LG Optimus "Home Launcher"

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aalopez10

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Sep 21, 2009
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OK guys, if you havent heard of the New LG Optimus phones Series that just came out in korea and Might be here soon in the USA,

found some apks & other things from the original "LG Optimus Z phone" first phone
to launch from the Optimus Series

looks like this
LG-Optimus-Z-01.jpg



so i play around with the apks, ( launcher and widgets ) and it work perfectly
on the evo (not sure if it works for other phones )with no editing necessary,

THE GOODS

-this launcher makes the phone look a little like the HTC sense cuz of the bottom dock , lets you drag any icons from your menu to the dock.
dockonbottom.png


and a Samsung Galaxy Launcher feel because of the dots on top for amount of screens you have.
dotsontop.png


-It has a new way of controlling your apps in your menu which i havent seen in many other android phones out ( maybe its just me ), which lets you organize your application on your menu as "categories" or "group" , which its really cool and you can drag and put it anywhere in the menu you want.
thumb_tall_lg-optimus-z-launcher-1.png



THE BAD

- Only lets you have 5 to 7 screens only, and it cant let you have less than 5 screens (which sucks)

thumb_tall_lg-optimus-z-homescreens.png


Some Other Goodies That Work

-World Clock widget
clockwidgets.png


-Analog Clock widgets ( 8 of them )
clocksf.png


-Calendar Widget

-Memo Widget

- Home Selector App

-LG Wallpapers

THINGS THAT NEED TO BE FIX

-Launcher works normal and you can play around with it and no problem but one bug that i wish someone (DEV) to fix is that whenever you open a application and you try to go back by pressing the home bottom on your evo it "Force closes", THE SAME WHEN YOU Launch the "Home selector app" and you pick "LG as your Launcher" Sometimes it "force closes", from there everything else works perfectly and if someone could fix this problem than i might make this my default launcher :)

- and a way to customize the icons as shortcuts or other way, & drag it to the dock ( not sure if theres other ways ).


but for now ENJOYYY IT AND PLAY AROUND WIT IT AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK????

*****Make sure you download the LG HOME & HOME SELECTOR apk first than download the widgets to make it work******
 
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v_lestat

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Jul 11, 2010
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I might ne missing something too... where is the download link


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aalopez10

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Those clocks are part of the Widgets. Which is the zip file And yes all the links to download are there in the post.

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vinscuzzy

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Nice find!! But I too cant find the analog clock widgets, only the world clock widget.

Some things Ive noticed:

1. These widgets work with other launchers which is nice!
2. In the world clock app, I cant seem to delete Seoul as a city.
3. Default Categories in the laucher can only be renamed, not deleted.
4. The notes widget only lets you have 1 note.

p.s. Im not complaining at all! These are very nice additions to android. Hopefully there are some more widgets coming from LG!!


Edit: Ive noitced that in the screen shots you provided, the world clock widget has a settings button. Mine doesnt, is that where the option to load the analog clocks is?
 
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Greenfieldan

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Hm, that actually looks really cool. If a Dev could fix the force close problem I REALLY might use this as my default launcher...
 

tedum88

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Download the files that he has listed at the bottom of the Original Post, and open them using something like AndroZip and click the "Install" option. :)

i was able to install the widgets no problem. but the other files show as .bin something... the widgets are really cool but i really do like the launcher.
 

fr4nk1yn

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This is seriously great.
I like 3 screens but this may replace ADW :gasp:

Good find!

Lots of FCs when hitting home from another app.
To install just rename to an apk extension.
 
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bmtdan

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Seriously lol how do I get to the analog clocks I've installed and downloaded everything and I can't find them
 

aalopez10

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MY MISTAKE, yea i did forget to put the analog clock widgets sorry :), its been updated so download the widget zip pack and its the first apk name as "analog clock apk" .
 

foxgrey

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Jun 25, 2010
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gonna have to admit, I installed this on my install of cm nightly. I'm really getting into it.

I'd love to see some interest in figuring out how to fix the force closes though. I've looked at my logcat and haven't really come up with thing anything (I'm novice at best though 8P)

Thanks to the OP for the find!
 

JayPhill89

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Jul 13, 2010
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Thanks for the downloads, I just read a review of the device and was hoping someone else was interested in the launcher. Can't wait to use it on my Captivate.

Hopefully it to get noticed by someone who can perfect it to get rid of any FC's.