I've no idea what it uses background refreshing for, I'm assuming to keep the list of supported apps up to date.
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'Launcher' Returns to the App Store After Apple Relaxes Policies
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I've no idea what it uses background refreshing for, I'm assuming to keep the list of supported apps up to date.
The idea behind having widgets in the Notification Center is being able to quickly access them.
Though right now the NC is sort of bloated with all the widgets and the display of relevant information for the day (weather, reminders, calendar events, etc.), I don't think putting those widgets to the left of the first home screen would be the best idea, in practical terms.
Let's suppose that you just opened a certain app inside a folder on the second page of your home screen, and from there you want to open an app in the NC. Right now you just swipe down from the clock or top bar, tap the widget and boom, you can open mostly any app from anywhere in the system with just two touches.
Now let's suppose that we face exactly the same example, but with your suggested method. First you would have to press the home button to suspend the current app, then press it again to close the containing folder, then press it once again to go to the first page of your home screen, and then swipe to the right to access that new widgets page. Such method obviously would imply widgets to lose their purpose of being quickly accessible.
The only viable thing that I can think of, to implement something like you suggested (which, by the way, I think is absolutely logical from a UI perspectiveor at least makes way more sense than putting actionable shortcuts or apps in the Today view of the NC, functionality aside), would be to add some new system-wide shortcut using the home button or a Touch ID button, perhaps something like pressing it three times. Damn, they could it even implement Force Touch on it, so now we have way more possibilities, including the one that I've just imagined. That way widgets would be even more accessible than they are now.
Unless some of the ideas that I've described in the last paragraph were implemented, which I doubt, I think the best and simplest way of solving the problem in iOS 9 would be adding a third tab in the NC called Widgets.
No issues here. I have 4 rows with no labels and 5 across. Seems to scroll fine without any problems.
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Ok, thanks
I may reinstall app
Finding Launcher not as handy as I thought it would be. Like the Music Launcher though.
The support said it is not used for anything currently, so one can safely turn it off.
'Launcher' Returns to the App Store After Apple Relaxes Policies
No, no the app isn't terrible. Just look at all the appreciative and happy comments in this thread. Sounds like you have a one off problem and are trying to paint a broad brush across the whole app in general. I suppose that's how you roll.
No, no the app isn't terrible. Just look at all the appreciative and happy comments in this thread. Sounds like you have a one off problem and are trying to paint a broad brush across the whole app in general. I suppose that's how you roll.
I emailed support about the battery issues and got this response. Hope it helps.
I'm not seeing more than 3% on any of my devices and I use the app often.
Sometimes apps show up on the list just because they are being heavily used. If you continue to see Launcher rating high in battery usage, one thing you can do is to disable app refresh. It won't have any adverse effect on the app.
You can go into the Settings app, scroll all the way down to Launcher, tap on it and then disabled Background App Refresh and see if that helps at all.
Hope this helps.
-Greg
I'm not seeing more than 3% on any of my devices and I use the app often.
Sometimes apps show up on the list just because they are being heavily used. If you continue to see Launcher rating high in battery usage, one thing you can do is to disable app refresh. It won't have any adverse effect on the app.
You can go into the Settings app, scroll all the way down to Launcher, tap on it and then disabled Background App Refresh and see if that helps at all.
Hope this helps.
-Greg
Email dev on app you want
or
like I did for the new Google Calendar
typed
googlecalendar:// in URL block when adding app
Thanks to member Trahearne for the tip--
It's not about "what app I want." I genuinely don't understand why the app wouldn't be written to just simply launch all apps on your device.
There's millions (or a lot of apps) and they do need to write code. My app was new, and they responded within 24hrs and said they are in the process of adding it.
No I didn't reinstall but turning off background app refresh seems to have fixed my battery issues.
There's millions (or a lot of apps) and they do need to write code. My app was new, and they responded within 24hrs and said they are in the process of adding it.
Thats cool that they responded so fast. As of right now the majority of the apps on my phone aren't "launchable"
Is it odd to be on iOS 8.2 on a 5s and NOT have an Edit button at the bottom on Notification Center?
Edit: To be clear, it's not there even when the phone is unlocked.
Yeah, seems odd.
The new Google Calendar was my only one. But, don't have too many apps anyway. Maybe 20 outside what phone came with.
App Dev is great, quickly responded to my question on the slow loading. Acknowledged some folks have the issue, and is working on a fix for, hopefully, next update.
I sure did.
Especially the Quick-Tap and now instead i use the Launcher widget.
I manually switch quite a lot with different WIFIs and i don't have to go in the Settings app to adjust that. Just scroll down the notification center and tap on my quick setting to go to WIFI.
I also can quickly turn 3G/4G on/off.
Also i can e.g. quickly send an e-mail/sms/imessage to a favorite person with a standard predefined text.
Navigate to my home address quickly with either Google Maps or Apple Maps.
It's no longer in the App Store since a few months now because Apple rejected the update at the time. I still have it on my iPad. It's ok. They tried to submit an update with similar features as Launcher has but still lacks quite a few options. Maybe the developer will try to submit it again now that Launcher is also approved again.
Which apps are that?
In the main Launcher topic there are a few URL schemes which you can use to manually add your favorite app (if they use one).
You can also ask Cromulent Labs to add it to the app launcher list via this link (or via e-mail).
So I got this app when it first reintroduced to the App Store and paid the $3.99 in-app Pro Version upgrade at that time. I uninstalled the app some time ago and just reinstalled it recently and went to enable Pro features and was charged $4.99 by Apple. I reported the problem and referenced the previous order and invoice number but, why would this have happened?
I see the app now has 3 different in-app purchases for Pro Version upgrade but the prices are all different.
I see the app now has 3 different in-app purchases for Pro Version upgrade but the prices are all different.
I think the "restore purchases" feature in various apps needs to be a bit clearer as to whether it's actually charging you or not. Too many apps say "Buy this feature for $2.99?" when you hit restore purchases, then you don't get charged. It's vague.