Early Alpha Build Of Official CM9 Launcher Up For Download, Customization For All 4.0.3 Devices

by: Eric | posted 12.27.11 | News, Root

CyanogenMod 9 is slowly coming together behind closed doors, while we all wait anxiously for it. Every now and then we get a peek behind the curtains of the mad men that bring us CM and today is one of those peeks, and boy is it a good one. We get to see the official Ice Cream Sandwich launcher for CM9 and you can download it and take it for a spin, as long as you realize this is still an alpha build.

The Trebuchet Launcher is made for 4.0.3 devices only, but other than that only needs root to run. As with most Cyanogen, the focus is on customization. Here is a list of a few of the settings that are already working:

Custom number of Homescreens
Enable/Disable Persistent Search Bar
Separated Apps/Widgets in Drawer
Resize Any Widget
Show and Fade Scrolling Indicator in Homescreen and Drawer
Enable/Disable Auto-Rotate
Drawer Apps Sorting (Title, Install Date)

There are more planned features, like infinite scrolling and screen transitions between the app drawer and the home screens. There is flashable .zip and also an .apk that you can replace in your /system apps for however you would like to install it, but be warned; you should make a backup. Head on over to the XDA thread for the instructions.

Via: XDA

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Anonymous

I want this for Gingerbread D: . And I DO NOT want someone to tell me to try TeamSyndicates, I hate that launcher.
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Anonymous

Its a similar concept to Nova Launcher. Modified from the stock launcher.
Ulnek75

i have never rooted my phones so i just want to know if i need to be rooted to use this launcher or is it something new with ics that i don’t have to be rooted? i just know that previous cm stuff you needed to be rooted. thanks.

Anonymous

Second paragraph, First sentence

http://www.twitter.com/nblufire12 Nathan Patel

I cannot wait for CM9 on my GNex. Stock android is nice, but I’ve become to accustomed to CM7 on my OG D1.
SOMEONE

ummm….. CM9 is far from being worked on behind closed dooors…. the alphas and betas of CM9 are all over XDA for various devices as well as the Trebuchet launcher has been available for a while now…..
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Anonymous

Does any one know of a way to switch up the soft keys or even apply a background to the soft key area?
Pseudoelf

I want vertical scrolling app drawer. With a side swipe to get to the widget drawer, then vertical scrolling widget drawer.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=507025497 Dustin Koontz

You can find the roadmap for this online. That’s one of the “to do” features.

VanillaSuckMyIce

Android really sux =D lately. If there were any true alternative to Android, what would it be? iOS sux dix harder, anything else? Is Windows starting to look good?
Cehrl7

On a side note..a tip for Galaxy Nexus owners. From the lock screen, you can check out notifications from the pull down. Just in case people didn’t know.

Anonymous

that only works if your nexus does not require a pin # or a pattern to unlock the screen

EC8CH

What happened with CM using ADW launcher?

http://www.facebook.com/nadeemqasem Nadeem Qasem

thats cm7

http://twitter.com/LonTrew76 LonTrew

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http://twitter.com/expertontech Tylar Overturf

Or you can just build CM9 right now and flash it. Thats what I am doing. I make my own build and flash it.
Michael Forte

Now just need my Nexus to try this out. Hoping to have it by the end of the week or early next week.

EC8CH

what did you do with your Bionic? Ebay?

Michael Forte

Yeah most likely gonna use EBay or Swappa to sell it.

VanillaSuckMyIce

Good luck with that. There are like 15 Bionics on sale at Swappa. Better post it for like $200 if you want it to sell. It’s sad cuz it is such a great device that the developers have abandoned. No loyalty.

http://profiles.google.com/staticx57 staticx57 is the best at every

I would much more highly recommend Nova Launcher with a combination of switching the DPI to 241. gives MUCH more screen room and usability and with Nova launcher you can switch it to a 7×6 grid with no downsides. Not to mention nova has many more features than trebuchet as it is.
Nova: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389071
http://www.facebook.com/jwiseman918 Jeff Wiseman

Any idea when the official 4.0.3 ota is coming?
Erkleehoo

Unrelated, starting today no one can hear me on calls unless I turn on speakerphone. Nexus. Anyone else anything similar?

Richmelchr

had that problem on my DX last year, bad microphone. got the phone replaced for free under manufacture defect.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10215724 Raj Bhatt

Any idea why the Verizon Galaxy Nexus doesn’t have 4.0.3 yet?? Can’t use this unless we are running a custom AOSP ROM. I’m waiting until they are more stable before I flash.

