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Launcher TW4.5

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Installation of Applications & Widgets

First of all, your phone DO NOT have to be ROOTED! You will be able to install it without having rooted your phone, but you will miss some options.

Secondly, I strongly suggest you to have another launcher installed (and defrozed)... this for avoiding a loop reboot and to be able to work, remove,... with applications.

There is two different kind of installations of the Launcher TW4.5.
(note that tw4key.zip is not necessary for installation, it's just for resigning applications)

a. with TW4Manager
b. by hand

Let speak first with the common solution, this with TW4Manager. It's pretty easy :

download TW4Manager from the officiel thread or directly from my webserver.
install it like another application
run it
go in the menu "Check for Updates & Uninstall"
select "TW4 Manager" to be certain to have the very last version installed

That's all for the TW4Manager... so now we will see how to install the TW4.5 Launcher with TW4Manager :

run TW4Manager (think just to check you have the very latest version)
go in the menu "Check for Updates & Uninstall"
if you do not have a "cyanogenmod" ROM, select "latest stable version" by clicking on it
if your ROM is a "cyanogenmod" one, select "latest cyanogenmod" by clicking on it
you now can select to install the lauchner in normal mode (like other applications) in "data/app" or in system mode (like the normal launcher) in "system/app".

That's all !

Note that if you already have one version installed, I strongly suggest you to click first on "uninstall" then on "remove old tw4.5", then on "latest stable version".
Don't forget to backup your homescreen berfore updating the launcher, either with the backup option of TW4.5Launcher (see post about this option), or with another backup application (like Titanium for example).

Differences between the two kinds of installation (normal / system)

a. install application as "normal"
not need to have a root phone
* the addition of widgets present a vertical list
* after adding a widget on the screen, you need to leave the addition of widgets with the Return key
* uninstalling applications does not always work from the list of applications
* no problem for the themes
* easy installation, simply install like any other application!
* when restoring the backup file, the widgets are not "bump", but all the icons, folders, ... yes

b. installed as an application "System"
mandatory to have a rooted phone
* the addition of widgets has a horizontal list
* much faster response than the version of "normal" installation
* no problem with the themes
* no problems to uninstall applications from the application list
* easy installation, simply place the file tw4launcher.apk (or tw4launcher_21.apk, tw4launcher_22.apk,...) in the / system / app and, ideally, give all necessary approvals
* when restoring the backup file, the widgets are not all "put together" correctly, but all the icons, folders, ... yes

So now we will see another way of installing, the procedure TW4.5 Launcher "by hand".

Here again, two choices :
1. simple put the .apk of the launcher in any folder of the phone and double-clic on it
2. follow this upper procedure :

if you do not have the TW4.5 installed (and have a Samsung phone or have touchwizz installed) :

go in "system/app"
find "TouchWiz30Launcher.apk" and rename it to "TouchWiz30Launcher.apk.OLD"
find "TouchWiz30Launcher.odex" and rename it to "TouchWiz30Launcher.odex.OLD"
find "TWLauncher.apk" and rename it to "TWLauncher.apk.OLD"
find "TWLauncher.odex" and rename it to "TWLauncher.odex.OLD"
find any other file with "TW" and "Launcher" in the name and rename them with .OLD at the end
if you do not find this files (other phone or touchwizz not installed), don't be afraid... just skip this steps !

[*]if you already have a version of TW4.5 installed :

go in "system/app"
find "TW4Launcher.apk" and rename it "TW4Launcher.apk.OLD" or simply delete it
copy the latest version of launcher you have downloaded in this folder.

[*]if you want to make a really clean new installation of your launcher, you also can rename "data/data/samsung.tw4.nextgen" folder in (for example) "samsung.tw4.nextgen.OLD", do the same for "sdcard/.TW4Themes" folder to "sdcard/.TW4Themes_OLD" (or delete it) and relaunch the launcher.
The new folder, with default settings, will be created.

Last points... installing the Widgets.

First to know that special widgets needs to :
- have a samsung framework
- have been resigned to be functionnals with TW4.5 Launcher

You also can download some widgets (resigned) for SG1 and SG2 via TW4Manager and "Widgets" :

run TW4Manager (think just to check you have the very latest version)
go in "Widgets"
select the system you want (SG1 or SG2)
a list of available resigned widgets will be shown
check the one you want
hit the "Menu" button
choose "apply selected"

The widgets will be installed.

Note that:
- Power Widget stays gray on samsung firmwares (it does not on cm7 for example), after reboot it will be displayed normally.
- some widgets listed will not be functionnals on some systems.
- not all widgets are listed. Scroll the official thread to find more (and report links so I can put the links here)
- on my SG2 quite all other widgets are functionnals (not all of Samsung)
- some widgets, even if resigned, will absolutely not work on some phone. So sad... but take other widgets, sorry !
- if you have some widgets which are absolutely working, please send me a PM with the widget's name, your phone (and ROM) and, of course, a downloadable link so I will upgrade the infos

That's all for now... but if you have any other clues or infos, PM me or post an answer !