Galaxy Launcher (TouchWiz) is a launcher for Android devices that makes the interface of your device look the same as branded shell TouchWiz developed by Samsung.
The main functionality of the application is not only that the launcher almost completely looks like TouchWiz, but also has a huge range of settings that allows you to customize your phone or tablet exactly as you like.
By downloading the jailbroken Galaxy Launcher for Android you get a fully customizable desktop with automatically selected applications that have been installed on your device. It is noteworthy that the icons that refer to messages, contacts and other phone settings will be completely replaced with branded icons from Samsung. It should be noted that when flipping through desktops, phone menus - no problems were noticed, everything works as it should and does not cause any complaints.
But, as mentioned earlier, all the functionality of the jailbroken Galaxy Launcher on Android is revealed only after you go to the launcher settings. Everything is configurable here: transparency, menu grid, scroll animation, orientation, and much more. In general, there are a lot of settings here, and in order to get a unique interface, you must sit for a long time and carefully read each of the settings items. In general, the program can be called an excellent free solution for budget and not only devices that would like to see an interface from TouchWiz on their device.
It is no secret that among all graphic shells, the brainchild of the South Korean company Samsung is most often criticized. The reasons for not the most affectionate attitude were overly bright colors, a lack of seriousness in the details of the interface and, naturally, a strange unlocking sound in the fourth generation of representatives of this line. All this led to the formation of a stereotype, because of which even those who have never seen it speak badly about the shell. You can fix this and experience something similar to TouchWiz on your smartphone right now. Let's get started.
As you probably already guessed, a representative of the so-called launchers will help to do this, with the best of which we already have. Thanks to them, the user has the right to change the interface of his device as he pleases. Today, TouchWiz is the ultimate goal.
According to the representatives of the resource phonearena most in a simple way get acquainted with this graphical shell not on smartphones Samsung is Appendix S. It is completely free to download.
After downloading and installing the application should automatically set itself as the default launcher. Otherwise, you can do it manually in the device settings.
Be that as it may, after going to the desktop, the latter should be transformed. The same applies to the main menu, which from now on will remind appearance menu in Galaxy devices.
Unfortunately, the settings and other submenus will remain the same. Both the contact book and the onscreen buttons at the bottom of the display will remain unchanged. Nevertheless, it will still be possible to get an idea of TouchWiz with its help. Plus, there are good personalization options here.
If you are not satisfied with the incomplete interface conversion, you can try looking for additional themes for Nova or Apex launchers. Or maybe finally decide and buy a Samsung?
Do you like the look of TouchWiz? Which graphical shell deserves the title of reference? Share your answers in the comments.
If you like the Samsung TouchWiz graphical shell, which the company equips its smartphones and tablets, then you will probably be interested to know that recently the launcher TouchWiz 5 from Galaxy S4 can be installed on almost any Android device.
The only limitation is the presence on the tablet or smartphone where you want to install the Samsung launcher operating system Android version 4.1 and up and availability root rights on your device.
Launcher was ported by one of the independent developers known on the XDA-Developers forum under the nickname emwno and works great on different devices with Android 4.1 or 4.2 both with factory versions of firmware and with alternative (custom) CyanogenMod firmware, AOKP, Paranoid Android and others.
To make the TouchWiz launcher look more harmonious on your device, it comes with the Accuweather weather widget.
All the standard TouchWiz functions, gestures and transition effects when changing desktops and paging screens in the application bar will be available to you after installing this launcher. The application panel, as usual, is divided into two sections, in which programs and widgets are located (a function that we first saw in the Android 4.0 AOSP launcher), but you can add another one - the "Downloads" section, which will display the ones you installed after buying (or flashing) a tablet or smartphone application.
Using the scaling gesture on the home screen will take you into desktop editing mode, which should be familiar to you from most launchers. However, do not be alarmed if you hear a voice message when trying to edit desktops - this is a standard option in the new launcher. It supports up to 7 desktops in total.
You can create folders both on the desktop and in the application bar, add, remove, uninstall and hide applications that are arranged in an alphabetical grid by default (the alphabetical list mode and a user-defined grid are also available).
The Accuweather widget will be a good addition to the launcher and will allow you not only to see the current time, date and weather, but also to receive a weather forecast for the next six days.
So, now that you are familiar with the basic features of the launcher, you can start installing it.
Requirements
1. Android tablet or a rooted Android 4.1 or 4.2 Jelly Bean smartphone
2. Alternative (modified) recovery Clockworkmod or TWRP
3. Launcher Galaxy S4 TouchWiz 5 which you can download from the following links:
(XHDPI, HDPI and MDPI mean the screen resolution of your device. Do not try to install the MDPI version of the launcher on devices with firmware with Samsung TouchWiz)
Instructions for Samsung installation TouchWiz 5 from Galaxy S4
1. Download the version of the launcher that matches the screen resolution of your device and copy (without unpacking!) The downloaded zip file to the memory card (sdcard) of your device.
2. Reboot your tablet or smartphone into recovery mode and create a full backup system of your device.
3. Clear cache and dalvik cache (Do not clear any data, system sections or do a factory reset!)
4. Install downloaded ZIP file using the appropriate item Clockworkmod or TWRP recovery
5. Reboot your device
That's it, you have installed the Samsung TouchWiz 5 launcher from the Galaxy S4 on your tablet or smartphone.
You can find more detailed information, as well as the latest launcher builds, in its developer's thread on this page of the XDA-Developers forum.
TouchWiz Home is user interface for mobile devices based on Android. Many users of this program consider its appearance to be ridiculous, but this is far from the only problem of the application. No matter how stable it works, but quite often many people notice "bugs" while working. In this regard, the developers are constantly working on updates for the program, which will fix all possible errors.
Despite all the disadvantages, the number of TouchWiz Home users is not decreasing. After all, TouchWiz combines a lot of useful functions... Such functions are not even capable of performing stock Android.
Many users have yet to familiarize themselves with the functionality of the program. It has a number of features that are not known to everyone. The first feature is multi-window mode. It implies the use of several programs at once. V this case they will be launched simultaneously, in several windows. This feature allows you to speed up the process of using mobile devices.
There is also a "one hand" mode, which will allow you to do several things at the same time. Changes in call optimization are also noticeable. If you decide to switch to your desktop during phone call, then with TouchWiz Home it became possible. The developers did their best and finalized the functionality of the application.
What else is interesting for the users of the application? Now you can sort the list of applications in any convenient way. If other applications exclude this possibility, then this feature is available in TouchWiz. You can change the location of application shortcuts in any order, group applications into folders, and the like. And these are far from all the features of the program that you will have to familiarize yourself with.
To date, many analogs have been developed of this application however, many of them put too much load on the system. Other programs may seem more effective, but TouchWiz Home is many times better. It is very easy to use and provides an extended range of functionality... In the event that you find any defect in the operation of the application, then most likely, in new version The "bug" will be fixed. If you want to use your smartphone as conveniently as possible, then installing this application will be the right decision.
