General :: HTC - Homescreen Webapp Shortcut Icons
Nov 14, 2011
This question might be specific to HTC phones, but I'm not sure. I have various bookmarks for sites with decent webapps that I'd like to have as icons on my homescreen. What I would like is for their icons to be specific to the site (like iOS or BlackBerry), but instead what happens is I get the ugly red HTC Sense bookmark icon for each of them. Any way to get the site-specific icons to appear (or if it's even possible)?
View 3 Replies
Mar 16, 2012
Issue with a custom ROM I've been playing around with in an attempt at customizing it to meet my personal needs.
Basically, the custom ROM installation removes old, unwanted .apk's from the stock image it is replacing. This is done by a script/command in the META-INF->com->google->android->updater-script file. Here's an excerpt as an example:
Code:
run_program("/sbin/busybox", "mount", "/system");
show_progress(1, 100);
package_extract_dir("system", "/system");delete("/system/app/Launcher2.apk");
However, while the script works perfectly to remove the actual apk's/apps from the device, once the custom ROM is loaded, the old shortcuts (to some of the apps that were uninstalled) remain on the homescreen (these shortcuts are placed there by default by the stock ROM). If you try to tap the shortcut, it simply states something to the effect of "this application is not installed on your device". While these "dead" shortcuts can be moved to the trash bin and deleted from the homescreen, it'd be nice if I could make it so the custom ROM installation automatically does this.
I've tried modifying the Launcher2.apk to reflect the changes I am looking for; but to no avail. In the Launcher2 /res/xml/default_workspace.xml file, I am easily able to specify which apps I do want shortcuts placed on the homescreen for during the installation. But - there doesn't seem to be a way for me to issue a command to remove the old, unwanted shortcuts and these "dead" shortcuts are present nonetheless, despite whatever changes I make to the default_workspace.xml (it does add my "new" shortcuts, though).
Any way that this could be done during the actual custom ROM installation process? And where would I add it to (default_workspace.xml, Android Manifest.xml, framework-res.apk, boot.img...
View 1 Replies
View Related
Sep 12, 2012
I can't add a shortcut to a Phone app (it's the app where you enter dial numbers, call someone). Need it on my home screen, but there wasn't it when flashed the rom, in drawer too. And no options which can add it. I'm using CM 10.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Apr 28, 2012
I am looking for a way to make a homescreen shortcut to start the ics built in recent apps dialog.
How to start it via activity or intent?
I am using cm9 on a galaxy s2 with apex launcher
View 8 Replies
View Related
Jan 28, 2013
I am looking for a way to remove apparently names from the homescreen and just have the icons. Anyway to do this?
View 2 Replies
View Related
Nov 23, 2009
I have been looking to find a way to place a shortcut to VPN I have setup on the HomeScreen of the Droid. Any ideas? I was unsuccessful doing it on WM6.1 on the XV6800.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jun 19, 2010
Is it possible create a homescreen shortcut to Facebook touch website? I'm not liking the Facebook app as it doesn't show notifications on the current icon. Do I need to have the widget?
View 6 Replies
View Related
Oct 5, 2010
This is going to sound odd, but I am trying to make a shortcut on my homescreen to email myself. This seems simple, but it looks like whenever I put a contact in my address book with ANY of my email addresses, it isn't available to be used for a shortcut. Try this and tell me that I'm not going crazy. ...but please TRY it before you post the instructions. I say this because I got my boss to try it and he thought I was being a smartass until he tried to do it. A shortcut to email to myself is really helpful for tracking things and is like a to do list for me.
View 2 Replies
View Related
Mar 2, 2009
In my program it adds a shortcut to the screen. I get the icon on the screen fine, but when I tap it, I get:
CODE:................
View 5 Replies
View Related
Sep 19, 2010
Is there a way to set a shortcut on the homescreen for a ringtone so i can just click it and it will start playing on the music player?
View 4 Replies
View Related
Oct 7, 2010
Is there any way of having more then 4x4 icons on the on-screen?
View 5 Replies
View Related
Sep 16, 2010
I am trying to add custom icons to the homescreen (not the dock) and I can't seem to figure it out. Can someone give me some guidance?
View 12 Replies
View Related
Nov 18, 2010
Bookmark and add to my homescreen 60x60 icon does not apprear. Make
<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="images/iphone.png"/>
Size: 60x60 pixels. tried 8bit and 24bit ping! Does not work. Site is on a localhost and not 'online'.
on http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport if I bookmark and add to my homescreen it works!
Why? They use: <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/sol/shared/img/iphone-sport.png"/>
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jul 21, 2010
Im trying to change the icons on my homescreen but I cant seem to get them to change, ive got the icons i want ([ICON_PACK] The DROID Collection_v1.0 - xda-developers) saved to the root of my SD card, Ive tried to use FolderOrganiser and BetterCut but i cant seem to get them to change on the homescreen, maybe im doing it wrong?
View 4 Replies
View Related
Jul 8, 2010
searched the threads and couldn't find anything regarding this. I have 2 gmail accounts and want to have 2 icons on my home screen and not have to keep going into gmail and swapping back and forth to each account. Is there any way to do this?
