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Go Launcher EX guide

HELLO.
i hawe got serious problem whit launchers on my mobile phone Samsung galaxy mini (GT-S5570).
After downloading launcher from market and installing everything looks normal until i press home screen button. After i press it the phone get restarted and freeze on start up screen whith logo Samsung.
Anyone can help me whith this ??
 
i have a question, i am a total noob to android or should i say smartphones in general lol and i was wondering if i install this go launcher thing will it affect the os on the phone? I just bought a galaxy note and i hate how bland it looks and wanted to make it look pretty but all the wallpapers and stuff require the go launcher thing but am really worried about affecting the phones os or the go launcher then giving me problems...please can someone tell me. i would reallly really appreciate it.
 
It won't affect anything other than the looks. Your homescreen and app drawer will change but thats about it.

I have 3 launchers installed (Launcher Pro, Go Launcher, Launcher 7) along with the stock Samsung TouchWiz and my phone is as smooth as when I first bought it. Just don't have all of them running at the same time.
 
hi I can't seem to run Go Launcher on startup. everytime i restart the phone, the stock launcher starts up. I have to start it up manually. It's installed on the SD Card, but same issue when on the phone. any thoughts? thx!
 
Hi, a really helpful thread. Two quick questions:

1) Is there any way to increase the number of apps listed on the "Recent" screen you get when you hold down the Home button? I was using this launcher on my HTC EVO 4G and seeing 8 apps, but now that I've switched to the Spring Epic 4G Touch (which is awesome!), I'm only seeing 6.

2) Someone else asked this, but I didn't see a clear answer: is there a way to re-order the apps in a folder you've created? I can't seem to change them from the order in which I happened to add them to the folder.

Thanks very much.
 
jedodes said:
2) Someone else asked this, but I didn't see a clear answer: is there a way to re-order the apps in a folder you've created? I can't seem to change them from the order in which I happened to add them to the folder.

Thanks very much.
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At least on my Triumph, pressing the icon (longer than a tap) makes it movable, then I can drag it to the spot I want and drop it.
 
jedodes said:
1) Is there any way to increase the number of apps listed on the "Recent" screen you get when you hold down the Home button? I was using this launcher on my HTC EVO 4G and seeing 8 apps, but now that I've switched to the Spring Epic 4G Touch (which is awesome!), I'm only seeing 6.
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The "recent" screen you see when holding the home button is not connected to Go Launcher, its based on the phone's flavor itself. HTC phones have a modified recent screen which shows 8 apps, while Samsung phones use Android standard 6 apps. You have to use a different "recent apps app" like Quickdesk or Perfect Task Switcher to see more than 8 apps.

jedodes said:
2) Someone else asked this, but I didn't see a clear answer: is there a way to re-order the apps in a folder you've created? I can't seem to change them from the order in which I happened to add them to the folder.
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As mentioned above, just long press on an app.
 
Thank you both. Chanchan05, if only I could have Quickdesk's layout with Perfect Task Switcher's use of recent apps! (It's really recent apps I need, but PTS's scroll thing is not nearly as convenient as seeing them all at a glance.) Oh, well. Thanks again.
 
this thread is great!

i have a question:
how do i get rid of the [Go launcher menu bar]? at the bottom? i have it below the docks. It has 3 vertical dots in the middle.
 
Hi all,

I'm having an issue getting the 5x5 grid to work (in fact none of the grid sizes seem to work). It seems to be stuck on 5x4 only. Has anyone else run into this issue? I'm using the latest version on Droid Razr Maxx. These are the steps I took:

Preferences -> App drawer Settings -> Grid Size -> 5x5 -> Back button x2

Is restarted Go launcher and no change.

EDIT: Nevermind. Duh. I don't know how I glossed over desktop settings. :)
 
HOW DO YOU HIDE THE MENU BUTTON?

It's always there at the bottom of the screen below the dock... taking up precious pixel space... maybe it's a One X thing?
 
jaeger5 said:
HOW DO YOU HIDE THE MENU BUTTON?