Anonymous

i’ve been flashing for the last couple of days. all the ones posted on rootzwiki are pretty stable. i’m on a 4.0.3 / cm9 hybrid build called trans3k, but also tried at least 5 others.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10215724 Raj Bhatt

Hmm I’ll give it a try. The ones I’ve been reading about all have at least one broken item. I’m fine with trying new stuff, I would just like full functionality since I sacrificed that so often to keep my D1 running.

Keyan X

GummyNex, RootzBoat, and Zygot3 are all also extremely stable, I’ve used all of them for more than a day.

Anonymous

yea i was on zyg0t3 last night…then i saw that they merged a few and now it’s called axi0m. for some reason, didn’t like it as much…so switched again!

can’t wait til more of them get on ROM manager so that flashing is easier.
VanillaSuckMyIce

DT roms are mediocre. There has to be something better on the Galaxy Nexus than that, that you could use.
Anonymous

give me some recommendations please. ICS has plenty of GUI customizations. i need something better under the hood.
VanillaSuckMyIce

Sorry, don’t have a Nex so I can’t really help. I would say GummyNex though, because Kejar is just a better developer.
Anonymous

I agree I ran his for a few hours and it had some issue with the power button/ lock screen, I would hit the power button and it would either lag so bad the screen never came on or I could get to the unlock screen and it would but then it would turn the screen off.

kretz7

So basically if you don’t have a galaxy nexus you’re screwed. Any chance we could see news for any other device?

http://twitter.com/Ike_Farmer Chris Franzen

why would you need a galaxy nexus?
Ginosylum

shut it. right befor this was a Razr artical. Dont like it, go away.

kretz7

I meant, will this launcher be available for other devices, but I could see how you could get butt hurt over what I said.

Gino Fratto

lol.. no, my but is just fine You have to have at least 4.0.3… if you have a rom for another phone running this, it MAY work, I don’t know. I just don’t know of another phone running 4.0.3

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000106808261 Keith Sumner

Nexus S
Anonymous

My dinc lol, but it runs much better on my nexus.
Anonymous

hehe u said your dinc

http://twitter.com/#!/Thandrophir Thand

When there’s actually something interesting to report about other devices, I’m sure it’ll be here… much like the RAZR post right below this one.
Erkleehoo

Idiot.
http://twitter.com/kirilv Kiril

You don’t need a Galaxy Nexus. As the article states, you can use any ROM that is 4.0.3.

Jrm5021

anyone else having problems with the backplate for the gnex? mine doesn’t seem to be fitting snugly on the back… kind of raised up. it’s more of an irritant than a true problem, but it’s driving me crazy!

Gino Fratto

you may have just missed a clip. Peal it back off and start clipping from the bottom up. If you start from the top down it does not go on as smoothly.
Anonymous

Did you use the normal plate over the extended battery? If not you probably just didnt snap it all the way in. Remove it to make sure nothing is under it then press it back in using more pressure around the edge.
http://www.facebook.com/glenn.szeman Glenn Szeman

Mine is the same. I have a cover on the phone, so you can’t really tell unless you squeeze the phone a little. I’m using the extended battery with the cover that came with the extended battery. It just looks like the lower right corner isn’t snapping down completely. I get the bottom snapped first, the side doesn’t snap…when I snap the sides, another side pops out. Not a big deal since i have the cover…but it’d be nice to have it go on completely. Again, that lower right corner doesn’t seem quite right…i might just have a piece that wasn’t cut just right?
Mkelleygcsi

Mine has the problem under the camera, it is slightly raised and you can push it down. All the clips are completely pushed in so im sure it is just an issue with the backplate i have. Kind of annoying but a case covers mine all the time.

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BS672MNCLNGM2UYTIBFX4ZNJ3Y Benjamin

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http://www.facebook.com/johnbilich John Bilich

It needs customizable toggles in the Notification window…similar to MIUI

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000395370412 Logan Lopez

Totally agree. One that can toggle the GPS, not take me to the menu!

Anonymous

Power widget?

I just wish my GPS would work like it did on my DINC. Mine takes forever to connect to the signal. Forever to me is like 5-10 minutes sitting in the car waiting.

http://twitter.com/velazcod Daniel Velazco

Yes, but that’s part of the OS and not the Launcher. That will be available in CM9.
Boblank84

check out aokp if you are on the gnex. Really nice rom with toggles in the pull down. There may be others that offer that, but i have not tried them all.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=507025497 Dustin Koontz

Cyanogen Mod has this. This is just the launcher.
niallfitzy1

in cm9 you install cmsettings and its in there