOULaris]

Wow. Why are people still locked into the traditional paradigm of Nova and Apex? Give Action Launcher Pro a try. I promise you that after a few days of using it you won't be able to go back to either of those two. The slide-out app drawer, covers, and shutters are all must-have features once you've been spoiled by them.

 

[DagsJT]

There's no free trial version of Action Launcher?

 

[Elchele]

Wow. Why are people still locked into the traditional paradigm of Nova and Apex? Give Action Launcher Pro a try. I promise you that after a few days of using it you won't be able to go back to either of those two. The slide-out app drawer, covers, and shutters are all must-have features once you've been spoiled by them.

I would give it a try if there was a non-pro free version

 

[Vanillalite]

Wow. Why are people still locked into the traditional paradigm of Nova and Apex? Give Action Launcher Pro a try. I promise you that after a few days of using it you won't be able to go back to either of those two. The slide-out app drawer, covers, and shutters are all must-have features once you've been spoiled by them.

Honestly I don't use 99% of the launcher stuff. Launchers just make it easy to install custom icon sets. Outside of that I just keep everything like stock.

 

[The Faceless Master]

SwiftKey announced on twitter that they are working on emojis and an option for a 5th row for numbers.

Wow. Why are people still locked into the traditional paradigm of Nova and Apex? Give Action Launcher Pro a try. I promise you that after a few days of using it you won't be able to go back to either of those two. The slide-out app drawer, covers, and shutters are all must-have features once you've been spoiled by them.

Can't try without a trial and 15 minutes isn't anywhere near enough time for a launcher to be tested.

 

[AndyD]

Just use Nova like a normal person.

Speaking of Nova, does it have dpi settings? On my G2, which is a 1080p screen, all widgets and text are larger in Nova than on the stock launcher. Which is annoying and defeats the purpose of having a higher resolution screen.

Any solutions to that?

 

[adelante]

Wow. Why are people still locked into the traditional paradigm of Nova and Apex? Give Action Launcher Pro a try. I promise you that after a few days of using it you won't be able to go back to either of those two. The slide-out app drawer, covers, and shutters are all must-have features once you've been spoiled by them.

Yep, slide-out drawer is the only reason why I no longer find any need to rock multiple pages of apps. Love it.

 

[Threi]

Action Launcher is pretty boss. Funny thing is covers can be replicated exactly in Nova but nobody ever uses them (You can assign slide gestures to all folders and shortcuts)

Either way it all won't matter in the end since we will all be using GEL

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

Yeah. Notifications work fine for me. Might wanna email the dev, they respond usually same day to me. I've mailed them a few times.

I get them. I only didnt get a notification once but it *could* have been the fact that I was JUST in the app and it showed up before I exited

it's reliable so far


edit: I use Nova btw

So I'm getting the notifications now. Turns out GoSMS was interfering, even though I had notifications for it turned off and on for hellotext. Uninstalled GoSMS and all is well and I'm liking the app so far; really dig the sleek and minimalist look of it. Only thing is a little color customization with be nice and pop up texts as well. Maybe in a future update.

 

[Jazzy Network]

SwiftKey announced on twitter that they are working on emojis and an option for a 5th row for numbers.

I would switch back if this were the case. Using A.I. keyboard right now cuz they have a dedicated number row.

 

[malfcn]

Pretty much done with Aviate. Will go back to OGP stock soon I think.

 

[speculawyer]

Pretty much done with Aviate. Will go back to OGP stock soon I think.

When back to Nova here. Aviate is pretty cool but doesn't work as accurately as I would like. Fun experiment, however.

 

[NotBacon]

so right now we have for SMS apps

hellotext,
8sms
sliding messaging pro

no love for Contacts+?

and Textra
and Hangouts(sorta)

 

[SumGamer]

Action Launcher Pro is the best for me as well. It just reinvent the drawer but only to make it better.
Finding the app you want is so fast. Searching for app is easy. Shutter (a.k.a. widget on demand) is a nice feature that I set up for some apps.

Now I'm on Nexus 5 to give the new launcher a try and finding myself missing Action Launcher Pro every time trying to find an app.

 

[Kadey]

Anybody use the Next Launcher? It seems to have tons of customizable stuff and is very flashy.

 

[bigkrev]

*sigh*

I would love to use a custom launcher, but the Motorola Circles Widget isn't compatible with any of them....

 

[Good Job Bob]

Is their no swipe between tabs in Android Chrome? Works in the iOS version..

 

[jokkir]

Why can't I swipe between tabs in Chrome?

Not sure if they put it back in the latest version but a few weeks ago Google removed that and you can only swipe to change tabs by swiping where the URL bar area is.

 

[Good Job Bob]

Not sure if they put it back in the latest version but a few weeks ago Google removed that and you can only swipe to change tabs by swiping where the URL bar area is.

Thanks.

Sucks though, I prefer being able to swipe from anywhere.

 

[Salsa]

im close to installing another browser anyway. Chrome fucking sucks on my Galaxy S3 for some reason. incredibly slow, doesnt help when it boots up as I forget to close tabs when I exit it and it has to load everything. even if I didnt tho, still hella slow

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

im close to installing another browser anyway. Chrome fucking sucks on my Galaxy S3 for some reason. incredibly slow, doesnt help when it boots up as I forget to close tabs when I exit it and it has to load everything. even if I didnt tho, still hella slow

Using Chrome myself and I'm ready to to switch as well, but every browser I use ends up getting bogged down after a while. I'll probably end up going back to Opera like I always do.