It's always there at the bottom of the screen below the dock... taking up precious pixel space... maybe it's a One X thing?
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obviously its not a One X thing because the stock interface dont have it..

only when you coated with Go LAUNCHER EX the menu bar below the dock comes out...

Can anyone here help out?
 
Its a One X/ICS thing. Latest Go Launcher on Galaxy S, nothing below the dock. The dock is flush at the bottom edge of the screen.
 
after further research, it seems its a launcher + ICS4 thing all together.

Apparently the generic ICS4 does have the black bar menu in general, but since the HTC Sense and Apex Launcher can coated without it, it makes you think its standard without it.

But as mentioned, it just makes sense for the launcher itself to address this option, that Go Launcher can simply produce a patch as well.

We'll have to wait and see.
 
terraterm said:
hi I can't seem to run Go Launcher on startup. everytime i restart the phone, the stock launcher starts up. I have to start it up manually. It's installed on the SD Card, but same issue when on the phone. any thoughts? thx!
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Set it as default-should be able to do this on settings/applications screen!
 
Go Launcher EX v2.87 on my Sprint Galaxy Epic 4G does not display notifications for my Outlook Email. It worked perfectly before with my stock launcher but not with GL.

I still get notifications for Messenger, Gmail, and FaceBook but not for Outlook email.

Your suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.
 
Hello. Please forgive my message to you. I just can't seem to get a straight answer from anyone and, since you wrote this great user guide for GL users, I thought I should ask you for your help.

After I upgraded my phone's Go launcher from GL v2.87 to GL v3.0 I no longer can access Preferences.

As soon as I select Preferences it reboots my main Home screen (I have 5 screens). Since I can't load Preferencs, I cannot backup my launcher settings, cannot add a 3rd row to my dock area, cannot add the Go Contacts widget, cannot configure any Preference settings at all.

I even wrote to the developers on their Go Launcher Blog for help, and all they did was email me a link to GL v3.01. So I uploaded and installed their link to the 3.0 .apk install file, and Prefs does not let me change any settings since it goes away almost instantly.

I even reverted to my last working GL version, 2.87 and still, that did not work. I also emptied the cache, re-installed/removed GL versions 2.87, 3.0, and finally the latest update, 3.01, and still the Prefs menu does not stay on my phone's screen.

In fact, Prefs only appears for a split second until it vanishes and reboots my Home screen all over again.

Below is my phone setup.
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Carrier – Sprint
Brand/Model – Samsung Epic 4G
Model number – SPH-D700
Firmware version – 2.3.6
Baseband version – S700.0.55.FC09
Kernel version – 2.6.35.7
Build number – GINGERBREAD.FC09
Hardware number – D700.0.5
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Please let me know what I should try next, or whom to contact.
Thank You.
 
Hello can I ask about the go weather you see I try to locate my place but it have error here see the screen shots
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Awesome guide, I had a question for anyone that could help me out..
I recently bought a nifty little JXD s601 to run emulated games on.

I've got go launcher on it, but with the capacitive screen it's a pain to set up the background (i.e. jiggle around apps and shortcuts on the homescreen).
So I was wondering if there was anyway to kind of simulate the launcher app and set up the "desktop" on my pc and then import the settings onto my device?

I know you can export/save your preferences in the launcher app, so is there anything I could do using a pc? Or could I use another android device to set up the app there, save the settings, copy them to the JXD and then it will have the shortcuts?

Anyone got any ideas? It'll take me ages to set it up how I want using only the JXD, since I want to use the GBCoid/ps1/gba shortcuts on my desktop.

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Hi guys,since the latest update i noticed that when i long hold on homescreen the process has changed.well somehow it now shrinks the homescreen as if i was in the old editing menu but then i accidentally added a few blank home screens.before this update the old menu made it easy to delete these but now i cant nav to where i delete the extra screens i created?im sure its simple but its annoying me.help greatly appreciated.:)
 
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