View 6 Replies
View Related
May 18, 2010
I've done the searching and nothing has solved my problem and the last time this was brought as far as I can tell was back in December. My issue is that there is no consistent time when this happens. Sometimes it happens as I unlock the homescreen, as I'm exiting out of an application, as I rotate the screen, and even as I'm shifting between home screens. It also happens randomly based off of my last reset. Since it started (about a month ago) it has happened as long as 3 days after my last reset and sometimes as soon as 20 minutes after. I've tried installing the Home++ application but that did not solve the problem either. Does anyone know of a setting or way to bring the icons back without having to reset the phone? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
View 9 Replies
View Related
Sep 7, 2010
I've been having fun customizing the look of my phone and getting more and more out of it. Recently I've been making custom shortcuts as I like having different icons. What I don't like is that there's a label on the Icon. The icon pack I am currently using is Manups Simple Word. What happens is when I create a Shortcut to the market for example the Icon shows in text Market Stock and then beneath it the Label Market. I don't like that if read together it becomes Market Stock Market
Is there a way I can remove the labels from shortcuts? I am currently running Froyo with LauncherPro using folder organizer and I also have anycut. The solution must not involve rooting or using any paid apps as well I can't get paid apps here. I read here Is it possible to strip HTC Sense UI from the HTC Desire? that Helix has the option to remove labels from shortcuts. I'll rather not move to Helix and stay with launcherpro.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Jan 9, 2010
I know with most icons, you can just hold them down and it gives you the option to change their representing icon. However, that doesn't seem to be the case with links to websites.
View 2 Replies
View Related
Aug 31, 2010
Is it possible to organize the homescreen icons programatically so that i can arrange each icon's position?
View 1 Replies
View Related
Sep 9, 2010
The title kinda says it all. What are your app recommendations?
View 1 Replies
View Related
Nov 16, 2009
This was originally going to be a post about missing icons. I'll return to that.
I recently installed a (paid) homescreen app called GDE from a guy at XDA developers. It's wonderful, and gives me a choice of the number of homescreens, transition type, and whether the sequence of screens loops or not (appears endless) It works well and is very smooth. I use the box transitions and it's very impressive.
Back to the icons, which will be of interest to anyone who replaces their homescreen app. When I installed GDE, I was basically given 5 blank homescreens. All my shortcuts were gone and had to be re-installed.
Not so bad, because it gave me a chance to re-organize my device. But, I couldn't find my CNN, ESPN, Facebook icons. That's when I started this post, because I thought they were apps, they are not, they are browser favorite shortcuts on the homescreen.
So, if any of you replace your home app and want to restore these, just open your browser, go to favorites, and long hold on the shortcuts you want to install on home.
View 5 Replies
View Related
Mar 11, 2010
How do I rename my icons on my homescreen., Like changing handcent to say text message etc.
View 6 Replies
View Related
Jun 7, 2010
if this is a noob question, I searched quite a bit and couldn't find an answer. I'm developing a html5 app that relies on sqlite for local storage.I'd like for it to appear as an app icon on the iPhone/Android screen, what's the best way to do this? Ie can I write some sort of "wrapper" app to achieve it?
View 4 Replies
View Related
Oct 28, 2013
I would do this: [URL] .... (created with paint)
Because I get to edit files, but I am looking for a long time without finding how to put ALL the icons on the left, and keep only the icons on the right as in the picture.
View 1 Replies
View Related
Feb 25, 2014
I use Chrome browser on my Android and I used to be able to go into my bookmarks and add a bookmark to my home screen well now I don't see that option anymore. I'm using the s3 and haven't tried it since my phone updated to 4.3 so I'm wondering did they remove it with that update or with a Chrome update or just change how it's done?
View 6 Replies
View Related
Feb 3, 2012
How can i take screenshots from my homescreen?i found accidentaly some pictures in my phtos with my homescreen..how i do that?
View 4 Replies
View Related
Mar 29, 2012
1. Is it possible to replace homescreen with app launcher? I mean when you press home button, homescreen shows up, is it possible to force phone to open app drawer instead of homescreen when you press home button?
2. Or/and maybe there is a launcher which shows all your apps not alphabetically but by date and also with ability to arrange the apps however you want?
View 4 Replies
View Related
Feb 1, 2013
I am looking for one setting or utility in Android systems generally, I will try to explain problem: I have one 7" tablet (Emgeton Consul 3 with 4.0.4 ICS) and Phone (Samsung Galaxy Young) with Jellyblast 3.0.4 rom?/mod? (claims about itself it is android 4.1.1).
I have three desktops (homescreens?) on phone. Moving finger left get me to desktop number 2 (right of 1), if i do it again, i am at the third desktop and from the third by swiping finger i will get to first. This is beaviour i dont want to. I want to go 1 >> 2 >> 3 >> and stop. And ofcourse back 3>> 2 >> 1 and stop. This is how is my tablet working, and I want to "tell" phone to behave the same. Have you experiences with some setting / utility / system modification that can do it ?
View 3 Replies
View Related
Jun 9, 2012
So I have a folder on my home screen, in which I've saved a bunch of navigation shortcuts to use with Google Navigation. I want to know if there is any way to backup this folder to my SD card so that I may restore it after switching over to a new ROM.
View 2 Replies
View Related
May 25, 2013
When I installed 3d clock widget not able to add it to the homescreen..
View 3 Replies
View Related
