virnir 2 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Having a physical keyboard to type with is awesome already. Yet, F(x)tec outdoes themselves and makes a unique launcher that can be controlled/navigated by the keyboard as well. I am very excited for this feature! However, I am more so excited for the friendliness towards custom development. In this light, will the source code of the groundbreaking F(xt)tec launcher be opened? It would be simply awesome to, say, use LineageOS with extra physical keyboard navigation. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 1,435 Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 If the launcher is indeed good, it would be cool to be able to try it on my photon q too. Don't even necessarily need source, just an apk right? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 1,435 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Bringing this back up. Is it possible to use the stock launcher under lineage? Is the source available, or an apk somewhere? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SchattengestaIt 559 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Should be possible to backup with Titanium backup, right? Send me a Pro 1 and I'll try! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,427 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 25 minutes ago, Craig said: Bringing this back up. Is it possible to use the stock launcher under lineage? Is the source available, or an apk somewhere? the apk is available under /system/priv-app/Launcher3QuickStep, but I do not know If we are allowed to copy it? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 1,435 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, EskeRahn said: I do not know If we are allowed to copy it I can't imagine a situation where you wouldn't be allowed to use it under lineage on the same device tho, even if other use is somehow restricted.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hook 2,943 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 So it is a modified version of Launcher 3 (guessing from apk name)? That's part of AOSP, isn't it? So the real question is how closed source are their mods? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,427 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Hook said: So it is a modified version of Launcher 3 (guessing from apk name)? That's part of AOSP, isn't it? So the real question is how closed source are their mods? It is clearly from the launcher3, even the icon survived... 😉 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ksal95 227 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Were launchers 1 and 2 not good enough? I've always wondered why it was named launcher 3. 🙃 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,427 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 35 minutes ago, ksal95 said: Were launchers 1 and 2 not good enough? I've always wondered why it was named launcher 3. 🙃 Lancher < 3 it is supposed to give a ❤️ 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher3/+/refs/heads/master/NOTICE So they don't have to open source. But there modifications will be minimal I guess if they don't we can always just fork and make changes and feed back. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Actually I'd hope they would feedback there changes to the project 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Polaris 423 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, _DW_ said: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Launcher3/+/refs/heads/master/NOTICE So they don't have to open source. But there modifications will be minimal I guess if they don't we can always just fork and make changes and feed back. 1 hour ago, _DW_ said: Actually I'd hope they would feedback there changes to the project I think we have the pot calling the kettle black in the other thread... These could have been a single post. LOL. 😉😀 I apologize to others and please carry on about the launcher... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 20 minutes ago, Polaris said: I think we have the pot calling the kettle black in the other thread... These could have been a single post. LOL. 😉😀 I apologize to others and please carry on about the launcher... HAHA. You did 3 or 4 in a row 😄 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Polaris 423 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 7 hours ago, _DW_ said: HAHA. You did 3 or 4 in a row 😄 Yes, but only one was "weird" and "goofed up!" 😀😀 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Is the Pro1 launcher open source by any chance? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fxtec-preorder-47xx 39 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) Bump! F(x)tec is advertising the Pro¹ with "LineageOS"-Support. Well, ok, I flashed the test build of LineageOS, but F(x)tec should _really_ open source their launcher!! (...and publish it at F-Droid or submit some code to Lineage's Trebuchet, if they want to adopt those features.) Damn it, what's wrong guys?! Edited May 8, 2020 by fxtec-preorder-47xx 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SchattengestaIt 559 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Can you pack the launcher with a backup program maybe? That way you could use it on LineageOS and other systems 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zamasu 258 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I thought somebody did manage to get the launcher apk at least. But then you'd still not have the source code. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D1ggs 141 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Considering how often I've wiped the phone, nova's back up and restore feature is a God send. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 1 hour ago, D1ggs said: Considering how often I've wiped the phone, nova's back up and restore feature is a God send. Never did a reset since I got it in January. I'm actually using it 😁 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,427 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 23 hours ago, Slion said: Never did a reset since I got it in January. I'm actually using it 😁 Similar here. I do not recall having needed a reset at all on the retail unit since I got it in November. (I obviously have reset the earlier units more recent flashing Sailfish and different versions of LineageOS though) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fxtec-preorder-47xx 39 Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 10:47 AM, Slion said: Is the Pro1 launcher open source by any chance? I did not find the App in F-Droid or as APK anywhere, but apparently when you build your own ROM it can be pulled in easily: Quote You might want to remove the `fxtec_launcher` from CUSTOM_PACKAGES and the line about `local_manifests`, I use that to replace Trebuchet with the stock launcher. Anyway, I won't build any ROM for myself, as at the moment my most powerful device is... lets see... possibly my Pro¹ 😉 ...sad but true. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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