[MOD] 4x5 TouchWiz Launcher

[briantacker]

This will make the launcher home screen 4 (wide) x 5 (high)
It will also make the app drawer 4 (wide) x 6 (high)

Only tested on Verizon GS5 (SM-G900V)

Flash using safestrap.

I'm new to modding so let me know if there's anything that needs to be changed or doesn't work right.

ENJOY!

Don't be shy with that Thanks button!

EDIT: Forgot to mention, make sure busybox is installed before flashing. It uses it to mount /system during the flash process.

 

[tangoboyz]

This will make the launcher home screen 4 (wide) x 5 (high)
It will also make the app drawer 4 (wide) x 6 (high)

Only tested on Verizon GS5 (SM-G900V)

Flash using safestrap.

I'm new to modding so let me know if there's anything that needs to be changed or doesn't work right.

ENJOY!

NICE JOB!! Can't wait to flash...

 

[GuestK00143]

Thanks, I've been waiting for one of these for our phone. I installed it no problem and everything looks and works great. Nice job.

 

[trueagle]

Works great on dev edition thank you

 

[jparasita]

Nice! been waiting for this

 

[inline6power]

Works great. Thanks a bunch. Really needed this

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

 

[drsoftich]

Thanks!!

Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[Backwardsblade]

This is awesome. Do you think you'll tweak an L home launcher to be 4x5 as well? I know I'd download it!

 

[briantacker]

This is awesome. Do you think you'll tweak an L home launcher to be 4x5 as well? I know I'd download it!

I can give it a shot if you show me where to get it.

 

[elliwigy]

I can give it a shot if you show me where to get it.

its in my rom but if u get the android l dev page on here you have access to all android l

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[johnnytraveler]

Works great. Thanks a bunch. Really needed this

Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

+1[emoji2]

Sent from my Alliance S5-900V.

 

[torr310]

Flash using safestrap.


EDIT: Forgot to mention, make sure busybox is installed before flashing. It uses it to mount /system during the flash process.

Thank you, is using the original recovery OK?

[Edit]
It does not work with the stock recovery... saying wrong footer.

 

[briantacker]

Thank you, is using the original recovery OK?

I'm going to guess no but I'm not sure. The stock recovery probably requires a certain signature.

 

[Rippley05]

Curious about a 5x4 or 5x5 like I had on my note 3

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[briantacker]

Curious about a 5x4 or 5x5 like I had on my note 3

Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

I was thinking about doing it if someone asked but after seeing how tedious the process is I'm not so sure.

 

[Zoandroid]

I'm very used to "home" being in the middle, and not at the left end, of the home screens, so I'd really like to try this. But in the event I decided I didn't like it, how would I go back to the stock settings? Is there an "un-install" for this?

Edit - I just realized, having made a nandroid of the stock ROM with Safestrap, I could just restore that to get back to the factory setup on the home screens if I wanted to, right?

 

[briantacker]

I'm very used to "home" being in the middle, and not at the left end, of the home screens, so I'd really like to try this. But in the event I decided I didn't like it, how would I go back to the stock settings? Is there an "un-install" for this?

Edit - I just realized, having made a nandroid of the stock ROM with Safestrap, I could just restore that to get back to the factory setup on the home screens if I wanted to, right?

Well first of all this has nothing to do with where the home screen is, it just changes the grid size.

As for restoring, just make a backup of /system/priv-app/TouchWizHome.apk and if you want to go back just restore that file through safestrap.

 

[Zixx]

This is just awesome, I was wondering if it is possible to make the icons a little bit bigger, and also wondering if we could have the Google search bar in every screen, like the Google launcher.
Thanks for the nice mod! !!

 

[Zoandroid]

Well first of all this has nothing to do with where the home screen is, it just changes the grid size.

As for restoring, just make a backup of /system/priv-app/TouchWizHome.apk and if you want to go back just restore that file through safestrap.

Thanks for clarifying that, but I immediately saw the first point above for myself. I made the mistake of assuming your modification would bring about every aspect of the picture you showed (in which your main homescreen is centered). Since that was the main reason I was looking at this modification, I decided to switch to Nova Launcher to get that feature. But thanks for the mod, and for answering my questions.

 

[jaladhjin]

anybody know if this would work and is even needed on Alliance rom ?

If not needed.. how would I enable in Alliance ?